1985 Ford XR4ti Merkur -Group A Touring Car

[Snake]

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... ar/8803313

[John Brennan]

Looks like a nicely-turned-out car. Interesting, how they kept the E6 manifold.

[andyofcolumbusmerkur]

Cool pictures, right click all those for sure. I wonder what the specs are on the engine, and the 360bhp. I love the shots of the interior and the engine bay all minimalist and all.

[andyofcolumbusmerkur]

Couple more interesting pics of this car.
https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Detai ... ouring-car

[Snake]

This another XR4Ti motorsports car sold from about a decade earlier. http://www.race-cars.com/carsold/ford/s ... erx1ss.htm

[Power Tryp]

Love it. It's great to see an original or at least mostly original Group A spec 2.3L engine and how they routed tubes and hoses.

Man these engines look amazing once you clear out the emissions. Also the swirlpot that is vented to the overflow tank is brilliant and likely something that I'll look to ape as my build progresses.

[John Brennan]

Love it. It's great to see an original or at least mostly original Group A spec 2.3L engine and how they routed tubes and hoses.

Man these engines look amazing once you clear out the emissions. Also the swirlpot that is vented to the overflow tank is brilliant and likely something that I'll look to ape as my build progresses.

Very much agree!
Interesting also how many XR4Ti racers did the “crisscrossed” IC tubes.

[Power Tryp]

Very much agree!
Interesting also how many XR4Ti racers did the “crisscrossed” IC tubes.

Almost certainly that has to do with homologation. They probably weren't allowed to rotate the inlet due to homologation or didn't want to go through the process of homologating a rotated intake knowing the Cosworth was coming down the line.

[John Brennan]

Very much agree!
Interesting also how many XR4Ti racers did the “crisscrossed” IC tubes.

Almost certainly that has to do with homologation. They probably weren't allowed to rotate the inlet due to homologation or didn't want to go through the process of homologating a rotated intake knowing the Cosworth was coming down the line.

That may well be. I think it is also possible that this arrangement, given the angles in play, is less "bendy" and restrictive than the sharp turns made by other configurations.