correllbil Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Has anyone replace the engine in their Connect with a Focus 2K engine? My engine is very noisy and I have to max out my radio to hear. Thinking maybe a good Focus setup would work out real nice and still get good fuel mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave In Newport Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 yes...and I am psyched....runs like a new car ...my focus engine had 64,000 miles...its great...found it for $350 and installed for $600...almost thinking about buying a backup to have for next time...I think we are in the sweet spot time wise to still be able to find good low mile motors ...this will erode with time. Good luck Bill in Arizona 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 If a specialty market develops, where a small displacement crate engine becomes a high demand item....... Same way people still buy Chevy 350 & Ford 302. You never know what the future holds. Though I suspect the demand will be for something like a Honda VTEC crate engine. Maybe you can add a Honda engine to your Ford..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Don Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 302 and 350 crate engines are popular (and are big sellers) because they fit into so many '50's, '60's and '70's cars which so many Baby Boomers are restoring. I just don't see Ford or Chevy marketing a small 4 cylinder crate engine which would only fit a handful of modern vehicles like our TC 's - They'd be lucky to sell a dozen of them per year Dave replaced his TC engine with a used $350 low mileage unit - I doubt he would have been interested in a brand new $3K engine, even if one was available Don Bill in Arizona 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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