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The 91 Capri GT
chrispoe:
Here she is topless and awake
The reason I call mine the Capri GT is due to the fact that the BP engine and electrical upgrade was sourced from a 92 Escort GT.
greywolf27030:
Very, very, very nice Chris. Did you do the conversion, if so how difficult was it. I think I'd rather have that than a turbo. More power and torque and fewer things to go wrong.
Jack Byrd
blueamber:
Agreed, that is a nice ride! If you could take the time to do a write-up on the conversion, it would make interesting reading...
chrispoe:
I did it myself back in the spring of 2001. Never thought I would still be driving this car 14 years later…LOL.
The swap is really easy if you use the stock capri’s electrical system. The only advantage to using the escorts electrical system is being able to control the VICS solenoid (can be done with a cheap rpm switch) and the ignition & cooling fan relays are located inside the fuse box. Rocketman made a list here: http://teamcapri.com/forum/index.php/topic,2864.0.html on doing a BP swap, but a lot of that list doesn’t apply to doing the swap in a MTX N/A.
I probably should do a how to swap guide for N/A owners and hopefully somebody else will do the swap too because so few BP swapped capris exist, and soon one more will cease to exist with project GTZ.
greywolf27030:
Over that time, have you been able to compare it to an XR2 as far as power and handling is concerned?
Jack Byrd
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