Merkur engine into Europa?

[TurboFource]

Just thinking ahead to when I get a Europa. I have the complete 2.3 Turbo drivetrain
Out of a 1986 Merkur XR4Ti. I believe it will bolt to the twin cam bell housing. Has anyone put
A 2.3 Ford in a Europa? It would just be to get the a car on the road if need be and then rebuild the original engine. The 2.3 Is a tough and reliable motor but not very light weight. I have put over 250,000 miles on one and it still ran great and pulled hard on boost!
 

[tedtaylor]

     sounds like a lot of work for a temporary fix.   I'm never a fan of non-original engine configurations, resto-mods, or anything non OEM spec.
nice to know there are those with lots of energy and spare time on their hands!

[TurboFource]

Just thinking......would prefer to keep original engine. As for time, I am off Monday's so that will become Europa day 

[gideon]

The Merkur XRTi has a Lima engine, which may not bolt up to the Kent pattern bellhousing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ford_bellhousing_patterns#Lima_pattern

[Chuck Nukem]

You might be able to source a low mile zetec for cheap. I grabbed one with 30k miles out of a grandmother driven '96 contour for $300 bucks...

[Certified Lotus]

Personally I would spend the time and money to work on the original engine. Even better, buy a Europa that already runs.....

[Clifton]

I love engine swaps especially with EFI but I wouldn't go that route. I would say the Zetec or a 5 valve 4AGE or rebuild what you have.

[BDA]

The Zetec would be the simplest because your biggest challenges would be motor mounts and exhaust (and finding a TC bell housing). The Toyota motor is a great motor but in addition to exhaust and motor mounts, it requires at least an adapter plate for the bell housing.

[TurboFource]

If money was no issue I would buy your beautiful car Certified!

But it is a concern and with my budget I am trying to research
all possibilities before hand 

I appreciate evryone's input and patience with me!!!