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Pretty much any engine can go in any car given enough effort, I've seen the Mk1 Focus with everything from flat four Subaru power to inline 6s to 32v 4.6 Cobra drivetrains.

That said, I don't see much point in swapping the FoST 2.0 for the FiST 1.6. The 1.6 should prove more than capable of putting down more power than the chassis will ever be able to get to the ground.

I know a guy in Wisconsin with a Mk1 Focus turbo that has made as much as 600whp on the rollers but trying to get that to the ground on the street is an exercise in futility.

 

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^ this. Though there's always awd conversion...

Been done in the Focus, no reason it couldn't be done in a Fiesta.

 

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AWD in the Fiesta would mean a rear independent suspension and subframe to hand the diff....

No different than in a Focus, every converted rear drive Focus has a custom rear subframe in it or uses existing pick up points on the body for custom control arms to hang the rear axle bits.

Never said it was an easy swap.

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because at some point you might want to make a turn?

There have been several V8 Focus conversions that actually handled a LOT better than the stock Focus which is saying a quite a bit as it's still considered one of the finest handling small cars ever produced.

That said, it was also the ones with the most money spent on them that handled. ATS built a Terminator Cobra powered Focus and even used a modified Cobra IRS in it.

-Steve