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Hi I've had a lot of interest on my engine swap Xflow to ST170 Duratec or {Black top Zetec} with a Duratec badge on it And 4 speed to type 9 5 speed box at the same time. So thought Id have a go at a blog to assist owners with the process and put any info in one place A quick over view is ST170 Duratec is for the ordering of parts a Black top Zetec {carbs on the off side} Engine fits on to a type 9 gearbox with a flywheel from 1800 Zetec modded to take a cable clutch {retro ford} Alternator fits with retro ford brackets which allow the water pump to turn in the right direction Sump ERA, carbs ZX6R, manifolds, ECU from Chester Sports Cars who have been very very helpful and put a carb ECU almost full conversion kit of bits together for me Engine mounts from a GBS zero {cut and dropped 1/2"} low pressure fuel pump and exhaust flange from GBS [i cut the flange off the old stainless Xflow downpipes then cut wedges from the bottom of the pipes to allow them to bend and line up with new flange] Standard water rail and pinto bell housing Prop shaft still fits ok Radiator hoses from eBay Its taken 3 weeks over Christmas to swap so quite quick about 42 hours put in build time. Still waiting for exhaust to come back from TIG welders and then off to rolling road :t-up: These are my experiences of swapping the engine and I'm a trained aircraft fitter but not a car mechanic so normal disclaimer!!!!! Gear lever needs moving back with a adaptor from Rally Design http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/locks125/021_zpsf76729d0.jpg Been in garage again Down pipes fitted Gear lever moved back TPS on carbs wired in Computer pluged in to set up TBS Engine run up cooling fan working Slight weeps to sort on cooling Waiting for snow to melt so I can take it for a run, then off to rolling road Snow melted so off for a run today, car went well warmed up quick, it went very quick after the crossflow too Still to cold and icy for a full test but 60 miles with no leeks or bits dropping off Need to book a rolling road setup now and see what it puts out {what ever it is its enough for me on the road } I've added a link to photo bucket that gives you access to photos of the progress so far, any further questions and photos you my like to help with your builds please just ask http://s1339.beta.photobucket.com/user/locks125/library/#/user/locks125/library/?&_suid=135755530046008616193651777265 USEFULL websites http://www.tiger-super-cat.co.uk/ Graham Neale for his bike carb, ECU, plumbing plan of coolant and all round help and advice http://www.retro-ford.co.uk/shop/ http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/ http://www.kitspares.co.uk/ http://www.robinhoodsportscars.co.uk/ Westfield Sports Cars are missing I called twice and no one seamed to know anything about engine mounts, manifolds, if it would fit COSTS!!!!!!!! Engine £250 Flywheel £140 Clutch £86 Alternator mounts £123 Sump £290 G/Box Dirt shild £29 Spirot bush £12 Carbs ECU £790 Oil filter £5 Engine mounts £90 Air filter £90 Water hoses £350 Hose clips £50 Fuel pump £50 Exhorst flange £15 Paints £50 Scoop £10 Rubber trim £10 Bolts £30 Gear box £220 G/Box turret ext £50 So to swap the engine from a Xflow to an ST170 and the gearbox from a 4 speed to a 5 speed was £2740 I did sell the Xflow engine box and carbs on ebay for £910 so it cost me £1830 WAS IT WORTH IT ??? :yes: :d :d :d :d :d :d see for yourself http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/locks125/027_zps8f6f727c.jpg http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/locks125/028_zps5e891334.jpg http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/locks125/042_zps2f91287f.jpg http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/locks125/027_zps8f6f727c.jpg http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/locks125/028_zps5e891334.jpg http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o707/locks125/029_zps9b60aace.jpg Just home from rolling road see video clip It all went well putting out 132BHP @ 6500 RPM at the rear wheels. The factory redline is at 7200 RPM with the limiter set at 7350 RPM my BHP was going up at the rate of 7 BHP per 500 RPM so we could have got a higher final reading on paper by increassing my over safe 6500 RPM limit This is still nowhere near Fords claimed 170 BHP but dont let this put you off this engine. The proof of the pudding is in the driving and its plenty on options for power upgrades if you want Its looking like the carbs have had a Dyno jet kit fitted so I need standard needles and the header pipes might need to be made out of larger diameter pipes to release a few more horses, if I want more out of it I have reduced the solenoid valve from 3000RPM to 1500RPM and its a completely different car It now pulls very evenly with no flat spot at 2800RPM right through and is a much easier car to drive on the road Then I can always put cams and gas flow heads if I need more So I still have lots of scope for further upgrades If you want to read more about the Ford ST 170 engine try here http://media.ford.com/print_doc.cfm?article_id=18338

Got mine, not had time to read it yet. BUT I have filled out my voting form and put it in the post tonight

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