{"id":19543,"date":"2017-11-22T14:15:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T20:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19543"},"modified":"2021-02-17T18:34:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T00:34:39","slug":"ken-block-makes-smoke-and-music-in-his-ford-escort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19543","title":{"rendered":"Ken Block Makes Smoke in his Ford Escort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=19551\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" 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=\"Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II I4 11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II inline-four\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ken Block stopped by The Hoonigans to show off his 1978 Ford Escort MK2 he originally purchased for tarmac events but eventually built for a Gymkhana. Under the hood sits a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II inline-four that produces 333 horsepower to the rear wheels and has a 9,000 rpm redline. Listen as Ken explains how the project was born and then makes a lot of smoke. For more photos please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7916\">previous article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PuEQ0YJ1ry0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-12.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=19552\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-12.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" 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=\"Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II I4 12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-12.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-12.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II inline-four\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-12.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-12.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-12.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-12.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-13.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=19553\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-13.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" 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=\"Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II I4 13\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-13.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-13.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ken Block 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II inline-four\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-13.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-13.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-13.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-13.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXlfi8sf6cKGQ8sOd0-yRuw\">The Hoonigans<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Block stopped by The Hoonigans to show off his 1978 Ford Escort MK2 he originally purchased for tarmac events but eventually built for a Gymkhana. Under the hood sits a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II inline-four that produces 333 horsepower to the rear wheels and has a 9,000 rpm redline. Listen as Ken&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19543\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ken Block Makes Smoke in his Ford Escort<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19551,"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":0,"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-19543","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\/2017\/11\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-11.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7916,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7916","url_meta":{"origin":19543,"position":0},"title":"Ken Block&#8217;s 1978 Ford Escort","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Ken Block has been teasing everyone about his new project and finally unveiled it today. Ken purchased this 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 RS in 2008 for competing in tarmac events. Since there are very few tarmac events in the US Ken and his team turned it into his next Gymkhana\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Escort&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Escort","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=242"},"img":{"alt_text":"Ken Block's 1978 Ford Escort with a 2.5 L Millington Diamond Series II I4","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ken-Blocks-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C721&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ken-Blocks-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C721&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ken-Blocks-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C721&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ken-Blocks-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C721&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ken-Blocks-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5-L-Millington-Diamond-Series-II-I4-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C721&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":146931,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146931","url_meta":{"origin":19543,"position":1},"title":"Ken Block&#8217;s 1978 Escort is For Sale","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ken Block's 1978 Ford Escort is being sold on Bring a Trailer. The project was built in 2008 by Quick Motorsport in Hereford, UK for Ken to compete in Gymkhana Grid. Under the carbon fiber hood is a 2.5 L Millington Diamond inline-four producing 333 hp (244 kW) and 246\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Escort&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Escort","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=242"},"img":{"alt_text":"front view of Ken Block's 1978 Ford Escort","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5L-Millington-Diamond-inline-four-14.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5L-Millington-Diamond-inline-four-14.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5L-Millington-Diamond-inline-four-14.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5L-Millington-Diamond-inline-four-14.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ken-Block-1978-Ford-Escort-with-a-2.5L-Millington-Diamond-inline-four-14.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54010,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54010","url_meta":{"origin":19543,"position":2},"title":"Ford Escort with a Turbo Cosworth Inline-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This Ford Escort Mk2 is owned and built by Nikos Tountas from Tountas Garage in Acharnae, Attiki, Greece. The car is powered by a turbocharged Cosworth inline-four making 550 horsepower and 670 Nm (494 lb-ft) of torque on 1.7 bar (24.6 psi) of boost. The motor features a Cosworth 200\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Escort&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Escort","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=242"},"img":{"alt_text":"Ford Escort with a Turbo Cosworth Inline-Four","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ford-Escort-with-a-Turbo-Cosworth-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=822%2C810&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ford-Escort-with-a-Turbo-Cosworth-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=822%2C810&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ford-Escort-with-a-Turbo-Cosworth-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=822%2C810&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ford-Escort-with-a-Turbo-Cosworth-Inline-Four-01.jpg?fit=822%2C810&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":85397,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=85397","url_meta":{"origin":19543,"position":3},"title":"Ford Escort Mk2 with a Turbo Honda F20C","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Rob Robertson's Ford Escort Mk2 was previously powered by a Vauxhall C20XE inline-four. It's now powered by a turbocharged Honda F20C inline-four producing 700+ horsepower. The motor features a sleeved block, forged pistons and rods, and a large Garrett turbocharger. 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The car is powered by a turbocharged 2.5 L inline-five producing 1012 horsepower and 1141 Nm (841 lb-ft) of torque on 2.7 bar (39.1 psi) of boost. 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