Gotta get me one of these!

[FUSION X16XE]

But why oh why did they not use a cosworth lump!

clicky (http://www.nationalhotrod.com/html/features_2.html)

[~~joycey~~]

It is a cosworth lump init?

[Spudly]

I also looked at the piccys before i read and thought the same but then found this....

"The engine is a Ford Zetec 16v 2 litre unit as fitted in 90’s Mondeos."

[Cle]

They should have put a Vectra 2.5 V6 in it then it would be more to my liking

[Mike]

High horsepower engines are against the strict regulation of that type of race car.

Same as WRC rallying, total hp output limit for Group A WRC is 300 IIRC.

EDIT: And do you know how much standard YB's sell for :thumb: A long studded motorsport block with minor mods to see 300bhp YB lump is worth ITRO £4k+ dependant on what been done to it. Thats excluding £700+ of MT75 box.

[tom reid]

But why oh why did they not use a cosworth lump!

clicky (http://www.nationalhotrod.com/html/features_2.html)

I have got one of these, a MK4 Escort built by Chris Ludlow in 1997, it can use an XE, Cossy, or RV8 engines.

[FUSION X16XE]

pics lol

[toymex]

I had chris build my escort manifold and exhaust as he works about a mile up the road, and from what i have seen his work is second to none the tig welding is just superb i was speaking to him last week and they are currently making moulds for a mk1 escort,now that will be special

[turbodrew1]

theirs a track local to me that the national hotrods race on (stockcars) most of them use xe's with 48's hotrod management etc. good for 240 bhp i think and they run standard bottom ends iirc.

[mowgli]

so its still a mk2 escort in drag....

[L14MNP]

and that's a bad thing because...?

[_JH_]

Couple of pics here: http://www.phd707.com/stuff/Autosport2007/

Never seen them race properly, only indoors at the NEC.