Turboesky.

Hi guys. 
Thought i would share some pics and info on my MK2 Turbo I have been building.
 
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Its a 78 model running a low compression pinto and lots of boost.

 
Nothing too flash but goes pretty well.
 

very cool.... id love too se some more engine pics, and pics of the custom injection you have... 
 
bet its a bit of fun

Welcome, not many 78' Mk2's survived.
Goodluck with it.

Not the cleanest or shiniest engine bay around but I will paint next time i have the engine out.
Bought a 36-1 EDIS wheel from ebay for the crank sensor and made a plate for the back of the cam wheel for a Sync sensor.
Best spark i have ever had from an escort. You can crank the coil dwell times right up and have a good spark plug gap that the boost cant blow out.
 

 
Side shot from years ago. all the wiring for the whole engine minus starter and alternator runs to the plugs under the manifold. 

 
EMS 8860. Great ECU very easy to tune and heaps of features

I see a license plate on the front, so do you drive this on the street much?  Never seen it around, but would love to one day.

Yeah mate. I have been driving it around the midland area. I will be at the midvale speed dome this sunday for the Antilag time attack event.
 
Its very well behaved on the road as its quite laggy. I even have the child restraint points fitted in the back as the kids love going in it.
 

 

maxrs

Welcome, not many 78' Mk2's survived.
Goodluck with it.

Why was that??

Hi Turboesky,
 
I'm building a turbo pinto so interested to know some more o the motor.
Did you build the motor? Got any internal specs on it?
 
Looks like quite a large turbo, what rpm is that on boost?
 
Rhys
 
Rhys

Hi Rhys.
I built the motor about 15 years ago as a 2nd year apprentice.
Standard Oringed pinto block
Mahle forged pistons.
Sierra rods with brass sleeves to take the smaller gudgeon pin size.
Standard crank.
Standard head, standard valves and springs , Unleaded seats.
Turbo cam.
ARP head stud kit and big end kit.
Cossie head gasket.
HV oil pump.
Davis craig electric H2O pump
KKK27 turbo. 
 
The engine starts making good boost around 3000 rpm which is great for the street and strip but i am finding it to laggy for rallysprints and tight motorkhana stuff
 
I am looking for a disco potato or similar for my next turbo.

turboesky

Yeah mate. I have been driving it around the midland area. I will be at the midvale speed dome this sunday for the Antilag time attack event.

Its very well behaved on the road as its quite laggy. I even have the child restraint points fitted in the back as the kids love going in it.

No hassles from the boys in blue for being non-standard?

nice car , do you work in the mining industry, i just notice the deutsch plugs and crimp and shrinks ,  keep us updated

Yeah mate well spotted. Scored a deutsch plug kit years ago. Rewired most the car with them. Spent a lot of time trying to keep the wiring neat.

love it, 
seems like its held together well, any power figure mate?
what boost you running? 
any pics of how you have mounted your intercooler
 
sorry for all the questions but im also building a turbo pinto

 
Did a 12.9 @ 178kph last month at the motorplex but kept running out of legs.
 
I will try dig up some old photos before i put the engine in.

this gives you and idea how much needs to be removed to fit a 600 x 300 x 75 cooler in.

 
photo with radiator out.

Unfortunatley blew a head gasket at the Track Daze Dome day last month

The fire rings and o-rings looks intact, it just pushed the gasket out of the side of the block on No 1 inlet side.
Ended up buying a Cometic MLS one from the states but had to made to order.
Also got my coil over kits finished off and some new adjustable top mounts


While waiting for the Head gasket I also picked up some adjustable lower control arms to try and get some more camber on the fronts.

It handles heaps better now. I seem to have run out of thread on my tie rod ends though.
 
Has anyone heard of a rose joint kit that can remove the standard ball joint and allow for the extra camber?

good work. love than new stance
 
i love its when i see classic ford with decent bikes in the background... 
its funny there's quite a few of us in SA that ride mountain bikes regularly 

You mean something like this? - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150363742115&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en
 
Looking great.  Keep up the pics.
 
Cheers
 
Matt

sundowner
good work. love than new stance
 
i love its when i see classic ford with decent bikes in the background... 
its funny there's quite a few of us in SA that ride mountain bikes regularly 

Cheers. Its sitting at about 2.5 deg camber but anymore and I wouldnt be happy with the threads left in the tie rod ends. I will order the type Matt suggested.
 
I have a giant reign 1 and don't ride it as much as i would like. Great fun though.
 
Here is a shot from the rear.

What sort of power does this make ? And what boost does it run ?

Very nice car btw.

RSWEPN
What sort of power does this make ? And what boost does it run ?

Very nice car btw.

264hp at the wheels @25psi.
 
It is running 35psi at the moment but i think the standard valves and head are restricting the flow getting into the engine hence high pressures.
 
 
 
 

Any chance of seeing some of your fuel/ignition maps??????
 
Also running an EMS, although an older dualsport, and would like to get a base tune before sending off to dyno.
I currently have some maps to start with from a T3 turboed pinto but would like to compare if possible??
 
Thanks, Shaun. 

Shaun. See the link below. 
I am running 550cc injectors.
I was running a dual sport before and pretty sure my old maps are in there also.
https://drive.google.com/...WZwa1U&usp=sharing

Awesome......!!!!
 
I'm running a GT35 with the rx7 550cc injectors so should match up pretty close.
 
Shaun