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    MK1 Escort 4 Door (Turbo Roo)

    Hello everyone, I have known of this forum for some time and have been directed to it by a number of friends who have been hassling me for some time to get on and show you all my car. I'm in Sydney, Australia by the way and may have spoken to some on here via email as there have been numerous questions about the car and engine setup.

    Anyway it is a 1972 MK1 Escort 4 Door which I have owned for 23 years now. Over that time it has evolved into what you see here. It now runs a turbocharged 1600 Kent engine with an old school turbo setup.

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    Re: MK1 Escort 4 Door (Turbo Roo)



    Looks great! More specs on the engine will be required though

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    Re: MK1 Escort 4 Door (Turbo Roo)

    ah wicked bin dying to see more off this car than the usual google search images

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    Re: MK1 Escort 4 Door (Turbo Roo)

    Quote Originally Posted by Mk1_Deano View Post


    Looks great! More specs on the engine will be required though
    Sorry been a bit slow in providing some specs.
    It uses a TO3 Garrett turbocharger that was available on a factory Mitsubishi back in the early 80's here in Australia. The same turbo was available as a bolt on kit for Escorts and Ford Falcons back in the 80's too. I run a Weber 40DCOE carb on a manifold that was part of the same bolt on kit.
    The cylinder head is a chambered head with plenty of work to improve flow. Pistons are custom forged items with modified bowls to get compression down to just under 8.0:1. Dizzy is an electronic Bosch unit with a vacuum advance/retard canister. Fuel pump is standard mechanical and is able to provide enough fuel even when on boost.
    Exhaust manifold and crossover pipe are all custom of course. Cam is essentailly a stock grind.
    At the low boost I run we saw around 122bhp at the wheels.

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    Re: MK1 Escort 4 Door (Turbo Roo)

    i bought the this car as my new project . any instructions or advises ?

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    Re: MK1 Escort 4 Door (Turbo Roo)

    1st class sleeper! How things should be! (not too keen on yer wheels) But a fantastic looker all the same!

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    Re: MK1 Escort 4 Door (Turbo Roo)

    Welcome to the forum.

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