Am I crazy? Ford Zetec in CB7 swap……

[JohnCB7]

Well my timing belt broke a few days ago (in my driveway fortunately). This, on top of 200k+ miles and burning oil and coolant like crazy, I thank this engine is pretty much dead. So time for a swap. Then one of my friends jokingly said “why don’t you just put a escort engine in it”………………

Obviously I’ll need custom motor mounts and axles, but I’m wondering what else could stand in my way? I’ve measured the Zetec in my ZX2 to see if there be any clearance issues, and the engine/trans is actually about 2” shorter then the F22a combo. Tomorrow I’ll measure form the bottom of the oil pan to the valve cover to see what I’m working with there. The Zetec out of the Focus is cable shifted, which should work with maybe shorter/longer cables if need be, and is available in a 6-speed.
At the moment I’m not extremely serous about the swap, just getting an idea of what all needs to be done, what problems I’ll encounter and how to overcome them.

Hey, can’t be any worse then a chevy V8 in a RX-7

[C91BLX7]

LOL

A ford engine in a Honda?

[JohnCB7]

Haha, my friend said that if I posted about putting a ford engine in a Honda on a Honda forum, that I’ll be banned in no time

[C91BLX7]

Just drop in another F22, should be nice and cheap, and definatly easy.

[Dr.x]

"am I crazy"

simple answer yes

[ric3rboi23]

[mj213]

Haha, my friend said that if I posted about putting a ford engine in a Honda on a Honda forum, that I’ll be banned in no time

If nothing else you'll get verbally assaulted, then made fun of, laughed at, then banned.

Doubtful, as there seems to be a lot of dumb stuff on the forum and the OPs are still around.

Having said that, WHY?? The zetec is weak. You'd have a better shot with the 6 from a Contour. At least they have comparable power. But they're Ford. Get another Honda engine..

[bobbycos]

LOL

A ford engine in a Honda?

a lot of work, chevy V8 in an RX-7 is a lot less work

[prNonVtec4u]

pointless/waste...

[ultramatt7]

LOL,Wouldnt this be some kinda backwards engineering?

[civickiller]

Ford = Shit!

[JohnCB7]

Why? Because its never been done before. Why a zetec? Because I’m very familiar with the engine, its been in the last 2 cars I’ve owned, I kind of have a soft spot for it. Its base hp is of no real concern as I plan on boosting it.

If I don’t go with this, then I’ll probably go with the K24, still unique, but a bit more practical, but I hate practical

[lokuputha]

Why? Because its never been done before. Why a zetec? Because I’m very familiar with the engine, its been in the last 2 cars I’ve owned, I kind of have a soft spot for it. Its base hp is of no real concern as I plan on boosting it.

If I don’t go with this, then I’ll probably go with the K24, still unique, but a bit more practical, but I hate practical

once you hear VTEC, you'll never go back...or so I hear.

if you want to be unique, put in a J35 V6 with a 6 speed manual, probably just as much effort, but you'll have about 300 OEM horsepower

[prNonVtec4u]

Why? Because its never been done before.

there's a reason for this... i understand the concept of trying something new and being "unique", but be smart about it. and no, Zetec is NOT smart

[ultramatt7]

a lot of work, chevy V8 in an RX-7 is a lot less work

A lot of work for nothing, i doubt that the ford zetec has the aftermarket that a smallblock chevy has either.