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Car 1974 MkII Ford Capri 1600 XL
Body Visually transformed into MkIII 1980 2.0S, with MkII grille, Richard Grant rear spoiler, self-designed front air dam, bonnet vent (NOT Cossie...), no bumpers, clear indicators, red-toned rear lights, inside adjustable door mirrors on both sides, removed rear wiper
Engine Based on 1987 Sierra EFI (205) block, EFI head ported and slightly enlarged combustion chambers, Granada auto pistons (to give 8.2:1 CR), Burton high pressure/high volume oil pump, Nisse Hedlund 206 cam. Saab APC boost control
Turbo Mitsubishi TD-04 (Volvo 850)
Intercooler Saab 900 (first generation), all alloy
Fuel system Low pressure fuel in-tank pump feeding feeding Bosch high pressure fuel pump (Ferrari 308!), Ford EEC-IV EFI system (Sierra 1988, catalytic), four cold-start injectors for extra fuel.
Exhaust Homemade manifold, homemade 2.5 inch system to the rear axle, 2.25 inch over the rear axle into a single muffler
Gearbox Sierra XR4i with shortened input shaft to fit Pinto, homemade quickshift
Rear axle Standard Capri 2.0S, 3.44:1 ratio
Brakes Volvo 260 master cylinder, Volvo 240 4-pot callipers, BMW E30 vented, drilled and grooved discs, Granada brake pressure limiting valve, standard rear brakes
Wheels

RW Macho 7x15 inch, 205/50-15 tyres (Falken ZE- 502)

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Revolution 4-spoke 7x13, 7 inch Michelin slicks (Formula 3) for the track days

Interior 1980 2.0S, Recaro seats, oil temp gauge, boost pressure gauge (Wika), alloy gearknob
ICE As if a turbocharged Pinto isn't enough! :-D Panasonic CD head unit, JBL GT-82 in "cornerloaded" bass box, CDS amplifier, crappy Pioneer front speakers
Performance 2001: Dynoed to 168 bhp at the wheels (187 bhp flywheel), no accurate 0-100 km/h or 1/4 mile times

2000: Around 150 bhp at the wheels, 0-100 km/h 8.13 seconds, 1/4 mile 16.3 seconds

1999: Around 117 bhp at the wheels, 0-100 km/h 9.2 seconds

1998: Guesstimate 115 bhp (flywheel), Gelleråsen track on around 1m30s.

1997: Guesstimate 100 bhp (flywheel)



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