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There is an interesting debate going on in the Ford forum How about we get some facts and figures going !! have a read and have your say ,, Especially since a bloke in there recons a 4cyl escort could beat a 327 monaro ?? Thats funny !!!!!!!!
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Hi Guys
If the Escort in question had a BDA engine it would. There was a guy in Improved Touring Cars in the early 70s, with an Escort BDA & it beat Moffats Trans Am Mustang on more than one ocassion.
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Hi Guys
If the Escort in question had a BDA engine it would. There was a guy in Improved Touring Cars in the early 70s, with an Escort BDA & it beat Moffat's Trans Am Mustang on more than one ocassion.
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no standard escort nothing special ,, the mark 1 cosworth RS 2000 i could belive . and standard 1/4
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Whats actuallty happening there is a post its claiming that a 250 6cyl XY 4 speed is quicker down the quarter than a HQ SS is that possible ? doesnt sound right too me ?
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Hi HQ SAND MAN
Yes, that's quite probable, there isn't much difference in power, the Ford had slightly more torque & is lighter.
If the Ford had a 250 2V (170 HP) then there's no contest, the Ford would win that one.
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Hi HQ SAND MAN
Yes, thats quite probable, there isnt much difference in power, the Ford had slightly more torque & is lighter.
If the Ford had a 250 2V (170 HP) then theres no contest, the Ford would win that one.
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standard 250 not 2V apparently the SS ran a 18 sec 1/4 and the 250 ran a 17 sec 1/4 ???? does that sound right too you
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The ford 250 always had that initial punch which is typical of inline 6cyl vs a v8. As with the 265 in a valiant, i remember an auto vh sedan could do a sub 18 sec quarter(maybe sub 17,cant remember) and that same model in the pacer 15.9 sec with a 3spd m
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I thought the E49 265 charger was the fastest car in australasia for quite some years ...beating heaps of V8s......
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I thought the E49 265 charger was the fastest car in australasia for quite some years ...beating heaps of V8's......
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Hi Guys.
What you say is correct muskell, but that has nothing to do with the comparison between a standard HQ 253 & a standard XY 250, or an Escort or HK GTS 327 for that matter.
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Ithink the e49 was faster up to 100mph even than a gtho. Or was it hte other way around:charger faster 0 to 60mph and stading quarter and falcon ho faster to 100mph.
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well muskell,
my mate had one of those 265 hemi pacers, and he was able to beat my eh wagon, with 186twin carbs extractors, [lowered] yellow gold spray job, parked at croydon drivein every sat night, and raced from the drivein down to 21 flavours ringwoo |
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Well I think it does dr Terry......a 265 is basically 15 cubes more than ford 250....straight six pushrods and 2 valves. It's a just a different angle.
If we now compare 4 cylinders racing around bathurst against the V8s...we find the V8s are only a bi
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Well I think it does dr Terry......a 265 is basically 15 cubes more than ford 250....straight six pushrods and 2 valves. Its a just a different angle.
If we now compare 4 cylinders racing around bathurst against the V8s...we find the V8s are only a bit
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