ford galaxy 2.3

[aaronbassett]

what engine is it in a ford galaxy 2.3 it says on the log book it is a zetec but it has chain driven cams on it and look totally diffrent to a zetec. also would a type nine fit it ?

[Chris Gibbs]

Aren't the galaxies fitted with the vw engine?

Cheers

Chris :)

[aaronbassett]

i was looking on ebay and looked up rs2000 engine and they look identical if so what would the engine be ?

[aaronbassett]

The Galaxy used predominantly Volkswagen mechanicals, most notably the 2.8-litre VR6 petrol engine from the top versions of the VW Golf, as well as VW's 1.9-litre turbodiesel unit. Initially only the 2.0-litre Straight-4 petrol version used a Ford powerplant - this derived from the Ford I4 DOHC engine. In later years this unit was supplemented by a 2.3-litre 16-valve version first seen in the facelifted Ford Scorpio. This engine was transversially mounted (as with the MKV Escort RS2000) as opposed to longitudinal mounting like in the Ford Scorpio.

[aaronbassett]

did i answer my own question lol. if it is a bored out version of the rs2000 would it mate up with a type 9 ??

[Chris Gibbs]

That would make it this engine

http://www.burtonpower.com/technical_1/dohc_i4.aspx

The bolt pattern is right for the type 9, I think you'd have to mix and match clutch/flywheel components.

Cheers

Chris :)

[aaronbassett]

sound like it is a very solid engine but got few parts to tune it


thanks chris