has anyone in here ever put an ef motor into a te cortina ? is it a big deal to do ? i appreciate that i would have to make some mounts and frig about with the sump.

there are 6 cyl cortinas factory

the 250 X flow fits in nice and easy
heaps of room

u will need ecu wiring loom etc
as for engien mounts iirc the 250xflow and e series are teh same mounts?> i could be wrong

or u could rebuild the bottom of a x flow and put on e series head

it might be cheaper to drop a 302 in there. kits a available for conversion.

Don't know if the length of the crossflow & i6 are the same. if the EF is longer, then you gonna have to bud the block against the firewall so you'll have enough clearance in the front for you ancillaries & thermo.

if the btr auto is bigger, then you gonna have to mod the floor pan, that means cutting the drive-train channel in the middle & jig up the motor & auto in the position you would like it to fit.

But I could be wrong, The EF might be a perfect fit.

One of the TE weakness is the sub frame, brakes & suspension. they're not going to handle all the excitement.

its been done into few td's so id say its doable...
me beeing a cortina owner myself would say go the 302 windsor
or be a man and shoe horn a clevo in there

theres a guy kicking around this forum with a ed xr6 motor in his.

hes in w.a might wanna drop him a pm.

sorry i cant think of his name but :S

shh!
don't tell the registry guy that. hehehe

His names Norm (TyraHymen) .. and this is his site regarding it.

http://www.spyderbyte.com.au

yeah it's been done a few times



depends on what u call a big deal. it's not a weekend conversion. dont let anyone fool ya into thinking that anything on an I6 is the same as a crossflow. the differences may only be small but it's enough to be a pain in the a***.



a few things u'll need to modify/manufacture right from the word go:
sump/pickup
engine mounts
exhaust manifold/extractors
fuel lines
surge tank
fuel pump
tunnel
rear crossmember
heater box
and about 200 other things which are insignificant or i cant remember

about the only two things which are compatible are the cortina tailshaft goes into the back of a falcon transmission and is good enough to be the right length. and the other is a cortina speedo cable goes into the back of a falcon trans too.

go the 6 as they arent that common. if u want a v8 cortina then buy someone else's unfinished project. it's heaps cheaper and less mucking around. they are common enough that u can buy an "off the shelf" conversion kit for a v8.

any questions dont hesitate

hehehe dads got a te cortina as his project car hes got a 351 winsor in it and umm he bought the conversion kit so there out there to buy theres a place that actualy makes them ... anyway hope that helps abit

fuk jus realised how old this thred is :S

i'd say do it no matter the friggin about, reliability, power to weight not to mention the fuel economy would all improve let alone doing a s/c'd or turbo'd engine aswell!. Go for it!

hey i good site mayb to check out would be spiderbyte.com or .com.au this bloke droped an e series injected six into a td, i no these are different but it may be able to give you some ideas. i think that the tc wid eb xr6 motor in stock form it ran a 13 second pass so it should friggin hammer with some mods gud luck