Westfield Duratec

[rossins]

Morning

I am interested in talking to anyone in the north east that has switched engines in a westfield from zetec to a duratec.

Cheers
Simon

[JeffC]

I havnt switched engines but Ive owned a zetec and a Duratec westfield and a duratec Caterham if thats any use ?

[1st_petrolhead]

Along with a Bussa, Elise, Supercharged Lawnmower, Kart, Electic Conjuntive steam driven pedal motor vehicle etc etc

[1st_petrolhead]

rossins said:

Morning

I am interested in talking to anyone in the north east that has switched engines in a westfield from zetec to a duratec.

Cheers
Simon

Sorry Jeff, could not resist

Also may be worth trying the Westfield Forum - http://boardroom.wscc.co.uk/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi

[JeffC]

1st_petrolhead said:

Along with a Bussa, Elise, Supercharged Lawnmower, Kart, Electic Conjuntive steam driven pedal motor vehicle etc etc

change is good

[ViperIce]

rossins,

Have you spoken to Jeff Wilson?
Get intouch if you want the details

[M15ley]

Just to hijack this thread a bit - has anyone swapped the engine from a Pinto based car to a zetec/vauxhall and if so whats involved and is it worth while?

[Gad-Westy]

M15ley said:

Just to hijack this thread a bit - has anyone swapped the engine from a Pinto based car to a zetec/vauxhall and if so whats involved and is it worth while?

Not done it but a few things to consider:

The exhaust will be on the other side of the car so you may have a redundant hole through the bodywork.

You'll need a new inlet manifold as a minimum and would probably need to rejet the carbs

New exhaust manifold

New bellhousing

+ lots of other things

As a general rule of thumb engine swaps seem to come in at around the £3-4k mark if done properly. Often swapping cars is more cost effective but it depends on specification.