XR2i / RS 1800 - specs
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XR2i / RS 1800 - specs
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I am currently looking at this car for sale in Denmark:
http://www.hansenbiler.dk/biler/brug...a-1.8i-XR2i-3d
However, I cannot figure out exactly what this is. The car is listed as an XR2i with 130 hp but in the same time it spots the RS writing on the back.
I cannot figure out whether the XR2i actually came in a 130 hp version - or if this was only the RS1800 that did so?
With a 2-spoke wheel which I pressume is original - it must be an XR2i - but did this come with 130hp?
Do you spot any other strange and non-original things besides the extremely ugly alloys?
I suppose it's a non-original color as well as it has been resprayed lately.
Any help would be appreciated - experts are hard to find in Denmark
Regards,
Kenneth
I am currently looking at this car for sale in Denmark:
http://www.hansenbiler.dk/biler/brug...a-1.8i-XR2i-3d
However, I cannot figure out exactly what this is. The car is listed as an XR2i with 130 hp but in the same time it spots the RS writing on the back.
I cannot figure out whether the XR2i actually came in a 130 hp version - or if this was only the RS1800 that did so?
With a 2-spoke wheel which I pressume is original - it must be an XR2i - but did this come with 130hp?
Do you spot any other strange and non-original things besides the extremely ugly alloys?
I suppose it's a non-original color as well as it has been resprayed lately.
Any help would be appreciated - experts are hard to find in Denmark
Regards,
Kenneth
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Its a strange one for sure it looks to me like an xr2i but never heard of a 130 ps one, its possible that the crossover pipe is a replacement from a 130ps engines car, one way to check is the 130 ps will have 55 stamped quite small on the side of one of the flanges on the throttle body and it is literally stamped not part of the casting, some rs did have the same seats and some had recaros.
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I have read on multiple forums and some say the xr2i 1,8 16V had 130 hp - some say only the RS1800 did - and that it could be different from country to country.
It is very hard to find out. According to previous owner, the only non-original thing is the sound system, exhaust and wheels (as well as the BMW grey color)...
Are those Escort wheels really worth any money?
Do you have picture of the wheels the XR2i was originally born with?
Here are some more pictures:
http://www.bilgalleri.dk/galleri/329..._xr2i_rs_1800_
It is very hard to find out. According to previous owner, the only non-original thing is the sound system, exhaust and wheels (as well as the BMW grey color)...
Are those Escort wheels really worth any money?
Do you have picture of the wheels the XR2i was originally born with?
Here are some more pictures:
http://www.bilgalleri.dk/galleri/329..._xr2i_rs_1800_
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No the xr2i 16v was 115ps, rs1800 had 130ps, the only difference is the inlet, ecu and cams. The inlet will also have HO written on it if its a 130 ps item, I don't have pics but the rs would have had 5 spoke flat faced 15 inch wheel.
and yes decent escos wheels fetch good money
and yes decent escos wheels fetch good money
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In the UK, the XR2i 16v was 105PS, the RS1800 was 130PS.
The throttle body is larger, so you could pop the inlet pipe off and have a look. The air flow meter is also larger. The inlet manifold is different internally and has "HO" on it, but you won't really be able to see that in the car. Other changes are to the cams and oil spray jets under the pistons.
Otherwise it will be very difficult to tell the difference, other than what it says on the reg documents, that might give a clue. In the UK, early RS1800s had Recaro seats, but later ones didn't, so that doesn't guarantee much.
The throttle body is larger, so you could pop the inlet pipe off and have a look. The air flow meter is also larger. The inlet manifold is different internally and has "HO" on it, but you won't really be able to see that in the car. Other changes are to the cams and oil spray jets under the pistons.
Otherwise it will be very difficult to tell the difference, other than what it says on the reg documents, that might give a clue. In the UK, early RS1800s had Recaro seats, but later ones didn't, so that doesn't guarantee much.
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So, the XR2i 16v did come with different specs in different countries I guess, as liam informed about the 116 ps.
I hope to get the reg. facts soon. There are not many of these cars left - at least in Denmark.
Edit: you were quicker to correct
I hope to get the reg. facts soon. There are not many of these cars left - at least in Denmark.
Edit: you were quicker to correct
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When I worked at ford in the late 90's early 2000's we had an exchange student from a German ford dealer for a year and him coming over to England was part of his training. At the time I had a RS1800 and the German lad had a XR2i 16v but his was a 130ps. He said in Europe the XR2I come with the 130ps engine unlike the UK's 105ps version.
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In the UK, the XR2i 16v was 105PS, the RS1800 was 130PS.
The throttle body is larger, so you could pop the inlet pipe off and have a look. The air flow meter is also larger. The inlet manifold is different internally and has "HO" on it, but you won't really be able to see that in the car. Other changes are to the cams and oil spray jets under the pistons.
Otherwise it will be very difficult to tell the difference, other than what it says on the reg documents, that might give a clue. In the UK, early RS1800s had Recaro seats, but later ones didn't, so that doesn't guarantee much.
The throttle body is larger, so you could pop the inlet pipe off and have a look. The air flow meter is also larger. The inlet manifold is different internally and has "HO" on it, but you won't really be able to see that in the car. Other changes are to the cams and oil spray jets under the pistons.
Otherwise it will be very difficult to tell the difference, other than what it says on the reg documents, that might give a clue. In the UK, early RS1800s had Recaro seats, but later ones didn't, so that doesn't guarantee much.
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No the xr2i 16v was 115ps, rs1800 had 130ps, the only difference is the inlet, ecu and cams. The inlet will also have HO written on it if its a 130 ps item, I don't have pics but the rs would have had 5 spoke flat faced 15 inch wheel.
and yes decent escos wheels fetch good money
and yes decent escos wheels fetch good money
I don't recall a mk3 Fiesta with the 115ps Zetec as they mainly got fitted to Mondeo's and Escort Si
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Thanks. Any pictures of the correct wheels for the XR2i '93?
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They are 5 spokes with straight spokes and flat faces. Ones that look similar but look like a star are from the escort
They are 5 spokes with straight spokes and flat faces. Ones that look similar but look like a star are from the escort
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Well the early version if the Rs1800 had Recaro seats and all the 16v XR2 had wing back seats. The RS did eventually have wing back seats but not in the fabric that the one in the link has.also the wing back seat version if the rs had power steering and was on the later mk3.5 version shell with the flip open fuel filler cap and no style line on the tailgate that comes from the lights.
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Just to sum up - I got the VIN number today. As you can see on this link, it is a Spanish build, originally white XR2i with the 1,8 16V 130 ps engine:
http://vindecoder.eu/check-vin/VS6BXXWPFBNS77910
http://vindecoder.eu/check-vin/VS6BXXWPFBNS77910
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