Vauxhall 2 litre XE engine 16 valve

Any one used the above mentioned engine in an Escort here in Oz??
Aparentely it is quite a common conversion in the uk?? you can buy bellhousings etc to fit up to the type 9 5-speed etc??
Let me know your thoughts pros/cons in doing it (apart from it not being Ford based engine)...
Am sort of keen to possibly use one in a daily run-around if it isnt too heavy on the pocket for the conversion...
thanks...
Aparentely it is quite a common conversion in the uk?? you can buy bellhousings etc to fit up to the type 9 5-speed etc??
Let me know your thoughts pros/cons in doing it (apart from it not being Ford based engine)...
Am sort of keen to possibly use one in a daily run-around if it isnt too heavy on the pocket for the conversion...
thanks...