MK2 Cortina Build 2.0 Pinto Turbo

Hi Guys, just thought I might share my project with you, as I have gotten a lot out of this site and thought I could give something back. nothing amazing just my little corty that ive been building for sometime, if you guys have any questions
go right ahead, all work done by yours truly
 
So a basic run down,
its a 1971 Mk2 4 door, blood orange,
15x8 and 15x7 superlites,
Running gear,
 
2.0 Pinto
Carillo Rods
Ross Pistons .030
Brookfield Head
O-ringed Block
custom Sump and pick-up
arp main studs,head studs and rod bolts
sierra injection manifold with custom fuel rail and vl throttle body
custom turbo manifold with Gt28 turbo
modified to suit harmonic balancer
fabricated aluminium valve cover
Lightened Flywheel and exedy Clutch
 
Gearbox is T5 from and EF xr6
 
Diff  is out of the same car with 4:11 Gears and Full Spool
 
Front Suspension
mk2 Escort World cup cross member
mk2 Escort quick Rack
mk2 escort adjustable TCA's
mk2 escort front coil-overs
compression strut kit
modified factory Cortina column to suit 2x flaming river uni's and 3/4dd intermediate shaft,
 
That's pretty much all I can think of for now,
Thanks Jezza
 
I will add som pics shortly
 
 

excuse my photography skills

Nice work good to see another cortina being built
What did you do for a bell housing for the t5
any pics of the tunnel ?

I'm just about to put the same box in mine
Thanks Jp63

I used a dellow belhousing bought it a while ago now, but it should do the job 😀

I will upload a photo of the tunnel shortly

Looks good Jezza, what size is a VL t/b?
 
Thanks,

Hi guys sorry for the slow reply, I used a stock vl commodore automatic throttle body, reason for that is, the manual version only has a throttle position switch(on/off) where as the auto runs a genuine throttle position sensor(potentiometer) it measures 54mm, not that big but should be ok???
im just trying to add a couple of pics of the engine, trans tunnel etc,
I had a bit of a play and got the crank angle sensor sorted this morning
as far as the tunnel goes, I went a bit overboard, but you guys know how it is :)

pics

Crank angle sensor,
I cant remember which thread I was reading but I saw one of you guys on here was running a cossie
what looked to be a nifty little cam sensor where the dizzy used to be,
can anyone shed any light on this
cheers jezza

also, can anyone give me their thoughts on best vernier cam gear to go for??

Most verniers do the same job and quality. I've used both Ally and steel verniers and both were fine, tho the Ally one from Rally Design (Kent Cams) did wear slightly but not enough to be a problem. Make sure you have a new tension pulley as well .
Nice setup there by the way ☺

No problem thanks for the info, just winging it really hoping it all comes together like the picture in my head :s

Thanks for the pic of the tunnel doesn't look as big as I thought

An believe when I say my tunnel is much bigger than need be ha

Sorry for all the questions people but what alternators are people running on pintos, anything available with a little higher output

I've run a bosch Falcon XF alternator on my pinto for ages. . Very reliable and are or can be changed to higher amps.

Great project! Good to see another turbo pinto. Have you been over to the skogen racing forum? Loads of info on there for turbo pintos.
I use an XF Bosch alternator as well. You'll need an alloy RS bracket to fit one, the brackets can be difficult to get a hold of and will most likely need new bushes which are available from Mike @ Yesterford in Melbourne
 
 

Looks good, great to see a Mk2 Cortina on here, especially with a turbo pinto inside.... Good luck with it, keep the pics rolling.... Drew....

Are you running a cable or hydraulic clutch ?


Car looks great mate.

Hi mate, just running an escort cable, you can see the bracket on the firewall behind the turbo in one pic
Cheers

After waiting way to long my pulleys finally arrived yesterday

Engine looks good, especially with alloy pulleys saves a bit of weight as well. My brother got some sets of custom made re-profiled ones made and added an undersized crank pulley from Esslinger as well so the water pump doesn't cavitate at revs. puts a nice finishing touch to the engine.
Cheers,
len

I am using a standard xf falcon alternator with the brown high out reg
or the other option would be xf falcon housings with commodore vn-vr internals

good to see another pinto turbo.. 
im also running a carbi blow through one in my escort van.
as for the alternator and vernier question, marti was spot on with his answers, 
 
if you want to ever sell those wheels let me know.. 
great project mate

Thanks for the comments and advice guys, just trying to upload some pics now but not winning

Yay engines back in the car hopefully for the last time

Started fitting some other bits to the engine yesterday and couple of other pics

Not sure I should open this can of worms, but anyone care to give me their thoughts on exhaust size?

jezzah
Not sure I should open this can of worms, but anyone care to give me their thoughts on exhaust size?

I've run both 2½ and 3 inch on my turbo Pintos boosting up to 21 PSI. Both systems followed the factory exhaust path (Mk2 Escort), the 2½ having only a muffler while the 3 inch had both muffler & rear baffle and there was no discernible difference in power or response/lag. The only issue was the incessant drone in the 3 inch system which made it near impossible to drive the car without getting a headache after half an hour.
My personal opinion. Never ever again will I go to a 3 inch exhaust. It's no gain for a lot of pain.

Not sure if I'm getting lazy but I sometimes think i should've gone a blow through setup rather than efi....

For Sale!!!

Hi Jezzah,
Who made your turbo manifold?
Thanks
Kieran

And I'd like to know where you got your fuel rail from.

Hi guys, the car is sold and now in melbourne somewhere,
as for the turbo manifold and fuel rail, i made them both myself :)
Thanks jezza