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06-29-2011, 03:35 PM
http://www.cosworth.com/Default.aspx?id=1093928
Can any of them fit in a focus 2003 focus zx5? has anybody ever done this?
Can any of them fit in a focus 2003 focus zx5? has anybody ever done this?
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cosworth crate motors.
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06-29-2011, 10:41 PM
(06-29-2011, 03:35 PM)adamzx5 Wrote: http://www.cosworth.com/Default.aspx?id=1093928 The short answer is "no" ... for the price of a Cosworth Duratec crate engine you could purchase a brand new or nearly new vehicle with decent performance.
2008 Fusion SEL MTX - DD1 * 2009 Fusion SEL - DD2 * 2007 Focus ZXW - R*I*P * 2004 Focus ZTW CD Silver - sold * 2004 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2003 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2001 Focus ZTW Gold - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Black - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Gold R*I*P
2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P 2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come * New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed * 
06-29-2011, 11:37 PM
I would buy one for my car, but I'd still like to go boost. Maybe on a 9.0 compression pistons, but if I'd go that far, I'd replace it with 8.0 or 8.5 pistons.
Still looking at the parts book, I might talk to FSW to see if I can get some of the goodies from them. That engine cover looks pretty sweet.
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06-29-2011, 11:42 PM
(06-29-2011, 11:37 PM)Oscar The Grouch Wrote: I would buy one for my car, but I'd still like to go boost. Maybe on a 9.0 compression pistons, but if I'd go that far, I'd replace it with 8.0 or 8.5 pistons. Seriously Oscar ... I'll bet that the 250 hp Cosworth costs close to $20k once you get it here and then there's the installation and tuning costs. And then consider the costs if something breaks. Yikes! I'd wager that you and Jamie will spend a fraction of that getting the same power out of the engines you have now and with more reliability and less risk of expensive repairs.
2008 Fusion SEL MTX - DD1 * 2009 Fusion SEL - DD2 * 2007 Focus ZXW - R*I*P * 2004 Focus ZTW CD Silver - sold * 2004 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2003 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2001 Focus ZTW Gold - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Black - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Gold R*I*P
2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P 2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come * New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *
06-30-2011, 12:04 AM
Ken,
True enough. But there's always negotiation that can be done. I'd not pay the retail on that whatsoever. Also, whomever I'd get it from, I'd want them to tune it for boost and have that included in the price. From what I remember, the cost of the 250hp cosworth was something close to $12k without tax/shipping/duty. Plus I wouldn't get a full block assembly, probably a long block and reuse parts from the 2.0L. I think FSW was selling these for under $10k. But in the end, I don't have $10,000.00 kicking around anyways. So I have to stay at a poor man's 11lbs of boost. 
Sold:2001 SE 2.0L SPI w/60mm TB, Steeda Shorty Intake.
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06-30-2011, 08:36 AM
2.3L 280bhp@7700rpm 13:1 compression ratio. Let me guess, it doesn't run on regular?
07-05-2011, 09:56 PM
(06-30-2011, 08:36 AM)moon111 Wrote: 2.3L 280bhp@7700rpm 13:1 compression ratio. Let me guess, it doesn't run on regular? No, but at that spec I'm sure it shits unicorns and AWESOME. I'd rock it. Short answer for OP - don't bother. Build your own hi-comp NA motor for a fraction of the cost. CFM has pretty much everything you need.
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