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Blocks Side By Side
Closeup of 3L Block (its bored out 1mm)
Pic of my old POS tranny
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very sweet...was that a zetec you had in there?
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Originally posted by Zippy_Zetec:
very sweet...was that a zetec you had in there?
no, he is replacing a 2.5 duratec with a 3.0 duratec....
if only i had the balls to take on a project like that.... 
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Originally posted by Zippy_Zetec:
thats what i figured...i have never heard of anybody relacing a zetec with a 3.0L duratec...maybe thats because our engines are more fun  (j/k)
HAHA, that must be it. Just remember the "I think I can, I think I can" story when your going up a hill 
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Originally posted by Zippy_Zetec:
thats what i figured...i have never heard of anybody relacing a zetec with a 3.0L duratec...maybe thats because our engines are more fun (j/k)
or because its not possible...I wish I could do it 
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Dude that is freakinf awesome, I cant wait to see it when its done. I to hope to do the 3L conversion.
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Excellent job! Keep us apprised of the jobs development.
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Hey I have a question!!! I want to do this too but dont you need the svt heads? Are you using the 3L Intake? Grr....I have so many questions....
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Originally posted by Jediboy:
Hey I have a question!!! I want to do this too but dont you need the svt heads? Are you using the 3L Intake? Grr....I have so many questions....
you dont need anything SVT, but the SVT UIM flows the best out of all 3
you could do a basic 3L swap with just a 3L block, and the heads/cams/uim/lim/etc that you have now
of course that wouldnt make as much power as a 3L with SVT UIM and cams.
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