rs2000 engine

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Originally Posted by deezee

I've got a 2.0 RS2000 engine going into my kit car. Some things ideally need changing. The sump should ideally be changed to a RWD one off the twinky, remembering to grab the oil pick up and dipstick at the same time. Then you'll need a spigot bearing off the twinky for the RWD type 9 to go into. The thermostat housing isn't ideal and a little bulky, but will fit.

Oh and you'll also need a suitable clutch and matching flywheel. The one off a 1.8 cvh or mondeo seems popular.

As mentioned if your going to tune it, you'll struggle to get off the shelf parts for it. But I've seen a few (on escorts) running well into 175bhp for only a couple of hundred quid. They are cheap though, and when you compare getting a zetec to 180bhp to rs2000, the savings can be huge. Also most RS2000 engines are cat exempt for the IVA, another big saving and it makes the build easier.

Does anybody know how much work it is in the swap between the standard DOHC & the 16v version?? Isnt it just a different head?