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12-06-2005, 10:46 PM
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too many fords
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Berwick, Vic
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I'm looking at buying a MK2 escky or V8 capri for tarmac rallying and club sprints, but i'm having a hard time trying to decide. Small block BOSS 302 Capri or smoking hot twin cam 2ltr. Someone please help!
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12-06-2005, 10:58 PM
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No longer driving a Ford.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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I vote Mk II Escort with white hot 2ltr under the hood. Better balance for high speed cornering due to the lower weight in the front and better weight distribution, good power to weight ratio, a proven history when it comes to tarmac rallys (have a look at where escorts regularly come in the classic adelade rally each year), the list goes on and on.
But as you can tell from my avatar, I may not be the best person to ask, LOL. Really, either way you can't lose, classic Fords that look good and go hard in either case! 
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12-06-2005, 11:57 PM
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definetly go the escort, v8's r too torquey for rally sprints n too heavy to throw around, get ur 2ltr, couple of 40mm webers, lumpy cam n ull dominate...
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13-06-2005, 03:56 PM
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Fairmont Ghia
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NSW
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Definitely Escort, grab some 80s rallying DVDs and behold the Escort! LOL
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08-07-2005, 12:00 PM
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buickman
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: eastern suburbs Melb Vic
Posts: 1,462
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Go the Escort for circuit work. A guy at work has a MK1 2 door with the Fiat twin cam 2 litre alloy mtr he uses for circuit work.
I think he was thinking of selling the car as he has a MK1 Zephyr project going with a V8 conversion at the moment. buickman |
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08-07-2005, 11:29 PM
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A.k.a wolf159
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Being slightly biased towards the Capri seeing as I've had 3 of them and currently have an Rs3100, if you go the Capri route throw in a 289 windsor because the small windsors actually weigh less than the V6, and they fit in real nice then you get better weight distribution and a fair bit more grunt
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17-07-2005, 10:46 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Bendigo
Posts: 81
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Why not put a lexus 4L V8 in a mk11 escort. mmmm kinda makes u wonder???? if they can engineer them with a 351 why not a smaller much lighter all alloy one???
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Escky or Capri?
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