2014/03/26 18:12:57
krt10
not sure what glenn is running, but i use 2.4 turn racks in every escort ive had.  i find them alot better
2014/03/26 18:40:19
79Escort
Yea i regret going a 2.9 now. He said he counted 1.9 turns before he put it in the car, would be like a gokart
2014/03/26 19:13:33
2lt_Scort
Looks good Glenn. Let me know if you end up doing the cruise and what time etc, I'm away until later Sunday arvo but will come along if about.
 
Cheers,
Rhys
2014/03/26 21:50:42
sundowner
yeah if anything it will be later in the arvo...
 
yeah i counted 1.9 ish turns lock to lock but its supposed to be a 2.2quaife rack.
 
i haven't driven it a great deal and it needs a wheel alignment, but its better than the old stock rack.
 
Glenn
2014/03/26 22:02:27
ratta tat tat
Orsum! Looks great out in the sunshine. Paint scheme, bubble windows. This van has it all :)
2014/03/27 09:48:02
sundowner
Cheers for the comments guys..
Yeah now for the fun part developing it...
2014/06/30 17:52:22
sundowner
as a few people already know i had some issues with the big 4 barrell  carb, it wasn't getting any signal and i was getting a fairly big flat spot. Also the afrs where all over the place,
So we toned it down to a 350 2 barrel on a std manifold utilizing a space thanks to a few local forum members.
 
basically the whole inlet side of the engine had changed, turbo hat, carb,  and manifold.
 
anyway after some tuning the and some custom carb mods the results are very pleasing, with the correct jet size (i still think i could go a little smaller than what i currently am running) and boost referencing the power valve in the carb (this made all the difference) it drives really well.
 
It drives just like it did when it was stock with a 32 / 36 webber off boost, ( maybe a little dougher due to timing and decomp plate) but if i hold the gear a liitle longer and load it up around 3200 the boost just rolls on nicely.
Wastegate is only set to 7 psi but with the cold weather we have here in sa at the moment it feels very strong and i cant wait to wind the boost up and retune.
 
ive posted a fairly crap video (go pro went flat) to show how well it drives off boost, I plan on getting more footage but its been raining constantly here. 
Theres still more tuning and few things like the handbake that need completing but its slowly becoming a very fun car
 


 
2014/07/01 18:10:59
79Escort
Great job Glenn!
 
Good to see you can now take it out and enjoy it without worrying about reliability.
Looks very tame and doesn't sound crazy off boost either which is really good
 
Ryan
2014/07/01 19:41:58
troppo
Bloody great job Glenn. One question, where did you get the rocker cover?
2014/07/02 13:11:34
sundowner
cheers
 
got the rocker cover off ebay i believe its an esslinger one, i have never seen any others for sale.
 
Ryan, yeahill have to take you for a spin, your right it drives fine off boost then roll the throttle on and it spools up nicely,
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