Performance - '03 2.3L vs. '07 2.0L - Page 2

mwalsh · 11-09-2009, 05:12 AM

Hmmm, I may have to change my shopping strategy then, and include all the high mileage '03s I've been omitting.

What about this....suppose I have a low mile '03 2.3L engine and gearbox. What year cars with a 2.0L engine can I change it into?

mjd4277 · 11-09-2009, 06:17 AM

2000-2003. You can't use a 2004-up body because it's illegal by federal emissions regulation standards

mwalsh · 11-09-2009, 01:10 PM

OK then, different tack.....

Can a 2.3L ST engine be put onto an auto box? And can new or rebuilt 2.3L ST engines be found in "crate" form?

If it's illegal to put an '03 2.3L engine in a '04-'07 car, I assume the same does not hold true for the 2.3L engine from an '04?

11-09-2009, 05:12 AM	#13
mwalsh Focus Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 FF Member#: 56630 Location: Los Angeles What I Drive: 2003 Focus ZTS Posts: 101 FF Reputation: 1 Buy-Sell-Trade Rating: (0)	Hmmm, I may have to change my shopping strategy then, and include all the high mileage '03s I've been omitting. What about this....suppose I have a low mile '03 2.3L engine and gearbox. What year cars with a 2.0L engine can I change it into? __________________ 2003 Focus ZTS w/41.5k NOW DECEASED. RIP SWEET FOCUS

11-09-2009, 06:17 AM	#14
mjd4277 Focus Enthusiast Join Date: May 2009 FF Member#: 64900 Location: Waltham,Massachusetts-Greater Boston Area What I Drive: 2009 Brilliant Silver Metallic SE Posts: 517 FF Reputation: 2 Buy-Sell-Trade Rating: (0)	2000-2003. You can't use a 2004-up body because it's illegal by federal emissions regulation standards __________________ Always keep an open mind!!! 2009 Focus SE coupe "Epyon" #241 Built with pride at Wayne Stamping & Assembly Plant,Wayne,Michigan-build sheet and all!!LOL

11-09-2009, 01:10 PM	#15
mwalsh Focus Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 FF Member#: 56630 Location: Los Angeles What I Drive: 2003 Focus ZTS Posts: 101 FF Reputation: 1 Buy-Sell-Trade Rating: (0)	OK then, different tack..... Can a 2.3L ST engine be put onto an auto box? And can new or rebuilt 2.3L ST engines be found in "crate" form? If it's illegal to put an '03 2.3L engine in a '04-'07 car, I assume the same does not hold true for the 2.3L engine from an '04? __________________ 2003 Focus ZTS w/41.5k NOW DECEASED. RIP SWEET FOCUS

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