1985 EXP Turbocoupe 1.93 Turbo
Hello everyone my name is Salvatore
I haven't posted on this site in a while but lately my project has been close to completion and I began to have the itch to go back into the forums. I live in the states and had great help from many of you in achieving parts such as Fiesta RS intakes and exhaust manifolds. However I ran into another car that caught my eye and well, I just jumped into it. Now its almost done.
Here is some info and I would like your opinion since you are all more informative and well experienced with turbocharged cvh's.
The car - 1985 Ford EXP turbocoupe
Engine - 1.6 CVH turbo
Turbo - IHI VC-32, upgraded to VJ-11, water and oil fed
Tranny - MTX-III
Intercooler - None
My brother blew the engine on it a year ago. Rod bolt on cylinder 4 let go. 74000 miles and previous owner neglected maintenance. Oil was thick as molasses, black, and burned severely. Rod bearings and mains were shot.
So I decided since I couldn't find a 1.6 turbo block to replace, i'll use my spare 1.9 HO instead from a 1987 Escort GT.
Engine has been balanced and blueprinted by Northeast machinery, assembled with following specs:
1987 Escort GT 1.9 HO bottom end
Bored - .020" over
Decked - .005"
Crank - underground .010"
Pistons - Custom forged by Arias, free floating with poly locks, 11 cc's removed from dome to achieve comp of 8.1/1 with factory deck and bore
Rods - Factory shotpeened
Rod bolts - ARP
Clutch - 1989 Ford Taurus SHO 9.25 inch diameter
Flywheel - 1988 Thunderbird
Flywheel bolts - ARP
1985 Ford EXP Turbocoupe head
Headgasket - Cometic MLS
Head bolts - Factory stretch torqued 18,40,90 deg,90 deg
I am still going to be boosting the VJ11 turbocharger but this time with a Yonaka motorsport intercooler and DSM blow off valve with 10-12 psi, in the future use my T3 .48hot/.60cold
My goal is 200 horsepower at the flywheel.
Should I be worried about the rods pitch angle and hp rating here? I only intend to rev to 5500, 6000 max.
Thank you everyone!
Last edited by LiviN7; Jul 4, 2012 at 06:20 AM.