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2010/01/08 20:54:53 (permalink)
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Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo

Hey here are some pic's of my Mk1 escort which i finished doing up a year and a half ago with my Dad. Got the motor out of a thunderbird from the states, its a 2.3L fuel injected turbo. Took about 5 years, we thought the engine would bolt straight in but we were wrong! It took a few mod's to get it in. But got there in the end.

Been meaning to put some pic's up but never got around to it.










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    Sterling
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2010/01/08 21:10:52 (permalink)
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    man thats sick! seriously stunning exterior and that engine swap has probably never been tried before!

    hows the performance?

    any specs on the motor?
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    Phil
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2010/02/08 10:19:54 (permalink)
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    Well done I've heard plenty of talk about this conversion but its the first I have seen done
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2010/02/08 11:22:48 (permalink)
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    Nice, what a sleeper!

    Is that the booster from the Thunderbird also?
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2010/02/08 13:02:31 (permalink)
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    Nice work, always good to see someone trying something different.

    What sort of problems did you encounter getting it in?
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    72_Mk1
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2010/02/08 15:31:36 (permalink)
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    Thanks guys,

    Its my original mk1 booster, my Dad got it restored.

    Performance is pretty good, i haven't had a chance to take it out to a track or anything since i finished it. The motor is stock from the thunderbird, just pretty much took it out and put it in the escort.

    To get it to fit i had to modify the sump and engine mounts, had to cut the the tunnel out and a bit more to get the T5 gearbox in and then made up and welded in another tunnel.

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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2010/04/08 21:53:55 (permalink)
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    Looks Excellent! and thats a good conversion! not many have done that!
    Those motors standard have so much torque!
    does it still sound like an escort??? i reckon it would sound really different too?
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2010/04/08 21:55:16 (permalink)
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    Looks Excellent! and thats a good conversion! not many have done that!
    Those motors standard have so much torque!
    does it still sound like an escort??? i reckon it would sound really different too?
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2010/04/08 22:13:08 (permalink)
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    Great work with the conversion.
    & I hope you've seen this video
    Stroked turbo pinto
    [}:)]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhR_IiTIiLI&feature=related
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2011/04/28 20:21:33 (permalink)
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    Sorry Ty thought i wrote back before but hadn't.

    And as you can tell i dont come on here that often.

    Sounds totally different, but i never heard it run before the rebuild with the new motor.
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2011/04/28 20:41:02 (permalink)
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    love it,

    such a great combination
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2011/04/29 17:24:17 (permalink)
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    Very impressive. It is a real credit to you and your dad.
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    RE: Mk1 Escort 2.3L Turbo 2011/08/16 03:38:10 (permalink)
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    very good work on  that conversion............
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