Escort Sigma 1600 Race Car

[Graham]

Re: Escort Sigma 1600 Race Car

i dont know about you but i tend to find i get to the point of development where the effort and stress is out of all proportion to the gain, and feel like im permanently pushing an elephant up hill. usually at that point i have a change of direction, usually something simplier and lower speced, and i enjoy myself again, then the development starts again and at some point we go full circle

[Roadsport]

Re: Escort Sigma 1600 Race Car

Ha! That's bound to happen ! But I'm deffo done with fuel injection and dry sump stuff (for now). I hope this behemoth will provide a whole new set of challenges. Instead of trying to get power out of a tiny engine the challenge is to get this hulk turning and gripping. So the engine needs to be reliable to do some serious testing and suspension development.
I'll be competing in the same championship as I have for 13 years but in the V8 class. Fox body will go to the light weight class. I'll be aiming for the minimum weight of 1150kg's (and 400bhp). The issue will be tyre width. The "tiny" V8's maximum tyre size is 225/45 - 17. So tyre wear and getting the best out of them will be the challenge.
And like you said, if I get the gripp I'll want more power and loose the grip and start again...

[Roadsport]

Re: Escort Sigma 1600 Race Car

I put the engine up for sale if anyone's interrested. If it sells I could still keep the escort. Which is also reluctantly for sale .

[Roadsport]

Re: Escort Sigma 1600 Race Car

The thread is still here ! Took a trip down the memory lane and figured I´d update this thread. So the Escort was sold and after a few good seasons It was sold again. This time It got chopped and modified so bad basically only the roof was left untouched. So pretty much the car I knew is pret debut seasonty much gone and done for. The engine did goog for the new owner. Even took one championship ! It still exists and is for sale once again. It was replaced by a Duratec.
I finished the 4.5 year Mustang build and did my debut this season.

[Roadsport]

Re: Escort Sigma 1600 Race Car

i dont know about you but i tend to find i get to the point of development where the effort and stress is out of all proportion to the gain, and feel like im permanently pushing an elephant up hill. usually at that point i have a change of direction, usually something simplier and lower speced, and i enjoy myself again, then the development starts again and at some point we go full circle

Boy did I go this full circle during this build =)