{"id":53552,"date":"2020-03-17T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=53552"},"modified":"2020-03-17T14:13:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T20:13:08","slug":"rwd-ford-ka-with-a-2-0-l-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=53552","title":{"rendered":"RWD Ford Ka with a 2.0 L Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RWD-Ford-Ka-with-a-ST170-2.0-L-Inline-Four-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"53559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=53559\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RWD-Ford-Ka-with-a-ST170-2.0-L-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RWD Ford Ka with a ST170 2.0 L Inline-Four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;RWD Ford Ka with a ST170 2.0 L Inline-Four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RWD-Ford-Ka-with-a-ST170-2.0-L-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RWD-Ford-Ka-with-a-ST170-2.0-L-Inline-Four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RWD Ford Ka with a ST170 2.0 L Inline-Four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RWD-Ford-Ka-with-a-ST170-2.0-L-Inline-Four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RWD-Ford-Ka-with-a-ST170-2.0-L-Inline-Four-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RWD-Ford-Ka-with-a-ST170-2.0-L-Inline-Four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RWD-Ford-Ka-with-a-ST170-2.0-L-Inline-Four-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Ford Ka came from the factory with a front-wheel drive powertrain however that has all changed. The owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XE1tM_Mhd38\">a2pen<\/a> drifts the little car with a 2.0 L inline-four from a Ford Focus ST170. The drivetrain now uses a Ford Type 9 five-speed manual sending power to a Scorpio differential with 4.27 gears. It rides on a BMW E36 front suspension with an angle kit and Ford Sierra rear suspension. The owner plans to replace the Type 9 transmission with a Mazda RX-8 transmission. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/X_CeRaTIzsM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XE1tM_Mhd38\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XE1tM_Mhd38\">a2pen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxXb5xvEdGaH48LJGDDuQPQ\">Mk1Kieran<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Ford Ka came from the factory with a front-wheel drive powertrain however that has all changed. The owner a2pen drifts the little car with a 2.0 L inline-four from a Ford Focus ST170. The drivetrain now uses a Ford Type 9 five-speed manual sending power to a Scorpio differential with 4.27 gears. It rides&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=53552\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RWD Ford Ka with a 2.0 L Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":53559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[753],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ka"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/RWD-Ford-Ka-with-a-ST170-2.0-L-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":129550,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=129550","url_meta":{"origin":53552,"position":0},"title":"4WD Ford KA with a Turbo Cosworth YBT","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DJM Motorsport spent 1200 hours building this custom 4WD Ford Ka in 2001 for Tarmac rally. 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