has anyone done an RST engined mk1 escort?

[5tox]

What sort of work would be involved? and what sort of costs.

 

was just flicking through ebay and an escort RS turbo engine come up, initially it sounds like cheap power, my mates kept up with my 300+bhp cossie

 

or would it be a total ball ache to get one to work in a RWD escort

[rallyesport04]

cvh's are poop an last 5 mins with any kind of stick zvh is better

[Stiggy]

Mate of mine (Darren LLoyd) did a Fiesta Turbo CVH in his 2 door 100E many moons ago.

[BIG G]

Get it done as my RS turbo was a sccooby slayer in its day at 195bhp and lasted 3 years getting ripped every where

[Nick]

I'd say do a zvh as then u can run more boost without the bottom end letting go, there also very torquey engines as well

[Escort Mk1 4 Door]

i used to fully rebuild my 1600cvh's 1600n/a on a 32/36 but i was running them to 9000+ rpm lots of mods done to them, raced it every where, i got over 130bhp n/a on 1mm rebored but it pushed the engine past its limmits and even with uprated rst oil pump and bigs/mains i still had one do 1400miles (due to a wanky oil pump (would do my whole award winning speach) but we all know some of the shit parts burton sell and out sorce on so no warrenty)

 

all the time oil changed weekly valvoline, plugs monthly, cam belt every 1000miles and if it made 10000miles it was very good there cheep for a reasion i did 4 in 18months

[livewire7116]

my mate had a zvh in his mk2 fester, it was built by a guy who worked for JRE but everytime it was over revved it used to pump the lifters solid and pop a rocker, they tried all sorts to get over the problem but in the end he just put a zetec in and worked fine from then on

[Escort Mk1 4 Door]

my mate had a zvh in his mk2 fester, it was built by a guy who worked for JRE but everytime it was over revved it used to pump the lifters solid and pop a rocker, they tried all sorts to get over the problem but in the end he just put a zetec in and worked fine from then on

 

solded adjustable lifters fould have solved this tho

[livewire7116]

nope it was just a pants engine to work with

[fezza]

If you are considering this then the fiesta rst engine may be a better option as the escort rst has a distributor which would foul the bulkhead

[Escort Mk1 4 Door]

yer very try and the mfi on the escort is poop and there is no cps hole on the escort so u cant run elecy ingnition

 

(or you spend about 4-6 hours drilling with a hole saw to make a cps hole in the block as i have had to do this)