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12th Mar 10 at 07:39

I thought the C20XE cam as standard in old Escorts?

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12th Mar 10 at 09:45

only the overpriced ones m8 yo.

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12th Mar 10 at 09:49

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12th Mar 10 at 09:53

quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
only the overpriced ones m8 yo.

they are almost all overpriced mate

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12th Mar 10 at 10:21

alot of the irish rally men use the redtop in the escorts as pintos can be very hard to find over in Ireland. Ive now seen them fitting vtec engines to the mark 2 aswell

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12th Mar 10 at 11:01

vtec in a mk1 or mk2 escort is wrong. So wrong. Its bad enough fitting a shit vauxhall engine but thats just against religion. Vtec shite.

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12th Mar 10 at 11:18

haha too true rather spend twice the money finding a good BDA.
The sound of a BDA through a forest is something else

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12th Mar 10 at 11:33

i wonder if it was vtec powered would people say it wasnt overpriced?

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12th Mar 10 at 14:50

V-Tec might be a good choice, dare I say it. They work well in kit cars

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12th Mar 10 at 16:03

quote:
Originally posted by john-d

quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
only the overpriced ones m8 yo.

they are almost all overpriced mate

cant be overpriced if there selling though?

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12th Mar 10 at 20:49

Overpriced if you can't afford it with your pocket money.

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13th Mar 10 at 16:47

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Originally posted by Robin
There's only one engine which should be in that car and building one properly would probably be as much as that car

Actually I can think of at least five engines which could be in there, but the one that is, isn't one of them.

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13th Mar 10 at 16:49

quote:
Originally posted by jr
im under the opionion the engine in it should have been designed by mike and keith

Reid and Harris?

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13th Mar 10 at 16:52

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and be of a driven assembly

The A stands for 'A', not assembly.

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13th Mar 10 at 18:00

most of the irish are running JRE engines from 2.0 up to 2.4 Xe's and depending on how JRE are getting on, some may even be starting to use 2.5ltr XE's. to be fair though the irish have made prices of the escorts go up + there history in motorsport with vaternan, mikkola, etc make them wanted at any cost really.

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13th Mar 10 at 18:04

quote:
Originally posted by philip2
some may even be starting to use 2.5ltr XE's

Details?

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13th Mar 10 at 18:20

Actually, I can think of seven appropriate engines Robin.

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13th Mar 10 at 18:22

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
Actually, I can think of seven appropriate engines Robin.

Crossflow
Lotus twink
Cosworth BD
Pinto
Cosworth YB

What are the 2 I'm missing?

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13th Mar 10 at 18:28

Actually that's 8 including the Twink.

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13th Mar 10 at 18:30

Surely you can't be thinking of the pre-cross and the two lardy sixes?

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13th Mar 10 at 18:42

Actually it's 9.

Crossflow.*

Pinto* (with or without the Warrior Twin cam head option).

BDA/G/T.

YBD.

Lotus Twin Cam.

That mad quad cam V6 thing that was in the similarly mad Escort that Jackie Stewart drove.

Sierra/Granada 2 litre Twin Cam unit.

That barmy new 2.3 litre Mountune Zetec thing, preferably with the fake BDA cam cover.

And finally, my own personal preference, a nice DFV in road trim.

You could also stick a Capri/Granada Cologne/Essex lump in, or a Cosworth Granada V6 if six cylinders is your preference and especially if one is on a budget.

I will also allow the application of Ford V8 and Rover V8 units for those that prefer the Stock Car/Pro Street/Hot rod approach.

* Incidentally and as a matter of much interest to me at least, you can now buy alloy heads for both of these and an alloy block for the Kent unit (there may also be one available for the Pinto too), yes, that's right, if money's no object, you can no build an all alloy, 2.3L Crossflow!

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13th Mar 10 at 18:43

quote:
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Surely you can't be thinking of the pre-cross and the two lardy sixes?

Pre-Cross is only allowed to be fitted to Anglias, Pops and MK I Cortinas.

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13th Mar 10 at 18:55

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
That mad quad cam V6 thing that was in the similarly mad Escort that Jackie Stewart drove.

That was a Cosworth GAA I believe, Essex based, 470bhp from 3.4 litres, as found in the RS3100 Capris.

This is the very same engine but in a breadvan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY5_T59MceY

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
Sierra/Granada 2 litre Twin Cam unit.

That terrible 8v thing?

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13th Mar 10 at 19:04

My Sapphire went like the absolute clappers, revved like a nutter, never drank or burnt a drop of oil or coolant and returned amazing MPG.

I can't help but imagine what even more fun that very engine would have been, were it transplanted into a budget MK II, perhaps a 4 door like Project Goldmember.

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13th Mar 10 at 19:06

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286

quote:
Originally posted by jr
im under the opionion the engine in it should have been designed by mike and keith

Reid and Harris?

Costin and Duckworth knowing James

[Edited on 13-03-2010 by ed]

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