Type 9 into Mk2 Escort

[spike105e]

Sure this has been done a million times but i need help!!!

I bought a t9 5-speed and pinto from a p100, i got some blocks to lower the back of the box and the original Escort mount bolts up. The problem is the gbox is way too far forward, the gearlever whole lines up and i know this should not be so. Whats wrong? i guess i am using the wrong gbox mount/xmember, any ideas?

Any help greatly appreciated!!!!

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

you cant mount the gear box on the mounts already there

 

you need to move the gear stick hole back about 2 inches and either make your own gearbox mount and bolt it through the floor or cut off and move back the mounts and use the lowering blocks you already have

 

you need the rs 2000 prop too

[spike105e]

Cheers for that, that would be why the box is so far forward and there is hardly room for the pinto!! probably best to mount the engine first and then see where the box sits?

Thanks again.

[BIG G]

Sure this has been done a million times but i need help!!!

I bought a t9 5-speed and pinto from a p100, i got some blocks to lower the back of the box and the original Escort mount bolts up. The problem is the gbox is way too far forward, the gearlever whole lines up and i know this should not be so. Whats wrong? i guess i am using the wrong gbox mount/xmember, any ideas?

Any help greatly appreciated!!!!

 

the stick hole needs moving back about 4" + the p100 box has shite ratios and the motor is low compression so not alot of good either. sorry

[spike105e]

It will be faster than what was in it!!!

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

yes put engine in first then you can measure it properly i dont think its as much as 4 inches though

 

i was gonna say about the p100 be low compression

 

not sure on the box ratios

 

is your pinto out of the p100 too

 

because they are low compression and it wont go as fast as a standard pinto from a car

[spike105e]

Would it not just be a matter of skimming the head to raise the compression?

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

the head will be ok itsthe pistons they are different

[escortmad4eva]

Wot pistons do the p100 have.

[Vista]

Wot pistons do the p100 have.

 

Low compression ones (they aren't as tall).

 

As to T9 ratios in the P100, I wasn't aware that they were any different to other T9's. The only three ratio sets that I know are:

 

2.8i T9

Pinto T9

Diesel T9

 

Can anyone confirm or deny whether there's also a P100 set of ratios?

[Ken B]

The P100 does indeed have different ratios(unless they're the same as a diesel, I dont know what they are). You can climb mountains with the first gear P100's have!!

 

 

1st: 3.91:1

2nd: 2.29:1

3rd: 1.38:1

4th: 1.00

5th: 0.82:1

rev: 3.66:1

 

1st 3 gears different to Sierra. The rest are the same.

[spike105e]

So surely skimming the head would still raise the compression?

[rallyesport04]

So surely skimming the head would still raise the compression?

 

this will change the change the cam timing as the cam will be nearer the block maybe not very noticable on a low tuned car to get it spot on a verior will be needed fitting high comp pistons would be a better solution also skiming the head an fitting a cam you may need to pocket the pistons

[spike105e]

So fitting a set of standard pistons from a high compression engine would do it then? is the compression difference much?