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Originally Posted by '68 CortyMan
i am currently putting a 2ltr pinto into my 68 corty. A 4spd from a mk4 or something may fit, but perhaps a small bit of chopping might have to be done to the tunnel depending on if your corty started off as a manual or an auto. i dont know this exactly coz i put a 5spd sierra 'box in mine which is probably better because pretty much all ford 4 cyl fits to these directly after standard stuff like lining the clutch up n stuff.
the 2ltr pinto u speak of is a good buy for 180 given that the alternator and dizzy are working good. Are you planning on reconditioning the engine?
starter motor is all good because that can be re-used, as with engine mounts.
Sump has to be changed from back feed to front but they can be machined up for quite cheap. People have told me that escort pintos had a different sump bowl to fit around the steering than the cortinas but from what ive seen around, this is a load of crap so most likely it will have to be changed. The engine block is practically the same size as a 1600 xflow so there is no problems with size.
The bottom end is very strong for most things you could do to it so ont go spending money on steel cranks and ****, because the bottom end can take revs up to 7500-7750 already. some companies like burton power will tell you otherwise because theyre trying to sell some very expensive and overpriced parts to you.
Finally, personally i think your supercharger idea isnt that good because an N/A engine with a ported and polished head, decent lumpy cam and dual 45's will go like the hammers in a mk2 corty because the mk2 cortinas are lighter than the escorts. if you desperately want forced induction itd be better and cheaper to find a fuel injection manifold for the engine and turbocharge it, as this is more than adequate to give the ricers a run for their money and some v8's even. there is turbo lag however but realistically, a pinto engine in a mk2 corty will go pretty well at the lights even before the turbo isnt kicking in yet.
I hope this helps,
if anyone disagrees with any of this please speak out because the info will be quite helpful to me as well as this guy, but im sure its pretty much good.
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A standard Pinto engine will not survive 7500 rpm or 7750. Constant reving to 7000 rpm is the max, even then your pushing the conrod strength. The weak part are the rod bolts to 7000rpm, but really 6500 is about your max. The crank is strong, a set of forged pistons is the way to go and ARP rod bolts, 6500 or under 7000 is about it. I found Burtons to be very helpful, the expensive parts your talking about are usually the best in the buisness you cant go wrong if you want the best. I suppose it depends on how you want to drive it.