V6 Capri motor into escort

Can't really help but there is one on eBay at the moment - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-ESCORT-RS2000-3LT-V6-EFI-TURBO-Has-engine-damage-/230794145072?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item35bc672d30#ht_1013wt_1270
 
Cheers,
 
Matt 

ive just spoke to the engineer and he said that if we dothe cal 980x3 =9800cc close to3ltr and he would pass it for rego as it fit in the guide lines set out and he would even do a small turbo on it. so iam going to find a nice mark 2 escort 2 door and do an other conversion
 

Simon

At the risk of sounding rude (and upsetting a few Capri owners while I'm at it!), my question is: why do you want to stick one of those big, heavy, poor power producing (per dollar spent) boat anchors into an Escort? If it's just for the sake of having a V6 under the bonnet and being a little bit different, that's one thing. But if you want the thing to go around corners and produce a bit of grunt, I'd steer clear. There are other alternatives if it just has to be a V6 though.

If you just wanna have a v6 in there I have a Buick 3.8L v6 that was installed in my 4 cylinder capri, I removed it to go back to a 4 but still have it and a bunch of hot up parts including a suck through carby turbo kit for it if you are at all interested.  It is around 30% lighter than the stock capri 3L

Pfft, my KA Laser with its asthmatic 1500cc 4 banger would eat it for breakfast!
 
Anyway, we're kinda thread jacking now....

Plenty of fast v6 capri's at the historics!!
Not sure if it would due my first choice for engine conversion though..

When you consider a 302 Windsor weighs about the same as a V6 its a no brainer why there are so many V8 conversions in Capris. 
IMO, the V6 isn't a pretty engine.  Power is pretty poor, it's very heavy, and it's hard to get decent power out of.  All that weight over the front of an Escort makes it drive terrible.  A well set up pinto or push rod will run rings around it around a race track in an Escort, just have a look at some of the Historic results, the V6 Capri's are lapping at about the same times as a 1500 push rod Cortina.  That should tell you something.  A capri with a V6 is a whole lot better balanced car than an Escort with the same lump over the front of it.
 
Not the sort of conversion I'd take on, Each to their own I guess though.  There was alot of articles in English magazines with V6 conversions, I can't seem to find my collection though to post any pictures
 
Cheers
Woz
 
 

302esky

hi i  was wondering if anybody has done the v6 capri motor conversion into the escort?
what engine mounts to use ?
what mods to the sump
and general fabrication that needs to be done thanks

 
hey mate, whats gonna be the car's realistic purpose? drag/circuit?
 
cheers
 
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