jeffescortlx

My First Escort (left) 96 Escort lx

2.0 CVH motor swap. Mod's: Header, catback, UDP, Superchip, CAI and light flywheel.


My Escort #2. 93 Pony

1.9 CVH Block, 2.0 Split Port Inducton CVH head, 1.6 US Turbo manifold. Running around 17-19psi 212whp 262tq.


Escort #3 92 lx. 1.9 Standard.


And my 4th Escort, 92 lx.

Was a 1.9 CVH, swapped to a 2.0 Zetec. Still running off the CVH computer.

Greg Shepherd

escorts look so differant over there m8

rs_daz

Yeh they do look alot different is there anything the same?

luke89

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so much diffrent it dont even look like a escort but the turbo engine looks pretty mad oh and the cars all look like they ent rusted and fallen apart like uk ones

jeffescortlx

The 1991 and newer US Escort's have a body made by Mazda, so that's why they look so different. The Escort GT's have a Mazda motor also, but the LX's have a 1.9 CVH, very close to your CVH, just different manifolds, valve cover, larger displacement, but no turbo's standard.
The US 98 and Newer Escorts Zx2 have a 2.0 Zetec.

Most of the Escort by me are starting to rust, I live in Minnesota, hard winters and lot's of salt is used on the road's.

svony

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Hey Nice work on the swap, my neighbour's kid (15) has a 1.9CVH and he want's to do the same thing or maybe a Mazda motor. He just got a pair of Probe seats today, I'm going to install them for him next week.

Zetec Andy

woooh they look a lot different from ours

i prefer the UK version

tonyturbo

cool as fook.

sufsRS

cool and different! luvin the turbo lump and u got bigger engines but ours luk beta

CliffRS4

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My block came from America and is a 1.9cvh.
Where do you guys get forged pistons and steel rods for a turbo application?
I bet they are well alot cheaper than over here.

Can you give me any websites of where i can look for these bits please as in the Uk you get stung something chronic.

Any help would be appreciated

Cheers
Dave

andyhardy

Cool - I got a 1.9 American Tall block in my Fiesta

The similarities between the cars will obviously be the engine mounting points!

Oh - and they're both fwd, but I think that's where it ends!

Nice to see some of the Ford's from across the pond - torque on the 1.9 Turbo is really good!

Cheers,

Andy

cossiemen

something realy different to our Escort's dude

don't think i realy like the US models but at least your steering wheel is on the correct side of the car

Rab

I think you'll find we were right. It's everyone else that got it wrong!

cossiemen

Rab, no i don't... and never will