Part 6: The Engine - What makes Baby Blue?

[@martiniv8924]

Three Legend’s there Frank Kelly, Roy Millington, and Escort 👍🏻😎

[@rallyburnzsimracing8571]

I get butterfly's in my stomach when see and hear this car been driving hard on a rally stage...especially on a forest stage...pure magic!!!!

[@robertrishel3685]

That engine😍 from intake to exhaust and everything in between! Pure beauty, the definition of form following function right the way into beauty👍😍

[@grantmarshall3026]

Fellas in our 40s/50s who started driving around fields in an escort before we reach double digits still can’t help revving the nuts off anything with rear wheel drive. Provided wives and daughters aren’t onboard, unless they’re copilots of course. What an engine by the way, slightly more power than the 1.1 and 1.3s from my impoverished youth 😉

[@DjNikGnashers]

54 yrs here, and my 2nd car was a Mk1 1300e, which lasted about 3 months before I blew it up and had to put a 1.6 in !

[@stephenhepworth3113]

I'm 51, I used to drive an old two liter cortina up and down on some land at my grandads, I was barely in double figures at the time. I used to drive my dad's Morris van ( with everything stripped off it ( wasn't quite road worthy)) too, until it literally fell in half through rust. I was a good driver before I even got on the road and got a licence 😀. Ahh, the good old days 😆👍👍

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@stephenhepworth3113 Indeed Stephen ! I had a car at 15, and passed my test after 9 lessons. My daughter is learning to drive now, and her instructor said the average was 45 hours of lessons to pass, christ expensive !

[@weedaviec]

Lovely machine. I owned a signal orange mk2 back in the early 90s which I had some fantastic fun in. It might have only been a 1300 but I loved that thing.

[@Snappy-ut4bj]

Hi there. Love your Chanel. This is what WRC is missing.

[@1979phill]

great video frank. great to see a driver that builds and knows his car inside out. met up with you in Carlow a couple of years ago. had i fab time talking to you and Lauren and checking the Escort out.

[@sharkeyist]

Awesome look into baby blue!! The straight up commentary just makes it! Now to go watch rhe rest of the series 👍👍

[@pepicojazz4228]

Thanks for your answer Mr.Kelly. Good luck.

[@seancain7305]

Thank you for posting the video about this rare engine. I'm from Bridgnorth, close to where they're made :-)

[@nathanhardcastle8767]

To quote a truck fitter from Grimsby. ' horsepower is how fast you hit the wall torque is how much of the wall you take with you '

[@callumthomas653]

If you belive that 😂 acceleration is how fast you get there. Torque is how hard the wheel spins

[@kieranstanley2819]

Other way round mate😉

[@XBullitt16X]

Glorious engines, these things are beasts for they're size, sound amazing too.

[@chrisfleming5109]

Not many people impress me but this man more than makes up for all those who don’t. As a driver he is like Ayrton Senna but in a rally car. A really top bloke.

[@limjamrace]

Marvellous introduction to Escorts and related live axle 'rwd vehicles after spending my life with with Hillman Imps ..Now on my last lap getting the family Mk 1 Cortina owned new from 1965 hopefully into competition via Hillclimb and Sprints

[@daviddouglas7269]

Keep doing what you’re doing all the best

[@paullondon5332]

My first love was a mk2 Mexico in that colour wish I still had it

[@davecooke914]

Amazing engine really enjoyed the video thanks sharing with us best of luck at nx rally 👍👍👍

[@excossack]

a huge fan with a cowl above the exhaust manifold to drag the heat out the bonnet vent? Cheers for the walk arounds explaining the bits that make the car.

[@lusilk7954]

thanks Frank just seen this beautiful

[@fifth-scaleproductions8878]

Zircotec swear by their coatings to add upto 15% better performance from better thermal efficiency on exhausts, without messy fibre wraps ruining engine bays like that 😍

[@jonmetcalf8872]

Work of art thanks for showing

[@VILLAGEOFDEATH]

Got to be 35k just on the engine alone, beautiful build my friend

[@Daniel-S1]

I always thought the 'old saying' was horsepower sells engines, torque wins races!

[@robertdercole8201]

Hey great video Frank, thanks for posting this up. With your exhaust heat issue have you ever tried ceramic coating? I always found it works wonders.

[@markmezo]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@brianforbes4417]

I've heard of ceramic coatings for the internals of the exhaust manifold that drastically loweres under bonnet temps.

[@deriknelson3366]

Love your vids! Could you get the engine centered left to right without the headers hitting the frame? Our 2.7 liter series 2 has to sit 20mm to the left in order to make room for the headers. Probably going to modify the headers to get the engine centered.

[@FrankKellyRallying]

It does sit slightly off centre for that reason.

[@chriswilson8507]

That is quality dude 👌

[@Daniel-S1]

You might want to consider a thermal barrier coating on the exhaust manifold (like Zircotec) to reduce engine bay heat. I suppose that will increase the temperature of the system pipe which you need to be aware of (many years ago passengers in my (non-Ford) road car melted the soles of cheap trainers on the uncarpeted passenger footwell floor.

[@MinionnitrousBHPtoBHP]

I guessed u had a Cosworth so i was shocked . U r one hell of a driver . Like Collin McCray fast

[@jixuscrixus]

Colin McRae...

[@ianjames5505]

That is a very special car,the engine is something else......

[@guy4469]

my dad has something like this in his garage .it says austin allegro on the back is it the same as this .He doesnt drive now but he says its fast .it has a special steering wheel ,maybe for rallying .

[@Daniel-S1]

I think you may find that it's not more air you want to let into your engine bay but rather more ways for it to get out. If you let more air in but it cannot get out you'll most likely only increase the air pressure within the engine bay which might create more lift at the front of the car.

[@birdshenanigans8506]

I absolutely love the Scottish accent ❤❤❤

[@neiltitmus9744]

It's irish lol

[@assaultlick2169]

What an absolute unit

[@stevenglossop4274]

Stunning 👌

[@davidwyles1489]

Have you considered ceramic coating the exhaust manifold, should be a considerable benefit under that bonnet.

[@cmirwin]

Thanks for sharing, Mr. Kelly. Where do you get your body shells? As many as I've seen just here on KZbin getting rolled and balled up, they can't all be OEM shells.

[@TheRebelOne.]

He has 2 baby blues. You never see both of them together at any one time!

[@rallyeteamschindelegger6098]

Absolutly loving your videos. Just great stuff. Did you ever consider wrapping the 4-2-1 exhaust manifold with those carbon or caremic bandages you see on the modern spec cars to deal with the underbonnet heat and also extract a bit more power on the top end of the revs?

[@FrankKellyRallying]

Thanks Lukas. Don’t like wrapping them. Had a bad experience before. Might look into coating them though.

[@philgoodwin6584]

@@FrankKellyRallying Hi, I agree with your comment on exhaust wrap, wouldn't use it ever again or even heat shields. Imported Cerakote ceramic exhaust paint none oven type. Blasted and painted full system on my race circuit car and really impressed with the results on heat reduction under the bonnet and through the tunnel all the way to the exhaust exit especially away from the fuel tank (helping keep fuel temp down too). Great video's thanks and look forward to watching more footage.

[@blarno]

Zircotec coating does the trick. We use it on the BAC Mono and you can touch the muffler whilst the car is running.

[@michaelblurry6559]

I'm always surprised to see these amazing engines without timing belt covers and driven on gravel. I'm assuming its not an issue, but for such an expensive engine I would feel a bit nervous.

[@Weihrauch88]

Lovely motor. Look suspiciously like Honda K/F series ignition coils from here.

[@joseseguragomez1613]

Mr. Kelly: How many c.c. does the Blue boy engine have, 2.0l. 2.8l? Regards from, Valencia, Spain.

[@FrankKellyRallying]

@@joseseguragomez1613 2.5L It’s the largest we are allowed in a mk2 here in Ireland.

[@sensiblemark1974]

Hi Frank do your fluid pots suffer at all from the exhaust heat just curious as I'm sure it gets hot as belzebubs cellar under the bonnet

[@FrankKellyRallying]

Hasn’t caused a problem Mark.

[@ctreanor93]

I've never seen a F1 engine going up Knockalla 😂😂😂

[@nonyourbuz5805]

....what are the disconnect springs on the headers?...to pull the engine fast?....

[@FrankKellyRallying]

They are for expansion as the temperature goes up.

[@ianlloyd5111]

Dear santa next year can i have a millington engine

[@johnbob6583]

Animal of a car animal of a driver ⛽💯

[@cafesociety8525]

As a guy that rides 600/4s on track I can agree torque is the daddy. I get whooped by singles with less than half the power if doing an in-track day and my thumper will demolish my track bike down a tight country road.

[@lroberts7441]

Thanks Frank for the how do you get through noise test,,,, as you may know I am in the uk, I was a rally driver in the mid 1980s , tarmac rally’s only with a group 1 mk2 escort, 2.1 pinto , engine built by prompt auto , Newbury, I have tried to get a Facebook funding page to build and campaign a group 4 mk2, but there seems to be no interest, For many years I have been involved in formula ford and euroboss formula 1 cars pre 1996 as a mechanic , and car movement, Many thanks for the video on your car, it is very informative, I live in hope!,,, Regards Kim

[@lroberts7441]

Hi Frank, how do you get through noise test?

[@FrankKellyRallying]

What noise 😂😂

[@SchafjuanS]

What's the metal lookalike behind the engine area? glad if you could share. Thank you

[@SchafjuanS]

** behind the exhaust manifold

[@FrankKellyRallying]

It’s “heat Shield” to save the paintwork.

[@SchafjuanS]

@@FrankKellyRallying😊👍💪

[@andyplage6590]

Knockalla Is great Stage/Hilsprint marshalled it many times certainly a steep Climb as for The Millington Julian certainly like to make Decent Torque Outputs

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

nice the dream 1day nice job mate

[@jasonmcmillan4373]

What are those springs on the exhaust runners?

[@FrankKellyRallying]

They allow for exhaust expansion

[@flyatcento]

What oil do you use?

[@vendetta1306]

The wheelman himself

[@sensiblemark1974]

She, s a long way away from a pinto lol That thing is what dreams are made of awesome machine

[@maxrocatansky5516]

Amazing engine..

[@oliverreino6058]

This car is an dream

[@geriatricmotorcars9516]

Beautiful

[@NOS370]

How come you don’t be afraid a stone might fly up and knock off the timing belt , when its exposed like that

[@FrankKellyRallying]

With the sump guard and all the protection we add underneath to stop water and stones it’s pretty safe.

[@zeroswings2]

maybe I missed it but what displacement is the engine? compression ratio?

[@FrankKellyRallying]

It is 2.5 ltrs. Compression ratio is unknown. All Millington race engines development.

[@zeroswings2]

@@FrankKellyRallying impressive...

[@ROFPR7]

Legend

[@markholroyde9412]

Beautiful, £50 worth of Thermotech wrapped on the manifold would fix all the heat problems

[@FrankKellyRallying]

Did that years back but it destroyed the manifold with corrosion.

[@themardybum08]

If torque was king then everyone would run turbocharged engines. That beautiful screamer is brilliant because it makes great power, has amazing response and has an appropriate gearbox to exploit it. Torque matters very little in this scenario.

[@andyplage6590]

Haha tell that to the Expert that Built the Engine Torque enables better gearing in turn = faster times look up Knockalla Donegal rally its a bit of a Hill😅 Withought decent Torque I've single seater F3 cars struggle up it and beaten by basic Millinton Engined Cars

[@DepakoteMeister]

Modern rally cars all do run turboed engines, maybe this Escort runs in a class that doesn't allow a turbo.

[@lolacaitlin]

Why has someone given this a thumbs down????!!!!!!😠😠

[@grantmarshall3026]

3 jealous w@nkers who can’t see a fella work hard and do well for himself, and live their own dream

[@Richard-ps7ht]

@@grantmarshall3026 they wanted to sed a hybrid rally car 😁😁🤣🤣👍

[@kennethprocak5176]

Ken Block each time LOL.

[@oppoandroidf1174]

👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍👌👌👌

[@millerchassis6119]

Ever had it on an engine dyno? Why’s it making you think.

[@Markycarandbikestuff]

Pretty sure he said 340 odd at the flywheel.

[@DepakoteMeister]

@@Markycarandbikestuff He said flywheel figures of 345hp & 265 ft/lbs

[@panospapadimitriou3498]

aim i blind or the headers are unequal !!! there seems to be a patern that is designed by parameters!!!! ,,, would love to watch the story behind those headers and why they are like this

[@VictorDiazOrtega-rc1pw]

Escairon yea .

[@philiprush5754]

Frank would ever think of building a car for someone else

[@FrankKellyRallying]

No 😂. Way to much to do on my own car Philip.

[@timocallaghan4408]

140hp a litre naturally aspirated.. Basically is a 4 cylinder F1 engine

[@MOSSFEEN]

Millington only the BEST

[@stranger-j7j]

M Toner duratec is Beast! There is some duratec which pull close 11k, wide torque band. Millington is good but is it still best??

[@waynehammerton5698]

Excuse me asking but does it have a alternator?

[@DimZin]

It does. If you look closely on the left at 7:07 you can see it.

[@christianhayd5472]

respect....

[@jdherity9188]

Do you ever worry about no timing belt cover

[@FrankKellyRallying]

No. I have the sump guard really well closed in so nothing can get in from underneath. Timing belt is easy to inspect this way as well at every service point.

[@jdherity9188]

@@FrankKellyRallying Cheers frank for the info, never thought of that 👍

[@craigyates8641]

Millington diamond series engine...... all yours for the same price as a brand new ford focus lol!!!

[@gordowg1wg145]

The commonly held view about torque being the important thing and not power is more a reflection of ignorance than anything. I think it dates back to the days when people would be building engines with very peaky power delivery - there would be a lot of power but over a narrow power band - and when you consider most lay people (and some "engineers" who REALLY should have known better) got confused and referred to low rpm power/ torque as just being 'torque' and high rpm torque/power as just being 'power', then people would refer to engines that had a wider power band that came in earlier as having more 'torque'. In truth, there is 'some' basis for the belief - it is indeed the torque at the wheels that provides the force to propel the vehicle BUT power is a function of torque and rpm - some of you may have seen the "Power = (torque*rpm)/5252", which can also be re-written as "Torque = (power*5252)/rpm" - where torque is in lbs.ft, power is in imperial horsepower, rpm is in revolutions per minute and "5252"is a very close approximation of the true constant's value. The three variable terms are all important and are directly related. NOTE, you CANNOT have "power" without torque, but you can have torque without power if the shaft is stalled. What this means is that gearing is critical - a more powerful engine will ALWAYS produce more torque WHEN THE GEARING IS CORECTED TO THE SAME OUTPUT RPM!

[@joseph-uu8tu]

beautiful . ps i can drive

[@garethirwin4714]

Friend runs in modified class in a n/a cosworth with alot of work it does 230 bhp or so remember some fool saying to him why all the bother just stick a vtec in 240bhp factory lol the honda wont pull out of a corner! Because NO torque

[@deanmcafee2427]

God good

[@markaylott1780]

Torque not important? I hope you sacked that mechanic, what a twat. As for air intake, can I offer a suggestion, look at the bonnet air scoops of the 60's and 70's, especially the functional ones like the Mopar Air grabber that had an enclosed unit around the intake. Granted, modifying one to suit a "side draught" set up could be a challenge, but not impossible. Good luck with it 😎👍

[@fivedotsdave9723]

Frank I hope you meant to say ''sex on wheels''......