1994 Lux Edition Ford Escort RS Cosworth - Crackin’ Cossie
Blimey! Warren Kelly’s ballistic Ford Escort RS Cosworth is the mutt’s nuts!
By David Pratte, Photography by Fraser Gordon
Specs & Details
'94 Lux Edition Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Engine 2-liter YBT turbocharged inline-4
Engine Modifications Mountune Racing 26mm head port & fully built engine w/ wet liner block 10 long studs & WRC oil spray jets; Piper cams & adjustable cam gears; Arrow rods; Garrett GTX35 turbo; Airtec 120mm front-mount intercooler; Hart inlet plenum; gray fuel injectors (x8); Bosch in-tank prime pump w/ -44 inline Bosch pumps (x2); 2.5L swirl pot; Pectel T6 ignition system & coil packs; Mocal 16-row engine oil cooler
Drivetrain FFD 7-speed sequential transmission w/ built-in pump & 8-row Mocal cooler; Quaife ATB LSD (f); Titan LSD (r); GRP A driveshafts
Engine Management Pectel T6 2000 ECU
Suspension Black Art Design Suspension 3-way coilover dampers; Eibach progressive tenders & main springs; Grp A strut bar; complete WRC adjustable front end w/ rollbar & compression struts; HKS solid caster top mounts; alloy solid bushings
Interior 8-point welded-in rollcage; stripped interior; flocked dash; carbon-Kevlar Corbeau Revenge racing seat; Momo steering wheel; Race Technologies digital dash; Luke harnesses; Toggle switch panel; Nomad 40-psi boost gauge; Tilton 900 series floor-mounted pedal box
Exterior WRC-style carbon & carbon-Kevlar body panels; Carbon Delight carbon-fiber roof & front splitter; WRC carbon rear wing, carbon rear diffuser; Morretts headlights; Plastic4Performance windows w/ NACA ducts for driver cooling
Wheels, Tires & Brakes 18x9" Rota Boost wheels; 265-40R18 Pirelli P Zero track tires; AP Racing 378mm 6-pot (f) & 315mm 4-pot (r) BBKs; Performance Friction 01 brake pads
Numbers 700+ hp & 660 ft-lbs of torque on 109 RON fuel
Sponsors Mountune Racing, Auto Specialists, AIRTEC, Black Art Design, Hel Performance, Motul, Bara Motorsport
Special Thanks Big Dave Jordon & Steve; Wenny; Ginge; twins; & most important family, friends & my wife, Kay
By David Pratte
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