As Dave has said , "you will need similar items just to handle the cossie power. " Handle as in putting the power down.

There is many an Escort out there with Cossies under the bonnets running leaf springs etc Clint Gaskin had 426 bhp running through his otherwise standard Mk1 , allthough we did link it later.

As the grip levels rise, the stresses on the shell means it need beefing up. But again, with standard size rubber and grip levels the wheels still spin up at the same power that the old x-flow or pinto would spin them, and a spinning wheel wont stress nothing but your wallet.

The list of things you can do to an escort is rather large.

One thing i will say though is dont go out and buy an LSD or uprated shafts for the English (Timken) axle, Get a Salisbury Atlas from the start, the English will break if you get grip and the atlas wont. Talk to Tom at Fostek Eng http://www.fostek.co.uk/ he'll sort you out with an axle.

Like i said though.. the list is endless for the mods that can be done, you can go from standard (just with tunnel mods) to something like this ...




Allthough that one has an NA cossie in it (and is high for the trailer, Ride height is 45mm under the chassis rails)

or this 3.2 twin turbo V6



just an idea of what can go inside the car , this is a Mk1 Cossie Turbo...