Boosted Escort Holset build

[Boosted Escort]

finally finished the rear disk brake swap. Took me three weeks but it is done now. Starting out just changing springs and I broke a brake line so I thought it would be easier just to swap to disk. It runs good but I need to hook up the wideband to the ecu should help out with gas mileage if I can keep my foot out of it. Stupid wax valve in the idle air control is done for causing it to idle funky. Thinking about making a block off plate for it. Alslo the Wheel hop is driving me nuts hopefully getting in my subframe brushings will fix that problem

[Boosted Escort]

Got my new manifold and exhaust housing blasted today.

[FE3-323]

long runners!!! i like that. what sch or wall thickness are those bends? whats the plan for the wastegate? V-band? going to ceramic coat it?

[atomicEGT]

Ooh, nice.

[Mazda_Powered]

What Ryan asked LOL

Looks awesome man!!

[Boosted Escort]

well the plan is to use vht black paint. The ceramic coating would be nice but I don't want to spend the money. The pipe in the manifold is schedule 40. Also I want to keep my tial wastegate and it isn't v band. Although I may use a v band on the downpipe. The wastegate will exit at the side and dump to atmosphere. More to come I have lots of parts waiting to be installed with the new block.

[atomicEGT]

just FYI, you might want to leave at least 18" of clearance between the gate outlet and **** that might catch fire.

[Boosted Escort]

Just got the three hole bumper. I may go with a protege slant hood and headlights if I can get it to fit. Otherwise I will use tracer headlights and grill or protege square headlights. I really like the edm foglight grill but I am not sure it will keep enough air cirulating through the engine bay.Manifold and exhaust housing painted. Got my gtx head milled not want I really want but it will do for now.

[FE3-323]

the GTX/R head design is actually really awesome. IMHO better then the NA design.
knock those crap stock valves out & replace them with +1mm SS valves........ or at very least clean them up properly.

add somender grooves & take down the exhaust short side radius wall. that minor port work alone will significantly reduce spool time.

[CODY004WD]

Replied to other thread regarding the protege hood. In short, it wont fit. Subbing.

[drunkinmist]

wow great work can't wait to see this up and running. Where are earth did you find a 3 hole bumper? does that fit right up to the escort or do you have to modify it?

[theredrocket]

the GTX/R head design is actually really awesome. IMHO better then the NA design.

I thought that it's long been known the NA head is better for high RPM/big turbo applications???

[FE3-323]

^ actually..... its been tested & only makes a difference when you start breaking 300hp. & from then out its not necessarily a critical difference even.
considering the combustion turbulence benefit caused by that hump. your bottom end & spool times are noticeably improved. not to mention it helps MPG.

if your daily driving the car id stick with a gtx/r head. if its a track demon only. then ditch the BP05 head for a BP4W or VVT version of the BP4W head.
90% of the people boosting these cars won't ever reach the 300+ range so i don't really see the point....

[Boosted Escort]

wow great work can't wait to see this up and running. Where are earth did you find a 3 hole bumper? does that fit right up to the escort or do you have to modify it?

It was for sale on here. it will bolt I on but I am not sure what lights and grill I am going to use. I want to try and make a 94 protege hood fit so I can have slant headlights we will see how that works out as the protege hood isn't supposed to bolt on. I may also replicate a edm foglight grill. Also I have plans to use hella 450 foglights in the 3 hole bumper.

[mazkam]

^ actually..... its been tested & only makes a difference when you start breaking 300hp. & from then out its not necessarily a critical difference even.
considering the combustion turbulence benefit caused by that hump. your bottom end & spool times are noticeably improved. not to mention it helps MPG.

if your daily driving the car id stick with a gtx/r head. if its a track demon only. then ditch the BP05 head for a BP4W or VVT version of the BP4W head.
90% of the people boosting these cars won't ever reach the 300+ range so i don't really see the point....

True....... I had a t3/t4 with a 82 comp wheel & .48 turbine wheel. I was told that I would see full boost @ 5k rpm prior to installing it on my stock bpt. It started to build boost @ 3k rpm & made full boost no later than 4k rpm. I do agree with you that the gtx head help with spooling a big turbo sooner.