The RS Turbo/not for insurance comments, see Ins Section

Hi everyone, this is Mine and my dads Ford Escort RS Turbo Cabroilet, 1.6 Turbo.





haven't touched the engine bay yet, will give it a good cleanup today

Standard spec:

Electric windows with winders on the back.
Electric mirrors.
Electric Hood.
Recaro Seats.

Mods:

4" backbox.
Dump valve.
Phase 1 Turbo.
CD player with Amp and Sub.
Turbo Systems Superchip.
Rsturbo Caliper and Discs.

Stuff do be done:

deffinately need to get rid of them amber indicators, maybe change the rear lights to afterburner style rear lights or just tint them in gloss black.

not sure if i should get some different alloys but i quite like the rs turbo ones one.

EDIT: THE WHEELS LOOK TERRIBLE ON THE PICS, IT'S JUST BRAKE DUST LOL!

i just dont like the orange indicators, them headlight mask looking things or the spot lights, id like it without them, it looks too busy imo with them all.

oh dear

very clean for a cabby

yeh i do know what you mean, thinking of getting rid of the spots and deffinately getting clear indicators.

cheers Jug

and you need a 4" Backbox because? lol

Never been a big fan of the cab's, more into an original RS, white with the RS logo's plastered alover it, saw one t'other day, very nice cars.

Not a bad looking motor, think you need the polished 5 spoke rs wheels though

Nice old school . What sort of power does that lump belt out?.

need it? it was onh the car when i bought it and sounds amazing.

not sure on the power, going to try and get it RR'd this week, my mates dad seems to think its around 220bhp but i can't see it being that much althought it does spin in 2nd when boosting

220 bhp lol, wont it be more like 160?

thats what i thought but because of the new turbo (phase 1) or something like that and a turbosystems superchip he thinks its nearer 200 but feels more, i'll know for sure soon theres a rolling road 5 mins away

Jeeess, looks fairly clean, I'd keep the amber indicators as it adds to the retro feel and are essential for resale.

Instead of blindly guessing BHP do a search, without me looking the S1 RS's were around 130 bhp so this won't be much more I reckon.

Liam

Looks very tasty dude

What's it like to drive?

I've always had a little bit of a thing for the old skool RS' but insurance is still a little bit too high at the moment for me to justify one on my own back.

How does your dad feel about never getting to see the car? lol

thanks, it's amazing to drive i love it, a world of difference to the punto, its lowered so it sticks to the road very well and feels very tight, it surprised me actually i thought it would be all loose and rattely

and yeh lol my dads drove the car once

I'm not being picky, but from experience I very much doubt it's running more than 170bhp at best- especially with standard internals.

How's it coping temperature-wise? RS's have a habit of running hot, especially once you fit a front-mount intercooler on (if you go this far).

Oh, if it is running anything more than standard, you'll want to think about uprating the brakes- they're shocking!