Ford 2litre (pinto) engine
Ford 2litre (pinto) engine
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I was asked the question about the viability of a 2litre ford engine if turbo'd for a rally car.I have my doubts with the crank and was wondering if anyone has modified these engines previously and what problems they encountered.





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What I did find was that timing belt longevity was greatly reduced when forced to operate the necessarily stiffer valve springs. And even after a careful build it still seemed to use as much oil as it did when it was 100% stock.
At one point, there was a 4-valve head available for this engine through Ford, though it's almost certainly out of production by now.
Spearco and others had turbo kits for this engine, though most of the publicity for same was dragstrip related rather than road race or rally.
Norm
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They are used in stock car racing in my areas and those guys turn them over 8000 rpm in modified form.
Ford motor sports sells variations of these engines and I believe there are used in Formula class racing or one of the entrance classes.
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