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Originally Posted by blitzmile
i did want to use a ford engine. i should have explained myself a bit better. what i want to acheive is a decently quick car, like around 120 or more rear wheel kw. is this possible from a 2 Litre pinto thats NA if it is worked.
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Possibly, but you wouldn't want to drive it every day in heavy traffic, it wouldn't be nice to drive below 2000-2500rpm. I don't think you'd need THAT much power anyway, with a decent diff ratio, well maintained manual box and making sure it's kept nice and light, even 60rwkw would mean it would be fairly quick and would still be really easy to drive.
For reference, here is some video I recorded in my old (completely stock engine) 2L powered Escort (only mods were 3.77:1 diff and short shift kit), keep in mind this was AFTER the engine started giving trouble, also that it would have done much better if I'd revved it to a little over 2 grand before letting the clutch out fairly quickly:
http://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/...cat=500&page=1