I was just thinking that since the 2.0 engines are getting rare, perhaps a thread could be started with building tips for them..

Hi.. thanks for the update.. too bad we didnt connect before i moved from north hollywood to texas.  The problem that I have encounteres isnt with finding rebuildable cores, its finding performance equipment like headers, manifolds, etc and sources for tuning tips, such as how much valve lift/head milling can you use before needing to notch the pistons..

I see a lot of info about the later model 2.3 engines but not much for the 2.0

I do see some folks posting about 2.0 performance upgrades and assume the die hards might want to stay in touch to compare notes..

Did you ever get involved in building a performance 2.0.  Ive found that with some basic mods, carburetors, distributor recurve and cam t8mi g a stock cammed 2.0 can be improved a lot

Well back in 1980 i had a 72 capri with a 2.0 and i redid the engine with a 465x 310 isky cam, mallory dual point distributor, hooker header and 390 cfm holly 4 bbl and it ran really strong..

Ive heard a lot of opd timers have had good luck with the 2.0 and since there are still some early pintos with the 2.0, it would seem that tweaking the 2.0 would be a simpler choice than doing the 2.3 conversion.. but its getting difficult to find new speed parts and i was thinking that there are prolly some used stuff around if it could be found..

I was thinking maybe some folks who have done the conversion may have some good used stuff around..

Well as i mentioned, the main reason i posted was to maybe connect some 2.0 owners to share info about parts and tuning..

Apparently not rare enough.  For years I've been trying to find a buyer for my 2.0. I removed it when I went to a 2.3 Turbo engine.  86k miles, air cleaner to oil pan, fan to flexplate. Compression was in the 125 to 140-ish range. The engine smoked so I assume it was the valve seals??? The only other negative is that a heater hose ruptured and the coolant cracked the exhaust manifold. But I assume anyone who would want the engine would rebuild it and use a header anyway.

I offered it for the mere sum of the core charge at Pick Your Part ($75) and never got any takers. Anyway, I have no intentions of shipping it but if anyone is willing to pick it up, it is still $75.  I'm in Southern California.

Yea, i found couple near me for around $100.  Running with carb, dizzy, exhaust, etc.

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https://www.amazon.com/Power-4-Cylinder-Pinto-Cosworth-Engines/dp/1903706106

Very informative book for building the 2.0 Cosworth, but also the SOHC 2.0 engine. 

https://www.amazon.com/Power-4-Cylinder-Pinto-Cosworth-Engines/dp/1903706106

Very informative book for building the 2.0 Cosworth, but also the SOHC 2.0 engine. 

Nice, but $69 for a paperback? I have got David Vizard's 2.0 upgrade book and it is the Bible. Trouble is, Dave is a Brit and talks about all the parts he could get over there. Some you still can, but heavy engine parts cost a lot to be shipped from England.

Esslinger used to be the go-to place for the Ford 2 liter but no more.  The Pinto Hooker Header is long gone.

As far as fuel injection..

Megasquirt has universal kits with pump, injectors,  omputer, etc but its a lot of effort to install and calibrate..

A 350 cfm ford 2 bbl or 390 cfm holly works really well.. buy the 2.0 vibrates a lot and the booster venturies tend to work lose after about a  year..

Onereason i went with a pair of SUs.. nothing to wear out..

I made my own manifold for SUs.. i found a set of HIFs from a 72 mgb with manifild and linkage on ebay for $150.  I made the manifold from tubing salvaged from a directv antenna mount and some 1-3/8 emt and some 1/4 steel plates.. 

I posted pics awhile back but heres another..

Btw..  the upgrade to the SUs improved both low end torque and upper rev capacity from 4200 with the stock webber to 6000 with the SUs. And personally i think the SUs are a lot easier to tune than the webber DCOE setups..

2.0 head has 3 cam bearings, 2.3 has 4..

Check post by wittsend, he has a complete 2.0 for sale...

Also, its always a good idea to have hardened seats installed when having a head redone. Costs a little more but worth the cost and effort.

I just had a head done here , complete valve job, new seats, valve guides, cam installed, head milled .040 for $300.

Maybe a little high but done by a good local.shop.

Where are you located evo

Thank you all so much...  I thought so...  And yes, My head is at the machine shop to get new hardened seat when they discovered a deep crack in the head.. I will take what ever head I get to the machine shop and have them update it,, And I will look into that cam shaft...  You guys are great..

                                    Thanks
                                               Evo

LongTimeFordMa n, I was the temporary owner of the Galpin Ford-sponsored Trans Am Pinto.  I talked to the owner/driver George Cheyne once before he passed away about the car.  Then a few years later, I had the opportunity to buy it from a guy who had bought it from Shankle Engineering (they built Cheyne's engines) a few years later.  I think his name was Mike Boyd (North Hollywood, CA).  Neither Mike nor I drove or raced it.  I sold it to John Ed Smith (Knoxville, TN) in the late 90's.  He campaigned it in vintage for a few years, then sold it.  One of the designers/consultants on the car build was Dave Bean (Dave Bean Engineering, San Andreas, CA), who actually flew to Sebring to co-drive the car with Ed Smith on its debute in vintage racing.

I think Ed was the one who sold the Pinto back to Galpin, and it's in their museum now. 

Sorry, but I don't have any of the engine details, except that it was on twin Weber 40mm (maybe 45) DCOEs, dry sumped, etc.  I gave Mr. Smith all the tech sheets when he bought the car.

Henrius, the question was how to modify the 2.0 for performance.  I suggested there's a good source for that info.  I remember that book went out of print for a short while, and the price skyrocketed.  Now it's available again for $69, which would be a good investment if someone were going to spend hundreds/thousands building a 2.0.  I was looking for a replacement for my book, since it was literally coming out of the binding, and I did find it online in a pdf file with a free download.  All it cost was the paper to print it on.  It's probably still out there somewhere.

These engines are not so rare that the "heavy" components aren't available here in the States, either. Most of the advice in the book was on setting timing, distributor mods, carb jetting, etc.  A full-on 2.0 will need side/down draft multiple carbs and camming to complement, along with the heavy-duty parts to make it last. $peed co$t$, so any cheap advice ($69) is a worthy investment.  Or check for the free download, and buy a ream of paper and some ink.

I followed some of the book's suggestions on the Cosworth build in that same book, and I'm sure it saved me more than $69 in my build.

Regards to all, Paul Ramsey (Cossiepinto)

Yep, there it is.  $22.  Full of info on both the SOHC and the Cosworth 2.0 engines.

Cheaper than paper and ink for the printer.

Thanks FordMan!