depends what its going into, & what you want to achieve. They originally put the 2L into escorts because of auto gearboxes & polution gear was draining power from the standard 1600 crossflow.
Basically its going to cost alot of cash to get performance out of any motor, & if you want big hp figures you may aswell get an SR20 or something like that.
To put a pinto into a mk1 escort there is the expense of engineering, changing radiators, gearboxes, suspension, brakes crossmembers & engine mounts, etc. where if you put a basic turbo with low boost on a 1600 you can get reliable power out of a standard motor & torque goes through the roof (this will also flog a standard pinto). it fits straight in without the modifications plus you can put it on club rego!!
Saying that if you did the same to a pinto you would also good torque & power maybe more. If you already have a mk 2 with a pinto there is probably no reason to swap it for a 1600, & you will get good poer from it if you choose to spend a bit of cash on it.
If your in sydney on june 6 the small ford car club will be holding a dyno day, if your interested in seeing the differences in motors these sort of days will give you a good idea, & you can talk to everyone
|