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Author:  Paddy [ Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:45 pm ]
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hi guys, saw this on the topgear site the other day and thought this might be an option for a mini conversion in the future. theres a few links to articles and vids below, but a few stats for those that arnt interested in reading.

Ford ecoboost 1 litre (999cc) 3 cycline engine
block is the size of an A4 sheet of paper
125 horse power 170 Nm torque 92Kw
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2.4L/100 km at 56km/h
5.0L/100km at 120km/h
handled 151Kw with stock engine just a bigger turbo around the nurburgring in 7 mins 22 sec (that put it between the Dodge viper acr and corvette on the leader board)
engine weighs 97kg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5D4wBfDOcA
http://www.caradvice.com.au/189345/ford ... rburgring/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBo ... oBoost_I-3
http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and-re ... f_the_year
Author:  raisto2 [ Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:52 pm ]
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that's horny! I'm starting to think selling off my donor car/engine and start saving for above said engine :lol:
how easy are they to get here, or, ARE they here?
Author:  Paddy [ Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:31 pm ]
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I believe they are coming in 2013 or 2014 here, but one of the articles I read said the production facility for the 1L engine was expecting to turn out 750,000 to 1,000,000 engines annually. So should be plenty avaliable in the future :)
Author:  Kennomini [ Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:43 pm ]
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That power is getting into bike performance out-put territory, not bad at all for a factory engine (their for warranty and reliability).
Author:  simon k [ Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:58 pm ]
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f*ck me - I really really want one of them - 200 torques at 2600rpm - that's what I want

had a turbo diesel landcruiser (they're what - 4 litres??) on the dyno tonight and its peak was 230nm at 2300 and died in the ass after 3000

the stuff they can do with direct injection is just magic
Author:  esskay64 [ Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:54 pm ]
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Amazing engine... That much torque from a production 1L petrol is insane.

The exhaust manifold is cast into the head, not sure if that would cause an issue in a conversion? with a block that small it might not matter...
Author:  simon k [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:21 pm ]
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esskay64 wrote:
Amazing engine... That much torque from a production 1L petrol is insane.

The exhaust manifold is cast into the head, not sure if that would cause an issue in a conversion? with a block that small it might not matter...


probably not, I'd expect it to be a lot more compact because there's less plumbing...

but realistically, the block isn't "that" small - an A series block isn't much bigger than an A4 sheet of paper, lop off a cylinder and it'd be the same size
Author:  meeni [ Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:10 pm ]
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They'll become financially worth having just when I get bored with the g13b I reckon :)

Good replacement
Author:  Speedwell Racer [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:10 am ]
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Hmm they sound really good!! :D
Might look into that when they come here.. :lol:
Author:  Mearcat [ Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:55 am ]
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I am in Northern Italy at the moment on holidays and today I saw a Focus drive past with "3 cyl Ecoboost ads plastered all over it". If it's good enough to power a Focus, it will power a Mini VERY well. And with only 3 cylinders, it should fit very well too.
Author:  womble99 [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:56 pm ]
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Hmm 2 years on, anyone heard anything more on the Ford motors?
Author:  KLAS [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:06 am ]
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only that Ford is going to offer a 140HP version over here
http://www.enginelabs.com/news/upgraded ... orsepower/
Author:  Hobson [ Wed Jan 14, 2015 8:51 pm ]
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I would be very keen to put it in my mini given half a chance, having a look around here is the current fiesta engine,

https://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=22999 - Approx. 8000 USD as a crate engine. twice the wight of the little 3 cyl though - they expect it to only be 217 pounds 98ish kg :S
Author:  surtees [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:47 am ]
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This is the conversion I'd love to do too!

This is an awesome little engine with a lot of punch for it's size.

The engine comes in the WZ fiesta and EcoSport, in the Australian market.

(disclaimer- Yes I do work at Ford PD)

Need to wait for a few wrecks to get one.
Author:  Hobson [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:26 am ]
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I would gladly post ford stickers all over my car if they gave me on or made a gearbox that has 2 sitting on the top :twisted:
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