Fiesta X flow ?
Discussion
It is NOT interchangeable.The block design is completely different and the only real changeable part is the head and ancillaries.This is beacause of space in the fiesta,so the crank is different and the timing gears are narrower.I know someone who built up an XR2 X flow engine and came to an expensive no-goer.
CVH - they're the ones you see in smoking Festas and Shedscorts aren't they?
Junstin S seems to know about Ford engines than me ... I've never heard of a Valencia (I've heard of a Cologne though!). The Ka still looks/sounds like it's running a X-flow/HCS engine to me. Like Nev says, it's maybe 'enhanced' beyond backward compatibility.
Junstin S seems to know about Ford engines than me ... I've never heard of a Valencia (I've heard of a Cologne though!). The Ka still looks/sounds like it's running a X-flow/HCS engine to me. Like Nev says, it's maybe 'enhanced' beyond backward compatibility.
Trefor,it made me laugh when Ford announced that the Ka was the first completely computer designed car to be produced and yet was using an antiquated cast ironed engine and head from the very early fiestas,which only went up to I think 1100cc.Nice pushrods and all.The crossflow is used in the 1300cc sport and 1600cc XR ranges only,unless someone knows more.I think the latest incarnation of the Ka is know using the smaller Zetec lump now.
As for fitting the CVH,I would stick to the X flow or go modern with the Zetec on carbs.Depends on cash.You can get a decent(make sure it's the blue cam cover) Zetec from a breakers for £300.Spend £200 on a re-ring and shell change.New manifold ,inlet and exhaust and a bit of engine management and wiring.Should be there for about £1500-£2000.Or £2k for a decent crossflow.It looks to me as if the inlet valve had snapped off on the old engine.If the blocks OK,you have possibly +90 thou hepolite pistons,get the engine stripped and get it rebored to 83.5mm and fit some accralites from Burtons.Then you will have a true 1699cc lump with new bores and then you will have only to search for a head.Crossflow sounds a better option.No wiring mods and ecu fitting and you end up with a fresh engine.
As for fitting the CVH,I would stick to the X flow or go modern with the Zetec on carbs.Depends on cash.You can get a decent(make sure it's the blue cam cover) Zetec from a breakers for £300.Spend £200 on a re-ring and shell change.New manifold ,inlet and exhaust and a bit of engine management and wiring.Should be there for about £1500-£2000.Or £2k for a decent crossflow.It looks to me as if the inlet valve had snapped off on the old engine.If the blocks OK,you have possibly +90 thou hepolite pistons,get the engine stripped and get it rebored to 83.5mm and fit some accralites from Burtons.Then you will have a true 1699cc lump with new bores and then you will have only to search for a head.Crossflow sounds a better option.No wiring mods and ecu fitting and you end up with a fresh engine.
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