Mike is always so chill and humble. I still run this engine in my SVT contour.

@romper4444

2 жыл бұрын

U lucky bastard! Just love those cars, so unique and a really fun motor. Always wanted to drive one and see how it felt against the 170hp version in the Mazda mx6. They rev smooth and fast like a b-series Honda but with more torque of the v6. Wish they did a 2.8 or 3L version of it with another 30hp in a probe gt. Maybe someday I'll get the chance to do an all motor build on one

@phillyp92

2 жыл бұрын

Any videos

@Fulcrum205

Жыл бұрын

@@romper4444 you can build your own 3.0L with the SVT heads and the 3.0L Taurus short block. It's pretty common in the Contour SVT community.

@mostafaelsaid7371

Жыл бұрын

@@Fulcrum205 do you know a specific turbo kit and specs for this engine i have one in a ford taurus

@Fulcrum205

Жыл бұрын

@@mostafaelsaid7371 I do not. To be honest turboing a FWD V6 is a big pain in the ass due to packaging. Your best bet would be a supercharger. You will likely grenade your transmission or axles with forced induction. I ran with a couple of SHO Taurus guys back in the day and they would show up at the track with a couple pairs of extra axles (Pep Boys lifetime warranty FTW) and would usually end up breaking a couple. My days of trying to crank a bunch of power out FWD platforms have passed. I would rather just start with a RWD car. I had a turbo B20 Civic and it just couldn't use the power anywhere except blasting down the freeway. Everywhere else was wheel hop or spinning understeer. I rebuilt that motor for NA mid range torque and it made the car a lot more fun to drive

Scat makes the old 1000hp 3.0 crank. It's out of production, was used primarily for Noble. They will make you one. I've seen a twin turbo 3.0 Duratec make 971hp on the Dyno.

@sarahdell4042

8 ай бұрын

What intervals were used on the M400? We’re they stock 3.0?

@duke45jp

4 ай бұрын

​@@sarahdell4042Just connecting rods

I drive a 2006 Mazda tribute, has the 3.0 duratec, haven't been able to find a single video talking about the possibilities with the series of engines until now. Leaking gasket in mine right now but contemplating what could be done is always fun 🤣

@curvs4me

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJd8q7N9j9fTnqQ.html 970hp on pump gas

@snoofayy6150

Жыл бұрын

those bedplate and lower oil pans suck for oil leaks! even when we reseal them at the shop using proper silicone (Permatex Right stuff) they start sweating again in 5 months, im wondering if the surfaces slightly warp

@curvs4me

Жыл бұрын

@@snoofayy6150 Try using Yamabond4 or Hondabond, Permatex also makes a copy for powersports. It's a semi-drying anaerobic gasket material. Even if it moves a little, it won't leak. I've been using it since my beginning in powersports, it never leaks. Doesn't matter what the application is. All motorcycle and snowmobile engine cases are sealed with it. Including 2 strokes that operate in constant pressure and vacuum pulsing with premix oil and gas. If gasoline won't leak through ever, oil doesn't have a chance.

@nathaniel1207

Жыл бұрын

i have an 06 escape myself, so the same thing minus some cosmetics, and it definitely would be some more fun with 200 or 240 wheel horsepower rather than ~160 at the wheel. its currently in need of a rebuild, so i could go for a small turbo to boost it for maybe 4-6 pounds, which would definitely be enough to make a difference

I'm excited about my 3.0 for once. This guy is super chill and has the information you need to hear, how things work.

He always looks so happy

I had an Escape with a 3.0 Duratec. The thing was a freaking hot rod! The only thing was that it was a FWD model and it would eat up front tires rather quickly. If I were going to find one to build, I’d want a model with AWD.

@FentMaxxer768

16 күн бұрын

I have one brother and its fun

Great video sir! I own and daily drive an European Mondeo ST 3.0 with that engine and there isn't a lot of material about it. Very informative.

Nice, gonna make my Escape into a 8 second dragster

That deck and bed plate!! Wow! That is one stout starting point.

Taurus sel with 3.5 na duratec gonna be my first year on the drag strip. Im glad you made some videos like this. Giving alot of ideas thank you💪👍

There is a company that makes a kit to swap this family of engine into the NA/NB and now NC miatas. A built N/A version of this engine from MotoIQ in a miata would be amazing!

@johnherbold6539

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mean rocketeer? They’re pretty good for street builds

@1maxboz

Жыл бұрын

I have a rocketeer . Would love one of theses engines . Mines about 275 bhp but would love a bit more for the track

I can listen to Mike literally all day. Keep these long-form videos coming!

I love this channel and Mike, I aways learn something new every video. Cheers from Brazil!

got a 06 Ford Fusion v6 with 190k in it. Strong engine.

@usb7018

Жыл бұрын

mine has 723k and still counting

@tylerengborg1750

Жыл бұрын

@@usb7018 ayoooooo that's crazy

Excellent and finally someone talking about this engine 👏 much love

I had a Duratec 3.0 in my 2000 Taurus. I loved that car. Not a fast car but having 200hp made it a fun car to drive for sure. Wish I still had it.

I had a 1998 Contour SVT. Cool to see what a great build looks like!

Thanks a lot Mike! now I have another engine I wanna play with on my never ending list.

Mike. Dude. Thank you. I've been contemplating building a rally/ bash around Mercury Mystique/ Ford Contour. And this engine (in 3.0 form) is a bolt in job.

im in the beginning process of building a turbo mazda6 Sport wagon and this was exactly the information and contacts i was looking for! Thank you so much!

@knartfocker_

4 ай бұрын

I wanna see. How's that going?

Amazing video. My 2000 Taurus is a screamer.

I finally have a direction for my jaguar S type. Thank you.

Very good video. Keep up the good work💪

This video may have convinced me of my next engine swap. I blew my 2.3L Turbo in my 98 Ranger, and have been looking at different engine platforms. I will explore Raiden Performance. I may look into a N/A version for simplicity. but much of the turbo plumbing is in the truck still. the truck was running close to ~300 (likely under, Bopart Cam/Heads, internals) so maybe this can bring me into the 400/500 range reasonably.

I want to put one of those in a 92 Sentra. I have an escape with one and it's at 367k and running great

Rather fascinated by the Porsche background behind Duratec V6 before it went to Ford and was further developed by Cosworth, there must of been a reason why Porsche developed it originally and wonder if it is connected to their stillborn 989 and 965 projects that were anticipated to feature an 80-degree V8 yet other engines were said to be considered. What Noble achieved by adding Twin-Turbos to the Duratec V6 does an idea of what could have been if there is any credibility to my limited conjecture above.

@laglord

7 ай бұрын

As much as they are a car company, Porsche is also an engineering company. Like Cosworth, they will sometimes do work for hire on other companies' projects. This could be the case here, but it's often said that this motor was designed by Porsche and sold to Ford. Perhaps these engines were in the works for the next generation of front-engine cars like the 968 and 928, and sold off when they knew they would instead focus on developing the Boxster. Either answer makes sense considering their somewhat precarious financial state in the early 90's.

@km6832

6 ай бұрын

Porsche is an engineering company that just happens to make cars on the side. Thats why its "dr. Ing h.c.f porsche AG"

Finally my mazda 6s might need a rebuild in the near future

This is crazy I am buying an svt contour video came just in time

Are you ever going to show a final build of this? As mentioned elsewhere in the comments, very few people seem to talk about this engine as well as the Mazda 6 series of cars. Seems to me like there's an untapped potential here. Thanks for being the first oen to talk about performance upgrades for this block.

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

No plans. You can contact Raiden Performance if you’d like more details, as we only build the engines for them.

Great job on the video. I'm working on a small mid-engine sports car a little bigger than a Lotus Europa and this engine would be great. The key to my car will be light-wieght and very aerodynamic. (-1500 pounds). Hoping for a top speed of 185 and 0-60 in the neighborhood of 3.5 seconds are the goals.

@usb7018

Жыл бұрын

Sheesh

imagine he made a video of the 3.0 vulcan, i like the vulcan, not much after market support but its old school design gives it a different sound then most V6s we tend to hear these days.

Putting this in a focus asap

i Smashed that like button! shared and commented for the algorithm !

I need one of these built for my SVT Contour.

@tedsirlouis1372

4 ай бұрын

for real

Always smiling 😊!!!!!

Transmission in my ford 500 just pooped, can't wait to experiment with this engine

What I would love to see in a v6 Lincoln LS especially with the manual tranny.

I would love to see your opinion on building a 3.5 ecoboost and see what you would use and recommend.

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

I like the Montune short block.

my duratec v6 24v dohc 2.5l a nice speedy lil bit

Thank god for ford

i have been running the hell ( m90/10 pounds) out of my stock 2000 Taurus engine in my prerunner truck for years!

@fastfreeks

Жыл бұрын

What trans are you running stock ranger trans? I picked up a reg cab ranger edge 3.0l 5speed I know the bellhousing pattern is the same as the duratec. I was thinking about the duratec

@turbothis

Жыл бұрын

@@fastfreeks 05 jaguar s / 6hp26

@fastfreeks

Жыл бұрын

@@turbothis Isn't that an auto? What are you running for ecu and trans controller?

@turbothis

Жыл бұрын

@@fastfreeks I run it fully semi auto with an Arduino and 6 arcade shifter

i cant watch this guy without smiling how much can i squeeze out of my 2.5 duratec v6?(i have a jag x-type) also what do you think about jags heads i heard that they have better flow

The 3.5 Ecoboost traces is lineage right back to this engine.

Interesting video! Can you do the same kind of video breakdown with Ford's 2.3 turbo in the ranger/bronco?

@justaregularguy3827

2 жыл бұрын

Eco boost is fine don't mess with it

@Fulcrum205

Жыл бұрын

Just turn up the boost. Your transmission will break before anything in the motor let's go

Im builiding an duratec aj30 for for my old ford. Its better heads without rockerarms and with vvt it will be drinking e85 and custom piston/rods, it has been alot of waiting for parts during this pandemic but now its soon done and ready to be mounted in my car.

@johnherbold6539

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool, are you using the flex fuel system from a Ford Fusion or custom? Also what compression ratio are you running?

@danielkarlsson8898

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnherbold6539 It's 10:1 and custom fuelsystem., im using maxxecu race and 1200cc injectors :)

@asanchez7016

2 жыл бұрын

Post some videos

Have you guys ever done a ford 3.7 cyclone specifically out of a 2011-2017 mustang? Pretty much ecoboost design just NA From my experience the achilles heal of those engines is the rod bearings and camshaft phasers and apparently the fix is a melling high volume oil pump at least for the cam phasers plus sub 5k mile oil changes with anything thicker than 5w20... my 185k mile 3.7 spun a rod bearing recently and also started developing cam phaser cold start rattle shortly before the rod bearing spun...im the 3rd owner so no idea of oil change intervals before me but would be interesting to see your take on the 3.7 cyclone

This man looks happy like hes in heaven

Omg 😱 this is perfect, thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!

I seem somewhere can't remember they took a 3.0 liter duratec and increase it to 3.5 liter do you guy do this reason why the block height into a ford capri from 74 era

hey Mike you should edit in a scene from the game Metal Gear Solid where snake screams raiden's name lol

Can you do a duratec L series preferably 2.5

Mike! - If you could build a motor from scratch, what would it be and why?

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

Honda K motor.

Mike! Do you guys use a torque plate on your head when you're using the Newen? We've done this on the 4G63 and it makes a big difference!

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

on popular performance engines yes. Or if someone wants to pay for one to be made yes.

"Some people want to have everything and we can give it to you" ~ Mike Kojima

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

If you pay

Good day, I've got a v6 Ford Sierra with the original cast iron block is there away that you could do the machine works on it and how do I contact you?

I seriously wonder how many good cores are out there. Ford made a lot of these. Would love to see a kit to adapt it to a T5 or 4R75.

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

It's a little hard to find new OEM parts.

@thatrangerreviews

9 ай бұрын

@@motoiq is there transmission adapt kits?

@mariociao9314

7 ай бұрын

​@@motoiqIs this ford jaguar v6 engine more reliable than m271 cgi mercedes engines?

What about transmission wise I have an 11 fusion with a 3.0 duratec and I've already put a torque converter in it and from what I've read they have weak torque converters and how much can the automatic transmissions hold up if they do have an aftermarket torque converter which honestly I haven't found anything for this platform except for the older 3.0 like 06 to '09

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

I would try Level 10 transmissions. www.levelten.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=35

Please please answer if possible. I have a 3.0 duratec, single turbo, how do i go about tuning it? Any leads would be so helpful

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

Stand alone ECU

You can go online right now and buy a torque plate for a duratec 3.0.

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

Since those are MTO, it costs about the same and is quicker for our machine shop to make one for us.

I want every thing from cryogenic to wpc and vapor blast the works for engine and transmission for a high revving high horse power tubro application I believe in all the services and expertise you folks offer tubro on the street pump gas 9 1/2 to one please 🙏 😀 👍

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

please contact Raiden Performance and they will be happy to answer any of your questions. Raiden Performance Email contact sales@raidenperformance.com Phone contact 213-293-8061 Website www.raidenperformance.com/ Instagram instagram.com/raidenperformance/ Facebook facebook.com/RaidenPerformance/

Do you do also the Yamaha sho engine too ? Or it's only the duratec

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

We could do it but since there is no support for this engine it would be expensive with a long lead time.

@MrMrBigro

2 жыл бұрын

@@motoiq okay thank

I have a 2012 Ford Edge with the 3.5 duractec. What can be done to make more power?

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

It's difficult to get tons of power without spending lots of money.

hi grate video i have a v6 2.5 port bore 3.0 i wana make viturbo i folow you proyec

Was this engine originally a Mazda design for the 2.5-liter in the Probe/MX-6?

@michaelallen2501

2 жыл бұрын

This has some things Ford copied from that engine but they're technically not related. I'd rather have a 2.5L KLZE than any Duratec.

@jasonolszanicky4035

2 жыл бұрын

Porsche design bought by FORD

Where are these parts available? I want this engine build

@motoiq

8 ай бұрын

We say so in the video!

How much to get 425 hp

Why 10:1 for E85? Wanting to know because I have a 2010 escape and thinking I want to turbo and change the compression on it try to squeeze efficiency out of it I only really run E85

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

because that's what you can do with E85

@davidturczak7253

7 ай бұрын

I have a 2005 ford escape . It’s a beater with a heater but handles a 100 shot with no problems at all and hooks well with that awd . Lol😂 wonder if it will hold a 150 shot.

I could be wrong but is it not a cast iron version of the mazda6 3.0 aluminum block i know that when a mazda engine goes lots of people just put the ford engine in their cars as it so much cheaper to buy then the mazda motor

@motoiq

9 ай бұрын

Its not cast iron.

can you guys build a 3.8 L 2000 mustang engine for me? how do I get pricing?

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

You can build anything but since there isnt much aftermarket support for that engine, it mean more custom parts and more cost and longer lead times.

dunno if you guys still check these, but currently planning to build a duratec powered 87 nissan 300zx, and will be attempting to convert a taurus engine to be longitudinally mounted, and needing some information, my plan currently is to use a rear water pump engine, remove that water pump, get a pre 99 front water pump timing cover, and swap the oil pan and pickup tube for one from an s type or lincoln ls, this sounds like everything should bolt up and maybe seal based on what information is available, but wondering if you guys know of any obvious issues id run into with that.

@x_kill568

11 ай бұрын

been planning this for a while, and was planning on using an aj30, and might still just do that to make things easy, but i really dont *need* the vvt and duratec plus all the hypothetical rwd swap components comes out cheaper than the closest rwd aj i can find

@motoiq

11 ай бұрын

i probably would recommend not to do this.

@x_kill568

11 ай бұрын

​@@motoiq well in my opinion, this engine is a direct upgrade over the vg30, aluminum block. Better bottom end, and timing chain as opposed to belt, so this is kind of my dream build, ik there's the very easy route of just using the already rwd aj with the rocketeer kit and a Miata or rx8 trans, and if that's the route I end up having to take that's fine. I know theres at least that way to accomplish this goal, but I just wanted to ask someone with actual experience building these if my longitudinal duratec idea is even hypothetically possible, bc it lowers the cost of the engine core significantly as where i live i cant find any rwd aj for under 1000 and I've found an 80k mile running duratec for 300, and I'm willing to be the Guinea pig for testing this. I fully understand that it's Ill advised, and I'll have nobody to blame but myself if I do this anyway and it explodes. But if it doesn't. I'll be willing to share everything I learned and did to maybe find more applications for these underrated engines.

@x_kill568

11 ай бұрын

I do want to ask though if you know the best place to find diagrams for the coolant passages and the differences between the front and rear water pump setups, or if i should just shell out for a taurus haynes manual. Either way thanks for your time I appreciate you even replying.

@motoiq

11 ай бұрын

The big problems are a lack of parts support on the aftermarket side, especially in the valvetrain, most stuff that was made has been discontinued so that means custom parts, and the worst problem, the OEM parts are drying up for these engines as well. A VG30DETT is probably a better drop in choice or a more contemporary motor like a VQ35HR or even an LS.

Have you guys built any 1,000hp+ Coyote V8’s?

@motoiq

6 ай бұрын

No 550 NA ones.

Can anyone enlighten me on the rwd transmission options available for a duratec?

@dnatuner1984

9 ай бұрын

In the UK the Jaguar S-Type 3.0 came with a manual, I think it was a Getrag box

What ECM options do I have to swap in a Jaguar 3.0 into my Willys? I planned to build my own, but I want this thing running asap. thanks for any help.

@motoiq

10 ай бұрын

Probably the stock one

@murraymadness4674

10 ай бұрын

@@motoiq No it has a transponder key security module, never will I EVER build a car with one of those again. It looks like I might be able to use a 96 Contour 2.5 V6 ECM and its wiring harness. it has no chip key those started in 97, and the 95 isn't odbii. But I don't know if all the sensors are compatible with the jag.

@motoiq

10 ай бұрын

I mean why ask me? I discourage weird projects. I would say use a more normal engine like an LS that has many universal wire harness and ECU options.

@motoiq

10 ай бұрын

The other thing is OEM parts support of the Duratecs is becoming iffy. Every one we build we have issues finding the needed OEM parts. Like I said in the last post, LS is a good choice and is more compact for swaps except its a little longer. A small block Chevy is even more compact.

I've never saw a 2 piece block before

Is this the Vulcan V6 or is this a different motor

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

Not even close, the Vulcan is an old school pushrod iron block Taurus motor.

Ford Duratec ?? Like Mercury Cougar/ Ford Taurus/ Ford Contour / Ford Mondeo. Noble kit car?? What are these built engines going into??

@cjburn2758

2 жыл бұрын

Rossion Q1

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

Or a Noble

@turbothis

2 жыл бұрын

with the 6hp26 out of a jaguar you can build any RWD

@bernardwarr4187

2 жыл бұрын

A few guys in the UK are running them in Metro 6R4’s

@Epicmachine

2 жыл бұрын

Rossion Q1 or Noble

How much for a motor rebuild?

@marcosz630

7 ай бұрын

I got 1

Why not contact you? Not everyone needs Noble\Rossion parts. Some of us want to slap these in our Ford Contours. LOL

too bad you guys don't do a 2.5 or 2.3 duratec

Watch this and think “man this raiden place sounds cool” then find out they’re literally a few miles down the road from me. What are the odds?!

@MrCvalentine

Жыл бұрын

Where?

@krismoe2160

Жыл бұрын

@@MrCvalentine Jacksonville Florida

Any relationship to 2018 ford f150 3.3 na. I can't find shit on this engine.

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

No its a different motor.

Whats a duratec offer that an ecoboost doesnt?

@cheo.5587

2 жыл бұрын

raw v6 power naturally aspirated grawl

@Fulcrum205

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't have garbage cam phasers like the eco

Mazda

I'd really like to see what you could do with a peugeot xu9j4 or esj4

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

We don't have those cars in our market, unfortunately.

@lostwill86

2 жыл бұрын

@@motoiq keep an eye in your junk yards for a Peugeot 405 mi16. You got those. Could be an interesting project

If the EJ is the most overrated engine. This might be the most underrated

Alot of horsepower but what about a much better breaking system...

@motoiq

9 ай бұрын

Hopefully it won't break.

@paulpurdue5963

9 ай бұрын

@@motoiq an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force Newton's 1st Law

@motoiq

9 ай бұрын

So you need a good braking system to make sure it doesnt break!

@paulpurdue5963

9 ай бұрын

@@motoiq my mistake "Braking vs Breaking" thanks ( swipe text, didn't notice)

Such a POS motor with oil issues. But nice to see there was things that could be done to it. Ford Fusion SEL 3.0 worst car I ever did own.

@usb7018

Жыл бұрын

Are you but hurt mate?

@3n3ly7m9

Жыл бұрын

@@usb7018 Never lol. I had it for free. Wasn't the car for me anyways. Slow, didn't handle well, interior didn't feel the best to me. It had good audio, did very good in snow with AWD and snow tires, and only made me late to work twice cause it broke without me interfering with it. Besides that its a car for someone else that just needs a car. Not something I would ever think of getting.

Ford copying the Buick v6

VULCAN best V6

This video should be titled, "advertisement for Raiden Performance" and not "how to build a turbo Duratec motor...yes I skipped some parts of the video which I won't be faulted on as from the get go I was not viewing what I felt should have been expected. Now I'm not here trying to be a troll and throw around negative comments because I feel misled, however I am here to be a viewer with a sizable interest in these such things and could potentially be a viewer and my opinion is as was stated. That opinion again with more descriptors, this video through its title had me believe I was going to view a build of a duratec being turbo'ed and all I found was what I viewed as a shop advertisement disguised as an engine review video. Now I very likely represent a very small number of the status quo but there are some like me who may also be turned off after watching this video having gone into it the same as I had. Really I am at this point just offering feedback to the makers of this channel as someone who will forever be turned off by what ever I just watched and I'll never had become a customer but now il never be a subscriber because well there are too many channels out there to be running around picking that which "sometimes" offer me interesting content. I just think you wasted my time...I hope you took the time to read all the way through my comment and I hope I wasted at least a few minutes of your day. :) So maybe I was a small bit of a troll 😂.

@motoiq

Жыл бұрын

if you think our content is a waste, then don't look at it. Too bad for you, you could learn a lot.

There's a couple of cues they borrowed from their experience with the Mazda KL series V6 of the 2nd generation Probe GT. Except the Duratec sounds like shit compared to a KLDE or KLZE.

@motoiq

2 жыл бұрын

From what I understand is Cosworth helped design this engine.

@michaelallen2501

2 жыл бұрын

@@motoiq they definitely share some similarities like the split crankcase setup.

@jasonolszanicky4035

2 жыл бұрын

@@motoiq Cosworth worked the heads, engine was a porsche design bought by FORD.

@johnherbold6539

2 жыл бұрын

Except the Duratec makes power and the KL doesn’t...

@michaelallen2501

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnherbold6539 KL's make 200hp. What's a 2.5 Duratec rated at?

What make ls motor is ls fest car event that have car event and the support for ls swap is huge why is take long while for other cars motor take a while have same as ls fest I went ford or Mazda v6 fest car meet

Dude, have a coffee before recording next time

Do one on a duratec 2.3/2.5 if you have not yet. Thanks!