hey all been doing alot of reading on here o the 1.6si to 2.0 mondy engine. my question is how diffrent is the mk 3.5 1.6si to the mk3.5 1.4si in comparason e.g. engine mountings etc, or will i need to do alot to this car to do the 2.0 conversion being that i have the 1.4 or will it be pretty much the same??

thanks
Madz

i dont know much on the subject but i presume fitting the rst 1.6 lump in would be easier for similar power as it is a cvh

thanks for the reply, i dont know 2 much about cars engines at the mo but am learning slowly electrics in teh car is my speciality , my m8 is a mechanic so i can get him 2 help me with the job(or do most of it as the case may be) just hoped there would be someone who might beable to give me a heads up on it so i know what im gonna be in for like changing engine mounts and the likes, its not going to be happening for a few months yet just wanting to get an idea on how much im going to need to save

on a side note this site is rammed full of ideas heh got the mind working overdrive now....
thanks again
Madz

The engine mounts will need changing, you will need to get both front and rear (i think rear too) engine mounts from a 1600 si, once they are inplace, the engine is good to bolt in, then you will need to get a zetec engine wiring loom - from a 1.6 si again, then get the engine, ecu, and other bits for the conversion - sump ect ect ect (all info for conversion is on the site). Then basically, its all ready to do in. Not the hardest conversion ever. If your after a little bit more power and want a cheap replacement, get a 1.6 cvh engine from an xr2i... other than that, go zetec.

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thanks for the reply good info, il have a think what i am going to do, il probz gonna go 4 the 2.0 seems the way to go :D

Madz