Date:         Thu, 17 May 2007 18:42:48 -0400
Reply-To:     Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
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From:         Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
Subject:      Re: The hottest engine swap going?
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Do you mean the zetec and the TDCi? They aren't, that sounds like the old GM
v8 gas to diesel conversion... bad bad plan.

The 1.8 and the 2.0 tdci's aren't even the same family engine, the 1.8 is a
DLD the 2.0 is a ZSD from PSA but made in the Dagenham plant for Ford
exclusively.. the zetec series 3 was made in the Brigend engine plant, so
aside from being british made, they don't share anything but applications.

Here's the info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Duratorq_engine

Jim Akiba

-----Original Message-----
From: Sudhir Desai [mailto:sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 2:06 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: The hottest engine swap going?

Isn't it the same engine, with a diesel head?
Sudhir

On 5/17/07, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > be cool though. Not as cool as the GDI turbo ecotec I think, but cool.
> So Jim I few year ago we rented a diesel ford focus how long before
> you can shoe horn a 1.8/2.0 zetec diesel into the vanagon ?
>