Car did the Ford Fair run with no problems and now tucked in the garage for some winter jobs, although there are a couple of track nights coming up at Knockhill so not going to pull it apart just yet

 

brilliant mate the 3 rs turbo that went down with us went there and back no problems aswell

 

Happy days mate, love tellin that to folk who claim old Fords are unreliable!

Well the car performed well at Knockhill on Monday night, only thing that let me down were shitty tyres on the back and started to suffer from fuel starvation towards the end but was pulling like a train and surprising a good few cars, especially the M3 that lost it tryin to get past

Rolling road day at Sitech on Sunday for Fast Ford mag then time to pull the car off the road for its winter revamp.

Rosco

 

got any bits from old engine for sale ? i think another cvh is on the way out in my estate and think i should finally put the 2.0 in it

 

Cracking motor mate, really like that!

Is it much effort getting a Zetec in? I'd like a very similar set up in mine now I've got it back home!

 

I did see the car there, looking sweet mate!!

 

Crackin car, are you still using the VVT on the ST lump? makes a good difference in the mid range!

 

looks great

 

Yes mate, the VVT is on a switch so when idling or sitting in the traffic you can switch it off and it smooths out the idle but its mapped to run with it on any other time.

Made 193bhp at the flywheel on the rollers last weekend - will try and scan the graph up

 

Hope you get your winter jobs done, I have plans but its always to cold!

 

Now off the road to start the winter jobs. Nothing major really but when the engine went in, it was done fairly quickly to get it back on the road so I want to take it out and tidy it all up, maybe get the engine bay painted and the actual engine done too.

Some poly bushes, quickshift and high lift cams on the shopping list too!

Will get some pics up as work goes along.

Ross

 

Cracking looking thing!! Love the colour! I'd love a project but there isn't any lock ups or garages for rent locally!

 

Did anyone films the rolling road?! I need to hear this thing... lol

 

I have a wee video on my phone of giving her a bit beans one night but dunno how to upload it? From an Iphone?

 

Think that would be a Quicktime file, should be OK to upload to Youtube or Photobucket...

Or if you don't mind emailing it, I'd be happy to

 

Stuck it on the tube mate... sounds mental!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWAkcm4OtcA

 

CheeRS dude - she's a bit noisy

 

sounds good to me

 

can i ask does any one know a guide of fitting the st170 lump in does much need doing as i am very tempted to do this and what happens in the way of a ecu did you use a standard one just emaped?

 

I needed to modify engine mount slightly but bolts up to a mk4 box no problem so that sorts the other side out - I'm using aftermarket management on mine so ECU i'm not sure about i'm afraid.

Rosco

 

Awesome! What on earth does it rev to?! It didn't even drop down on the upshift!

 

Dont think the rev counter is reading right, if it is, about 15k by the looks of it! lol
Awesome motor, sounds ace.

 

Cheers guys, your right the rev counter isnt quite accurate lol, its over reading cos the rev counter was calibrated to the 2.0 Zetec - another wee job for the winter!

 

Hi mate. Love the car! Wondering when you had the zetec engine in, what difference the 'HO' inlet manifold made to the 'SO' and how you can tell the difference?

 

Hi mate, you can tell the difference by looking at the back of them, on the port closest to the timing belt end it will say 'SO' or 'HO'

It made a massive difference to the car but I fitted a 4 branch manifold at the same time - it breathed a lot easier and pulled a lot harder - was better on fuel as well strangely!

 

Awesome build this! Saw it in Fast Ford's dyno run, superb!!

question bout the first engine, the zetec, does RS1800 ECU makes a lot of difference? Gathering a lot of info bout zetec swap for my mk4 xr3i, any tips very appreciated!

cheers!

 

The vid doesent work anymore for some reason.

 

Thanks mate

RS1800 ecu and inlet etc make a pretty big difference if you can find them. With that set up, my car was very quick, 110% reliable and really good on fuel.

Ross

 

awrite mate, long time no see.hope things are well.
car still going well i hope?
my mate was talking about his old red xr3i that he had and was saying he thought a guy called ross in dunfermline had it and just wondered if it was you? Just he said they guy apparently has or has had loads of escorts and presumed it must be yourself lol
I am sure it was maybe sold as just a shell.
He loved or still does love the car to bits and was just wanting to know what was happening to it these days.

 

awrite mate it was me that was asking davie about the red escort.....it was a popular plus! loved the car, just wondering if u had it and if it was still on the road?

 

what wheels are these?

 

Feature in next month's Fast Ford, hope you like

 

lush looking car there !

 

Nice one Ross, wondered what happened to this beast!

 

Had various plans for it over winter mate but then we moved house and all got put on hold. Good thing is I now have my own garage so can get cracking on with it

Took it out for a blast last night to clear the cobwebs out, forgot how much fun it is!

Rosco

 

Well thats all good then

Got many shows planned with her then for this year?

 

looking forward to the feature in fast ford!
big fan!!

 

Repost the vid.... dammit

 

ross that is one nice escort that you have m8

 

Thanks for all the comments

Nearly time to tax and bring her back out again after the winter hibernation. Once again I had plans for over the winter but with moving house, I didn't get very far with them!

Will be doing bits and bobs over the summer but mainly looking forward to having her back on the road and driving her hard...hoping to be at most of the shows this year, and already booked for Ford Fair.

CheeRS