Glenn Wheeler Posted September 17, 2000 Share Posted September 17, 2000 A friend of mine heard recently that Ford are bringing out a new lightweight engine for competition use, with 200bhp as standard. Does anybody know anything about this?.It would make a nice replacement for the K lump me thinks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red SLR Posted September 17, 2000 Share Posted September 17, 2000 I shall get onto my mate who works down at MIRA. I have not heard of it but I should imagine it will be an 1800 or 2000. It is probibably to be used in the new BTCC. Simon. X777CAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted September 18, 2000 Share Posted September 18, 2000 Ford have withdrawn from the BTCC (for next year at least). There's a new all-alloy "Zetec" (where Zetec is just brand that they seem to like to stick on a range of totally different engines) coming out soon. There's also the 1.7 Zetec SE (the Yamaha-developed engine in the Puma) - surprising that there hasn't been more tuning effort gone into this yet, as soon as someone starts making some cams for it then I think it'll become a popular alternative to the K-series. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VC Posted September 18, 2000 Share Posted September 18, 2000 Car and Car Conversions have an article on the T230R this month - a Focus powered by a standard Zetec turbo'd at 0.5 bar with a new management system. As the name suggests this produces 230 bhp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Prior Posted September 19, 2000 Share Posted September 19, 2000 Ford is launching a new 1.8 and 2.0-litre engine in the Mondeo soon, called the Duratec HE. All aluminium-alloy (with cast iron cylinder sleeves), it's reputedly much, much smoother than the Zetec E lump that has gone before it, and will form the basis for an all-new engine family, as Ford seeks to cut the number of I4 petrol engines it has worldwide. As stock in the Mondeo, the 2.0-litre has 145PS (143bhp) @ 6,000 and 190Nm (140lb.ft) @ 4500. It's also 18kg lighter than the Zetec E it replaces, but how heavy that makes it, and how that compares with other units, I dunno. All in though,I'd guess that production-based Ford competition engines will be derived from this in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted September 19, 2000 Share Posted September 19, 2000 Other highlights include an undersquare configuration and very generous valve area, which is where the power potential comes from. Expect it to be good but a few years before it establishes itself as a motorsport favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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