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Another vote for the Duratec Plus 4, the port injected 2.0 variant really is an outstanding engine!
The best of the modern Plus 4 breed was the Supersports model as it received the best Mazda L variant of the Duratec, this version benefitted from variable valve timing, better rods, a steel crank, and made 200hp on throttle bodies while retaining simpler port injection, the trouble is they only made 60 Supersports so they're rare and when they do come up for sale they tend to be pricey.
Ignoring the Supersports for a minute, don't forget a regular port injected Duratec Plus 4 will be usefully cheaper to buy than the direct injected GDI, and other than the engine difference it's essentially the exact same car, this makes the cheaper to buy Duratec Plus 4 a far better value proposition.
Finally, don't ignore a narrow body 4/4 75th Anniversary model as Morgan gave it the 143hp 2.0 Duratec from the Plus 4, this one recently sold for just £26,000 which was somewhat of a bargain if you ask me!
And for just £2,500 you can take any standard Duratec from 143hp to 180hp, all you need is a Fusion Fabrications inlet, their Supersports replica exhaust manifold and an ECU reflash. The above narrow body 4/4 75th Anniversary probably only weighs 900 kg, so 180hp would give you 200 bhp per ton!!! This would make for a very nippy little depreciation proof classic car with the modern and bombproof Duratec engine paired with the super slick five speed Mazda transmission.
All this for just £28,500, try building a resto-mod Duratec MGB for that and you'll soon be spending more
