It’s running ever so sweetly. Now to get the insurance and MOT sorted, and then I’m back on the road.

Engine Spec : -
1. Balanced Crank, conrods, flywheel, and pressure plate.
2. Cosworth racing pistons 8.2 : 1 compression ratio. (Weight checked and all the same.) Bored to 0.5mm over with torque plate.
3. New big end and main bearings. Crank ground to 0.25mm under.
4. High pressure oil pump.
5. High pressure fuel pump.
6. AP Racing pressure plate.
7. AP Racing clutch.
8. New release bearing.
9. Group "A" big end bolts.
10. Group "A" ported head and inlet manifold.
11. Stud and nut kit for cylinder head (Graham Goode Racing design)
12. WRC four layer head gasket.
13. Light blue "400" injectors.
14. 375BHP Graham Goode Racing Chip.
15. 3 bar map sensor.
16. New T34 turbo with 360 deg bearing.
17. Head and block refaced.
18. Three port oil breather system. (Graham Goode Racing design)
19. Aluminium water header tank. (Graham Goode Racing design)
20. Aluminium power steering tank. (Graham Goode Racing design)
21. Swirl pot. (Graham Goode Racing design)
22. Larger aluminium radiator.
23. Full 3" stainless steel exhaust system with sports catalyst. (Graham Goode Racing design)
24. Heavy duty cam belt.
25. Front Tarox 305mm grooved disks with 6 pot calipers
26. New dump valve with filter.
27. New distributor cap.
28. New rotor cap.
29. New cam cover.

 

Looks sweet m8 are those tarox brakes the 1s that fit under std rims, get it bk 2gether and clock sum mileage up.

 

Yes those will fit under the standard rims, with a 5mm spacer.

 

Nice 1 m8, some moneys worth there!

 

Yep, approximately £8K worth. Modifying is quite an expensive hobby………

 

looking good mate one question, What is a dump valve filter mate?

 

The dump valve has a filter around it. It looks just like a small K&N filter, and also looks like the same material. The reason for this is; that at idle there is a slight vacuum, so the dump valve is drawn open slightly pulling air into the intake pipe. Therefore particles can be drawn into the combustion chamber with a non filtered dump valve. Obviously with a filter around it, it stops the particles entering, thereby reducing wear in the bores.

Hope that helps.

Cheers
John

 

Thats a tidy motor.I could do to get a header tank cap like yours is it a graham goode? Ive got the same stuff on my car and it looks great.Keep up the good work.

 

I wonder if it's possible to put GGR swirl pot on stock cooling system? I would have one then probably. I must think also on breather system like yours - very nice.

By the way how does it work - what happens to seperated oil? Stays in that tank or goes back somewhere?

 

Cossie-Iain: Yes got the radiator cap from Graham Goode, but Demon Tweeks also sell the same cap. It’s a Stant Racing Radiator Cap with lever release. £18.32 plus vat from Demon Tweeks.

Azrael: The only problem in putting a swirl pot on, is that you need an out let for the air release. Therefore need a fitting into the header tank. The oil is separated in the three port separator, and then the oil is fed back into the sump via the standard oil return feed from the standard oil separator. Look under the inlet manifold towards the back of the engine where the block joins the sump.

Cheers
John

 

John,
Those brakes,where are they from and do they deffo fit under standard rims,they look fantastic,have you ever used them before,are they noticeably better than upgraded pads discs,
cheers
Mat

 

Mat, I met a guy who had his Escort Cossie along with a few Skylines on display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and he had this set up on his Escort Cossie, under standard rims. He works for ATS Euromaster (www.atseuromaster.co.uk) Car Performance Division, which deals in brakes. They definitely fit under standard rims, but need a 5 or 6 mm spacer, depending on the casting of the inner rim. It might just catch the caliper, so might need 6mm. I’ve now fitted my standard rims, and is ready for its first run. I’ve not yet driven the car, but I sure that it will be a good improvement. I went this route, as I like the standard look of the Escort Cossie, and didn’t want to change the rims.

Cheers
John

 

Pj motorsport sell those tarox 6pots as a complete kit £1170 hope thats sum help

 

Thanks john and Glenn too
John once you have used them, if you get a chance will you post up a note or pm me to say how good they are please
Mat

 

I have seen an installation where they drilled air ffeed in standard plastik tank. Is it hard? Or maybe I just get swirl pot and tank at the same time. It's hard to check fluid level then, though. What do you think, is it worth it?

 

Azrael I suppose you could drill a hole into the plastic header tank, and bolt a fitting in, but I’m not sure how this will affect the strength of the header tank under pressure. Personally I wouldn’t want to try it, because if it breaks, you would loose water, and that’s not a good thing. Also if this happens at high speed, by the time you check your temperature gauge, it could be too late, as the engine is cooked. Yes, you are right about checking the fluid level with an aluminium header tank, as I have to remove the cap to check inside for the fluid level. But then I check my oil and water regularly, so isn’t an issue for me.

Matcos, I also paid £1173 inc VAT for my brake setup.

Cheers
John

 

Or you could get a nice alloy header tank with a sight glass then you can have as many take offs as you could ever need. ive got a rather shiney spec-r set up on mine

 

John,now I assume you have used the brakes,whats the verdict,any good?
cheers
Mat

 

Very very nice. Haven’t used them in anger, as Tarox suggest you run them in gently for 400 miles, so to temper the disk to prevent them from warping. But when braking I just pushed a little harder on the pedal to test them, and you can feel they grab nicely, but do not bite. What I do like, is they feel progressive, the harder you push the more stopping power you feel. My VR6 with standard brakes bite at the top end, so feels like that you have good brakes, but when applying them harder seem to run out of grabbing power. A very nice conversion for standard Escort Cossie rims.

 

Very tidy mate, engine bay looks

 

sweet, i love the GGR stuff, I have a breather kit on order as I type But cant stretch to braided hosing all round just yet

 

I wouldn't mind a GGR breather kit on mine? Whats the price mate? And how much are the braided hoses are they a small fortune?

 

Graham goode stuff aint cheap at all m8 theve got a very good web site
www.grahamgoode.com. hope that helps.

 

I’ll dig out my receipts and let you know. It isn’t cheap, as those fittings are damn expensive.

Cheers
John

 

Went through my receipts last night and the complete kit cost £893.82 including vat. The expensive bits are the forged fittings costing between £35 and £44 each and you will need a few of them. Then there’s the braided hose which is not cheap, and of course the separator and catch tank. It all adds up in the end. Bear in mind that this is the three port oil separator, and not the two port, so more hose and fittings are required.

Cheers
John