ford non diesel

jerry79 · Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject: ford non diesel

has anyone done or heard of a non diesel ford heart transplant, and is/was it any good in your opinion?

jp · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:54 am Post subject:

The Ford pinto engine is a popular choice. Think these are quite common in Aus.

Welcome aboard jerry BTW

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steamo · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:58 am Post subject:

Covin is doing a CVH 4 pot at the mo and I have a 2.5 duratech V6.

Not 100% that it'll go in, although I have an adapter plate for ford motors - if it fits the plate then I'm going to do the body alterations necessary to physically fit it in. If not then I think I'll be looking for a CVH or Zetec.

IMO with my standard 1600 gear ratios a normally aspirated petrol engine is the only way to go.

steamo · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:59 am Post subject:

Wopuld you believe it not replies for a few days - then two at the same time - Hi JP!

jp · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:07 am Post subject:

You worry about gear ratios too much Wink

My 1600 box on my Derv was just fine.. be interesting to see if the 2ltr box makes much difference.. I think I'll need to get it cogboxed to get real gains ! but hopefully I'm wrong.
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1971 Devon Bay with 1800 Ford Turbo Diesel Engine (wip)
1983 VW Golf GTI Campaign
1979 Mini 1275 GT
2013 Scirocco TDI GT

steamo · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:22 am Post subject:

It must be my subconsious yearning for more power - making excuses against the diesel! If the V6 goes to pot maybe I'll have a rethink.

jp · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:12 pm Post subject:

V6 will def be the Cool

option, if I wasn't planning on doing 250+ miles a week in my bus I'd rather the smoother option of a petrol. But I wanna use mine as a daily driver so derv it is for me.
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1971 Devon Bay with 1800 Ford Turbo Diesel Engine (wip)
1983 VW Golf GTI Campaign
1979 Mini 1275 GT
2013 Scirocco TDI GT

steamo · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject:

Mine'll be a daily as well, just hope its not too thirsty!! Still - should be cheap to insure, its tax free and I'll be servicing it myself so it shouldnt be that expensive to run.

jerry79 · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject: ford non diesel

well i am a bit new to this ternet lark but when alex told me about this site i just had to splash out on a confuser, so here i am, so please be patient with me. however i do have a conversion of my own that i carried out a few years back and currently im on the mk2 version in a different van as soon as ive worked out how to get the camera to talk to the confuser you will see. ( thats if your interested ) keep up the good work dude, top site.

Covin · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject:

Jerry, we're always interested to see projects etc so get those pictures sorted out soon...

As Steamo said, I'm going to be fitting the Ford 1.8 CVH petrol into my Camper. Well, that's the plan but I keep thinking about V6 Engines for some reason

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However, I must confess one of the best choices of engine if your going to be spending more money is the N/A Subaru lump. They fit well and go well. Richbaker has the Turbo Subaru Engine in his but I'm sure he'll agree with me on this one. With that sort of power and the added comlexities of the Turbo you need to make many other modifications to get things working right which all adds to the cost. But what a result at the end....

With Ref: Gearing. I've got the Ford RS Turbo fitted to my Covin which uses VW Type 3 running gear and 4 speed but after fitting new 17 inch wheels the change in MPG and revs at speed is wonderful. Forget spending loads of money on expensive gearbox upgrades and simply fit nice BIG wheels and you're on a winner. I'm getting close to 80 miles more on a full tank now.

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steamo · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:01 am Post subject:

Jerry your conversion sounds very interesting - and well developed as its in mk2 form now. Looking forward to the pics.

jp · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:18 am Post subject: