TEX
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ST170 here we come,
Oh yeah! here tis the new power plant to get my car crackalacking! Stay tuned. 
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JordyCharlieBoz
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/08/18 21:54:14
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Score! lol
I'm sure i'm not the only one waiting to know, so i will ask... If you don't mind what did ya pay?
When i went looking i couldn't find a blacktop let alone a ST170.
Will be a wild car =]
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TEX
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/08/19 19:34:31
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Depends on how much other gear I can offload! Check out Parts for sale.
The price was $1450, not mega cheap but, when you consider
1, how hard they are to find
2, improvements over standard zetec like,
stronger rods,
better flowing re cast head
bigger intake valves
stiffer springs
more radical cam profile
higher redline
better torque curve due VCT
intake manifold ready for Quads.
I think you'd be hard pressed to build a zetec for the money with the same spec or performance.
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martymexico
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/08/19 20:05:19
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Way to go mate !!  , i'd ditch the variable cam wheel in favor of std type, less hassles. Ha,, that makes 243 ST170s left in Aust ! Get the front seats too, they're electricly height adjustable.
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/08/19 22:11:42
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242 my mate scored one last year or should i say [8~2]
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TEX
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/08/20 20:18:19
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I'll be looking at keeping the VCT and switch it using a Megajolt setup. from what i've read turn it on between 2-4000 rpm.
what's the prog on your mates st170? is it running?
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/08/20 20:27:37
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Motor is stripped for improvements and reco.
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/08/20 21:08:45
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I had read all the uk sites about VCT, and they seem to say that just switching it on and off isnt worth it. Getting an ECU thats able to handle the VCT seems the best option if you really want it.
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TEX
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/08/21 10:15:21
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I'm of the understanding (limited admittedly) it is just switched ie on or off and oil pressure, engine load and rpm do the rest. But if thats wrong and if I was smart, I could get the mega jolt to talk to it, using its multiple outputs for rpm and load (mine has 4 outputs)which could be setup to mimic ecu inputs to the solenoid. OR just thinking out load, I could just use the one mega jolt output to switch it at a certain rpm/load bin. Still learning on this topic.
Interesting thread here.
http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1591380
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TEX
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/08/26 22:08:39
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Well it has started, the stripdown of the ST170, just the outside bits, I have no intention of mucking with its internals, I will upload some pics, 1 thing to note is one of them void is removed discs on the back of the head, means it might have had a freshen up during its life, good or bad I dont know. I plan to detail the work to give a good idea of what's required to do the conversion.
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2009/04/09 13:45:20
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Actaully only 170 were brought in, which included 1 crash test. So only 169 ST170's sold to the public.
Minus from that at least half a dozen here are now dead.
They sold them in big numbers in Europe and the States (SVT) an up until just recently Ford Motorsport US were flogging these off as crate motors.
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2010/06/26 20:51:52
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Ive been following the Zetec movement a bit recently.. and im a bit confused by Tex's ST170 donk. Tex you refer to it as a st170 zetec, but the rocker cover proudly displays 'duratec'.. so what's the go here? is it a beefed up zetec that sports the duratec name badge??
and further to that, is this the same donk offered by FOrd US as the svt zetec??
thanks in advance!
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TEX
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2010/06/26 21:35:45
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Shes all zetec mate, iron block, alloy head, Real duratec's all alloy,
the zetecs very compatible with pinto bellhousings. Duratec badge is just a case of Henry trying to update his range. The motor has got some goodies over the standard Zetec, youll find more if you search the net.
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2010/06/26 22:38:52
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Hope your ditching the dual mass flywheel and clutch...swap with a std zetec setup,it'l be much easier
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TEX
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RE: ST170 here we come,
2010/06/27 12:48:38
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yeah I ended up using a 1800 blacktop flywheel, redrilled to take the pinto clutch and pressure plate,would recomend this as its easy. as far as the SVT I think they have the variable cam timing on the exhaust only.
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