Chris C
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My uncles got 1 of these just took me out it and is fooking fast!!! Then he let me drive it  what a wicked car.
Anybody else had a go in 1 ?? Bit quicer than my 1.0 lol
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Karen
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I know someone with one for sale if anybody is interested 
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Avey
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One of my mates had a 4x4 RS2000 & I wasnt impressed at all 
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Chris C
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This was the old mk 2
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the_legend_of_yrag
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i saw a rally style rs200 today, sounded abosolutly gorgeous!!
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jr
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there quick compared to your corsa but by todays standard there not fast, but there still retro 
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris C
My uncles got 1 of these just took me out it and is fooking fast!!! Then he let me drive it what a wicked car.
Anybody else had a go in 1 ?? Bit quicer than my 1.0 lol
Is it a real one, or one of those awfull misbadged plastic, FWD, torque steering, sacrilegeous pieces of blasphemy otherwise known as the XR2litre?
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris C
This was the old mk 2
Good man, thank Christ, what a blessed relief
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by the_legend_of_yrag
i saw a rally style rs200 today, sounded abosolutly gorgeous!!
200 or 2000?
If the former, then
And did it have BBS wheels?
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by jr
there quick compared to your corsa but by todays standard there not fast, but there still retro
They are when you stick a YB on carbs in there mate
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StuartVRS
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Ahhhh Jim, nice to see ya again, hows the beast?
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Chris C
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yeh i loved it, was good fun to drive and makes a lovely noise , beforei drove it we was doing a bit of sideways action lol
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Chris C
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yeh this has twin 40 webbers, it was a 2000 custom
[Edited on 10-04-2005 by Chris C]
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Sly_SRi
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mk2 escorts are kewl! prefer the mk1 though.
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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James R
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
They are when you stick a YB on carbs in there mate
Pretty sure it has a pinto engine, or a BDA, the YB's are the cosworth units in the Saff and Escort. The RS200 had the BDT engine.
nice cars, my dad used to rally a RS1600 back in the day had a whopping 130BHP on twin 40's BDA unit.
shame XE'd nova would destroy one now adays.
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jr
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Originally posted by SVM 286
They are when you stick a YB on carbs in there mate
Pretty sure it has a pinto engine, or a BDA, the YB's are the cosworth units in the Saff and Escort. The RS200 had the BDT engine.
he never said they didnt
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James R
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You can't stick a YB on carbs. (Well you can but it costs lots to swap from turbo set up to N/A)
That's all I meant
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jr
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so therefore you can stick a YB on carbs, ive seen at least 15 m1/mk2 escourts on carbs
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by j1400
You can't stick a YB on carbs. (Well you can but it costs a lot to swap from turbo set up to N/A)
That's all I meant
someone desnt know anything
all you need to do is raise the compression ratio, and use omex management or similar with the carbs
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by StuartA3Turbo
Ahhhh Jim, nice to see ya again, hows the beast?
Still awaiting funds Stu
Thanks for the concern mate
And on a brighter note, and talking of spending money I haven't got, i've just bought a Sierra.
She is a bit poorly but was dirt cheap and is equipped with Clifford security, a Snooper and best of all - N2O
Now i've got no transport and two cars to fix - i'm an idiot
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Siberia
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a mkII escort rs2000 has a 2.0 single OHC pinto... same as found in 2.0 cortina and granada... the only differnce is the sump.
there was one at the drifting over her yesterday and fcking hell it was FAST and yer man was well able to drift it... it was on t40's
here we go..
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by j1400
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Originally posted by SVM 286
They are when you stick a YB on carbs in there mate
Pretty sure it has a pinto engine, or a BDA, the YB's are the cosworth units in the Saff and Escort. The RS200 had the BDT engine.
nice cars, my dad used to rally a RS1600 back in the day had a whopping 130BHP on twin 40's BDA unit.
shame XE'd nova would destroy one now adays.
Average price of a Pinto - £100
Average price of a BDA - Five grand upwards
Yes, all standard RS2000s had Pintos, it was the RS 1600 and 1800 that had the BDA (16 valve).
Cosworth developed the YB series of engines for Ford from the Pinto block, for use in Sierra and Escort production and motorsport cars.
YB engines do fit in Escorts. They've been fitted hundreds of times over the past 13 years or so, both in turbo charged form or, with raised compression, on carbs or throttle bodies.
They are a relatively economical way of achieving good power in a MK 1 or 2 Escort and depending on aspiration and spec would achieve anything from 200+ up to 650+ horsepower, so probably wouldn't struggle with your average XE or LET powered Corsa. (please, no offence intended)
A good example of a huge power car would be Paul Bailey's early 90's Thundersaloon car which was a red 'X' pack MK 2 RS2000 with a Turbo YB engine.
The car was good for 175 mph with short gearing and could push 200 with long gearing.
An interesting side effect of the shorter gearing was that the car would wheelspin wildly in 5th gear in the wet at 150mph.
It was also capable of breaking traction in the dry at flat out speeds, and throwing bits of rubber over the pit lane wall on the start finish straight of at least one of the UK's major race circuits.
My ideal car realy.
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
a mkII escort rs2000 has a 2.0 single OHC pinto... same as found in 2.0 cortina and granada... the only differnce is the sump.
there was one at the drifting over her yesterday and fcking hell it was FAST and yer man was well able to drift it... it was on t40's
here we go..
Top man - Ultimate drifting car - They never go forwards in a straight line
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by StuartA3Turbo
Ahhhh Jim, nice to see ya again, hows the beast?
Good to hear from you by the way mate. Ahhh, the voice of sense.
Nice Chinchila by the way
I hope that's how you spell it
[Edited on 11-04-2005 by SVM 286]
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James R
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Fair enough you only need to change pistons, manifolds, cams. But getting hold of a YB isn't all that cheap.
I'd call 3-4k at an engine pretty expensive really.
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