Ford Capri Mk I RS3100 group 4 (1974)

Home » Racing Sports Cars » Ford Capri Mk I RS3100

Source

Table of Contents

Click here and here for Weslake parts

Specifications

250 units built
Click here for 3.4
Click here and here and here for street version

Homologation number: 1660
Homologation start: 1/4/1974

Street engine
Ford Essex 3.1, V6 (60^o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
3098cc, 95.25 x 72.42 mm
cast iron block 106.5 mm bore spacing and 234.5 mm deck height, cast iron heads
steel crankshaft with 4 main bearings 64mm diameter
58.6mm big end bearing diameter
single camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), located between banks, 2 valves / cyl - 12 valves total. 41.1mm inlet valve diameter, 37mm exhaust valve diameter
Firing order : 1-4-2-5-3-6 (Even Firing)
water cooled
wet sump

Ford Essex GAA, V6 (60^o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
3412cc, 100.0 x 72.42 mm
10.0:1
440 bhp / 328 KW @ 8750 rpm
330 ft/lb @ 7000 rpm
cast iron block 106.5 mm bore spacing and 234.5 mm deck height, LM 25 Aluminium alloy heads
steel crankshaft with 4 main bearings 64mm diameter
2 x overhead camshafts per bank (DOHV), 4 valves / cyl - 24 valves total
aspiration, natural with Lucas Mk II mechanical fuel injection
Firing order : 1-4-2-5-3-6 (Even Firing)
water cooled
dry sump

ZF or Getrag 5 speed Manual gearbox
Atlas heavy duty rear axle
ZF limited slip rear differential
steel monocoque chassis, Strengthened steel RS bodyshell with front & rear wings replaced by fibreglass extensions flared & rivetted into body
Front suspension McPherson struts, lower wishbones, Bilstein shock absorbers
Rear suspension live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, Bilstein shock absorbers
rack-and-pinion steering
discs, all-round
Length 4,250 mm (167.3 in)
Width 1,640 mm (64.6 in)
Height 1,263 mm (49.7 in)
Wheelbase 2,560 mm (100.8 in)
Track (fr/r) 1,327 mm (52.2 in) / 1,352 mm (53.2 in)
wheels, front 10x13", rear 16x13"
1040kg

Results in WSCC

1974

Season


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Monza	Spa	Nurb	Imola	Le Man	Zeltweg	Watkins Glen	Le Castellet	Brands Hatch	Kyalami
Team	1000km	1000km	1000km	1000km	24h	1000km	6h	1000km	1000km	6h
Ford			#72, lost wheel							#22, 5th
Ford			#73, 11th

Total points 6										6
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 3/2			2/1							1/1
Driver	Team entries and car number
Ford
Jochen Mass			72							22
Niki Lauda			72
Dieter Glemser			73
Toine Hezemans			73							22