Sierra twin cam

[benlg1981]

Hi

sold the saab and have just collected the new car

1991 sierra 2ltr DOHC ghia 1 owner from new 99k on the clock mint

here it is as of today







also has a few authentic OAP stickers







Plans are:

Lower it
source some wider lower et wheels

[benlg1981]

this week it finally went round the clock for the first time by the look of the car condition and files





also got my front koni shocks and 60mm springs delivered

[benlg1981]

right then its official I have lost faith in man kind

the front shocks koni adjustables and springs that were sold on being 2wd and repeativly confirmed to be 2wd turn out to be

koni 8741 1109sport

which are 4wd so after a few hours battling to get the old shocks out of the hub and then a few more hours trying to open the hub pincer enough to get the new ones in I gave up with a smashed thumb nail and then looked on the net to find that they are 4wd and will not fit into my hubs unless I have a lathe which I don't.

any other ideas?

or does anyone want to buy 60mm adjustable konis for a 4wd?


also I'm not left with the task of getting some front shocks and springs in 50-60mm anyone got any ideas?

[benlg1981]

right then sold the front shocks, got the springs still and the rear springs so now gotta source some front and rear shocks or a full set of suspension and see which springs work best

[hillbillyracer]

I was given a Sierra DOHC in not just quite as good a condition, a days work would have had it MOT ready. But I ripped it to bits for a Locost donor!

Everyone & their auntie will tell you that the DOHC engine is the most useless piece of turd that Ford ever made & you need to replace it. This is as good a reason to stick with it as any! The mid-90s RS2000 Escort motor goes right in for an easy power hike.

As no-one else has said so if you do decide do an engine swap
STICK A V8 IN IT!!

[dazzler]

That motor is so shit i think its crossed the line and become cool, i love the stickers!

Makes me want one

[tooSavvy]

Who/What was registered H675 KOO(...as etched into window?)

tooSavvy

[Relentless Rob]

The twin cam pinto isn't that bad. It's basically the same block the septics used in their touring cars when we had the RS500. Mercury/Mustang 2.3 block and a turbo (a complete running but ratty 2.3 turbo Mustang sold on ebay last night for £146). The standard engine's good for about 150bhp if you're willing to open a pit and bury money in there? 185-190bhp. Having said that the 2.0 Zetec conversion will be made a lot easier if you keep the original sump. The main problem with engine donours is you've got the Efi version so the loom will have to be stripped right back and scratch build to suit the new engine (and people think fuel injection is the way forward?). The Cosworth YB will be expensive, the Cosworth V6 will be heavy and only good for 205bhp off the shelf (and fiddle farting aroung to get it on the gear box), Cologne and Essex V6's make good boat anchours. Nah, I'm with Billy on this one stick a V8 in there and make an XR8.

[tooSavvy]

...FIRST :- Buy a car [Check.. ]

Next:-

http://www.nitrous.info/v8-ford-sierra.htm

Add U/L and Toast Em!!

tooSavvy

[Steve.]

Everyone & their auntie will tell you that the DOHC engine is the most useless piece of turd that Ford ever made & you need to replace it. This is as good a reason to stick with it as any! The mid-90s RS2000 Escort motor goes right in for an easy power hike.

...Which is why I'm currently trying to fit the RS2000 version into my Mk3 Escort. I'm not sure why it got a bad reputation because other than being heavy, it seems to be rather over engineered.
Aparently, the cams and ECU from the 2.0 fit the 2.3l lump from the scorpio/galaxy and give around 170bhp. Anyone got a 2.3 lump they want to sell me?

[Relentless Rob]

How about.......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-SUPERCHARGER ... 2a04a920a2


.......a Supercharged 3.8 Mustang V6?


No bids and £500 start. Would make a good £999 entry as well.

[bortaf]

The twin cam pinto isn't that bad. It's basically the same block the septics used in their touring cars when we had the RS500. Mercury/Mustang 2.3 block and a turbo (a complete running but ratty 2.3 turbo Mustang sold on ebay last night for £146). The standard engine's good for about 150bhp if you're willing to open a pit and bury money in there? 185-190bhp. Having said that the 2.0 Zetec conversion will be made a lot easier if you keep the original sump. The main problem with engine donours is you've got the Efi version so the loom will have to be stripped right back and scratch build to suit the new engine (and people think fuel injection is the way forward?). The Cosworth YB will be expensive, the Cosworth V6 will be heavy and only good for 205bhp off the shelf (and fiddle farting aroung to get it on the gear box), Cologne and Essex V6's make good boat anchours. Nah, I'm with Billy on this one stick a V8 in there and make an XR8.

Pinto twincam? the 8V twincam in there has absolutly nothing in common with the pinto what so ever it was the YB 16V in the cosworths that was based on the pinto.
EFi instals are easy, the engine looms are self conatined an you only need to wire in 5 or 6 wires for either a cossie, twincam or zetec engine
The twink is a good engine it's just there's no real tuning parts for it although there's obv the 16V RS2000 head or a 2.3 block from a later scorpio, heads can go pourus and H/G can go but there's after market H/D ones about to cure than and the timing chain needs doing every 100K or so but they are pretty bullet proof if not quite as forgiving of missed services as the pinto.
I'm fitting a carbed version in a cortina at the mo unless a turbo diesel comes up cheap that is

I like the alterd to unleaded sticker they were all unleaded from day one
nice car mate

[benlg1981]

cheers for the comments

the reg is the original on the windows but the previous owner added a personal reg.

sorted my suspension issues i hope! a full set of spax adjustable (14 clicks) and matching springs so will be fitting tomorrow

any ideas on the best setting to use 6-7 clicks?

[Relentless Rob]

I thought it was a private plate for the Flubber engine conversion you were planning.

[benlg1981]

right then the corner is turned and i can finally get on with it

new shocks and springs front and rear arrived (cheers nate)

see the difference in front and rear



rears where a pig to change ended up cutting the old spring out after the torq bit snapped trying to remove the drive shaft

but all done and looking low





took it for a spin after bleeding the brakes and it firm shaking all the way tstill got 4 more clicks of hardness on the spax adjusters

also updated my oap sticker collection




to do next:
get some escort si/gti 5 spoke dished wheels (i have a paint scheme in mind already
get a new vacume pipe from servo to intake manifold as it snapped whilst doin the front suspension bodged it fix for the moment but need to replace (anyone got the part no. or the part for sale?)