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    My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    Hi,

    This is my mk2 Escort 4 door. Initially wanted a 2 door but as you well know they command a premium so opted for this. Looked solid so shelled out £1400 for her. With a decent shell to start with, it saves time with messing with costly repairs so I could concentrate on a new engine. The choice is a 4age 20v blacktop. I know its not a traditional engine swap however for the money its a no brainer. Reliability, lightweight, High revving and sounds great. with 170 bhp on tap, it should be a nice sleeper too

    While im still waiting for the complete engine from Canada, Ive been gathering up the parts to start the project:

    Type 9 Gearbox with quickshift.
    Chassis Mount Kit
    E30 318i Radiator
    Bias Pedal Box kit (collecting this weekend)

    Still to get
    Type 9 to 4age alloy bellhousing
    AP Racing Centre Plate
    Bellhousing bolt set
    Spigot bearing
    32mm & 16mm diameter pipe for water lines
    New Propshaft
    Various front and rear suspension goodies and bigger brake setup
    4age exhaust manifold
    2.25 crossflow exhaust system

    Apart from the AVO steering wheel and some lotus steel wheels/deep dish steels then the car should look standard with a nice stance to it. Will keep you guys informed how this project takes shape. Thanks for looking



















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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    Looks a solid little car... Looking forward to updates.

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    nice to see where the bias pedal box is headed! nice to meet you today and good luck with the transplant.

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    That'll make an excellent sleeper, mint shell. I love the 4age I had the 16 valve in my ae86, miss that car!

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    popcorn ready..........................good solid car

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    i got a custom prop from niel at 105speed.com
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldskoolrools View Post
    nice to see where the bias pedal box is headed! nice to meet you today and good luck with the transplant.
    No probs m8
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    Quote Originally Posted by fullathepipe View Post
    That'll make an excellent sleeper, mint shell. I love the 4age I had the 16 valve in my ae86, miss that car!
    I hope so! Never driven a 4age before but everybody raves about them. Seem to getting more popular too. Keep an eye on the post as i will be updating it with the progress.
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    Quote Originally Posted by helinelly View Post
    popcorn ready..........................good solid car
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    Quote Originally Posted by POO SLINGER View Post
    i got a custom prop from niel at 105speed.com
    Spoke to Neil at 105 speed today. Knows his stuff about the 4age. Very possibly i will buy some bits from him too!
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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    Just a few pics of some bits ive gathered for the project.

    Set of 5 Mexico Steels with new tyres. Was looking for some lotus steels with caps but they cost a fortune.



    Capri 2.8 Struts with Princess 4 pot calipers. Need some work doing to these!



    Bias pedal box. Original Ford unit converted



    4age bellhousing for the type 9 gearbox, spigot bearing and AP Racing Pinto clutch.



    Beemer Radiator



    4age chassis mount from Grp 4 Fabrications



    And finally after weeks of waiting, dicking about with customs and the shipping company the eagle has finally landed. The engine is in great condition and came as promised with an uncut wiring loom, ECU and fusebox. Started to strip off the air con and power steering pumps, exhaust manifold and gearbox. The company did miss a few off some sensors needed but they have assured me they will be with me within 2 weeks.

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    nice one mate good to see stuff like this going on

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    Done a little bit more today. Started to take off the air intake housing which isn't needed. Inside the casing each throttle body has its own trumpet which is a result as I was expecting to have to buy some after market ones. Although they are facing downwards, it simply the case of removing the back plate and turn them round so they are facing upwards.







    Now that this is compete I started to measure up the block. As im intending to use the stock distributor, ECU and water outlets, I need to room for these. The main issue is the radiator sensor right at the back of the block and overall I need to allow 25 inches from the bulkhead. With the engine this far forward and sump seems very small, I may be able to chassis mount the engine and clear the crossmember and steering rack without modification. I this is the case then happy days!

    Another part to put on ebay.



    Also started to clean up the type 9 gearbox with the trusty carb cleaner and water.






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    Quote Originally Posted by bunta20v View Post
    Now that this is compete I started to measure up the block. As im intending to use the stock distributor, ECU and water outlets, I need to room for these. The main issue is the radiator sensor right at the back of the block and overall I need to allow 25 inches from the bulkhead. With the engine this far forward and sump seems very small, I may be able to chassis mount the engine and clear the crossmember and steering rack without modification. I this is the case then happy days!
    Was thinking the exact same thing the other day! Pulling the engine forward to clear the rad pipes etc would allow you to not modify the sump but also it will pull the gearbox forward so that it lines up with the standard lever hole so no cutting involved there. Well thats my view of it, and it should work

    Great progress

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mk1_Deano View Post
    Was thinking the exact same thing the other day! Pulling the engine forward to clear the rad pipes etc would allow you to not modify the sump but also it will pull the gearbox forward so that it lines up with the standard lever hole so no cutting involved there. Well thats my view of it, and it should work

    Great progress
    Hopefully Dean we are right on this one as its another headache gone. As I have no welding skills, I don't fancy converting to a rear bowl setup if I can help it. I cant believe that the sump pan is so small on a 4age. How are you going to tackle yours m8?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bunta20v View Post
    Hopefully Dean we are right on this one as its another headache gone. As I have no welding skills, I don't fancy converting to a rear bowl setup if I can help it. I cant believe that the sump pan is so small on a 4age. How are you going to tackle yours m8?
    I'm waiting on some parts from USA, waterline kit is the main one as i'm not cutting the bulkhead. The waterline housing that replaces the standard thermostat stuff is 2.5" thick so I need to pull the engine forward for this to clear anyway plus i need to be careful of the heater pipes so i'm just gona drop it in to clear the steering rack and see how things are. If it looks good and there is good clearance then carry on from there

    I think with the 20V its too busy at the back of the head to get it sitting far enough back to warrant a rear bowl, whereas the 16V you can, M11rf's 16V is quite tight on the bulkhead and he lost a few inches of sump so pull it forward for the 20V install and we may get by without mods.

    I have no welding skills either, but need to learn one day

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mk1_Deano View Post
    I'm waiting on some parts from USA, waterline kit is the main one as i'm not cutting the bulkhead. The waterline housing that replaces the standard thermostat stuff is 2.5" thick so I need to pull the engine forward for this to clear anyway plus i need to be careful of the heater pipes so i'm just gona drop it in to clear the steering rack and see how things are. If it looks good and there is good clearance then carry on from there

    I think with the 20V its too busy at the back of the head to get it sitting far enough back to warrant a rear bowl, whereas the 16V you can, M11rf's 16V is quite tight on the bulkhead and he lost a few inches of sump so pull it forward for the 20V install and we may get by without mods.

    I have no welding skills either, but need to learn one day
    The waterline and distributor relocation kits are costly but I may need them. Really need to line up the engine clearing the rack and see how things look at the back. Your right about the back of the 20v. Its chaos m8 with sensors everywhere. Still trying to work whats needed from the loom and whats not. Im going to need to learn some welding skills too as you cant really have a classic ford and not know how to weld unless you have deep pockets to pay someone else
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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    I am not sure if you guys know about the dizzy mod?

    You can use individual coil on plug type ignition and only use the guts off the dizzy, without putting the cap and rotar arm on, that should save a lot of room. I looked into it when i was thinking about doing a black top.
    You wire all the coilpacks together and put them all to the trigger wire, they all fire together, all at the same time, but apparently it does not cause pre detonation and people have been running it for a long time.
    Only down side is it puts extra load on coilpacks and plugs as they are firing 4 times faster than they should.

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    Quote Originally Posted by M11rf View Post
    I am not sure if you guys know about the dizzy mod?

    You can use individual coil on plug type ignition and only use the guts off the dizzy, without putting the cap and rotar arm on, that should save a lot of room. I looked into it when i was thinking about doing a black top.
    You wire all the coilpacks together and put them all to the trigger wire, they all fire together, all at the same time, but apparently it does not cause pre detonation and people have been running it for a long time.
    Only down side is it puts extra load on coilpacks and plugs as they are firing 4 times faster than they should.
    Thanks M11rf. I have seen this setup and a few seem to get good results from it. Im still trying to workout the stock setup. Once I have this working then I can tinker about If i have to cut the bulkhead slighty to accomodate it then thats not a major problem. Cant weld but can use a angle grinder.
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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    No longer soon to be 20v. Its now a 20v 4age escort and it sounds f**king mental. Will get some pics up shortly on the build and spec.









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    Brum brum! Looks really good in there... What did you end up doing with the dizzy?

    If you want some alloy trumpets give me a shout

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    Looks quite at home in there! You didn't go with the BMW rad in the end then?

    I don't know anything about those engines but assume they're not available here as you had to ship one from Canada?

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    Quote Originally Posted by M11rf View Post
    Brum brum! Looks really good in there... What did you end up doing with the dizzy?

    If you want some alloy trumpets give me a shout
    Sold the dizzy on ebay mate. What lengths do you have for the trumpets?
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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    Can get 2" 2.5" and 3"

    Polished aluminium or mat finish. If you can wait i can get them anodized for you, if you want.



    These are silver top by the way
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    Quote Originally Posted by Montyman View Post
    Looks quite at home in there! You didn't go with the BMW rad in the end then?

    I don't know anything about those engines but assume they're not available here as you had to ship one from Canada?
    I didnt want to cut the whole front panel to get it to fit. The 4age 20v came from the AE101 and AE111 Corolla's for the Japanese market. Plenty of companies in the u.s and canada import them in and sell them. The irish boys like them too for rallying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by M11rf View Post
    Can get 2" 2.5" and 3"

    Polished aluminium or mat finish. If you can wait i can get them anodized for you, if you want.



    These are silver top by the way
    Im liking the look of them. Whats the prices m8? What else can you get for the 20v? Any TRD stuff
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    £90 inc post mate

    I can't get any TRD stuff sorry...

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    awsome mate, I like the way it went from the garage floor staight into the bay all wired up without the use of a tool! hopefully mine will do the same, im putting a 16v 4age in my 4door. I think you should get them steels banded out an inch or 2 good work dude

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    Quote Originally Posted by urchy107 View Post
    awsome mate, I like the way it went from the garage floor staight into the bay all wired up without the use of a tool! hopefully mine will do the same, im putting a 16v 4age in my 4door. I think you should get them steels banded out an inch or 2 good work dude
    Lol it didnt go from the garage straight into the bay all wired up. Heres a few pics of bits I bought or of the build.



    Sierra Cossie fuel pump,filter and cradle. Only ended up using the pump and clamps for the pump and filter.


    RS crossmember modified to remove std engine mounts as my engine is chassis mounted.




    Ashley 2.25" system for a crossflow used as its the same side as the 4age.


    4age ashley manifold. Intended for the 16v but with slight modification works a treat with the 20v and fits the escort nicely.




    Mr2/AE86 starter. Needed if your using type9 bellhousing or T50 gearbox.
















    Water relocation kit used. 20v water pipes and thermostat are located at the back of the engine where the bulkhead wants to be. I didn't fancy cutting the bulkhead so this was used to have a more traditional rwd setup.





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    Good info mate...

    Picture size is a wee bit big tho and takes ages to load!

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    What ignition/ECU setup are you running? Did you remove the whole of the distributor or just the cap and rotor as some do?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro Motorsport View Post
    What ignition/ECU setup are you running? Did you remove the whole of the distributor or just the cap and rotor as some do?

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    Im using Omex 600 with a front pulley crank sensor. Now using a ford edis coilpack. The distributor was removed completely. Some people keep the base of the distributor if they are using individual coilpacks and the stock igniter and ecu but i think individual coil packs work shit so just done away with the whole lot.
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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    Hi im building a 4door group 4 spec escort mk2 i'm fitting a 20v 4age.
    I love your build looks almost factory where did you get your water relocation kit from and how much was it.
    Are you happy with the power

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    Hi phil and thank for the comments. The water relocation kit cam came from SQ engineering in Australia. Costs approx £240 all in which is cheap for this type of kit. Works excellent, well made and fits like a OEM part.
    I love this engine. It powers a escort very well, sounds great, revs forever, bomb proof, lightweight and its still only a 1600 so fuel economy is good even after nailing it all day.

    TBH In standard trim the engine is too powerful for the shell so the shell needs work doing to it to make it more solid. Stuff like front strut brace, polybushes all round, anti dive kit, twin cam ARB, new rear shocks, anti tramp kit/4 link etc.

    The ultimate aim is high comp 200 bhp n/a engine so I have a few ideas on how I can achieve this. I take it yours is for competition purposes?
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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    A few more pictures of the build.....


    Omex 600 used to control the 4age.






    4 relays needed. VVT, Radiator fan, Oxygen sensor and fuel pump.


    Bare omex supplied loom. Started by sorting out what wires were for sensors, not used and in car wiring.


    This is where the distributor was. 2 screws and it pulls out destination egay! 20p cover used to fill the space. Bit of sealant and its game on.






    Standard 20v throttle bodies and ISCV modified so it plugs straight into the omex 600. TB's have had all the emission control, air con, brake booster and power steering pipes removed.


    Front crank pulley with 36-1 trigger wheel mounted.
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    A few more pics




    Last time the crossflow was in the escort. Great engine but its no match for 4age.


    ECU and relays are located in the glovebox so needed to make a hole big enough to all the wiring in. Just drilled a few holes then used a hacksaw to cut the square out.




    In a Mk2 this red and white wire im holding is for the temp gauge. Its a factory setup with everything working as it should so the temp sender is located in the bypass plate at the back of the engine using a adapter.


    New crossmember fitted






    Crossflow out. Never to return


    Look at those bad ass original floor. Not bad for a 34 year old car. Never been touched and no rust. At this stage I did think I don't want to cut the tunnel to accommodate the type 9
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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v


    First fit up of the 4age in the bay.


    This is the original starter solenoid which is no longer needed. 2 red thick wires normally go to the battery and starter motor. Red/Black wire is your ignition start, Yellow/Black goes to the coil when starting. With a 4age starter simply connect the exciter wire to the black/red wire and thick wire from the starter straight to the battery. Remove the rest.


    These 3 wires are from the crossflow alternator. The 2 red thick wires are not needed. The blue wire is the alternator charge lamp.












    Probably my favourite picture of all. Taken at the end of the first day of the swap.

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    Great pics and explanation...

    Is this where the car is up to at this moment in time? I thought i had read in another thread you had drove it?

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    interesting read for a different option...

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    Re: My MK2 Escort. Soon to be 20v

    Quote Originally Posted by M11rf View Post
    Great pics and explanation...

    Is this where the car is up to at this moment in time? I thought i had read in another thread you had drove it?
    The car is up and running and complete.......well these things are never finished are they

    The plan was to drive the car to the classic ford show and made this target with ease. Its a dream to drive and very pleased with it so far.

    The pics you see are when I get a spare hour to upload the build on the here so hopefully it can help others who may be thinking or in the process of putting a 4age in their cars.

    When I decided to go the 20v route, I asked for help and advice of someone whose 20v 4age escort is very well known on this and another site and basically got fuck all from them. Not even a reply. I vowed I wouldn't do the same and attempt to share good solid info. Hopefully somebody benefits from it.
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