Ford Taunus TC2 - now Trackday car

[SidewaysMk1]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

pinto dizzy Weights go the right direction for your setup. i Also use a cut down pinto dizzy on my DOHC 8V.

Where did u Run the outlet for the expansion/filler tank on the BMW rad to?

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

Where did u Run the outlet for the expansion/filler tank on the BMW rad to?

euhm, I don't have a bmw radiator anymore, for some reason unknown. (I had a T piece connected someplace.) I have now a 2.3 v6 cortina radiator and its still runs hot the dam engine.

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

I Did some porting work on a test cilinderhead. Not sure of its any good but, first time.

Before



After



It does look like an improvement.







Don't know if this actually does something, This should be the top from the port. My dad said it wont make a difference so, I don't know. Advice welcome


Before




After

[Group4_Mark2]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

looks much better to me. definitely help with some power

[Arieke]

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I have calculated the cr from the engine and it will be 10.7. Standard the 2300 has 10.0 cr and the rs2000 has 10.3. So i hope 10.7 won't be to high. Would give a little more hp anyway. :-)

I just hope the rings can stand it and the piston doesn't melt. Pinto's standard pistion can withstand 10.5 al day long so. Hopefully these a little bit more :-s

[flowmetrics]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

the cylinder head is one of the most important items of your engine.
Maybe is a good idea to ask a professional for some advice

[Arieke]

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there arent many good engine builders here that i know off. And the ones I know, I aint happy about. Maybe Graham?

[racing escort]

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I know somebody. He's in Gullegem, Belgium. Has his own flow bench.
see

https://www.qmdevelopments.com

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

So at last the I4 2300 engine is in the car!!!

But I dont have the money atm for getting the carbs setup. I dont want to wreck the engine because its new. new bores, new pistons. I have installed the I4 rs2000 carbs on the engine. (it was a standard engine so 160hp) The 2300 has 300cc more and ulimate road pipercams. So I dont think the engine will start let alone run.

So my question is:
I would like to move the car so i can place an other car in the garage. But will it be pushing the car of sort of driving. I dont wanne wreck this engine with trying to start the engine.

Thanks

[Arieke]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

So a little update. I got the 2 Liter engine back in the car. The 2300 i put aside for now. Due to new rules we have the have a hans device and the new helmet. So i will be running the 2 liter 16v a year longer.

But now it has some improvents. I build the intake over. ported the head so it matches the intake.
It has a nice working pas system. And of a nicely working shortshifter. And did some tyding up.


So i started the engine up. But had some problems with heating. The engine overcooked. After some testing and so, i found out that the temp sensor is off and then the meter ses its cool 50° but its 100°. So I got a new sensor and some spare. Hopefully its the sensor and not the gauge.

But due the overheating i took the radiator out again and tryed to install a new fan. I had a fan from an other car. But when i tryed to install it. I blew a fuse from 20A at start up. So i got a 25A fuse, and yes it did startup. And then alot of smoke. So thats gone. Got on the internet and got an other one. thats on the way. Hopefully i can test the car this weekend.

I'll get some nice pics up later today.

[Arieke]

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Here some pics:

The aldon intake from the 2.3 new matched with the I4 RS2000



Distrubitor from the 2.3, This was a pinto dizzy modded by me, to fit on the engine. Is a HAL, from H&H. Maybe a side cap for the distrubitor would be nice thing.



The standard exhaust lump from the 2.3 engine. I had a 4-1 on the RS2000 engine with 1 box. But last year i changed it because the engine was to loud. I had 104DB and the limit was 98DB. So made a new exhaust line, with 2 boxes. ( actually didnt test noice lvl yet. I need somebody with a iphone for that) Borrowed the rolling road from a local Shop (LMBracing) and the RS2000 engine didnt lose hp or torque. (gained a bit of NM) . I will even use this exhaust when i fit the 2.3.




Because i didnt find any standard Ford Taunus with a PAS. So i had to make some thing up on my own.

The steeringrack is from a Taunus TC3 (Cortina MK5), the pomp is from a Ford sierra with the I4 8v lump (with a bigger restricion.) The pump has a resctiction hole from 3mm this is enlarged to 5.5mm. And the bracket that holds the PAS pump is home made. Recutted the origenal one and rewelded it. Hope it holds :-)











The new aluminium sump gard, the plastik one wasn't in good chape anymore.



And a verry nice new sticker!!



Same New sticker




And a new Spoiler




A Double spoiler a escort mk2 one and a much bigger one.




And the capri and granada disk conversion. But got no pics. And some welding here and there, fixing holes and so.



Nex update will be when i get new Fan.

[racing escort]

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Well done, keep on it !

[Arieke]

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Here are a couple more things I did in this year.


Because the engine sometimes overheated, I got a nice and decent fan. Now hope it does its job verry wel. It moves alot air, more then the one I had in it.




When I did My last race in 2010. The disks had a nice blue color, time to get some better brakes. I found in the classic ford mag a person who fitted brakes from the scorpio. But for some reason these didnt fit on my car. So these are collecting dust. Looked at HiSpec, they have a nice brakekit for my Taunus "Cortina 3/4/5- Capri 260/20mm Billet 4 Conversion" I can't get any bigger, because I sometimes use 13" up front. But srry to say a bit pricey for me. So tryed something else. Got the 2.8 capri vented disks. (the standard disk on the taunus were solid disks 240mm and capri disk is 245mm) And the 2.3 or 2.8 granada calipers. And yes, this worked! The spacer isn't right, they say 5mm spacer, but used a 7mm spacer to center the caliper. But thats not a problem. The nice thing about these is that they use the same size piston and have a bigger brake pad. (see pic) So I didn't need to change MasterCylinder. Got some EBC Greenstuff brakepads. And they look actually verry good. I hope the car will stop a bit faster :-)


This is the old Caliper





The 2.8 Granada Caliper





The pads. (The EBC are already installed)






Standard Size: 78 x 66mm
Granada Size: 98 x 68mm


Disk and Brake.





So Al I need to do is clean the car. See if the tempsensor is working and then hopefully keep it alive.

The first thing I will fo is a Drift day at zolder. on the 8th of february.


Anybody got some info on even better brakes, always allowed to let me know. Maybe i can get a 260mm disk on the calipers?

[racing escort]

Re: Ford Taunus TC2 Rallycross

Sierra cosworth brakes, there's an item on here somewhere how to install (even with 13 inch wheels)

[Arieke]

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Fit 283mm disk? with i assume the same calipers? I assume its a bit different then a escort? the taunusTCII-III (cortina MK4-5) have a different front train setup so i assume the rest to, from brakes and wheelhub. Or am I wrong?