I have a mk2 escort wanting advice please

vr4sheree, Nov 24, 6:30am
what is the best diff ratio to put in mk2 escort van

seadubya, Nov 24, 6:40am
Do you want acceleration or top speed or carry heavy loads etc etc
What engine, power does it have?
What size wheels and tyres on it?

cookie236, Nov 24, 6:45am
lol my husband said the exact same thing :-)

serf407, Nov 24, 8:51am
auto or manual trans

snoopy221, Nov 24, 8:59am
1100?
2LITRE?
MOIT HELP.

rob_man, Nov 24, 9:11am
If it's a 1600 a 3.9 is good. That's what I had in my old Anglia van with a 1600 GT motor.

bjmh, Nov 24, 6:53pm
I used a auto corsair diff head . think it was about 3.5 . they will be rocking horse sh.t now though.

rob_man, Nov 24, 9:28pm
Might be found in an auto MkI or MkII Cortina?

pfemstn, Nov 24, 11:47pm
1300 4.1, 1600 3.9 2 litre 3.5

sheena32, Nov 25, 5:35am
3.7 IF U CAN FIND ONE

sr2, Nov 25, 5:39am
I'd be looking at putting my money into a 5 speed conversion first.

pfemstn, Nov 25, 6:47pm
I ran an Escort van with 2litre engine and box and 3.5 diff. was brilliant, did over 200,000 km in it. was fast and economical!

skull, Sep 10, 7:30pm
I know this has nothing to do with post #1 but it looks like they aren't coming back to answer questions. I had a 100e prefect with a Mk3 Zephyr motor & box in it running a 3.5 to 1 diff and drove up to the summit of 1 Tree hill on 4th gear. Sensible to slow speed as a torque test, not a mad dash to get there.