cliftyhanger
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| posted on 22/6/08 at 10:02 PM |
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zetec silvertop to blacktop-Easy?
have a silvertop 1800 zetec at the moment, considering a brand new engine. So is it hard to chnage from silver to black, and what about 1800 to
2litre
Are most of the bits on my current engine?
Cheers
Clive
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austin man
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| posted on 22/6/08 at 10:26 PM |
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why not step up to the 2liter silver top< straight swap all ancillaries will fit, keeps the cost down. I think new engine mounts are required for
the blacktop. If you do go down the 2 litre silvertop use the 1.8 flywheel Its a lot lighter. you could even consider as I am of just changing the
cams to those from a 2 litre for a power hike, and stiching throttlebodies on if your running injection. is the 1.8 firked
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Dusty
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| posted on 23/6/08 at 01:23 AM |
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I used the same engine mounts but needed to change the alternator mount and add an idler pulley for the alternator/water pump belt. Apart from those I
can't think of anything else. Sump may be a problem but my aftermarket one and manifolds were a direct swap. Blacktop ECU map totally different
to the silvertop one although it will run on both.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 23/6/08 at 07:49 AM |
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Sumps are interchangable, but the windage tray is built in to the cast intermediate sump on the blacktop, and the tin windage from the silvertop
isn't a direct fit because the main caps are deeper on the silvertop. On mine I used the longer silvertop main bearing bolts with spacers
machined, see my photo archive for pics.
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austin man
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| posted on 23/6/08 at 09:27 PM |
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have you considered the duratec option this has greater power and tuning potential especially if your after BHP for your bucks
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