Originally posted by 2000v6SE:
Yeah I had a Z, was fine.
But, what do you Z'ers think of the new 2.3L DOHC engine coming to replace it? 170 HP w/o a turbo and should kick Honda is the a$$. It's now in the 2003 Ranger and Mazda 6i.
And please, no "Pinto engine" comments. 
The Duratec v6 only has a bad water pump before 1999, and it is now upgraded, in the Mazda 6s with 220HP. Should be in the C/D338 "Tauri/Contour replacement" for 2005, also.
the pinto was bad but the 2.3 they used was rather good....
I think the new 2.3 will be a good replacement for the Zetec.
