Featured in Retro Ford August 2006

'SBD is well-known for its rear-wheel drive XE wizardry, but have recently turned it attention to Ford's Duratec. It has a stock of specially-made steel crankshafts which are a direct replacemnt for the original two-litre item. It retains the sandard 83.1mm stroke, but has a new added key way for additional strenght and it only weighs 13.4kgs'

PIST-OM-DUR-87.50XS
Duratec 2.0L Omega Pistons, we have designed the pistons for the Duratec to use the standard Ford rings. the reason being that most people start with a new or low mileage engine & the rings are designed to do at least 100,000 miles. This means you can simply slip out each piston in turn & fit the rings to the new piston, so therefore full running-in will not be required, just gentle bedding in. Available 87.50mm Bore (Set of 4). Available singly.

Retro Ford included the Duratec pistons & rods in it's News page in January 2007 issue

'SBD has released some goodies for the latest must-have engine, the Duratec. They can now supply high-quality intruder pistons for said engine, which will push the compression ratio right up but can also be machined down to suit your application. Their bore is 87.50mm, they were designed by SBD itself & are produced by Omega to suit both the 2.0 & 2.3 engines. Also pictured is a steel rod which SBD can supply for either the 2.0 or 2.3 engine. The 2.0 rod weighs around 455g & has a centre length of approximately 146mm, the 2.3 weighs around 480g and is around 155mm long. The combined piston & rod assembly is around 90g lighter than the standard setup & so will unleash valuable ponies from that Mondeo engine'

PIS-R-OM-DURA-87.50

Omega Duratec piston ring pack 87.50mm

RB-DURA-01K
Duratec ARP Heavy duty rod bolt set 2.0L for standard rods.

Duratec Heavy Duty rod bolt instruction sheet.

ROD-FD-2.0LDUR-146S
Duratec 2.0L steel rod set. We have designed this rod to replace the standard fragile item, it has a bronze small end bush, which replaces the press-fit version. Ideal for use with our piston. These rods have been tested extensively by ourselves to over 9000rpm on standard crankshaft & over 9500rpm on a steel crankshaft. So beware of cheap imitations!
Weight approx 455g
Centre to centre length approx 146mm

ROD-FD-2.3LDUR-155S
Duratec 2.3L steel rod set
Weight approx 480g
Centre to centre length approx 155mm

PPC included the Duratec pistons & rods in their Top Gear section of the January 2007 issue

'There's a lot of potential wrapped up inside Ford's Duratec HE twin cam. Even in standard form it can make decent power once freed from the restrictive Mondeo management system, but with uprated internals the all-alloy lump can cope with astonishingly high revs and serious bhp. SBD Motorsport have just released lightweight piston and steel rod sets suitable for 2.0 & 2.3-litre engines, shaving 90g off each piston & rod assembly. The pistons are an 87.50mm bore, can be machined to fine-tune compression ratio adn accept standard Ford rings. Roads are available in 146mm (2-litre) & 155mm (2.3-litre) lengths'

Duratec heavy duty bearings.
The duratec engine has a tin/aluminium bearing fitted as standard to both mains & bigends, it is recommended to replace these with a heavy duty version, which will give your engine extra protection.

BRG-DUR-M-2.0-0.00-ACL
Main bearing for Ford Duratec 2.0L
Available in standard, +0.25 & +0.50

BRG-DUR-2.0-0.00-ACL
Lead Copper Bigend Bearings for Ford Duratec 2.0L
Available in standard, +0.25 & +0.50