{"id":2393,"date":"2014-12-05T17:46:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T21:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2014-12-05T17:47:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T21:47:24","slug":"dual-engine-ford-escort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2393","title":{"rendered":"Dual Engine Ford Escort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5064\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5064\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" 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=\"1986 Ford Escort with two engines 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1986 Ford Escort with I4 and V8 engines&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5064\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1986 Ford Escort with I4 and V8 engines\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-01.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-01.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-01.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This 1986 Ford Escort was originally purchased to compete in the Big Apple to Big Easy Rally. This is a cross-country road rally for cars that cost $500. The rally offers extra points if the engine is over 6.0L. So the owner decided instead of one big engine he would combine two. The motor in the front is a Zetec four-cylinder from a Ford Contour. The motor in the back is a FWD 4.6L Modular V8 from a 1997 Lincoln Continental. Both engines are running <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megamanual.com\/ms2\/\">MegaSquirt<\/a> II programmable EFI controllers. The automatic transmission being used on the V8 runs a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msgpio.com\/manuals\/mshift\/4L60e.html\">MegaShift<\/a> programmable controller.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5065\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5065\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" 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=\"1986 Ford Escort with two engines 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1986 Ford Escort with I4 and V8 engines&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5065\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1986 Ford Escort with I4 and V8 engines\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-02.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-02.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1986-Ford-Escort-with-two-engines-02.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lr0tVX7oqXQ\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zk_zRCuY6ZM\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FpeEJqvwu6Q\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The car ran with the two engine setup for a while before the owner decided to change direction. The decision was made to switch back to a single engine layout by removing the engine in front. This will improve fuel consumption, weight and engine cooling by relocating the V8 engine&#8217;s radiator to the front.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlelamborghini.com\">Little Lamborghini<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/localmotors.com\/Sporqster\/dual-engine-junkyard-hypercar-the-little-lamb-orghini\/\">Local Motors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1986 Ford Escort was originally purchased to compete in the Big Apple to Big Easy Rally. This is a cross-country road rally for cars that cost $500. The rally offers extra points if the engine is over 6.0L. So the owner decided instead of one big engine he would combine two. The motor in&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2393\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dual Engine Ford Escort<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","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-2393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-escort"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15356,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=15356","url_meta":{"origin":2393,"position":0},"title":"Ford Escort with a Turbo Hayabusa Engine","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This Ford Escort Mk1 was built by Joni Hiipakka and his Dragon Racing Team in Finland. 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