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Old 08-08-2009, 02:31 AM   #10 (permalink)
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You, Sir, are correct. You need the mounts, transaxle, pedals, shifter and linkage, and the clutch kit/flywheel. It's about a $250 conversion from u-pull-it yards.

A 3.0/3.2 transmission will also bolt up to the block, but might not fit in the car's chassis, even though they came with optional 3.0's. I think the 2.3 is a bit longer than the 3.0, but I might be wrong. I do know that when putting the 3.0 into an Escort, you're shoe-horning everything to make it fit, and the Topaz isn't THAT much bigger under the hood, that I remember.
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