{"id":107070,"date":"2023-11-02T14:27:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107070"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:27:12","slug":"jh-restorations-ford-merkur-xr4ti-with-a-475-hp-2-3-l-ecoboost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107070","title":{"rendered":"JH Restorations&#8217; Ford Merkur XR4Ti with a 475+ hp 2.3 L Ecoboost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=107077\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107077\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"107077\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=107077\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1987 Ford Merkur with a 2.3 L Ecoboost inline-four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1987 Ford Merkur with a turbocharged 2.3 L Ecoboost inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1987 Ford Merkur with a turbocharged 2.3 L Ecoboost inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-01.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jesse Henke from <a href=\"https:\/\/jhrestorations.ca\">JH Restorations<\/a> unveiled his newest project, a 1987 Merkur &#8220;RS4Ti&#8221; at SEMA 2023. Jesse spent three years on-and-off building a modern <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Merkur_XR4Ti\">Merkur XR4Ti<\/a>. Under the custom hood sits a turbocharged 2.3 L <a href=\"https:\/\/performanceparts.ford.com\/part\/M-6009-23EB\">Ecobeast<\/a> inline-four crate motor capable of 475-500 horsepower. The motor features a Focus RS block, Callies forged crankshaft, Callies Compstar H-beam rods, Mahle forged pistons, and Ranger oil pan. A Bowler TKX five-speed manual transmission sends power through a QA1 driveshaft to a 2018 8.8-inch rear end. Jesse upgraded the car&#8217;s handling using SN96 Mustang suspension with Corvette C6 hubs, Mustang electric power steering, QA1 adjustable coilovers, and Wilwood 14-inch disc brakes. The exterior features custom fender flares, modified front and rear bumpers, and Ford Area 51 Blue paint.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/w9W2fatY_Gc?si=SasG_ADhynnQCeGb\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=107078\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107078\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"107078\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=107078\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-02.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1987 Ford Merkur with a 2.3 L Ecoboost inline-four 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1987 Ford Merkur with a turbocharged 2.3 L Ecoboost inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1987 Ford Merkur with a turbocharged 2.3 L Ecoboost inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, 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Ford Merkur with a turbocharged 2.3 L Ecoboost inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1987 Ford Merkur with a turbocharged 2.3 L Ecoboost inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1987 Ford Merkur with a turbocharged 2.3 L Ecoboost inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-07.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1987-Ford-Merkur-with-a-2.3-L-Ecoboost-inline-four-07.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbuffnetwork.com\/project\/1987-merkur-rs4ti\/\">Carbuff Network<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LarryChenPhoto\">Larry Chen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesse Henke from JH Restorations unveiled his newest project, a 1987 Merkur &#8220;RS4Ti&#8221; at SEMA 2023. Jesse spent three years on-and-off building a modern Merkur XR4Ti. Under the custom hood sits a turbocharged 2.3 L Ecobeast inline-four crate motor capable of 475-500 horsepower. The motor features a Focus RS block, Callies forged crankshaft, Callies Compstar&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107070\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">JH Restorations&#8217; Ford Merkur XR4Ti with a 475+ hp 2.3 L Ecoboost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":107077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[293,294],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-merkur","category-xr4ti"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26576,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26576","url_meta":{"origin":107070,"position":0},"title":"Merkur XR4Ti with a Coyote V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"When a customer wanted more power and something different in their 1987 Merkur XR4Ti they turned to James Deberry and his company MerkWerke who specialize in Modular engine swaps. 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