In reply to NOHOME:
An excellent solution, though in the meantime my CL search did turn up a digital scale good up to... Now I don't recall, but 4-500 lbs.
Once the garage is back in some kind of order, I'll weigh the M10 and M42 I have sitting out there. Too bad I don't still have the M20, M50, and M52 that have passed through fairly recently...
z31maniac wrote: Metric Motors or VAC motorsports ought to be able to build a pretty hot M42/M44 hybrid. You can take the 1.8L out to 2.1L, although 2.0L is more likely because of different crank availability. MM has tunes for theres, so you could even use a stock M42 engine harness as well. However, I think just the engine itself is about $8k.
M42, pending whats wrong with it.....
if its just needing rods or pistons with a slight overbore.....just build it for boost. The M42 is a stout little bugger.
N Sperlo wrote:MichaelClark wrote:Beat me to it. This should be the 2.0 Ecoboost.Ford has announced it is expanding its lineup of racing engines in 2012 with the availability of a naturally aspirated, 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder “Crate Engine Concept.” Ford says this engine is the precursor for a range of production-based I-4 offerings. 2.8 engine
Color me dense (stay inside the lines!), but I'm not finding a 2.8 in the Ford stuff at that link...
Also, I'm not clear what's meant by the "This should be the 2.0 Ecoboost" as a response to the first post...
M42 parts are expensive. I haven't dug enough yet, but a quick google has VAC selling them for $700/set (though I'm wondering if there's an error there, as they said "set of six", though I suppose it's hoping too much that the price was also leftover from something like the M52...)
The 2.5 4 cylinder Duratec was used in Ranger/B2500 from late 2001 onwards to the end.
So it's RWD, 16V DOHC aluminum goodness, should be loads of them in junkyards by now.
Swap in the goodies from a non-truck Duratec (cam, pistons, intake, ECU, etc.).
Or simply enjoy the torque as-is.
(But I still like the SR20 DET better).
Carter
The Rangers had a 2.3L Duratec putting out 143hp not a 2.5L engine. It replaced a 120hp 2.5L SOHC engine. There is a 2.5L Duratec, but it's only available in 2009 and up Escapes and 2010 and up Fusions/Milans. This info is from car-part.com (I went looking for prices) and verified on wikipedia.
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