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October 17, 2026, 05:30:26 AM

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[te_cortina_ghia]

Hey every1, my name is Shawn from S.A, i own a mk4 te cortina ghia. hoping for some advice on engines.i have the original 200 ci engine in the car with minor mods but i am looking to put something bigger in (V8).im hoping there is an engine that will fit onto the same engine mounts with no messing around. if anybody has any advice, that would be great.hope to hear from someone soon.thanks guys.and where does the boot usually start leaking from? my mates mk4 has a swimming pool in the boot every time it rains and we cant find from where its leaking!ill upload some pics of my cars soon (cortina,el xr8 and 1964 xm falcon)thanks alot guys.





ps.holden can eat the poo from my arse.haha just kidding, there not that bad eh?

[Tim9]

I don't know of any other engine that will fit in with the same engine mounts except the 4.1/250 motor, however it is not that expensive to have different engine mounts, it depends what you want to put in it.

For power you can't go past the 4.0 L turbo Ford motor or even cheaper is a front cut 2JZ Toyota turbo 3.0L that can get you anywhere from 230 to 800 or more KW depending on what you want to spend, up to 500 kw stock internals.

I have a 5.0L Ford motor in mine but that is  another story.

Cheers,

Tim

[CortinaD]

Hey every1, my name is Shawn from S.A, i own a mk4 te cortina ghia. hoping for some advice on engines.i have the original 200 ci engine in the car with minor mods but i am looking to put something bigger in (V8).im hoping there is an engine that will fit onto the same engine mounts with no messing around. if anybody has any advice, that would be great.hope to hear from someone soon.thanks guys.and where does the boot usually start leaking from? my mates mk4 has a swimming pool in the boot every time it rains and we cant find from where its leaking!ill upload some pics of my cars soon (cortina,el xr8 and 1964 xm falcon)thanks alot guys.





ps.holden can eat the poo from my arse.haha just kidding, there not that bad eh?

Boot leaks usually because of blocked sunroof channels, stuffed seals (lip or sometimes petrol seal), rust in the side vents or rust in the metal panels in the corner under the boot.

[te_cortina_ghia]

cheers m8.i was hoping to put a 289 or 302 windsor in.does anyone have any measurements of engine mounts and anything else id have to do

[Tim9]

There are some pics of an orange cortina on this website that has a 302 with SA number plates. here :  http://fordcortina.com.au/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=2350&fullsize=1

In NSW you can't run an older engine such as a carbed 289 or 302 in a later model car unless you ran it on gas (because of the pollution issues), so mine is a EFI 5.0L.

There is a good kit from CRS for a Windsor conversion and all their stuff is pretty well sorted so I would just go with their stuff.


Tim

[te_cortina_ghia]

yeah i always see that 1. i might have to ask him how or who did his.