Pinto to Blacktop engine swap parts.

[Phippsy]

I'm looking to carry out a pinto to blacktop engine swap so any parts for that 

[BLOGGY S7]

1 hour ago, Phippsy said:

I'm looking to carry out a pinto to blacktop engine swap so any parts for that 

You do know that the exhaust exits on the other side of the car on this conversion don't you? Pinto exits on the same side as a duratec. 

[Kingster]

The only transferable Pinto to Blacktop part that I can think of would be the bellhousing. So with a used Duratec being a fair bit easier to source these days, you might be better off going down that route?

[Phippsy]

5 hours ago, BLOGGY S7 said:

You do know that the exhaust exits on the other side of the car on this conversion don't you? Pinto exits on the same side as a duratec. 

I do, I just read a lot online about the costs of a Duratec engines vs a blacktop. I'm easily swayed though.

 

4 hours ago, Kingster said:

The only transferable Pinto to Blacktop part that I can think of would be the bellhousing. So with a used Duratec being a fair bit easier to source these days, you might be better off going down that route?

 

I'm guessing from both the replies a Duratec may be a whole lot easier, I don't suppose you know if there are differences fitment wise for the 150 Vs the 170?

[Kingster]

The 170?

 

If you mean the ST170, that’s actually a Zetec (uprated Blacktop with VVT) and was just called “duratec” by the marketing dept 🙄

[Kingster]

In terms of cost, it depends on a few things. 
 

Zetecs are thin on the ground these days and will probably be very high miles. Sadly you can no longer pick up a new crate engine for under £1k like you could 5-6 years ago. 
 

But Duratecs will still be available with reasonable wear second hand and likely cheaper than a zetec.
 

The cost of the add ons, if starting from scratch, (sump, induction, exhaust, ecu, plumbing, alternator etc) will be roughly comparable though. 
 

Plus - exhaust exit  matches 😁