Another busy week!

This week we have had a Fast Ford photo shoot for a customer with a restored S1 Escort RS Turbo. Just discovered it is the only Ford prepared S1 in gray! so I guess its RARE. It will be appearing in Fast Ford soon.

The black S2 Escort has been stripped and the knocking sound from the engine diagnosed as the pistons and rods having been installed the wrong way round!! Hello Piston Slap.
The Underground Graphics Mitsubishi GTO has had its rebuilt gearbox installed, I am quite looking forward to getting out and mapping the 2.2 Bar of boost that it will be running. We also finished the additional roll cage bars and got them TIGed into the GTO.

Collected a fully resprayed and smothed S2 Escort RS Turbo undergoing a nut and bolt rebuild, this will become the big job for the remainder of this week and next as we put it back together. This car has had a 2.0 ZVH bult using Cosworth rods and Mahle pistons, Newman cams, Sitech head and head gasket and GT28 turbo.
Also collected the Forged crank and full gasket set for the Honda Integra DC2, its going to be a very quick car when finished with its GT30 Turbo Conversion.

Turbos and more turbos

This week we mostly have been working on Turbos. It started off with a Sierra Cosworth with a missfire, that was diagnosed to faulty map sensor wiring and a worn fuel pump with an old fuel filter.

Next job was to set up and improve a Peugeot 106GTI track car with a turbo conversion. The extra fuelling was supplied by a MF2 5th injector kit. End result was a very nippy 106 GTI turbo.

We also have started another ST170 Turbo conversion using CP 86mm pistons and Eagle rods. We have reworked the head a little to improve the gas flow.

There is also an Ford Escort turbo on the ramp awaiting a bottom end rebuild, just waiting for parts.

Turbo Charging Integra DC2, Pulsar SR20DET Rebuild and Sitech at Crail Raceway

During the last week we have been stripping a Honda Integra DC2 engine in order to turbo it, which involves low comp pistons and stronger forged rods with a forged crank.

Also we have been upgrading the Underground Graphics GTO twin turbo with more boost pressure and welding some extra bars into to the roll cage.

The Sitech Escort ran the quarter mile for USSC at Crail Raceway where it achieved 8 runs with a best time of 13.3 @ 108 running only 18psi of boost pressure.

We have also rebuilt a Nissan Pulsar SR20DET engine to include new bearings and reshimed it's cylinder head.