ford escourt xr3i

So do I. My Carlton came out of the factory without a driver as standard, so every time I step in it it's been altered from the original spec :-)

Peter

So it 100bhp from a 1.3 TU engine

What's one of them when it's at home.

Wasn't the Diahatsu Charade one of the most powerful 1 litre engined cars (1 litre 3-cyl turbo - suppose with a blower it's cheating though).

Peter

The RS1600i was 115bhp due to Mr Ford having ported the head half decently, and ported the inlet manifold.

Non of the CVH's in stardard fettle make book figures however, but the late

Tim..

Tim..

Pug engine isn't it?

don't you mean 132 german PS which are slightly smaller ( just being pedantic of course )

Then Classic Ford mag is wrong.

When new out of the factory maybe, not after a few years of abuse. Either way, a far cry from 8 seconds :)

And 205 Rallye over the water

no, 132 BHP ;)

Was the Fiesta RS significantly heavier than the Escort, or did the electronic injection have detrimental effects or something ?

Whereas Escort Turbos have to be treated with a bit of respect (I use that in the loosest possible sense), every Fiesta RS I've encountered has just been easy game, a complete walkover.

Saw a 205 Rallye the other day, they had the XS engine in in this country didn't they?

I don't know to be honest they have better electronics than the escorts so that's why they produce more power they are easily chipped to the 170 mark they should lay waste to most things if they are done properly the only downside is that they were only made for a production run of just over 18 months and most that you are likely to see have had escort turbo lumps put in them with the bigger T3 turbo rather than the T25 the fiesta uses so it's not only a smaller car, it weighs less, and has better throttle response so it should be quicker than a rat up a drainpipe then again, most converted cars are home made and if they ain't set up properly then they run like a bag of poo

Yeah, pretty pathetic really :(

Put a cosworth engine in it

Yeah, a turbo-charged BDA, then convert it to RWD (or AWD).

Oops, that was 3k, not 30k, wasn't it?

Have you won the lottery or something ?

BOLLOCKS.