Ford 2.3l Turbo Intercooled Merkur Engine in an 85 Escort

Cool video of an 85 Escort with a 2.3L Turbo engine from a Merkur XR4TI. Car is running 8 PSI boost with an ATX trans

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Autos & Vehicles

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• turbo
• escort
• merkur
• xr4ti
• thunderbird
• turbocoupe
• svo
• mustang

[d123420]

merkur loooks way better. plus i dont think that escort has rear independent suspension lol noobs

[chevy385]

@d123420 The escort does have independent rear suspension. Most people have never even seen a Merkur

[TPena92]

it's crazy how he converted it to FWD

[chevy385]

The 2.3 was also used in the Tempo but the RWD block has different engine mounts. The bellhousing bolt pattern is the same.

[TPena92]

@chevy385 ya thats some crazy fabrication...you still have the car?

[chevy385]

It actually wasn't mine. But I talked with the guy who put the engine in and he said the strut towers were rotted out in the back he just fit the engine in for the heck of it. He said on the track it ran low 14s spinning the tires. And it was only running 8psi of boost in the video. He sold it and a believe the fellas who made the video were the guys he sold it to

[matthewchan]

ive done some research, and i think im going to just keep it as a dd and keep modding my 240

[chevy385]

go with a 3.0L engine from a tempo if you want a V6. or you could even go with the SHO 3.0L. The RWD conversion would ruin the car I think. Hell even a Zetec or Duratec might work. There are lots of things to do to make it better ;-)

[matthewchan]

that is nice! ive got a 85 myself. was thinking about putting in a sentra ser drivetrain, or maybe making it rwd with a 5.0 mustang setup ^_^

[420witchdoctor]

Yep, you could get some Civics with it for sure, haha. Very cool car.