fresh dfm Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 Lol this is the whole point of the thread just to see if it will cost far too much to build or can be done budget... i have my GTi as my daily driver (red one) not to thrash and get power out of, I have my rs turbo fiesta with buckets harnesses stripped and caged for thrashing and play, the whole point is i have a spare escort (black one) and we have a cheap engine available for a budget project on the side no time limit to complete it in, no real purpose other than to say yeah we have attempted it and learnt a bit from it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 The cost will depend on what kind of conversion you do and how much of the work you will do yourself. That being said, budget could be anything from £500 to £5000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortmk5 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 v6's are mint when there running good but when there running bad they are a pig to fix..especialy fittin it into an escort..you have to take the engine out to do minor engine work..i had a corsa 2.5 v6.. i ended up scrapin it..you myt aswell just rs turbo it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectrs2k Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) i did see an escort van with 2.5 v6 dropped in it on ebay a while back i know that the slam panel has to be removed to make the v6 fit Edited December 31, 2010 by projectrs2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaweV6 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 There's a van kicking around with this engine and its 4x4. Very smart but no easy task. I'm sure I posted a pic a year or 2 back of it. I'd personally rather have a reliable v6 kicking out 170Bhp with the V6 burble that goes with it than some clapped out CVH turbo or zetec producing the same, just because its different. Duratec V6. Reliable. It's not a Cologne or even Essex, it's made out of fudge with a crank of glass. Or I must be an absolute pig, because I've seen the end of the road for no less than 5 of these engines. Then I finally learned my lesson. They don't respond to power upgrades "very well". Sound ? OK, with a proper exhaust it's nice, but it's not the reason to cut escort up. In my mind anyway... Smallblock V8 ? Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 There's a van kicking around with this engine and its 4x4. Very smart but no easy task. I'm sure I posted a pic a year or 2 back of it. I'd personally rather have a reliable v6 kicking out 170Bhp with the V6 burble that goes with it than some clapped out CVH turbo or zetec producing the same, just because its different. Duratec V6. Reliable. They are hardly terrible..... a bit softer than some ford engines but still I would still argue they are reliable enough if you don't trash the fanny out of it and skimp on servicing, we had two and they gave not a spot of bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Link to the one on PH? I'd sell my 4x4 V6 Escort project if the price was right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I'd sell my 4x4 V6 Escort project if the price was right I'm intrigued, please.... do share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan99940 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Link to the one on PH? I'd sell my 4x4 V6 Escort project if the price was right Believe this be the one no engine bay shots though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Link to the one on PH? I'd sell my 4x4 V6 Escort project if the price was right Believe this be the one no engine bay shots though Where??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan99940 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Link to the one on PH? I'd sell my 4x4 V6 Escort project if the price was right Believe this be the one no engine bay shots though Where??? Ahhh I Fail At Internet http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2172730.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyRS Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Aye that yin on PH was the one on ebay for ages. Still not running or on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Interestingly, the advert of the escort with a V6 engine dropped in has no pictures of the engine bay...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaweV6 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Interestingly, the advert of the escort with a V6 engine dropped in has no pictures of the engine bay...? Interestingly, the owner doesn't have a clue what is in that engine bay 2.5 engine out off mondeo ST220 Right, right. One off donor car. I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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