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hi guys,
is there a gearbox to make a mondeo v6 into rear wheel drive ??
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If we're talking early Mondeo, there was a 4x4 but only in 4-pot form. I recall reading in CCC years ago that when Rouse ran Mondeos in BTCC they experimented with RWD using a 4x4 box and transverse engine. Drivetrain losses due to turning the drive 90 degrees twice were too great though.
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I have noticed that the 2.5s are a very cheap engine to pickup indeed  . With an S Type box they shouldn't be that bad a conversion if you can get past the electrics. |
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few guys on the Cougar UK forum have had the 4x4 system fitted to the v6 engine,lot of work involving chopping about the v6 gearbox casing and a full mondeo donor
tbh the engine's aren't that powerful,160/70 at the most,and the water pumps do have a habit of loding the plastic impellor which cooks it straight away !
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Easier to use a 24v cossie engine of you really want an older Ford V6, its a bit of a boat anchor but its about umpty million times nicer to sit behind than the old Mondeo V6 and much much stronger if you end up wanting to turbo it or some such.
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Mondeo v6's have a habit of knocking bottom ends out too  +1 for cossie 24v with an mt75 box |
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few guys on the Cougar UK forum have had the 4x4 system fitted to the v6 engine,lot of work involving chopping about the v6 gearbox casing and a full mondeo donor tbh the engine's aren't that powerful,160/70 at the most,and the water pumps do have a habit of loding the plastic impellor which cooks it straight away ! The earlier pumps may have done, but the genuine pumps IME do not tend to fail. If anything the aftermarket pumps seem to cause more issues with cooling (or at least the owner of my old car seems to think so). Still, 200k on two different V6s (my first V6 did 200k on the second engine, the 3.0 is on 217k and rising) on stock water pumps  . Both engines received a usual amount of maintenance with both of them at one point receiving oil changes on a nearly monthly basis (each one was covering almost 10,000 miles a month). They are not too powerful I shall admit but with 3 cats on the car (1 each in the exhaust manifolds and another larger cat in the mid section of the exhaust) does not do them all too many favours. Removing the main cat on the first V6 made it pull a little better at the top end (as well as sound a little fruitier!) although I have heard of owners getting close to 200BHP with all 3 cats removed (although you would probably want one cat left (or easily refitted) in place for the MOT)). |
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Last Edit: Jul 6, 2012 11:16:59 GMT by ChasR
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what about MX5 ?
gearboc from one pf those any good ?
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Jul 11, 2012 13:07:38 GMT
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We made a RWD Mondeo for banger racing from a mk1 2.0 4x4 by removing & blanking the front shafts and welding the transfer box up. Worked Ok. Running gear on the rear similar to other trailing arm Fords - we got a Mk2 Granada driveshaft to fit when a spare was required. Prop & diff appear to be up to taking all the standard power, but probably not a lot more!
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. With an S Type box they shouldn't be that bad a conversion if you can get past the electrics.
+1 for cossie 24v with an mt75 box 
. Both engines received a usual amount of maintenance with both of them at one point receiving oil changes on a nearly monthly basis (each one was covering almost 10,000 miles a month).