Ford Escort Mk II group 2 (1975)
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Specifications
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| Group/Class | 2 | Homologation number: 5586 and Transfer to group A | |
| Years active | 1975-1980 | Homologation start: 1/5/1975 Homologation end: 1/1/1982 |
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| Engine | |||
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| Type | Ford Kent Crossflow Α711Μ, straight 4cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine | located front longitudinally | |
| Capacity | 1599 cc | WRC: 1599 cc | |
| Bore x Stroke (mm) | 80.978 x 77.62 | ||
| Compression ratio | 9.0:1 | ||
| Output power - torgue | 84 HP @ 5500 rpm, Mexico: 95 HP @ 5750 rpm | 125 Nm (92 ft·lb) (12.7 kgm) @ 3500 rpm | |
| Main bearings | 5 with 53.9mm bearings diameter | connecting rod length between centers 125.2mm, big end type bearing diameter 49.2mm, aluminium alloy piston with top combustion chamber "bowls" and 44.2 mm compression height | |
| Materials | block: Ford Kent cast iron thin wall 711M-6015-BA block. 209mm deck height and 96mm bore spacing | cylinderhead: cross flow cast iron heron flat design | |
| Cams/valves | 1 side camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), chain driven, Mexico: belt driven | 2 valves/cyl. - 8 valves total, 39.6 (Mexico: 42) mm inlet valve diameter, 34.1mm exhaust valve diameter, 1 or 2 coil springs per valve | |
| Aspiration | natural, 1 x Weber 32 DGAV carburetor | ||
| Ignition | Lucas or Luminition electronic, firing order 1-3-4-2 | 12 V | |
| Cooling system | jacketed watercooled with pump, radiator, 305 mm diameter-7 blades fan and thermostat | 6.5 lt | |
| Lubrication system | dry sump | 4.6 lt | |
| Transmission | |||
| Type | rear wheel drive | 4 speed manual gearbox | |
| Gearbox ratios | constant: 1.889/1 (29/18) 1st: 3.337/1 (29/14) 2nd: 1.995/1 (26/21) 3rd: 1.418/1 (22/25) 4th: 1.000/1 (-) R: 3.867/1 |
constant: 1.600/1 (32/20) 1st: 2.54/1 (27/17) 2nd: 1.66/1 (25/24) 3rd: 1.255/1 (22/28) 4th: 1.000/1 (-) R: 3.1/1 |
constant: 1.600/1 (34/18) 1st: 3.65/1 (29/15) 2nd: 1.544/1 (25/26) 3rd: 1.344/1 (21/25) 4th: 1.000/1 (-) R: 3.68/1 |
| Diffrential ratio | 3.54/1 (39/11), 3.89/1 (35/9), 4.125 (33/8), 4.444/1 (40/9) | hypoid spiral bevel gears limited slip rear differential | |
| Clutch | dry, single plate, 190 or 216 mm diameter, or double or triple plate 195 mm diameter | ||
| Chassis-body | |||
| Type | steel monocoque chassis with roll-cage. 2 or 4 door saloon steel bodyshell with steel bumpers | ||
| Front suspension | Macpherson strut with 1 lower transverse arm and stabilizer, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers and anti roll bar | ||
| Rear suspension | live axle with 2 locating longitudinal links, multiple leaf springs, telescopic shock absorbers and anti roll bar | ||
| Steering system | rack and pinion | 3.5 turns lock to lock | |
| Brakes | front solid disks 247.5 diameter, or ventilated discs 266mm diameter, with 2 piston calipers 54 mm diameter. Rear drums 229mm diameter with 1 double piston caliper 17.8 mm diameter, or solid discs 254mm diameter | dual circuit with vacuum servo | |
| Dimensions | |||
| length: 4.056 m (159.8") | width: 1.596 m (62.8") | height: 1.384 m (54.5") | |
| wheelbase: 2.407 m (94.7") | front track: 1.270 m (50") Mexico: 1.283 m (50.5) |
rear track: 1.296 m (51") Mexico: 1.303 m (51.3) |
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| Rims - tires | 5 - 5.5 - 6 x 13" | ||
| Weight | 850 kg | ||
| Fuel tank | 41 or 60 lt | ||
| Drag coefficient | 0.45 | ||
Results in WSCC
Season
| Car entry | Car number/ result | |||||||||||||
| Daytona | Mugello | Dijon | Silver stone | Nurb | Misano | Watkins Glen | Valle lunga | |||||||
| Team | 24h | 6h | 6h | 6h | 1000km | 6h | 6h | 6h | ||||||
| Ronnie Scott's Club | #63, dnt qualify | |||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 1/0 | 1/0 | |||||||||||||
| Driver | Team entries and car number | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Scott's Club | ||||||||||||||
| Dave McPherson | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Pete King | 63 | |||||||||||||
| John Waterman | 63 | |||||||||||||
Results in WRC
Races
Season
| Entry | Rally event | |||||||||||||||
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| Driver Codriver |
Team | MC | SVE Entry list |
POR | KEN | GRE | MAR | FIN | S.R | TdC | RAC | |||||
| "Tommy Franclin" Gerard Hugon |
Ford France S.A. | dnf | ||||||||||||||
| Th. Stylianou M. Koutsoftidis |
dnf | |||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Others starts/finishes | 2/0 | 1/0 | 1/0 | |||||||||||||
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