RS_Cosworth330

I would be grateful for peoples opinions on the Black Escort Cosworth that www.tridentperformance.co.uk have up for sale at the mo?! Has anyone been to see it already and found anything that I should know about before setting out on a rather longish trek to view it myself?- if so this could save me alot of time and money!! It looks and sounds OK in the advert but like we all know that doesn't mean anything really nowadays unfortunately! My only concern is that they do seem to have had it up for sale for some time now whereas every other Cossie I ring up about I keep getting the same old one liner, "Sorry it's Sold!" Any info would be gratefully received

benporter

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sod it buy the lambo

maby got somthing to do with the big turbo conversion?

RS_Cosworth330

Out of my price range I'm afraid, 50p short!!

benporter

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hold on its a big turbo with a small turbo head

benporter

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Hmmmm its got a late filler flap but with big tubo mirrors seems dodgey

benporter

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Manufacturer Ford
Model ESCORT RS COSWORTH
Body type 3 door hatchback
Colour Black
Fuel type Petrol
Date manufactured 31 December 1994
Number of previous owners 5
Last owner change 02 April 2002

Glenn5

nah sum early small turbos had the big mirrors looks ok could do with a dam good scrub and that strut brace well yellow sounds like a GGR 305 conv but they never produce 305 id do an independant check on car and a very good look over it seems a good price aswell

benporter

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Dose it look like a t28?or is it a big turbo conversion? says its a big turbo

Glenn5

yeh deffo looks like a small turbo its got an afm and tiny turbo m8 you can tell buy the size of the turbo hose m8

Dave Henshall

its got a small turbo head, idle valve, air flow meter and EDIS ignition, me reckons is not a big tubo at all

THE RADMAN

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deffo a small turbo, looks like the only time the bonnet has been up was to fit the strut brace,lol

RS_Cosworth330

I sent the dealer themselves an email briefly explaining the situation to them, basically asking is it a Big or Small Turbo version?! They replied:- "I was told it is the big turbo model. That is all I know. It may have been a big turbo from new, or may have had one fitted later. Or I may have been told wrong! Come and have a look if you like."

THE RADMAN

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they obviously know nothing about cossies then

Dean-o

that is deffo a small turbo a very early one granted but a small turbo it is

RS_Cosworth330

I think that the only way I am going to get to the bottom of this is if I go & have a look at it myself, so that is what I might be doing at some point over the weekend! If I am entirely honest though I wouldn't really know exactly what I should be looking for when I get there, how to tell what it started it's life as and what it is now??
With this going to be my first Cosworth experience I would be most grateful for any info that could keep me out of trouble?!
If it is just a straight forward Small Turbo example then fair enough because it looks like a tidy one, but even after my enquiry to them saying that I've been told the under bonnet picture looks entirely like a small turbo model, they're still advertising it as a Big Turbo??!

ESCYSCOTT

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That is a definate small turbo model escos, as said above, it has the Air flow meter before the airbox, the EEC4 ISCV etc etc

Also, large turbo models were never fitted with airbags and this one has got drivers airbag.......

DEFFO, DEFFO small turbo from factory

RS_Cosworth330

OK cheers Scott, that gives me a bit of ammo to hit 'em with now

Damo V

If thats all the history he has I certainly wouldnt call that FULL service history pmsl

Damo V

on a car that age, two folders full is what I call full history

ian rst

Mine is a big turbo and has an air bag.

THE RADMAN

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lots of big turbos were fitted with airbags