CVH To Pinto

[john0472]

I have a 1600 CVH and wish to put a Pinto engine in its place, does anyone know what needs done thanks

[scruffythefirst]

engine mounts, exhaust, inlet manifold, remap / rejet, probably clutch and possibly starter motor off the top of my head.

[Liam]

Good boy

Probably engine mounts and a hole for the exhaust.

Don't listen to the siren voices that will tell you that you need a Durazetxeflowage  

[Blatman]

Remember the Pinto and the CVH have inlets and exhausts on opposite sides, so holes in the bonnet and tub will need thinking about...

[Mark Stanton]

Why ??        

I ran a CVH which with some work managed very good BHP very tractable and user friendly - Pinto's are just fine - but swapping from CVH to Pinto will cost money which could possibly be better invested elsewhere perhaps by going CVH to Zetec    or VX  

[Hammy]

sump too ?

IMO I would guess the swap from CVH to Pinto will cost about as much ( maybe bit less as you don't need to sort out  an alternator and ignition system) as a CVH to VX or 16v ford  as you'd have to repalce a similar set of parts - both later engines would yield a far better result in terms of power, harshness , and probably weight.

You will also end up with a more valuable/sellable car -just look at the ads.

If you look inthe FAQ sections for engine swaps, you can do the sums and work out the cost -you'll probably get an old Mondeo engine for £2-300 that will work finestraight oout of the car, finding a good pinto will not be so easy

[ Personally I'd prefer the CVH to a Pinto anyway]

[Bean]

CVH to Pinto will cost money which could possibly be better invested elsewhere perhaps by going CVH to VX  

     

[carpetstu]

My Cvh became past reasonable repair so I looked at all options....

The only one that made any sense was the Zetec 2.0l black top. Same gearbox, exhaust same side and inlets too of course.

Brand new crated Zetec from Powertorque engines in Coventry £950. Worked out cheaper than buying a donor engine and doing allot of work to get it ready for transplant.

[Jenko]

Agree with what has been said - It's really not a logical swap......go for a Zetec or VX....

CVH is lighter than a pinto (by a fair amount) - And with a little head work, can give good power.....

I'm not putting the pinto down of course, but consider the cost of a new complete exhaust system, bell housing, inlet manifold, re tuning, plumbing, etc, etc......

[Hammy]

A scrapyard 2.0 Ford Mondeo with say 100k miles will need *no*  work doing on it,  just slap it in.  modern Engines are good for 150,000 plus without problems, and doing 2,000 a year in a Westfield means it will last forever.

A friend of mine with a tiger cat bought a whole car for £350 with 130k miles on it. He has not touched the motor at all except for a wash down and paint - it runs as sweet as a nut on twin 45's and produces good power - no knocks rattles or smoke.

- not worth spending  a grand on a crate motor ?

[Mark Stanton]

                 Mr P      

[dombanks]

my 2.0l zetec came from the scrapyard delivered for 350 its milage was 82K aparently.

[carpetstu]

- not worth spending  a grand on a crate motor ?

I suppose if you get a good engine that's true...if you get a bad one not so true...my y plate rep wagon mondeo was new when I had it, I left the company and another rep got it .... @68k the gearbox fell out and the engine blew up..... Transit van diesels are indestructible so they say.... my van is an 05.. one morning it wont start (6500k on clock)...dealer inspects and replaces engine under warranty. (I know this isnt a zetec but it is a "NEW" engine that hadn't done 150k)

I chose new as a matter of choice knowing it carried a warranty and no one had thrashed the rings out of it....but everyone makes their own choice!

[scruffythefirst]

I'd have no problems sticking in a £100 80,000 mile scrapyard engine, especially if I could hear it running.  Even if its a duffer, you've got to be pretty unlucky to get 9 scrap engines in a row to make it worthwhile getting a crate engine.  £800 is a lot of go faster bits

[carpetstu]

Scruffy, I totally agree with the the maths but I haven't got the know-how to take an engine out whenever it needs it.

My point was that I wanted an engine that I could 99%guarantee was perfect. The only way I could do this with any degree of certainty was with a new one.

For those of you out there that have the knowledge and ability to do the mechanics, I am in envy as I can not.