{"id":144039,"date":"2026-01-12T15:14:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144039"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:14:42","slug":"ford-escort-with-a-mid-engine-vw-1-8t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144039","title":{"rendered":"Ford Escort with a Mid-Engine VW 1.8T"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144044\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-144044\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"144044\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144044\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ford Escort with a mid-engine VW 1.8T 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ford Escort with a turbocharged VW 1.8T inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ford Escort with a turbocharged VW 1.8T inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bergum_tekniske\/\">Sigve Bergum<\/a> built this Ford Escort race car to compete in hill climb. Behind the driver is a custom firewall and then a turbocharged 1.8 L VW 20v (AEB) inline-four. The motor features a 058 block, girdle, forged rods and pistons, KMCams camshafts, ported head, and Supertech valve springs. A custom exhaust manifold keeps a Pulsar 6780 turbocharger spinning. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HillClimbMonsters\">HillClimb Monsters<\/a> reports the motor produces 600 hp (441 kW). The 840 kg (1851 lb) race car features a custom chassis with pushrod suspension and fiberglass body. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/I9bUt_co7Ks?si=kKv7vGuYwSTu-oGM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9qVx8-hMFbE?si=UrfatBWyYYluy0H4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144045\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-144045\"><img 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-02.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-02.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144046\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-144046\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"144046\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144046\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-03.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-03.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-03.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-03.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-03.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-03.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144047\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-144047\"><img 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-04.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ford Escort with a turbocharged VW 1.8T inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-04.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-04.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-04.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-04.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144048\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-144048\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"144048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144048\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-05.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-05.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-05.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144049\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-144049\"><img 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ford Escort with a turbocharged VW 1.8T inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-06.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-06.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-06.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-06.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BergumTekniske\">Bergum Tekniske<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HillClimbMonsters\">HillClimb Monsters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sigve Bergum built this Ford Escort race car to compete in hill climb. Behind the driver is a custom firewall and then a turbocharged 1.8 L VW 20v (AEB) inline-four. The motor features a 058 block, girdle, forged rods and pistons, KMCams camshafts, ported head, and Supertech valve springs. A custom exhaust manifold keeps a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144039\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ford Escort with a Mid-Engine VW 1.8T<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":144044,"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":100,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[242],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-escort"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ford-Escort-with-a-mid-engine-VW-1.8T-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55776,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55776","url_meta":{"origin":144039,"position":0},"title":"Ford Escort with a 1012 hp Turbo VW Inline-Five and GT-R Drivetrain","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1994 Ford Escort was built by Joakim Stigenberg from Trust It Sideways in Sweden. 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