Escort GT vs V8 T-Bird... gone wrong.

My friend has this kid at his work who talks mad shit about his car. Its a mid 90's Escort GT 5-spd, with intake, exhaust, and a monster tach. We he pulls into the gas station im sittin at with my friends, and the convo goes like this

me: "You wanna run?"
him: "what you got?"
me: "that teal thing over there" (pointing to car)
me: "run for $20?"
him: "ionno man, I've heard that things a sleeper.."
pause..
him: "you wanna run, im game"
me: "for fun??"
him: "yea, do you know a place to go?"
me: "not anywhere close, you"
him: "yeah, follow me.."

we head a few miles down the road to some residential street. (I know. dumb.)

he pulls to the left, and i get next to him, we converse..

him: "you keepin her in there" (talking bout my female freind with me)
me: "yeah.)
him: "aight, ill keep my passengers.."

He revs it up, I'm like huh? already.. DAMN!

I powerbrake it to about 1500, without warning he jumps, and takes off, with some wheel spin. I pop the brake, and my right rear grabs for traction. Off the line, the GT gets a car length since my 3.08's are horrible from a stop. The 225 GT HR II's grab full traction, and gets some running speed. By 60 were dead even, and I'm pulling him like crazy. By 90, I'm a car length ahead, and still going, by 110, I have a bus length on him. I shut it down right about here. Point made.

he pulls up to me..

him: "If I didnt have my extra weight, I would have gotten ya"
me: (rolls eyes) "wanna try again?"
him: "aight, thats cool"

we turn around, and head back to the beginning. I get halfway back, and some woman is standing in the middle of the street. Shit. I pull into a driveway, and head back the otherway. Escort GT peels off. NO OUTLET! My friend with his S10 tried to keep up with us, so hes with us now too. Theres 3 ways. Left, right & straight. Left is a long driveway, straight and right are unfinished roads. My friend in the S10 pulls up "WTF WE GONNA DO!?" I say "Go to the left, its just a field!.. I'll follow!" Instead he turns around and goes out the main road. By now theres a dozen people outside on the road. everyone on the phone, and a guy with a cam corder. SONOFASHITFUCK! We get the hell out of there, and converse at the strip mall My female friend says "I would have suggested take your plates off" I give her a blank/wtf stare.. "thanks for telling me NOW!"

I havent heard anything from the popo.. so... ionno.. :uhoh:

that guy's a genius, you should have made him pick another spot that was better. you're better off stopping traffic on a feeder and burning the street from there. most people from houston pull that over here.

Ouch... that turned out smooth. :(

Nice race man but you should gone the extra mile (litlerally lol) and found a better spot. Good to hear you made it out though.

I doubt you have anything to worry about. I can't say the same for the Escort dumbass.

Might wanna be cautious with those escorts though, as some of them are actually turbocharged. Not that they are drag strip warriors, but you never know. Those turbocharged ones and the XR4Ti can be made pretty quick.

Might wanna be cautious with those escorts though, as some of them are actually turbocharged. Not that they are drag strip warriors, but you never know. Those turbocharged ones and the XR4Ti can be made pretty quick.

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Good race though man. Hopefully nothing more comes of it though.

^pwahahahaa,,,lol, whatever,.....

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Good race though man. Hopefully nothing more comes of it though.

I'm beginning to question your knowledge of cars. Here is a website on one dude's Escort GT, and some track times for various other Escort GT's:
http://www.dragtimes.com/Ford-Escort-Timeslip-6129.html

In addition you might wanna do some research on the Ford Escort Cosworth.

I'm beginning to question your knowledge of cars. Here is a website on one dude's Escort GT, and some track times for various other Escort GT's:
http://www.dragtimes.com/Ford-Escort-Timeslip-6129.html

In addition you might wanna do some research on the Ford Escort Cosworth.to add to what you say

heres a 13 sec pass with a turbo 'scort http://videos.streetfire.net/search/turbo+Escort/0/6F6AD2F6-1F38-4B92-8D53-16424AAFC6C0.htm

and a couple other vids there too

Whoa whoa. I was just making a statement about how rice(er) is talking about a car that can be modded into a street racer. That is all. I refuse to argue and I meant no offense. lol

Just a mild mannered joke guys, c'mon.

That guy with the escort was obviously a retard.

as far as the escorts go, they can be pretty quick. the lastest gen with the Zetec engine actually wasnt that bad... not to mention very very reliable.

meh.....my dogs feces can be made fast, but when it stops, you still have a pile of shit...

as far as the escorts go, they can be pretty quick. the lastest gen with the Zetec engine actually wasnt that bad... not to mention very very reliable.only the zx2's got zetecs, the regular base models were SPI's

wow, you were almost sol !!

Escorts may be quick but by the second race the plugs need replaceing, the water pump springs a leak, tranny goes, and your mountian dew spills onto your nice sterio

I doubt you have anything to worry about. I can't say the same for the Escort dumbass.

Might wanna be cautious with those escorts though, as some of them are actually turbocharged. Not that they are drag strip warriors, but you never know. Those turbocharged ones and the XR4Ti can be made pretty quick.
The 1991-1996 Escort GT never came with a turbo. The only engine availible were an N/A 1.9L SOHC I4 and an N/A 1.8L DOHC I4. If it has a turbo then it was aftermarket. The only Escort that came with a turbo was the Cosworth Escort.

Also, racing in a neighborhood, stupid. You should have been caught. :headshake

The 1991-1996 Escort GT never came with a turbo. The only engine availible were an N/A 1.9L SOHC I4 and an N/A 1.8L DOHC I4. If it has a turbo then it was aftermarket. The only Escort that came with a turbo was the Cosworth Escort.

Also, racing in a neighborhood, stupid. You should have been caught. :headshakethe older escort EXP's were turbos.

the older escort EXP's were turbos.

The EXP was not an Escort, it was a seperate model.

http://www.escortfocus.com/html/history.html

still carried the escort badge.

http://www.escortfocus.com/html/history.html

still carried the escort badge.

I stand corrected. However, the fact still remains that the generation in question never came with a factory turbo-charger except for the Cosworth.

I stand corrected. However, the fact still remains that the generation in question never came with a factory turbo-charger except for the Cosworth.yes sir you are, I hadn't realized you were talking about JUST that generation escort when you said 'the only escort that came with a turbo was a cosworth' comment. Otherwise I wouldn't have posted.

only the zx2's got zetecs, the regular base models were SPI's

yup, thats what i was thinking of, but couldnt remember the zx2 name, i kept thinking gt but knew that wasnt right.

Escorts may be quick but by the second race the plugs need replaceing, the water pump springs a leak, tranny goes, and your mountian dew spills onto your nice sterio

actually escorts are some of the most reliable cars out there.

The 1991-1996 Escort GT never came with a turbo. The only engine availible were an N/A 1.9L SOHC I4 and an N/A 1.8L DOHC I4. If it has a turbo then it was aftermarket. The only Escort that came with a turbo was the Cosworth Escort.

Also, racing in a neighborhood, stupid. You should have been caught. :headshake

WRONG!!!!!!

As quoted from this site: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=49542

For 1983, the base model was dropped, and the SS was replaced by the more substantial GT. The GT boasted multi-point fuel injection, a five-speed manual gearbox and a sport suspension with Michelin TRX rubber. Dark-tint taillights, front and rear spoilers, foglights and alloy wheels made sure that nobody mistook this for a run-of-the-mill Escort. With 88 horsepower (a respectable figure for a 1.6-liter engine back then), the GT could run from 0 to 60 mph in under 11 seconds. For the other Escorts, a four-speed manual was still standard fare. If the high-output engine option was selected, a five-speed gearbox could also be ordered.

Two new optional engines debuted for the Escort line in 1984, a 2.0-liter diesel (produced by Mazda) and a turbocharged version of the Escort's 1.6-liter four-cylinder. The diesel was not available on the GT, but the turbo was. With 120 horsepower, an Escort GT Turbo had more power than other so-called "pocket rockets," such as the VW Rabbit GTI and Dodge Omni GLH. A new LX trim replaced the GLX, and it came with the GT's fuel-injected engine. A softer, more rounded dash panel updated the cabin. And in a brilliant display of ergonomic science, Ford moved the horn button from the end of the turn signal stalk back to the steering wheel.

1985 Escorts were similar to the '84s, with the exception of a finer cross-hatch grille.

WRONG!!!!!!

As quoted from this site: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=49542he said 1991-1994, that says 1984... we all know there was turbo escorts, but there were NO turbo escorts after 1991.

he said 1991-1994, that says 1984... we all know there was turbo escorts, but there were NO turbo escorts after 1991.

Could've fooled me....

The only Escort that came with a turbo was the Cosworth Escort.

Racing in a residential? I know you're smarter than that. :nono:

Could've fooled me....

Good hell man, go back and READ! He already corrected me that there were turbo Escorts BEFORE 1991 and I admitted I was wrong. However, the generation in question, the generation that we're talking about NEVER came turbo-charged from the factory.

120 hp turbo, lookout:uhoh:

120 hp turbo, lookout:uhoh:well considering the V8's of that era were 150-170HP I'd say a 120hp 4 cylinder was pretty good.

Good hell man, go back and READ! He already corrected me that there were turbo Escorts BEFORE 1991 and I admitted I was wrong. However, the generation in question, the generation that we're talking about NEVER came turbo-charged from the factory.

I didn't know, I was responding to your quote of my response. I didn't bother to read through whatever else was posted. Also if you read my post you'd see that I made no mention of year of escort that was turboed.

I didn't know, I was responding to your quote of my response. I didn't bother to read through whatever else was posted. Also if you read my post you'd see that I made no mention of year of escort that was turboed.
Yes you did. You posted a link to a turbo-charged 1991 Ford Escort GT. The car he raced was a 1991+ Escort GT. The generation of Escort we have been talking about in this thread NEVER came turbo-charged from the factory, that was my point.


Sooooooooo. . . . .

Yes you did. You posted a link to a turbo-charged 1991 Ford Escort GT. The car he raced was a 1991+ Escort GT. The generation of Escort we have been talking about in this thread NEVER came turbo-charged from the factory, that was my point.


Sooooooooo. . . . .

I honestly didn't look at the year of the escort that I posted. I only knew that there was a turbocharged escort gt, cause my friend's sister had one. I stand to be corrected on that note.

I honestly didn't look at the year of the escort that I posted. I only knew that there was a turbocharged escort gt, cause my friend's sister had one. I stand to be corrected on that note.considering nobody ever said there wasn't a turbo EGT I doubt you will.