Mk1 Escort DYNO day! Rolling road fun.

[@mikego18753]

The dogs. Thumbs up.

[@GTE_Channel]

What a thing of beauty

[@oscarzt1652]

that is a real beauty. I want it.

[@stevemcilroy9518]

Excellent.

[@finlay230]

Great vid lads, car is stunning

[@JACKSPEED_TV]

Excellent video and great info 👍

[@welditjamaica]

Came out nice mate

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks buddy 👍

[@mrgrumpy5116]

super little engine, I really did build hundreds of those, my favourite.

[@grayfool]

Like your "gentle" test drive. Caned like a true Essex lad, drive it like you stole it. (I'm from Essex by the way so no need to call the County Police)

[@TheMiltosmarathon]

Hello my dear friends very nice work. I really enjoy your videos! Greetings from the beautiful Greece!

[@TheMiltosmarathon]

@@keithoddautos5044 Keep up the good work!😀

[@simong3938]

Great Video... She sounds the Bollox.. Yeah, keep tinkering.. After all this work she deserves to be all singing and dancing at 150-160bhp at the expense of some pistons,,, I am certain you will enjoy the rewards and be given a huge smile factor for your efforts.. Keep up the good work chaps. Great Channel.

[@lukeframpton3671]

Done well boys absolutely brilliant 👏 👌

[@mattquail8590]

Another mint video lads keep up the good work

[@haugan15]

Never seen anyone do a dyno video this informative and interesting. Great video and series in general. Keep it up guys, the subscribers will multiply in no time!

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Simen, glad you understood it all ok. I always love watching the tuning side, find it very interesting 👍

[@tonybilco1317]

Great video loved step through explanation ❤

[@pattiboychannel311]

That is one of the best rolling Road tests I've seen, great explanation

[@ODDAutos]

Brilliant, wanted to explain it as I find it all really interesting. Glad it came across ok and you understood it buddy. The noise in there was great!

[@Nathanmorganmk1escort]

Great job love to which you both

[@enoz.j3506]

Lovely job,E10 definatly sucks power,love the Mk1 Escorts.subed :0)

[@philcackett1155]

It's scary in the dyno cell. I was half expecting the engine in my mini to go bang!! Drove so much better after though.

[@austingreen6042]

100% need to see more of this esky and more POWER !!! ;-)

[@ianwiggins8782]

Car looks amazing with the paint job and it sounds brilliant and looks the dogs do doors here

[@melflesser3549]

Best part of this video is the smiles on your faces !!!!

[@ODDAutos]

Ha ha thanks Mel, we had a great day. Just chuffed it’s all up and running now, roll on the sunny summer evenings 👍

[@tala4232]

You guys are awesome every vid is full of progress and no bs. Great work!

[@chrisfleck6916]

Nice to meet you guys today in Colwall, I used the same guy to set my Westfield up, great video👍

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Chris, great to meet you too buddy 👍👍

[@mariosnikolaou5212]

Hope to see it again making even more power Cheers

[@richardgoodge7666]

Even at this bhp your gonna have a massive smile 😃 on your face great work gents

[@danielcgomez]

Lovely Escort! in the 70s my dad had a special Mk. 1 Escort Mexico that was specially prepared by FOrd RS(fitted with a factory Roll cage, and some other bits). My Dad had at one point in time fitted the Tecalemit Jackson Mechanical Fuel Injection Kit on it! I wish he still had that car today!

[@davidmccausland9063]

Really enjoyed your video ... Super explaination

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks David, glad you understood it ok. Goes much better now 👍

[@dazzx10r]

Great result lads, I hope you carry on with it and get those few extra ponies. 👍👍👍

[@jackiemay9471]

back in 70 s 80s 1600 used to get 125 - 130 bhp and doing tappets almost all cars was rule of 9 ie 1 down do 8 2 down do 7 except hillman avenger tiger loving the videos boys

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Jackie 👍

[@richie9777]

That sounds absolutely awesome lads. I just love that car!!!

[@chrischapman138]

Good power that for spec. Glad engine turned out good in end. Intresting bit on rolling road and how they run in and set up.ect👌

[@elizabethpedro3103]

Great work

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Elizabeth 👍👍

[@chrismadge7292]

engine sounds fantastic !

[@chrisgregory2269]

Well done Dave

[@ODDAutos]

I know, Dave is magic lol 👍👍

[@williamsclio378]

Brilliant lads fair play. Great episode

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Dange, hope the puma builds still going well 👍

[@JohnHonda101]

Great job guys.

[@dibley1973]

Great video. Like others have mentioned, love the detailed explanations.

[@jasonshaw4957]

I was actually grinning on that second power run 🚙💨….Go on escort. Nice one chaps 👍🏻

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Jason, I’m just glad it didn’t blow up lol. Sounds proper mint!

[@gson6867]

Really good video, well done chaps

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks G, glad you liked it buddy 👍👍

[@ronnieteulon]

Twin 40s one of the best sounds going . brilliant job

[@ODDAutos]

It does roar nice!

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Ha ha that white board section at the beginning was friggin hilarious I was belly laughing 😂 , glad that engine has come together dudes thank goodness for that and so exciting to see it being driven and tuned it’s been a fabulous journey this car and what a beautiful specimen it now is well done to you both ….I’m still respectfully jealous in a nice way of course 😜👏👏

[@mikenewman137]

Very interesting to watch, love the car, you did a great job on it.

[@johnwalsh3690]

Mind blowing what you have done guys. There are no words to describe what you have done with this.

[@ODDAutos]

Ahh thanks John, yes it’s turned out mint now. At least I can drive it about now.

[@ugurhussein5891]

No mate you dont talk too much the way you talk is calm and exactly how it works /how to fix please dont ever think that im sure many off your followers would agree that you are spot on i could easliy be sat in a classroom and understand👍👍👍👍

[@ODDAutos]

Ha ha brilliant mate, glad you liked it 👍👍

[@michaelbottomley2520]

Lovely car you will get there with it

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Michael, yes more to come 👍

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

I had a 1974 celica with the t2 engine, bored to 1750 with high comp pistons , cam and head work. On bike carbs. Made 130 bhp. I was well pleased

[@darianistead2239]

Nothing sounds better than a set of webber's or dellorto's when they come on song

[@ODDAutos]

It’s an awesome noise mate 👍👍

[@chopperhehehe]

Cool to see .never seen such. and didn't know how much went in to getting it right. I must off wasted lots of horses no setting it right lol Hope to see yous soon 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks buddy, yes is interesting to watch Dave do his magic 👍

[@jessepeterfenton3973]

Very nice and informative vid👍🏽

[@andrewrobinson9054]

Great informative video… Defo go for it with the engine and see what you can get out of it…will make great viewing content Love an Escort!

[@7417cd]

Very interesting video. The dyno test was great 👍

[@paulwooller4524]

You have made an absolutely fabulous job of the old girl, the sound of the Webers reminded me of the Escort Twin Cam I used to own years ago. Really enjoyed the Dyno session - Great Job all round 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Paul, dyno days are great fun and the noise is amazing. Nothing better 🙂

[@chriswalker9850]

Another great video Paul & Keith, great explanation about the rolling road process, at 15.30……..it’s like watching a loved one have open heart surgery 😬 remember it well with one of my Escorts many years ago. 😂

[@Mr57blackbeauty]

If you think that was loud, go and listen to a bike on a dyno screaming at 15k, great video, nice to see you got the head sorted, can't wait for the next challenge

[@911marcus]

When you look at the garage, you don't believe that such a great job can be done. You can really see that the man knows what he is doing with dedication and love. It needs more of such good people. 160 hp are guaranteed to feel better in the light "small" Escort than 500 in a new GT3 ;-)

[@ODDAutos]

Dave is a master at tuning 👍

[@george8718]

Incredible amazing job 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@mpe6678]

Great video gents. 👍 I agree with the other comments, best dyno video shown thus far. Yeah, like you said 9.7 something is way to low, almost suitable for some forced induction. I but need not tell you guys that. I would stick a set of 1300 or 1100 pistons in there. Top men.👌 From S.A

[@orlandostead8703]

Well done, absolutely fabulous.

[@miketighe7730]

Master craftsmen both of you absolutely fantastic lads You both knock out some great cars on your channel 👍 Looking forward to next one 👍

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Mike 👍👍

[@stephenmiddleton4770]

Great work lads ,glad to see the engine was ok in the end ,she sounds lovely, can't wait for the next video, take care

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Stephen, I know I was glad when it fired up. Even happier when it didn’t blow up on the rolling road 🤣.

[@geraldmeli7696]

Great job on sorting out the engine leaks. thanks for explaining to us what's going on whilst at the tuning shop. Pity it did not end up with the required boost. Thanks again.👍

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Gerald, yes hopefully get much more out of it 👍

[@cristiana1373]

Very interesting!👏👏👏👍👍

[@patmcdonagh8996]

Another great video, very informative, great to see dyno went well, good luck with improving power in future

[@retro80s80]

Nice been on Dave's dyno sooo many times. He's knows his stuff for sure. 👍🏻👍🏻 I hope you took some biscuits 👍🏻😂

[@ODDAutos]

Ha ha, he had a pack of cookies 🍪

[@retro80s80]

On a serious note Dave is a great tuner who can do anything old skool my first time was back in 96

[@robertbowen2129]

Looks great sounded awesome enjoy your time driving it around love it 👍🏻

[@MrKaydar]

Another quality video guys. Really enjoyed. Car looking and sounding amazing. Loved the dyno runs. Top bloke. Here's to extracting more power. Keep up the good work. Thank you both. Brilliant.

[@stephengirling7859]

Brilliant overview of a dyno run. Well done boys, sounds awesome!

[@ODDAutos]

Cool thanks Stephen, had loads of fun at the dyno. I always find it interesting watching Dave do his magic 👍👍

[@trevw9958]

So nice 👍🏻

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Trevor 👍👍

[@bigkeg9173]

Love to see you put it on the dyno after tweeking the motor Look forward to the next vehicle you apply your magic to 👍😊👍

[@ODDAutos]

Starting the mk2 escort tomorrow, should be a good build. Hope your good buddy, hoo Roo 👍

[@bigkeg9173]

@@ODDAutos Sounds great. The Focus motor I presume? Would love to see you do a VR6 or 6 build. Doing ok mate, thanks for asking. HOO ROO 😊

[@bigkeg9173]

@@keithoddautos5044 Thank Keith, appreciate you guys always commenting back 👍

[@paulriggers1558]

well, the seats stayed in... when i was a lad, mk2 escorts used the rule-of-nine for their tappets [kent], + fiesta [valencia] used the on-the rock . tappets were set 4 thou loose for their first startup, + after half hour running, [stationary, with frequent gentle rev-ups], heads re-torqued, tappets set properly, then gentle run out. it wasnt till stretch head bolts came out that retorquing was put away [cvh] that car does look nice...

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Paul, yes I’ll probably still re-check all the torques now it’s been run in, plus a oil change. Nice easy engines to work on these are 👍

[@aqa321]

So chuffed for you guys! Great to see it running right. I was amazed the first time I had carbs set up on a rolling road. I used to take my Mini to Sam Griffiths (very sadly RIP) who was just down the road from you guys in Suckley; he got +15-20bhp out of something that had already been set up by a very decent mechanic with a gas analyser. Cheers for another great video

[@LeeRestoration1275]

Fantastic!! first time ive ever seen a full explanation of how a dyno run works and what is needed to improve numbers, thanks for the lesson fella's , I'm sure there are 15 more horses to go after, engine sounded sweet. Cheers

[@gordowg1wg145]

Good vid', got a soft spot for the old FORDs, even though I'm a Chevette chap. minor correction, it's (swept volume + unswept)/unswept, so the swept would be 8.75 times the combustion chamber volume with a 9.75 : 1 compression ratio. It gets confusing with the Heron/bowl in piston design, and even worse if you do the milled LOTUS piston conversion where the piston top is flat and the "combustion chamber" is formed by having the piston deck clearance much higher than normal, but the equation is still the same. I don't know if this is still done as, while it gives excellent breathing for power, the lack of quench means the fuel-air mixing is terrible at part throttle and/or lower rpm. Least ways, with carbies is is, with the improved atomisation of injection, it may be less of an issue. For the engine spec', that's a very good output - reminds me of the old thing with every 'modified' Kend having "135 hp".

[@Simon_W74]

Sound the absolute Mutts Nuts. Hope to see more videos as you improve on the cars performance. Been a brilliant series on this car from Rust bucket to total Gem. Well done on the work so far.

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Digger, glad you enjoyed this build I know me and Keith’s had fun doing it. More to come with this soon hopefully 👍👍

[@philtucker1224]

Hello both, I had a very similar set up back in 1974 using an eight valve cross flow head but with only a twin-choke down draft Weber and a fast road “yellow” Piper Cam. (I think we only got about 95bhp at the flywheel back then but it was still fun to drive on the road!) I’ve really enjoyed this Mk1 Escort build, many thanks and well done lads!👍

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Phil, 95 is great too. Can’t wait to give it some up the road now 👍

[@Rodders1884]

That was really interesting that Dave fella sure knows his stuff well done..in much better place than last week .. cheers lads look forward to t the mk2 getting finished…….yo both got a be pleased with the result 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🔩😎

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Dru, yes Dave’s magic at the engine tuning, she sounds sweet now 👍

[@kevinmcmuhammad4841]

Ah lads it's so beautiful, Paul Walker 🙏 would be proud of you guys,

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Kevin 👍👍👍

[@brmbrrmm5442]

Loved watching the build of this car and would be great to see another Escort done, where could I get those custom Bonnet hinges from? Thanks guys, take care.

[@martinthomson3281]

Happy days boys well done

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Martin, roll only the sunny summer nights now to get out in it 👍👍

[@martinthomson3281]

@@ODDAutos fair play enjoy it

[@guysilverback7755]

Brilliant guys, not been feeling well, so you guys have cheered me up ❤👍thank you and cracking job! X

[@ODDAutos]

Get well soon big Phil.

[@philgeale8162]

It’s perfect love it more than the RS2000 badge I put on my 1100 oh yeah l had too pull away slowly it was mint in Daytona yellow & gave the £15 badge away when I sold the car

[@mddaly6082]

Another great video and all the information about what was found and what was done about it is really educational. The car is a credit to you both. Good to see you rubbing one out on the whiteboard, too.

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers, didn’t know if I explained it well enough. Glad you got what I meant lol, it was a fun day there.

[@IanFarmer]

Very informative guys, showing the issues and how they were rectified, twin 40s always sound amazing.

[@ODDAutos]

Ohh it does sound brill on full throttle, was soo loud when it was on the dyno 👍

[@andyturner4515]

Great video, very informative seeing the rolling road set up process. Great inspiration for me as I had literally just pulled the 1.3 out my 73 4 door ready to drop in a 1.6. 👌

[@SteveCardiff]

Keep the rear diff. It'll be a right giggle up to about 90 and then you'll run out of steam :) Oh, and find a spare gearbox or two. I went through quite a few in my time, the 4 speed is not the strongest. I hope you have great fun with your Escort, they're a great little car :)

[@ChatMotorsport]

what a stunning car! a few days ago I saw a Mk1 Cabriolet sat in someone's garden..

[@ODDAutos]

Aww that’s a shame, hopefully someone saves it 👍

[@trevororegan]

Enjoyed that build lads. Don't leave us waiting too long for the next one👍

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Trevor, will be starting on the mk2 tomorrow 👍

[@adrianday8678]

That was best dyno vlog I have seen ,thanks guys

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks Adrian, glad you understood it ok 👍👍 I always find all the dyno tuning really interesting, it was a fun day 👍

[@garethv1554]

Cracking job lads “she’s a beaut!” Looking forward to the next project! Keep the great content coming. 👏👍

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Gareth, glad you liked it buddy. Much more to come 👍

[@rayanderson921]

Looks awesome! Love the cornish number plate too 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

[@ODDAutos]

Ha ha cheers Ray

[@jeffsmith7864]

Another mint video chaps thanks for sharing!

[@ODDAutos]

Cheers Jeff 👍👍

[@Dan.Chaytor]

Awesome lads.

[@thomaseddy7728]

Been waiting for this. I did have a checky vid off dad that I kept to myself aha so happy for you now its all running mate 😃💙

[@ODDAutos]

I think your dad enjoyed the day 👍

[@totalutternutter]

Even before the tune you can see the rear brake caliper changing position under load because the torque load through the axle is twisting the leaf springs, more power will mean you'll need to tune the suspension too.

[@SteveCardiff]

Tarmac escorts had single leaves so the axle would roll under power to help eliminate wheelspin :) Clever boffins at Ford back in the day :)

[@NORBILGLASS]

Nice little car, great job

[@MrSheymie]

Mega. Looking forward to seeing next dyno run too. Car looks fantastic.

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks buddy, yes will get it back there for more fun soon 👍👍

[@philwoods2534]

Worth every penny to get it set up right - the engine will last much longer set up correctly. That was a nice torque curve on that, enjoy the car!!

[@ODDAutos]

I couldn’t believe that the difference between 120 jets and 130’s is about 0.2mm wider hole. Amazing the difference it gives.

[@vauny24]

Sounds the bizz proper old skool racing car

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

Been looking forward to this fellas 👍🏻🤞

[@ODDAutos]

Hope you enjoy it buddy 👍👍

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

@@ODDAutos brilliant so chuffed for you sounds epic ! Can’t wait for the next build keep up the banter don’t change a thing cheers fellas 👍🏻👏👏👏

[@jon-mart]

Looks and sounds amazing, what a beautiful car you have. It’s a keeper.

[@jon-mart]

@@keithoddautos5044 nice paint job too Keith 👍👍👍

[@ODDAutos]

Thanks JM 👍👍 deffo a keeper for sure!

[@benjohnson7170]

Must admit i was cringing spinning the wheels around the estate. But also loving it. Great dyno explanation. 👌

[@ODDAutos]

It’s a great car to have fun it….. as long as I don’t chip the paint 😬