Yes I have one left. Direct bolt up to silver top but ring gear needs to be moved for black top.

Not trying to hijack the thread but I also have 1 dcoe manifold, 1 set escort engine mounts, 1 raceline water rail and I also had exhaust flange plates cut.

I also have some semi complete silver top engines, 1.8 and 2.0 and a ready to assembly with all conversion parts ready to drop into an escort 2lt silver top that has new pistons, arp fasteners, kent cams cams springs followers and veriner pulley's, new valves, gaskets, water pump alternator etc. I was going to put this in my panel van however shannon's wrote it off after a very slight accident and wanted moon beams to buy it back.
I haven't finished the head (porting) but could supply a standard head, I started a 1.8 head to up the comp but could supply 1.8 or 2lt or finish the head I started.

I did a number of conversions for people a few years back hence the left over parts, the problem with doing years ago was the exchange rate so if your interested in any parts I'll give pricing but you should check what else is out there.

I don't how many things it's off other than it's the same as pinto Transit. Pinto starter will fit silver top with spacer only, black top with black top flywheel would need ring gear moved and spacer.

So everything is pretty much ready to go in; the current Xflow motor is running EDIS in preparation but i can't do the engine swap until i've regoed the car in May.

Which brings me to my question; since i've got a bit of time on my hands what budget modifications can be done to a 1.8 Blacktop Zetec running bike carbs and EDIS to extract a bit more power? Do the 2.0 cams fit/ offer any improvements?

Thanks for that. Seems there isn't too much available in the way of tuning for the blacktop ztec.

I'm interested in cams mainly; Mines a 1.8, would cams be interchangeable between 2.0 and 1.8? I know they are on the silvertop but unsure about the blacktop. Most of the blacktop tuning goodies are for the 2.0

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As each state is different I suggest you enquire with the relevant authorities before considering an engine swap. To just assume it's the same capacity and manufacturer is a little naive.

Here in SA the engine is required to run all it's OEM induction and ECU hardware to be road registered and passed by an engineer. From what i have gained so far the majority is common sense to a point. To be honest (from my observations on other engineered cars in SA) is that as long the conversion has been completed to a high standard some minor changes to certain equipment may be overlooked by the engineer. If it looks like you're thrown it in over night with no forethought or planning you'll have buckleys!

Basically - a Zetec into an escort should be a no-brainer as long as you do it right

I guess that's one way of looking at it.

For me the appeal was that all of the conversion parts are available off the shelf (You could save a lot of money by fabricating your own if you have the skills but you've got to consider how much your time is worth to you). The conversion uses the standard gearbox and tailshaft, has been done a number of times before and I picked up the engine for next to nothing. If you were inclined then the conversion could be passed as an owner certified modification since it is a modern engine from the same manufacturer

Once you've finished the MX5 conversion and got it engineered i'd be interested to hear if you think it is a cheaper and easier way to go.