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The dry facts...
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)
or
Revolution
4-spoke 7x13, 7 inch Michelin slicks (Formula 3) for the track days
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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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