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Old 08-10-2004, 07:45 PM
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That is one thing I thought I would never say !

Had it for over 5 years now and I am happy with the 450 ish BHP.

MY dilema is.....

I want to stay with Ford and RS but the only car I want is the RS200

I cannot afford one of these (£35 to £50 K)
and thought about a cossie powered replica RS200

I also enjoy taking my car to the RS shows but if I bought a replica car
I would not be able to do this as it is not genuine and the RSOC
would kick my ass if I did.

I must admit, I am becoming a track and gravel race freak too
and the escort has more chips than McDonalds on the bonnet.

Oh the dilema...

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strip it out

or sell more of those ecus,, and buy the 200
Old 08-10-2004, 07:50 PM
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yes i sometimes think the same but i know if i sold it i would kick my self, what do you get that the escort hasnt got and at a realistic price ????
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Sell it.

buy an evo

new technology.....


Last thing ford did decent is well out of date......

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Keep your fingers crossed for the new Focus Cossie (if it ever happens ) and build the first 450 brake on of them
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Dingy...you are still stuck in the MK2 days though
Old 08-10-2004, 08:13 PM
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Phil, i have had a mk2 for 14 years mate, its an addiction.

As for the focus cosworth -pmsl - see someone aint been readin the ford fuck down on motorsport then, as in No WRC, no F1 no research no fuck all......Last thing they gonna do is make a 300+ 4x4 focus.....especially when they aint entering events and no homologation...althought neither do mitsi.....no idea why they do

scoobs do cause they have no other interest, its either an impreza or a forester LOL.....
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Simon, keep your Es Cos and fit a proper turbo! T4
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Dingy but MAD produced a Sapphire that can do over 200mph...i honestly dont think the future is EVO!
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dingy, I had a mark 2 escort RS2000 with a turbo charged
pinto in 1986 to 1993 but sold it to get married

I loved that car but the plank who bought it stuffed it into a wall.

Ford has shafted us all big time but I am still a fan of them
Old 08-10-2004, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Doug Stirling
Simon, keep your Es Cos and fit a proper turbo! T4
Cheeky boy

Ok, Lets go find a 18 wheeler volvo truck and pinch its turbo and bolt it on
and hope for the best !

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Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,La g,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,
Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag, ahh boost at last , rev limit.... Change gear.
Old 08-10-2004, 08:28 PM
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At the end of the day, the decesion is your mate

But as Dingy said, buy an evo....its the way forward i think
Old 08-10-2004, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Bosch Man
Dingy but MAD produced a Sapphire that can do over 200mph...i honestly dont think the future is EVO!
PMSL a 430 bhp evo would kill it on any track in the uk, and on any road aside from the m1.......

Up to you LOL.....

Infact fuck that, i would race rod round any track in the uk in a 28 year old car with 380 bhp...
Old 08-10-2004, 08:35 PM
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id put my money on Dingle in that race

Nige


EVOs rock too had a six for a little while Whhhoooo Hoo they handle
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Originally Posted by SECS
Originally Posted by Doug Stirling
Simon, keep your Es Cos and fit a proper turbo! T4
Cheeky boy
Ok, Lets go find a 18 wheeler volvo truck and pinch its turbo and bolt it on
and hope for the best !
Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,La g,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,
Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag,Lag, ahh boost at last , rev limit.... Change gear.
Strange,

I seem to recall on the M5 motorway on the journey to the Crealy Park RSOC show that the T4 equiped car pulled about half a mile on the other Es Cossies that were chasing..........Not so laggy on that occasion then!
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Doug Stirling,
Didnt say T4 cars were slow just dont like waiting for power delivery.
Anyway, you will be selling that T4 soon .......
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Old 08-10-2004, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dingy
...althought neither do mitsi.....no idea why they do
If im not mistaken Mitsu go severe financial problems.
Old 08-10-2004, 08:56 PM
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Wish i could use my car enough to get bored of it
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Originally Posted by Doug Stirling
Simon, keep your Es Cos and fit a proper turbo! T4
Doug I dont think Simon does old tech GT30 or 35 real turbo's.

Mark
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Re handling...a Lotus Elise would piss Dingy round a track!


The point being a MAD car is the first proven 200plus MPH car.....We aint said owt about handling we talking about outright POWER.
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Good point Mark........As you say GT30/35 "real" turbo's
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Originally Posted by Bosch Man
Re handling...a Lotus Elise would piss Dingy round a track!


The point being a MAD car is the first proven 200plus MPH car.....We aint said owt about handling we talking about outright POWER.
You never been to a track day then.....

OK

ROD Driving an elise.....FUCK me 10psi please karlos.....
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Please, PLEASE lets not turn this topic into a tuner fight
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I think if your bored simon u need to make it faster
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Their you go Dingy...you are now not comparing cars but Drivers....and all i can say to that is...my cock is bigger than yours..ROFL
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Bosch Man,
and all i can say to that is...my cock is bigger than yours..ROFL

good call
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if you have an escort cosworth with big bhp,what could you get to top that.

Would have to spend a good bit to get the evo the same spec.

keep the escort.




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My offer still stands....you wouldent ever be bored!!!

Only joking mate....sorry! (Private Joke)
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Fuckit phil, swap katie with his esc, she can easy dump him and get back with you then you got em both
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Steve, I wouldent swap Katie for the world, she means far too much to me! shes asleep behind me at the mo
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I was not asleep, I was playing at being asleep.....
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Got to agree and dissagree with Dingy.
Fords have n't built anything like they used to in the past.
Evo's are not the way forward though.
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there is only 1 question for me - is it a fanny magnet or not??
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Originally Posted by dingy
Sell it.

buy an evo



i did it the other way, looking back ,would have never not bought the evo, but they are too fast, trust me, you can go everywhere at 100+mph and it does get addictive - they are far too easy to drive really hard IMO, at least the escos you have some involvemnt still.
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Originally Posted by mattbibs
there is only 1 question for me - is it a fanny magnet or not??
priorities sorted there m8?
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Cossie powered RS200 rep is fine. If you get snubbed by any RS clubs, fuck 'em. Doubt you would tho'.
450bhp RS200 rep is something I would swap my escos for. Get sniffing on ebay...

Alternatively - make your escort handle and stop better, the corners will be much more fun

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