just wondering what peoples thoughts were about the spec of a fast road escort rs turbo?i have an idea of how i want mine.just wondering other peoples thoughts and experiences.have been told after 210bhp ish the power gets harder to put down properly.but i always see people striving on here for 300bhp+thanks in advancejamie

 

id say 180ish for a nice usalble road spec

chip, intercooler exhaust and whatever else to make it quite reliable

 

thanks jammer,i did mean fast road tho lol,ive got that already bar the intercooler.if anyones interested il post up the spec im after

 

ow thought you ment more of a daily drive spec,

yh post your spec up and the one you want

 

at the mo its still mfi its got,K&n/superchip/uprated leads(shit)/bailey dump valve/collins -31 actuator,old stainless exhaust.i will post the spec im thinking about.but please i do not want to hear you dont need that use the standard one.farndon con rods.acl race bearings.8.1cr forged pistons.spesso head gasket.stage 2 head.kent cvh22 or cvh34 cam,cant decide.all arp rods and bolts.vibratech mounts.st/st exhaust manifold for gt25bb turbo.bmc air filter.grs intercooler.samco hoses.ally rad.oil seperator,swirl pot,header.s1 anti rollbar.adjustable tcas.koni adjustables.powerflex rubbers.cossie brakes up front.rear disc conversion.magnex exhaust.mtx75 gbox with quaife internals.running Emerald K3 engine management.probably forgot a fair bit but thats the jist of it.p.s im sorry about the way its posted its doing this for some reason.

 

My friends 220bhp S2 puts it down quite well and pulls like a train.

Going for a ZT now though, so god knows the power.

 

the story i was told (by a respectable rally driver/parts supplier) was a guy came in who had already spent shedloads of money on his rst,it was mint and running 210bhp.after a few months the same matey came back in saying ive got to have 240bhp.The supplier said it will cost a fair whack and might not be worth it.the guy said moneys no object and had it done.came back a few days later and said he hated it,it drove like shit,spinning up etc and did not seem as fast as before.

 

Thats probably because at that sort of power 200 - 240, is about the limit you can get from Probably the turbo (depending on what you have), managment (or fueling) and a few other factors, so to go for more a change of turbo or turbo spec and managment would probably be in order and that really does change the way the car drives, it would go from a punchy feel to no doubt a rather lazy feel.

My mates got what i think is an excellent conversion, its a complete NMS engine build and runs a 5th injector for the extra fueling, without the need for cosworth management and it is running in the region of 230 - 250bhp and feels really good. Very punchy and quite savage, but still spins the wheels if not drivin correctly, which i think you will find with most escorts with 200+ ponies.

Andy

 

well ive put alot of thought into how i want my spec,i just hope it works out

 

That's a hefty spec you've listed there. I think it's down to what you want to use it for really. I'm happy for 200 brake out of mine and it surprises a lot of modern cars on the road. I've been in 300 brake RST's and it's a totally different experiance all together. Very good fun but hard to keep the power down. Suspension would need doing if not already done so too.

 

dan,thats not even the half of it lol.i want to use it as a fast road car,not a top end rocket like some people.its taken alot of time and research etc,and thought on my own part.all the suspension will be sorted,its listed above