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Originally Posted by AlaskanWrench
on the base of turbo or superchargers.. i suggest the vortec turbo system its a commen almost universal fit.. its going to take some fabrication..but with fabrication anything is possible.. the 1.8l DOHC will fit your transmission. you wil need everything from the MAS to manifold including the PCM . the 1.8 head will NOT fit to your block given that the block for a OHV/SOHC engine is built for that application only. only a OHV and SOHC is possible but not werth it.
i tell you what if you keep with the 1.9 take the head off .have it milled down 0.005(0.003 if you decied turbo is the way to go) and have it ported with 1mm bigger valves put in. have ur combustion chambers polished . find a cam that fit the RPM range you want(suggest crowler custem cams). then stick a nice set of new pistons in it. also gasket match your intake with your head and exhaust with your head...also if you decied to go with a turbo a set of aftermarket rods and pistons are very imporant . 8.5:1-9:1 MAX comp... i have built meny 1.9's for people and every one is FAST.(for a older escort that is).
IF you decied that the 1.8 is where u want which given the fact if you mill the head change valves gasket match everything with the pistons and all that. it will out perform any natually asperated 1.9.
If your really good with a welder take the motor from a zx2 which is the Zetec 2.0..youll need motor and tranny but it will deffenetly say...im one of a kind to your friends
good luck and go balls to the walls becuase its only an escort and thats what makes them so fun to tweak.
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Holy sh!t just about every thing you said is 100% wrong!!
Vortech is known for superchargers, not turbo's.
The 1.8 motor will NOT fit the lx 1.9 tranny.
If you do go turbo, the last thing you want to do it mill the head and get a higher compression ratio.
All this porting, polishing, cams, pistons and rod's you speak of is a complete waste of time and money. A 100% stock 1.9 motor turbo charged can make way more power then a LX diff can handle anyways. After market rod's and pistons are NOT improtant.
What really is important is tuning, you did'nt say one thing about tuning! No wonder you need to use aftermarket pistons and rods to keep a motor together. The only thing I would suggest changing would be the valve seats, thats the only weak link in the CVH motors. The stock clutch in the 1.9 start to slip around 150-180ft lbs.
Why would you need a welder to install a Zx2 Zetec motor? It's a damn bolt in!