Al Yupright Posted June 7, 2002 Posted June 7, 2002 Oh, and to throw a spanner in the works... I understand a duratec westy is imminent. I think the duratec would make a excellent XE substitute. Although the engines prolly wont be cheap.... Cheers, Al. Quote
DavidC Posted June 7, 2002 Author Posted June 7, 2002 When I went to the Westfield factory Jon Moss told me that a new engine option was about to be launched, but wouldn't say what the engine would be. He did say that it would sit in the range between the Zetec and the V8, so an XE type power output would seem about right. Al, How far south? I'm North London (Edgware) based when I'm not at uni anyway, ie from July 3rd onwards. Cheers DC Quote
Al Yupright Posted June 8, 2002 Posted June 8, 2002 Yup, it is the Duratec. I've heard of a sighting at the factory! Should be nice... It's ali blocked isnt it? and ~200bhp? Only problem is that there wont be many new mondeos in the scrappers, so I'd expect to pay a few grand for an engine. No doubt Westfield will get them new from Ford. Down the M3, near Winchester. Or next time theres a BECC (Bike Engined Car Club) meeting you could come to that? They tend to be near Guildford, so a bit closer. Cheers, Al Quote
stu999 Posted June 8, 2002 Posted June 8, 2002 If you do go the XE route, injection is the way to go (but, as always, it costs you more to begin with). Carbs give almost identical power but with injection the engine will be more drivable and more economical to run long term. Also, thinking ahead, MOT emission regs are bound to get tighter to pass rather than easier, with injection if the future calls for it you could quite happily fit a cat if needed with the more popular systems (most of the VX XE engines ran them as standard). Hopefully it wont come to this but you never know......... Mmmmm SBD tapered throttle body kit.......... Stu. Quote
samcooke Posted June 10, 2002 Posted June 10, 2002 Way back at the start of this thread someone mentioned the puma 1.7 and 200+ bhp. Not doing this to my westfield (sadly) but I actually quite like the puma's handling (relatively speaking, of course) but found it lacks straight line speed. Anyone know who tunes them or where I can get some info about this engine? I sense that the wife might be changing her car soon... Quote
Mark Stanton Posted June 10, 2002 Posted June 10, 2002 Check out the latest club magazine and you'll see details of Puma tuning Who and where Quote
John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison Posted June 10, 2002 Posted June 10, 2002 Aldon Automotive in Stourbridge do the goodies. Tel 01384 572553. Ask for Alan Goodwin (The Al of the ALdon ). They are about a mile from the Westfield factory. BTW - Sam, If thats you in your Avatar picture, you have a lot of front end roll. I think you need to investigate an ARB. John Quote
samcooke Posted June 10, 2002 Posted June 10, 2002 John, It is me, and thanks for the advice, I'm getting it sorted when funds are more abundant, it wasn't until I'd done a track day (and dare I say it had a ride in a c******m) that I realised it needed doing. I must emphasise that the roll has *nothing* to do with my personal physique. Sam Quote
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