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I had a 2.0 pinto in previous kit car, 1800 zetec in this one. Straight away reliability is far better on the zetec, was new engine when car built, pinto was from doner car and had 60k to it's name. I find the zetec far smoother and a much nicer engine. Both cars had RR map done. I had 2.0 pinto/type 9, now have 1800 zetec/MT75. Gear box feels much tighter and nicer to shift gears. Lots more points, but in my experience there wasn't much going for pinto over zetec, other than cost of parts and upgrades. I will add though that there are many fans of pinto/type 9 that could challenge everything I've said... There's also a chance I had a bad one. Most the loom was choc block connectors and random colours of wires making it look a bit cowboy. Took a six days of 8 hours to sort the loom! So not confident the rest of the car was any good. Compared to my westfield that I can't fault and never had an issue (except throttle cable snapped once and a rad hose split).

Generally speaking, the by-product of using a chopper is a plank.

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mmmmm dribble this should be better than the m1 wendy

Terry's post seems to have been deleted, but suspect that might have been a reference to mine, Dave? If so: there's nothing secret about the road network, but there are a few gems of roads out there that take a bit of finding. There are also all sorts of issues for both motorists and local residents that come to the fore when these become too popular and/or abused - something that is compounded by the fact that we live in an age in which tolerance for cars being driven purely for the enjoyment of driving seems to be reducing. When you read some of the stories about the likes of the Evo Triangle (near misses, speed traps at prime overtaking spots, people running without number plates, etc), that have been brought about in part by it being a "known" route that seems to now attract an undesirable element, it sometimes make sense to be a little circumspect...