Engine: T5: in-line t5 5 cylinder

[T-5rrrr]

Hi
Has anybody ever seen a t5 5 cylinder engine used in-line to power the rear wheels and could they lead me in the right direction for technical advice?

I have got to the engine stage of my 5 year restoration on a ford capri, the second love in my life after the T-5r ( dont tell the missus ). Have gone over a few options but they have all been done before and im getting tired of reading about them and dont want to go down the jap route as that is were the masses are heading to be different.

Now that ford are using the 5 cylinder lump in the fast fords of today it seems like the only answer.

Cheers
Mark

[tc]

Plenty of people have done a T5 conversion on 960's and the like, you need an M90 gearbox out of a 960/S90, have a look at places like Turbobricks, turboperformanceclub.com and garaget.org. Must say I love the idea, I'd contemplated the same thing myself a few times but I was considering dropping one into a mk2 escort.

[RT Mechanics]

Sounds like a great project good luck

[strbryan]

Originally Posted by RT Mechanics

Sounds like a great project good luck

Any tips for Mark seeing as you are the Volvo tuning god?

[volvo145]

Originally Posted by strbryan

Any tips for Mark seeing as you are the Volvo tuning god?

Are you jesus by any chance?.
Good question though.

[strbryan]

Originally Posted by volvo145

Are you jesus by any chance?.
Good question though.

Isnt Jesus dead, or did he ever exist?

Yes it is a very good question....

[volvo145]

Originally Posted by strbryan

Isnt Jesus dead, or did he ever exist?

Yes it is a very good question....

Yes but didn't he rise from the dead.

[strbryan]

Originally Posted by volvo145

Yes but didn't he rise from the dead.

I don't know mate as I don't believe is Jesus nor was alive then.

[T240]

Originally Posted by T-5rrrr

Hi
Has anybody ever seen a t5 5 cylinder engine used in-line to power the rear wheels and could they lead me in the right direction for technical advice?

I have got to the engine stage of my 5 year restoration on a ford capri, the second love in my life after the T-5r ( dont tell the missus ). Have gone over a few options but they have all been done before and im getting tired of reading about them and dont want to go down the jap route as that is were the masses are heading to be different.

Now that ford are using the 5 cylinder lump in the fast fords of today it seems like the only answer.

Cheers
Mark

Sorry, but I wouldn't even dream of devaluing a five year restoration by using anything other than an original type engine.

Most you should really do is perhaps think of upgrading your Ford engine - they're good reliable engines and can easily produce oodles of power if that's what you're after.

If you want to create a hybrid that's worthless to the Ford Capri collector market, then by all means go ahead.

Cheers,

T

[Kerry_T-5R]

Sounds like a good project! I saw a Capri with a V8 engine last week in Hailsham - still loads of modified ones on the roads, good to see.

Kerry