hi people im new to this site and fords in geneal, the reason im on is fr a bit of advice, ive been offered a mk1 xr2 with turbo engine, 1700 bottom end, hi lift cams, big turbo , chipped, vernier pulley , dump valve etc etc, as i says new to fords, ive owned imprezas mostly, was just wondering what kind of performance i can expect from the car, it has lsd also, guy claims its around 200bhp, does it all sound rite ??? from experience can anybody guide me in a direction, thanks , Davie

 

"Around" 200bhp, prob mean 170-180, unless he has a rolling road graph to back it up.

But even so, will still be a little rocket with that engine in. DO IT!!

 

XR2s are RAPID with even 150ish bhp

might be a tad hard to drive tho with torque steer

 

 

nobody no anythin bowt these cars then lol

 

A member on here Lewismk1 has a mk1 fiesta that used to have a 1700 burton crossflow in, around 160 ish bhp and that went like the clappers, mk1's weigh next to nothing, and a turbo engine isnt exactly the worlds heaviest engine, if its stripped out with a cage in and no rear seats it will go like fuck if its 200bhp, and as Jim said, being frontwheel drive in something so light it will be a bit of a fight through the gears with torquesteer, but in my opinion the fight through the gears will also be a lot of fun if you can manage it

 

Get it.

Mk1 XR2 are hard to find now in any guise - modified or standard. Is it a CVH or Xflow turbo?

Be prepared for some panel replacement though - as it probably will need some new panels to bring i up to scratch. But well worth doing as they hold their value pretty well nowadays.

 

mate i dont know much bout the ford engines but if it helps it says EFI on it lol,, as for the panels the car is a near minter not a drop of rust,, im swapping it for 1 of my scoobies