Hi all,


Since the Escort engine has about 170.000miles on the clock it was almost time for a rebuild and after having problems with oil loss (all oil gone in 30miles) i was looking out for options...

First i've spoken to cossiedavid (David Pritchard), who gave me a very good feeling as Dave is a top man with a lot of knowledge

One of the other options that came to mind is Oppliger Motorsport in Italy.. Since i wanted more power, and i allready baught the Oppliger gearbox.. this was the better option as Oppliger could have the whole project for him (engine + gearbox)

After discussing what could be made of my rebuild engine, Romain Oppliger sent a trailer over to Belgium to pick my cossie up and bring it back to Oppliger HQ

Here it arrived in Italy





A few mods and specs:

Long studs
Bore block
Forged pistons
Ported head
Cams
Pulleys
Bigger inlet manifold
Twinscroll manifold & external wastegate
Custom uprated oil pump
Oil breather
ACL trimetallic bearings
Polish crack
850cc injectors
GTX3076
Mapped by Oppliger + ALS

They are also fitting the AP 6-paddle clutch and Oppliger gearkit in my gearbox wich should cope with all the power.

Romain said we should see about 480bhp in low boost and 520bhp in high boost with this setup. Even tough the GTX3076 can do more.. i guess with more boost there will be more surge
So let's see what this baby can push

I am really looking forward to the result as i have much faith in this big company in Europe.

Once i get some info or updates from Romain i will update here.

Cheers, Melvin