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

mwalsh · 11-09-2009, 04:12 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, 05:17 AM

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

mwalsh · 11-09-2009, 12:10 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, 04:12 AM	#13
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11-09-2009, 05:17 AM	#14
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11-09-2009, 12:10 PM	#15
mwalsh Focus Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Fan#: 56630 Location: Los Angeles, CA What I Drive: 2003 Focus ZTS \| 2005 Focus ZX3 Posts: 234 FF Reputation: 2 Buy-Sell-Trade Rating: (2)	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? __________________ WANTED: '00-'04 'MEDIUM GRAPHITE' GRAY LEATHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEAT IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. WHOLE SEAT OR JUST THE LEATHER COVERS.

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