im currently running rs2000 in my mk4 escort and believe me is no easy feat. took me 4 days in a workshop with acess to 2 poster ramps, 4 poster ramps grindign and welding equipment oh and i had a very experienced coded welder and ex fabricator at hand as he is my old mentor at work. to fit into a mk4 you have to cut off the original engine mounting plate and supports, grind it all back and weld in a new one at the correct hight/position and using the original rs2k rubber/mount. you also have to space the gearbox down 10mm to get the engine to fit under the bonnet, im using bonnet spacers and it still rubs a tiny tiny bit!
use a mk5 rs2k pre pats loom and ecu. also if plannning on running a cvh box you will need a zetec frlywheel and clutch as the splines on the rs2k item are larger, using the 2k box will cost an arm and a leg, drive shafts have to be made up for this, oddkidd creations quoted me £250 a side, so i used a diesel box and it hasnt let me down yet.
build diary is on
www.s2rs.co.uk members projects. engine is definatly a lot heavier but i get a lot less wheelspin when compared to a 130 spec 1.8 zetec that i had in therte before. all was a very very tight fit so id dread to have to do it to a fiesta but it is doable as i saw on on ebay months ago, would imagine it would upset the handeling a fair bit aswell, its not too bad in the escort but its a bigger car with more rear end weight to balance it out. give us a shout if your seriousy thinking of it.
so all in all, unless your pretty confident about it i wouldnt try it, but it does show people what your made of, a lot of the other techs at work were impressed as im only just finnishing my apprenticeship at the mo, mind you being a landrover/range rover tech these lil fords look so basic!
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rs2k powerd escort mk4.....figured id be different!
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