94scortlx19 said:
Why drop in Mitsu, and Nissan or w/e engines??? SR20DETs are nice, and i love 4G63Ts, But those are both entirely too much work to put into our cars, if you want power, why not drop in a KLZE 2.5 and Turbo it?? With proper tuning, and a decent sized turbo/ decent amount of boost, there is no reason why that engine cant push 280-300horse, and with a sweet sound coming out the back... hehe
exactly, throwing in a nearly incompatable engine into your scort isn't the greatest idea around. Most people have a rough enough time trying to get an SPI to hook up and run right. With all the time and money spent frustrating yourself doing a difficult swap, you could have bought another car. Not that the scort is a bad car, and I completely understand the idea behind having ae escort sleeper that can whoop anything on the road, but there is no reason to go through the frustration of an engine swap that you aren't sure will work in the end, or will run out of money and effort and trash the whole project.
Take the $5000 you were going to spend trying to get your DET engine in your scort and buy a compatable Mazda DOHC engine with $1000 in headwork, a turbo, nitrous, and some pimpin rims. Then go out for a steak with the cash you have left over. I'm just trying to say that it's a lot better idea to use your cash for something that's easier, less money, and works better in the end.
A fuel injected mazda 13b rotary turbo wouldn't be that bad of a swap, all things considered. Of course a RWD assembly would need to be done, and fab'd mounts. Being a small engine, it would fit nicely, and a managment system would be your biggest worry. And it would rev higher than we redline just to light it's shiftlight, shootin out more RW tq than most V8's on the road.
