What happened to ESCORT RACING MESSAGE BOARD?????

ha, the server is down... never heard of that happening before, have you? j/k, it happens all the damn time and it´s annoying as hell. oh well. well, since i can´t use the ERDT board, i´ll have to ask some questions here if anyone knows...

1. how do you tell if a Merkur XR4Ti is turbo or not from the outside? or were all the XR4Ti´s turbo? or can you even tell from the outside? i drive by one every day that sits backed into a driveway w/out plates. i´m going turbo on my ´90 GT this summer, if at all possible, so i was going to ask the owner if they´d sell the car or part it out if it´s turbo.

2. will the exhaust manifold from an XR4Ti bolt up to an EGT? i know that using the ecu from those cars is a popular choice when turbo-ing, so i´ll try to get that if i can.

3. has anyone put the seat rails from an EXP in their scort? they´re lower and make you feel more ´racy´ but i´ve also heard that people have trouble seeing over the dash with them in the EXP´s so i was wondering if it were any different in a scort from experience.

thanks.

yeah, i knew it was a 2.3 turbo, like the mustang SVO, merkur´s just aren´t intercooled. most engine parts are interchangable between those cars, which made me suspicious that the manifold would fit a scort, but i just wanted to double check. i rang the owner´s doorbell, but no one was home, so i left them a note in the mailbox w/ my #. i hope they call because there´s no way in h**l they would want to keep the car... the interior is trashed (torn seats, cigarette packs, papers, etc) and i´m positive it´s been sitting in the same spot for at least 6 months.. they probably just think it´s a piece of junk, but i know better, he he he. if i had the time, money and patience, i would just overhaul that car, but it would be a huge headache to find parts and whatnot. anyway, just updating ya´ll since there´s no ERDT board right now.

P.S. my aluminum SVO flywheel and clutch are supposed to arrive on friday, wahoo! :-D wish me luck yanking the tranny and everything going smooth. it may be a day to remember for the 1st gen escorts... ;-)