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Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956913 05/17/04 06:57 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 19 Stuttgart, Germany H HKSCougar OP New CEG\'er
OP HKSCougar New CEG\'er H Joined: May 2004 Posts: 19 Stuttgart, Germany	Has anyone else hear about this? I e-mailed them about my engine build up and got a kind of scary response since I really had my heart set on using Esslinger for the long block work. Here's an excerpt from the response e-mail: Quote: Adam, It appears that you have a wealth of questions that I will help you try and answer. First I should tell you that we have really gotten out of a lot of the zetec arena. It turned out to be not that profitable for us so we decided to put more efforts into some of our other lines. ... Jason Alvarez Esslinger Engineering Internet Technical Department Interesting, huh? Guess I'll have to go the JE / Eagle / Crower route. - Adam Now online: check out HKSCougar.com :: HKSCougar @ CarDomain 2002 Cougar, 2.0L Zetec MTX - Custom Intercooled Garrett T-3 Turbo

Re: Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956914 05/17/04 07:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ I IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er
IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er I Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ	that sucks...its really gonna go down when the Focus zetecs go away. IonNinja 2005 Saturn ION-2 Sedan 1996 Ford Contour GL - Collecting dust...Zetec project anyone?

Re: Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956915 05/17/04 07:57 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,224 Inbetween turbo and super land... B ButtonPuncher_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
ButtonPuncher_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,224 Inbetween turbo and super land...	That really blows. They were one of the only people that made main caps for the Zetec. Hopefully other manufacturers don't follow Essingler. BP Ben ---'96 Contour GL * Zetec ATX * Tan on Black steelies--- +++JRSC M62 Under Construction+++ My big-a$$ mod list.

Re: Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956916 05/17/04 08:02 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 19 Stuttgart, Germany H HKSCougar OP New CEG\'er
OP HKSCougar New CEG\'er H Joined: May 2004 Posts: 19 Stuttgart, Germany	Zup, BP? I would image that it might open up the market for other manufacturers - hopefully. These engines aren't going anywhere, so somebody will have to offer us support, you know? BTW, how's it going ZetecNinja? It's good to see another friendly face here. As you can see, I'm branching out in my forum posting. - Adam Now online: check out HKSCougar.com :: HKSCougar @ CarDomain 2002 Cougar, 2.0L Zetec MTX - Custom Intercooled Garrett T-3 Turbo

Re: Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956917 05/17/04 12:23 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ I IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er
IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er I Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ	whats up bro its a shame that I might not be buying anything period for my zetec...it looks in bad shape right now IonNinja 2005 Saturn ION-2 Sedan 1996 Ford Contour GL - Collecting dust...Zetec project anyone?

Re: Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956918 05/17/04 03:13 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 19 Stuttgart, Germany H HKSCougar OP New CEG\'er
OP HKSCougar New CEG\'er H Joined: May 2004 Posts: 19 Stuttgart, Germany	What's up with your Zetec, man? With a name like ZetecNinja, you kinda can't get rid of that car ever, you know. - Adam Now online: check out HKSCougar.com :: HKSCougar @ CarDomain 2002 Cougar, 2.0L Zetec MTX - Custom Intercooled Garrett T-3 Turbo

Re: Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956919 05/17/04 06:30 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,483 near Tacoma, WA S SleeperZ Hard-core CEG'er
SleeperZ Hard-core CEG'er S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,483 near Tacoma, WA	The Zetec is a dead engine. All the companies that used to make parts for the Zetec, are switching over to support the 2.3L Duatec PZEV and ST. Frank McCoy aka Mod-deth aka Mid Life Crisis aka SVT Doood aka mcgainer is a SCAM ARTIST Pre98 Zetec - Some Mods

Re: Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956920 05/18/04 04:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ I IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er
IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er I Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ	Originally posted by HKSCougar: What's up with your Zetec, man? With a name like ZetecNinja, you kinda can't get rid of that car ever, you know. overheating, lots of smoking, oil leak right now its just sitting in the drive way looking pretty but can't even make it around the block. IonNinja 2005 Saturn ION-2 Sedan 1996 Ford Contour GL - Collecting dust...Zetec project anyone?

Re: Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956921 05/18/04 05:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,224 Inbetween turbo and super land... B ButtonPuncher_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
ButtonPuncher_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,224 Inbetween turbo and super land...	HKSCougar, Hi! Nice to see you on the CEG. What are you doing in Germany? Military? ZetecNinja, Sorry to hear about your motor. I'm kinda scared. You're the second 96 GL to die in as many weeks. On the plus side, car-part.com has low mileage Zetecs for about $350. Also, you can get a FRPP shortblock for $650. BTW, is the Zetec stil being used the the Tribute/Escape? Or are they getting the 2.3L Zetec (Duratecs are V6s, damnit!!! ) Later, BP Ben ---'96 Contour GL * Zetec ATX * Tan on Black steelies--- +++JRSC M62 Under Construction+++ My big-a$$ mod list.

Re: Esslinger - possibly no more Zetec stuff? #956922 05/18/04 08:41 AM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ I IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er
IonNinja Hard-core CEG'er I Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,143 AZ	don't say the word die shes not dead shes just not feeling good anyway i thought the Escapes had the 3L duratec...I thought that was the only engine choice. IonNinja 2005 Saturn ION-2 Sedan 1996 Ford Contour GL - Collecting dust...Zetec project anyone?

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