Eastwood's turbo zetec build for 300hp daily driver

[Eastwood]

does focus 2003 throttle body linkage works with 2000 type throttle body ? going to have a ported 2000 intake manifold with 70 mm TB and a few people say that linkage/cables will work and some will not work .. .confused Does anybody went through 2003-2000 intake swap ?

[alteredego]

Originally Posted by Eastwood

does anybody know why would ford come up with a different intake manifold then 2000 edition, what was the reason? maybe 2000 intake manifold isn't really good ?

:what:

2000 manifold is one piece, flows well enough and is expensive to mass produce.

2001+ is two piece of a new simpler design, pressed together and cheaper to make.

Just like everything after my 2000, stuff that cost money was dumped in favor of cheaper assembly.

Discounting the SVT manifold due to complication of implementation it is best flowing factory manifold and can be had used or new fairly cheaply.

300hp isn't difficult to attain. Keep build cost low and focus on quality hard parts and the best tuning you can buy.

[ZXthrizzle05]

Well said man

[Eastwood]

Originally Posted by alteredego

:what:

2000 manifold is one piece, flows well enough and is expensive to mass produce.

2001+ is two piece of a new simpler design, pressed together and cheaper to make.

Just like everything after my 2000, stuff that cost money was dumped in favor of cheaper assembly.

Discounting the SVT manifold due to complication of implementation it is best flowing factory manifold and can be had used or new fairly cheaply.

300hp isn't difficult to attain. Keep build cost low and focus on quality hard parts and the best tuning you can buy.

Thank you but I am still looking to know if 2k intake manifold with for example 65 mm TB from focus central will work on 2003 car if I swap it
the only concern is cables that are for TB if they are different for 2000 style TB then 2003

[Turbo Turtle]

i ran a 2k IM on my 03 focus with a 65mm tb it works just fine

[Eastwood]

Originally Posted by Turbo Turtle

i ran a 2k IM on my 03 focus with a 65mm tb it works just fine

thank you for clearing it for me :)

[1turbofocus]

The cables are the same 2000 to 2004 Zetec

Tom

[Eastwood]

Originally Posted by 1turbofocus

The cables are the same 2000 to 2004 Zetec

Tom

cool, great, glad that I don't have to sell now what I have just bought
thanks Tom :)

[Eastwood]

so as I said I have a ford racing head that I am trying to upgrade with crower valve springs and titanium retainers - so far I got 2 of them installed LOL - spent like 2 hors to get those little furry bastards those which hold retainers on valve noticed how thin are stock springs and how beefy are crower's will post a few pictures how it is done and what have been used
I haven't find any ictures on the forum how and what people use for it so I will make that information available for folks ;)

[Eastwood]

ok so this is what I have been using in order to exchange valve springs and retainers that came on ford racing head with crower stiff valve springs and titanium retainers



it was a bit of pain at first 2-3 springs to put those stupid keepers back in its place but after some tricks it turned to be easy
- you will need a flat screwdriver that has some magnetic power (i just scratch it a couple of times witha big magnet )
- tooth pick(1 or 2) to deep it in the engine oild and lube keepers a bit so they become a bit sticky and will stick to valves themselves. I have also used them to fix keepers on valve while attaching keeper that is on the flat screwdriver( magnetically attached )
when you use that tool you will need to compress spring as much as you can and make sure that distance between valve and retainer is enough for keepers a couple of triks and it will be easy to figure it out
if there is any questions you guys can ask me :)
stock vs crower
FR head



stock vs crower