Bit more info mate might help us help you!
whats your budget etc?
what bhp can u get out of the 2l pinto and 2l zetec engines with out spending to much money
and how long is your piece of string?
Bit more info mate might help us help you!
whats your budget etc?
150bhp ish from a £100 2 litre zetec £100 of bike carbs and £150 of megajolt, depending if you doing an upgrade and dont need to worry about
emmisions, 165bhp+ with above plus Diy ported head and £300 of cams
[Edited on 25/6/10 by will121]
Cheapest mods for a Pinto is to start with a later injection engine, this has a better head and rods, you will need carbs and a 4 branch exhaust, use
a Felpro
1 mm gasket and try a 285 cam.
130+ honest bhp
Zetec usually gives 145 bhp but if you can find a cheap one the ST 170 engine is very good.
To get 170 out of a Pinto will cost thousands or will break
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Originally posted by snapper
To get 170 out of a Pinto will cost thousands or will break
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Originally posted by iank
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Originally posted by snapper
To get 170 out of a Pinto will cost thousands or will break
More likely both
If you get 140bhp at the Back wheels what is the flywheel bhp?
Add 17-20% to the wheel figs. So about 160bhp.
150 bhp from a pinto is pretty easy with a set of carbs and a cam and nothing much else.
You'll get 150bhp from a 2 litre zetec with the right cams and prorammable engine management.
what would this b kicking out them i had my eye on this over the last 2/3 days
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180522329492
and this one i no i being a pain the ass but im new to this kit cars
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1809531.htm
[Edited on 25/6/10 by brookie]
I'd guess the 2.1 pinto should be making 150+ at the flywheel
(the extra 100cc adds a bit torque too)
its hard to say from that description - pinto's make most of the power in the head work, it says ported, but not eactly whats been done
and of course that all assumes that its been put together right.....
pintos arn't the highest performing, but they can still be quick and very simple to work on
I might be worth remembering that a well sorted suspension and clever choice of tyres will give significant better performance increases than chucking more horses in!
i would say just buy a puma zetec s 1.7i engine they have 123hp i think its about 150hp at the flywheel they, i bought a 97 puma at the weekend and they are pretty quick, not as fast as my old WRX but for a 1.7i its not bad!
I've got 120bhp at the wheels (the only place it matters) from my pinto with a FR33 cam (cost £83 including the recently refurbed head and
adjustable vernier), and bike carbs (circa £150 including manifold). plus about £150 on the rolling road!!
wish it was a little lighter, but there again i could do with loosing 4 stone myself!
Martin
i think the xe should be running around 160/170
love the figures, now how many really know what bhp they have, i estimate my indy to be 450bshp in reality 160bhp maybe if i'm lucky?
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Originally posted by flak monkey
150 bhp from a pinto is pretty easy with a set of carbs and a cam and nothing much else.
You'll get 150bhp from a 2 litre zetec with the right cams and prorammable engine management.
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Originally posted by graememk
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Originally posted by flak monkey
150 bhp from a pinto is pretty easy with a set of carbs and a cam and nothing much else.
You'll get 150bhp from a 2 litre zetec with the right cams and prorammable engine management.
so are we suggesting a pinto is more powerfull than a zetec ??
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Originally posted by flak monkey
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Originally posted by graememk
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Originally posted by flak monkey
150 bhp from a pinto is pretty easy with a set of carbs and a cam and nothing much else.
You'll get 150bhp from a 2 litre zetec with the right cams and prorammable engine management.
so are we suggesting a pinto is more powerfull than a zetec ??
No, it would cost around the same for 150bhp from either the pinto or the zetec initially. But it would be cheaper to get more power from the Zetec after that point.