How do you supe an escort? - Page 5

mark v · 08-07-2008, 02:52 PM

Nope I don't believe you dropped off almost 1400 or more lbs even though you still have that heavy ass V8 in there.

Put some "Detailed" pictures of this 1800lbs car up so we can see.

stylingtwagon · 08-07-2008, 07:09 PM

yes indeed some pics would be nice of youre geo metro I I I mean fairmont
come on man the new lotus thats the size of a metro weighs 1800 lbs and its all fiberglass and carbonfiber i have not shaved any weight on my car at all except my new motor is 95 lbs less than the stock 1.9 so im about 2600
if i did weight reduction i could get mabye down to 2200 at best u cant shave 1400 lbs just admit it . heres a rotor pic

DustDevil · 08-07-2008, 08:19 PM

Uhhh I think he meant 2800 because my 82 fairmont coupe weighs 2729 lbs., dry. Bone stock. 255 auto

jonzo77 · 08-09-2008, 11:50 AM

i didn't notice the type-o...
sorry.

stylingtwagon · 08-10-2008, 01:35 PM

ok this is how u soup an escort ! with a for sure 180- to 200 to the wheels at 10 psi

jonzo77 · 08-10-2008, 08:32 PM

Cosworth

this is the engine cosworth is putting into the focus, and i know it's not quite as powerful as the one in my escort, but i supposedly bought one that the gent said "was one of Colin McRea's back-up car. i didn't really care when i bought it... it does 266@6250Hp/345@3200torque on the Dyno. that's all 4 wheels though. it might have been greater if i only had front. it can still be modified...

stylingtwagon · 08-10-2008, 10:20 PM

ha ha ur funny the foucus motor wont drop in the escort the mounts are wrong u have to turn ur engine compartment into swiss chese to make it work then u cant use the escorts wireing harness not even from the ztec which is your best bet depending on the year of your escort 96 and below the best motor is mine the bp . 96 and up was the dohc ztec motor both do about 140 hp with a GOOd intake and exuast with header .
ur crazy u should sell that duratec for somthing that is plug and play .
and budjet frindly if done my hole settup for about 1400 the way it sits im at around 148
at the crank 130 at the wheels but not for long as soon as i get a gtx ecu ill be 180 to the wheels .

jonzo77 · 08-11-2008, 07:25 AM

i never played with the idea, just thought i'd throw that out and see what could happen.
wait, are your engines transversely mounted? that might be why. mine is conventionally mounted... i've never really looked at a regular escort after my '86

stylingtwagon · 08-11-2008, 09:17 PM

ya i belive so the motor everyone is going to is basicly out of a escort gt 91-96 which was first used in the mazda miata .

jonzo77 · 08-13-2008, 01:08 AM

can you use any parts from the Cosi page? you'd have to look under heritage...

here...
Cosworth

this is the block that's in mine, and after researching some, i found i can get up to around 540BHP...
here, the site i'm looking at for that, and i DO plan on looking further into this...

Ford Cosworth YB 16valve Turbo engine information
foreign... The Cosworth YB engine.... - MIG Performance Vauxhalls

i found out you guys CAN use it. If you have the bread of course...