SVT Engine Swap - Focaljet

**myfocuss2** · 12-24-2002, 10:31 PM

Im not really sure where this should be, but I have a possible source for a SVT Zetec with the 6 speed transmission and everything that comes on the engine...computer, drive shafts and all. How hard of a swap would this be to do?

Thanks,
Justin

**focusownerskid** · 12-24-2002, 10:33 PM

How hard as in what? Time? Labor?

[img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

If you can source all the parts needed, it should be plug and play.

[img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img]

- Drew

**myfocuss2** · 12-24-2002, 10:37 PM

Hard as in labor I guess...how much work. I mean...all I need is the engine, ECU, drive shafts, all the accesories...right? I would probably just do a SVT Borla exhaust and SVT AEM intake. Would this be a good sleeper Drew?

Justin

**myfocuss2** · 12-24-2002, 10:38 PM

Also...the SVT tranny and engine do not use different mounting points do they?

**Fastwonder** · 12-24-2002, 10:48 PM

You have to ask yourself this. Why do you want to invest so much time and money just to get a 170HP engine in your Focus?

**myfocuss2** · 12-24-2002, 10:50 PM

Because I can have the 170 hp and 6 speed tranny for around $1500......

**imported_focus_rs** · 12-24-2002, 11:05 PM

Dude, go for it. It's the same size and everything. I swapped a normal Zetec when my first one blew up and it didn't take long at all. I bet the driveshafts will take the longest, but I've never done them. The accessories are definitely plug and play. If you get that for $1500, do it! If not, lemme know how much the guy wants! [img]graemlins/evilgrin.gif[/img]

**Lil playa** · 12-24-2002, 11:10 PM

can't wait to do the swap myself next month

**SangriaZx3** · 12-24-2002, 11:28 PM

have you found a new engine yet?

**Lil playa** · 12-25-2002, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SangriaZx3:
have you found a new engine yet?

yeah, just can't buy it til i get the money so hopefully they still have it when i have the money.

**frdfocszx3** · 12-25-2002, 05:19 AM

I'd get the engine but not the trans.

**boost til' bust** · 12-25-2002, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by focus_rs:
Dude, go for it. It's the same size and everything. I swapped a normal Zetec when my first one blew up and it didn't take long at all. I bet the driveshafts will take the longest, but I've never done them. The accessories are definitely plug and play. If you get that for $1500, do it! If not, lemme know how much the guy wants! [img]graemlins/evilgrin.gif[/img]

hey, did you take your motor out from the top? I took mine out yesterday, dropped it out the bottom with the trans...how long did it take you? I got mine out in 3 hours...came out real easy, and I didnt have to discharge the AC.

**focusownerskid** · 12-25-2002, 11:40 AM

Justin - 3 Words.

Go for it.

[img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img]

- Drew

**imported_focus_rs** · 12-25-2002, 11:40 AM

took it out the bottom as well... [img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img] looked much easier that way [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

**narcolepsy123456** · 12-25-2002, 01:44 PM

1500?? let me know where i can get that.

**Phillip** · 12-25-2002, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by myfocuss2:
Because I can have the 170 hp and 6 speed tranny for around $1500......

No brainer....do it.

Tell me how you can take a 130 hp. 5 speed to a 170 hp. 6 speed for 1500 bucks in parts via any other method?

Usually I'd climb on my "swap it for the Duratec 2.3" soapbox....but not this time. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

**FocusOnMyZeTec** · 12-25-2002, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Phillip:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by myfocuss2:
Because I can have the 170 hp and 6 speed tranny for around $1500......

No brainer....do it.

Tell me how you can take a 130 hp. 5 speed to a 170 hp. 6 speed for 1500 bucks in parts via any other method?
<hr /></blockquote>FS Race Header & Flex-$390
Bosal Cat Back- $265
Pro Flow-$140
Crower Stage II's - $290
FC TB- $165
AFX UDP-$55
Iceman Intake-$75
Early 2000 Intake Manifold-$180
FR Cam Gears-$0
STR Fuel Rail-$0
FC Water pump pulley-$0

total-$1500
Power- 180HP & 165 ft/lbs TQ

any more questions? [img]graemlins/evilgrin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/evilgrin.gif[/img] sorry had to.. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

**FocusOnMyZeTec** · 12-25-2002, 08:30 PM

whoops..didnt see the 6 speed part..yea Im an ass... [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] ohh well Ill take the 10HP more than 1 more gear...

but on a serious note..YES DO IT!! I would do that!! for $1500!! I would be like heelllll yesssss!!! that way you pave the way even more for us and engine swaps so we know whats ahead of us..Do it do it do it!! If you can ship me your old motor Ill make sure to dispose of it properly..thankksss

**Phillip** · 12-25-2002, 10:55 PM

The six speed was the only reason, IMO. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

A five speed with good power and torque is hard to argue over.

I bought an HKS cat-back then found out about these darn 2.3 Duratec's. I'm putting all my engine mods on hold 'till I can figure out what a complete swap will cost. I'm guessing I'd be ahead in the end.

[size="1"][ 12-25-2002, 10:56 PM: Message edited by: Phillip ][/size]

**iamgod** · 12-26-2002, 08:50 AM

the 2.3 is gonna be so badass...oh and that six speed not worth the time...slap that SVT up to the 5-speed...

V · 12-26-2002, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by iamgod:
slap that SVT up to the 5-speed...

[img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img] save the money for the tranny and put a LSD in the 5 speed. Just like SVT should have done

**WorldTour** · 12-26-2002, 09:29 AM

The thing you are probably going to run into trouble with is the PATS. If the cluster, wiring harness, PCM, & the Keys don't match each other then the car will not run.

Normally this would be an easy problem to overcome, but since the SVT Focus uses a different engine management system it poses a formidable task.
-Mark

12-24-2002, 10:31 PM	#1
myfocuss2 TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 281	SVT Engine Swap Im not really sure where this should be, but I have a possible source for a SVT Zetec with the 6 speed transmission and everything that comes on the engine...computer, drive shafts and all. How hard of a swap would this be to do? Thanks, Justin

12-24-2002, 10:33 PM	#2
focusownerskid Administrator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Monroe, MI Posts: 15,647	Re: SVT Engine Swap How hard as in what? Time? Labor? [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] If you can source all the parts needed, it should be plug and play. [img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img] - Drew

12-24-2002, 10:37 PM	#3
myfocuss2 TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 281	Re: SVT Engine Swap Hard as in labor I guess...how much work. I mean...all I need is the engine, ECU, drive shafts, all the accesories...right? I would probably just do a SVT Borla exhaust and SVT AEM intake. Would this be a good sleeper Drew? Justin

12-24-2002, 10:38 PM	#4
myfocuss2 TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 281	Re: SVT Engine Swap Also...the SVT tranny and engine do not use different mounting points do they?

12-24-2002, 10:48 PM	#5
Fastwonder TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 722	Re: SVT Engine Swap You have to ask yourself this. Why do you want to invest so much time and money just to get a 170HP engine in your Focus?

12-24-2002, 10:50 PM	#6
myfocuss2 TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 281	Re: SVT Engine Swap Because I can have the 170 hp and 6 speed tranny for around $1500......

12-24-2002, 11:05 PM	#7
imported_focus_rs TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 344	Re: SVT Engine Swap Dude, go for it. It's the same size and everything. I swapped a normal Zetec when my first one blew up and it didn't take long at all. I bet the driveshafts will take the longest, but I've never done them. The accessories are definitely plug and play. If you get that for $1500, do it! If not, lemme know how much the guy wants! [img]graemlins/evilgrin.gif[/img]

12-24-2002, 11:10 PM	#8
Lil playa Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hillsboro, OR Posts: 3,446	Re: SVT Engine Swap can't wait to do the swap myself next month

12-24-2002, 11:28 PM	#9
SangriaZx3 TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 189	Re: SVT Engine Swap have you found a new engine yet?

12-25-2002, 05:19 AM	#11
frdfocszx3 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Hurlburt Field, FL. Posts: 3,646	Re: SVT Engine Swap I'd get the engine but not the trans.

12-25-2002, 11:40 AM	#13
focusownerskid Administrator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Monroe, MI Posts: 15,647	Re: SVT Engine Swap Justin - 3 Words. Go for it. [img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img] - Drew

12-25-2002, 11:40 AM	#14
imported_focus_rs TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 344	Re: SVT Engine Swap took it out the bottom as well... [img]graemlins/thumbup.gif[/img] looked much easier that way [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

12-25-2002, 01:44 PM	#15
narcolepsy123456 TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Coats, NC, USA Posts: 632	Re: SVT Engine Swap 1500?? let me know where i can get that.

12-25-2002, 08:30 PM	#18
FocusOnMyZeTec [FJ] Specialist Join Date: May 2001 Location: 2.3L PZEV ENGINE TECHNOLOGY airforcefocus is still slooooowwww Posts: 7,463	Re: SVT Engine Swap whoops..didnt see the 6 speed part..yea Im an ass... [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] ohh well Ill take the 10HP more than 1 more gear... but on a serious note..YES DO IT!! I would do that!! for $1500!! I would be like heelllll yesssss!!! that way you pave the way even more for us and engine swaps so we know whats ahead of us..Do it do it do it!! If you can ship me your old motor Ill make sure to dispose of it properly..thankksss

12-25-2002, 10:55 PM	#19
Phillip [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 9,236	Re: SVT Engine Swap The six speed was the only reason, IMO. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] A five speed with good power and torque is hard to argue over. I bought an HKS cat-back then found out about these darn 2.3 Duratec's. I'm putting all my engine mods on hold 'till I can figure out what a complete swap will cost. I'm guessing I'd be ahead in the end. [size="1"][ 12-25-2002, 10:56 PM: Message edited by: Phillip ][/size]

12-26-2002, 08:50 AM	#20
iamgod TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: (adam)No Hope, MN Posts: 869	Re: SVT Engine Swap the 2.3 is gonna be so badass...oh and that six speed not worth the time...slap that SVT up to the 5-speed...

12-26-2002, 09:29 AM	#22
WorldTour TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Garden City, MI, USA Posts: 265	Re: SVT Engine Swap The thing you are probably going to run into trouble with is the PATS. If the cluster, wiring harness, PCM, & the Keys don't match each other then the car will not run. Normally this would be an easy problem to overcome, but since the SVT Focus uses a different engine management system it poses a formidable task. -Mark

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