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posted on 23/7/12 at 08:08 PM Reply With Quote
Ford 2.3 Ecotec in a Locost or Custom??

Hi All,

I heard about another possible engine option from a guy I met at work today.
I 'd be interested in your thought please.

He has got a Caterham with an American 2.3 litre Zetec, he called it an Ecotec? He claims to be getting 300 hp out of it!
Apparently it came out of a Ford Ranger/Explorer but he said they are also fitted into Transits?

Does anyone know anything about these? Are they worth considering for our cars?
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posted on 23/7/12 at 08:22 PM Reply With Quote
Its a Duratec, the ecotec is a vauxhal lump
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posted on 23/7/12 at 09:35 PM Reply With Quote
HI yes duratecs come in 1.8 to 2.5 300 bhp from 2.3 is serious tunning steel rods 12.5 /1 compresion etc but well do able we race one
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posted on 24/7/12 at 09:42 AM Reply With Quote
you can buy one new in a crate from cosworth (I think they claim about 280hp) - but they are along long way from cheap

you'd probably be better off building a supercharged 2.0 duratec
like flak monkey on here did: (I think he found more than 260hp on the stock cams )



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