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Originally posted by madmole:
Having extensively re-built and ported my Zetec, I'm pretty sure that the valves and pistons will not meet if the cam belt goes south...


The manuals say they will meet.

And if they do, then you are gambling like $100 worth of difference in when you have it done, vs. more or less the cost of a whole engine.

96 GL Zetec ATX, white with pinstripe, nickname " Sam Smooth "
mods so far: CTA intake with homemade heat shield, KVR drilled front rotors & carbon pads w/ 500° fluid
planned mods: exhaust (want to keep it quiet), e-ram (awaiting installation), diablo chip
involuntary mods: compression increased after head gasket failure