Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 04/06/12 08:48 AM Share Posted 04/06/12 08:48 AM not e85? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 11m Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 04/06/12 08:49 AM Share Posted 04/06/12 08:49 AM On 04/06/2012 at 8:45 AM, STAINOnegger said: Ratter has swallowed too much chlorineAgwbabrlol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 3m 30d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 04/06/12 10:21 AM Share Posted 04/06/12 10:21 AM Obviously you intend to race this thing right?.....have you considered what class its going to fit into?... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 6m 5d Gender: Male Posted 04/06/12 10:23 AM Share Posted 04/06/12 10:23 AM (edited) ......Go the rotor!! Edited 04/06/12 10:23 AM by PAZZOnegger 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterBrain Donating Members 316 Member For: 15y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/06/12 11:04 AM Share Posted 04/06/12 11:04 AM (edited) My mate has a Escort with a 1jz, It had 320hp atw and weighed 1060kg. He's now halfway through fitting a GTX3071r to it.Here's a video of it at Morgan Park, Just after he finished building it. Here him at Mt Cotton Hillclimb, The smoke's from the rear turbos' damaged oil seal. Edited 04/06/12 11:05 AM by ScatterBrain 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistler6 Member 417 Member For: 17y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: VIC Posted 04/06/12 11:29 AM Share Posted 04/06/12 11:29 AM Any reason your set on an escort?As mentioned before a Capri or Cortina would be more suitable. Would need plenty of money for all that fab work, front/rear end etc. And will u rego it? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 04/06/12 11:33 AM Share Posted 04/06/12 11:33 AM that scort with the barra motor going in would be sucking biiiiiiig dollars to complete.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETFPV Donating Members 672 Member For: 17y 5m 22d Gender: Male Posted 04/06/12 12:05 PM Share Posted 04/06/12 12:05 PM (edited) On 03/06/2012 at 8:45 PM, Bomber said: I think in most states also if you modify the f/wall you won't be able to register.I've modified my fire wall and the car is getting fully engineered, A Cortina will also need a firewall job to make it fit with a nice amount of room, the added benefit over a Escort is a Capri and Cortina can run an engine up to 5ltr in Capacity, so a 4ltr is well within the limit's, but this in Vic of course, my chassis guy also has found a loop hole to have the car fully engineered with the 6 point chromoly cage which will be getting done aswell...Be prepared to be forking out lot's of $$, if you dont have lot's of $$ to back you dont even think about starting such a conversion...This is takin from fullboost forum's record list, it's a Cortina with a Barra im not sure this pic will work...Here's the time it ran...Jim GrillisFord Cortina DOHC 4.0L turbo8.580 @ 163.50mph28x9in slicks, E100 fuelCouple of older video's of it, car run's a GT42 im sure and a C4.... Edited 04/06/12 12:10 PM by JETFPV Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vevapower Waiting for the 1st N/A 12! Donating Members 2,533 Member For: 17y 2m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 04/06/12 12:50 PM Share Posted 04/06/12 12:50 PM There's also a Eskie Panel Van with a Barra T in it!I'll try and find the links, it was for sale when I saw it!Stand by. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Donating Members 1,205 Member For: 13y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: Burwood, NSW Posted 04/06/12 05:24 PM Share Posted 04/06/12 05:24 PM have you considered a v8?http://www.h1v8.com/page/page/1562068.htm Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80443-xr6-turbo-powered-1980-ford-escort-mk2/page/4/#findComment-1249357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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