{"id":37828,"date":"2019-03-20T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=37828"},"modified":"2019-03-19T23:27:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T05:27:19","slug":"ford-escort-mk4-with-a-turbo-m54-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=37828","title":{"rendered":"Ford Escort Mk4 with a Turbo M54 Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Ford Escort Mk4 rolled out the factory with an inline-four and front-wheel drive however one creative owner in the UK is completely changing that. He’s converting the hatchback to rear-wheel drive using a combination of Mazda RX-8 subframes and a BMW powertrain. Power will come from a 3.0 L M54B30 inline-six from a BMW E46 330Ci boosted by a Holset turbocharger and Megasquirt ECU. It will be paired with a BMW transmission and differential. Follow the project’s progress on @thefrankenscort<\/a> or thefrankenscort FB page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This Ford Escort Mk4 rolled out the factory with an inline-four and front-wheel drive however one creative owner in the UK is completely changing that. He’s converting the hatchback to rear-wheel drive using a combination of Mazda RX-8 subframes and a BMW powertrain. Power will come from a 3.0 L M54B30 inline-six from a BMW… Read More »Ford Escort Mk4 with a Turbo M54 Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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-37828","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\/2019\/03\/Ford-Escort-Mk4-with-a-turbo-M54-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1355&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":135526,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135526","url_meta":{"origin":37828,"position":0},"title":"Ford Escort with a Turbo Inline-Five","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Adam Beard from Twin Engine Corsa discovered another unique engine swap. 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