Fast Ford

Tech Spec escort cosworth

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Engine

1993cc Cosworth YB, 200 block from Escort Cosworth, Mountune long stud conversion with all ten studs, modified water pump to accept long studs, oil spray jets, enlarged oil galleries in block, high-pressure oil pump, Accralite 90.91mm forged pistons, custom extralong 139.5mm con-rods, ported cylinder head, Cat Cams tarmac rally cams, BMW E46 M3 coil-on-plug conversion, Piper heavy duty valve springs with titanium retainers, Arrow solid cam followers, Piper adjustable cam pulleys, Athena head gasket with Coopers rings, custom inlet manifold, 70mm throttle body, large-core RS500-style front mount intercoole­r, solid boost pipes with Wiggins clamps throughout, custom stainless steel exhaust manifold with Turbosmart 45mm external wastegate, Garrett GTx3582R turbo with Tial 0.82A/R turbine housing, 4in stainless downpipe with 3.5in stainless exhaust system with 3.5in Magnaflow silencers, BBT Motorsport stainless steel braided fuel lines throughout, twin Bosch ‘044’ fuel pumps and twin motorsport fuel filters, Bosch 2200cc fuel injectors, Tatech engine management system, custom wiring loom, electronic boost controller, anti-lag system

Power

750bhp, 800Nm (at 2.2Bar)

Transmissi­on

Rear-wheel drive conversion using Sierra Cosworth Borg Warner T5 gearbox, uprated and heavy-duty internals, Quaife close-ratio gear kit, ZF 7.5in plated rear diff, BMW M5 CV joints, custom driveshaft­s, triple-plate clutch with hydraulic clutch conversion

Suspension Modified turrets to raise turret height all round, adjustable top mounts, modified Avo coilovers at front, Gaz Gold coilovers at rear, bladed anti-roll bars front and rear, adjustable TCAs, adjustable rear beam

Brakes Fronts: Brembo 330x32mm discs with Wilwood Superlite calipers Rears: Brembo 310x22mm discs with original Escort Cosworth calipers and adapter brackets

Interior Escort Cosworth ‘Hex’ cloth front seats, full factory trim except rear bench seats removed, full multi-point roll cage, carpeted rear, fuel tank and fuel system mounted in boot area, additional gauges mounted on dash binnacle, radio removed and replaced by custom switch panel

Exterior Full respray in Frozen White, modified and widened rear arches, full WRC kit including front and rear bumpers, rear spoiler, front wings, smaller door mirrors, carbon front splitter, quad headlamps

Thanks Juha Hämäläinen at Proengines, Harri Mäkinen at HT-metalli, BBT Motorsport, Kujakon Oy and Jouni Kujala, TT-speed and Tero Talvensaar­i, Jesse Uurinmäki for paintwork, and my family, wife and 3 children, and also my dad and brother

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