Bonzo's progress

[twinturbo]

Looks Lovely, and the mainfold looks like ti will work out gr8.

TT

[David_17]

I've got a spare 1.8 and 2.0 plastic inlet if you want one?

[adrianreeve]

Ronnie

I've got a 2.0l mondeo throttle body if you want it? Yours for the postage.

Cheers

Adrian

[Bonzo]

Thank you David & Adrian, the offers of help mean a great deal to me & yes, I would be happy to cover any sending costs

Have a trip to the breakers planned for Monday .... Needing to find a pair of suitable steering couplings so as I can decide what size pillow block bearing to order ( Need a bearing to re-route the steering shaft )

If I fail to aquire what I need, i'll shout up chaps

[big_wasa]

The alloy manifold was never used on the mondeo. Yours is from a 115ps 1.8 as it says SO on the back. They did a HO for the 130ps in the rs and xr3i's ect. these have bigger ports and a 2L size Tb and fetch good money as there arnt that many about. There is another without the So or Ho stamp and they where fitted to the 105 ps 1.8 and the 1.6 engines.

What engine managment are you using ? it will run reall nice on the ford one

[big_wasa]

Westfield used to sell a plenum that would fit the Tb and clear the bonnet. It was thought to be a peugeot part.

[Bonzo]

You are spot on there Big Wasa

My 1.8 Zetec engine was indeed a 115ps one from a 1992 Mk5 Escort Ghia .

Yes I am hoping to get it up & running in it's standard form, complete with the original EEC 1V management

I have both Megasqirt & megajolt here but at the moment I just want to get the Roadster running as easily as possible.

My Vauxhall Red top engine is still calling to me .... I will save all the upgrading for a later date

Been scouring the breakers for ages for the 130ps set up .... You never know one may turn up at some point

[twinturbo]

Ask on the XROC forum, somone may have the bits..

TT

[Bonzo]

Thanks for that Rob

I'll fire the engine up as standard & have a little tinker

Have read on some forum's, that fitting a 2 litre throttle body & cams, will get the 115ps engine running at 130ps !!??

Don't know if there is any truth in that .... I guess the 115ps ECU may object to those changes

Hope to be starting on the engine wiring in the next week or so, sure i'll be bending your ear about the few wires from the ECU, that do not go directly to the engine harness

[twinturbo]

If your running closed loop lambda control then th ECU should manage to keep the fueling in trim.

TT