guggiarally

Dear All,

I'm from Italy and I'm willing to buy a BDG on carbs for my Ford Escort Mk2 Gr4, FIA650, rally car.
There are many company in UK that sell and produce the BDG but.....which is the best? Who makes the best BDG in England?

Thanks

ian sibbert

Money no object, Alan Sherwood is the best in the business pal...

http://www.sherwoodengines.co.uk/index.html

krypton

Got to agree with that^^^. Engine in all the winning Historic cars

jpfour

Geoff richardson racing engines http://www.geoffrichardsonengines.com/

Been using them for many years won many championships with us
he remakes nearly all the parts now including metering units if you did ever go MFI

guggiarally

Thank you guys, do you know how is Wilcox?
Also, in rally UK, is most common to see BDG on carbs or mechanical fuel injection?

t4 and greys

iTrader: (5)

go for a wilcox mate !!!!
have a freshly rebuilt one from him here

great motor ,good backup and service a1 for me

personall;y prefer wilcox over anyone or anyone elses
can only say from my experience though and only dealt with wilcox .

guggiarally

sombody else have experience with BDG?

carcollector

i should be gettin 1 for my mk2 escort....but didnt bother as too expensive and unreliable i was told...so going yb...sorry

steveboyslim

Define 'best'

There are many people/companies very caperable of building or supplying a BDG parts available from many sources including KAM developments, Burtons, Richardsons etc.
Depends on budget and if you want carburetors or mechanical injection.
A new engine on carbs Ł20,000-Ł22,000 or injection Ł24,000-Ł26,000.

Steve

steveboyslim

I will agree they are expensive, but who ever told you they are unreliable is talking rubbish or is building them wrong.

Steve

PS your escort needs a BDG or BDT,(if you are going to use a YB the G60 gearbox will not be strong enough but a G69 will)

guggiarally

Hi Steve, thanks.
My escort, since is following FIA rules, needs a BDG.
If I have to define "best" I will say "reliable, powerfull" for the engine and "service" for the company who is building it.

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

well if your going down the who builds the best, who built the best works escort engine ???.

http://www.racecar.co.uk/terryhoyle/engines.html

which engine won the wrc in a mk2 escort ???

steveboyslim

To answer those questions will be a matter of opinion, as every company that builds engines will tell you that their engine is best.
Try the companies mentioned, also Jondel, DTW, TMR, JRE, SWRE, Field Motorsport, Paul Fisher, there is loads your have to make your decision.

Steve

steveboyslim

Terry is more into Ferraris.
DTW also built engines for the works escorts.


Steve

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

yeh and Hoyle will still build a works spec bd if asked and you can afford it,seems matey wants the fookin best so call the bloke who does ferraris and bd's,after all rothmans paid for and david sutton prepared and ari vatanen drove a Hoyle prepared BD,suppose they can talk italian to each other too lol.

steveboyslim

TDH has had a BD in for a build, it was left there nearly two years ago, has not moved.
Good Luck.

Steve

guggiarally

Thank you!!