# Something of a newb **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 1, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799 "2004-09-01T16:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Iceberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Iceberg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Iceberg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/1 "2004-09-01T16:47:14Z")
hey hey, before i introduce myself, i know of shaggy (i was originally going to buy that white 5.0 he had for sale), and george (i believe his name is trbchrgdzman, not sure) alright, i’m Eric Gaspar, 18 (soon to be 19) i go to ccac, i’m an art major, and i work at a gas station on mt nebo rd…the texaco my car… 1991 ford escort gt yes, you heard me right a ford escort…why you ask? under the hood is the mazda bp engine(1.8l), which is whats in the miata and protege, as well as the 323… mods thus far- kit, wing, solar wing catback exhaust w/ apex n1 muffler retro fitted 90-93 accord intake coilovers (3" drop) front strut bar tv, pioneer headunit, subs short throw shifter functional twin snorkel hood custom fit 300zx seats some pictures: engine pic ![http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/58493340.jpg](http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/58493340.jpg) exterior: ![http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/58493353.jpg](http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/58493353.jpg) ![http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/58493403.jpg](http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/58493403.jpg) interior: 300zx seats ![http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/61543411.jpg](http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/61543411.jpg) what’s to come: ![http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/61715707.jpg](http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL211/1738150/4641867/61715707.jpg) i know someone is gonna say something about the rice value of my car… but, one thing… it takes balls to be different from the crowd, civics are over done… so i went w/ something different Later ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/2 "2004-09-01T16:50:14Z")
🤣 welcome again,Shouldve bought the 5.0 🙂 I seen your brothers Sami Is for sale :bash: ---
**Author:** ![Iceberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Iceberg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Iceberg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/3 "2004-09-01T16:51:34Z")
yeah, he can’t seam to get rid of the thing… ppl stop by and look at it all the time, but no takers, it’s a shame… but than again, maybe something is wrong w/ it ? actually shaggy, i regret not picking it up…my dad bought one like a few months later, and i drove it…and…there’s no replacement for displacement… ---
**Author:** ![VictorSmalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/victorsmalls/32/5944_2.png) [@VictorSmalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VictorSmalls)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/4 "2004-09-01T16:51:57Z")
you the guy over at pa-hondas? anyways, welcome 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Iceberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Iceberg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Iceberg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/5 "2004-09-01T16:53:02Z")
yes victor, thats me… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VictorSmalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/victorsmalls/32/5944_2.png) [@VictorSmalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VictorSmalls)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/6 "2004-09-01T16:59:02Z")
> [@Iceberg](#): > > yes victor, thats me… 😃 I got to say, your doing some wild work there. Hope everything falls into place 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/7 "2004-09-01T16:59:53Z")
Nice intro 😉 Welcome 🍺 ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/8 "2004-09-01T17:08:06Z")
:eek4: welcome 🍺 ---
**Author:** ![Iceberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Iceberg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Iceberg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/9 "2004-09-01T17:09:01Z")
thank you thank you… victor, wild yes…aslong as i don’t blow my engine up, i’ll be good… well if i do, i’ll just save up some money and buy the jspec gtr 1.8l motor… as like 175-185 stock hp… and turbo isn’t the only thing getting done…gotta finish the body work, get it painted…redoing the complete interior…all while my car is in pieces in the north hills… Later ---
**Author:** ![VictorSmalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/victorsmalls/32/5944_2.png) [@VictorSmalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VictorSmalls)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/10 "2004-09-01T17:15:51Z")
can you fit the probe f2 or ft2 in there? ---
**Author:** ![Iceberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Iceberg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Iceberg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/11 "2004-09-01T17:23:22Z")
it is possible, but it’d take alot of work… there was someone running around w/ a klze v6 under the hood, i believe the videos were at red pepper racing… that would definantly be a ballsy swap tho…time, and money…money is a shortage for me… there’s alot of crazy swaps going on in these cars… there’s a guy putting a zetec engine in a exp, a bunch of jspec turbo’s, and the popular spi swap… the engine from a 97 and newer escort (2.0) into a 91-96 escort lx( 1.9l cvh engine)… so, it could be done ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/12 "2004-09-01T17:35:54Z")
> [@8.1crew](#): > > :eek4: > > welcome 🍺 ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/13 "2004-09-01T17:49:57Z")
I had a blue 91 escort GT a few years ago. That Mazda engine was perfect for that car. I beat the shit out of that thing and it never broke. I then sold it to my little brother who also beat the piss out of it. the only thing we ever had to do to it was put a clutch and waterpump in it after 160k. I ran it at the track once. it ran 15.9 and 16.0 with a header, catback, homemade coldair intake and ramair, the timing advanced, and a slipping clutch. ---
**Author:** ![Iceberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Iceberg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Iceberg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/14 "2004-09-01T18:44:44Z")
yeah, they are pretty quick for a 4banger… nothing beats the look on peoples faces when they get beat by a ford escort… and there’s also a guy running around w/ 545hp in his gt…i think his track time was in the late 10’s early 11’s later ---
**Author:** ![OnTheRun710](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5fc32e/32.png) [@OnTheRun710](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OnTheRun710)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/15 "2004-09-01T18:56:37Z")
welcome ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/16 "2004-09-02T04:05:59Z")
Welcome …and does you mother know you put rusty parts on your bed? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/17 "2004-09-02T06:09:55Z")
welcome! ---
**Author:** ![sunhawk08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@sunhawk08](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sunhawk08)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/18 "2004-09-02T08:06:17Z")
Welcome ---
**Author:** ![Iceberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e99b99/32.png) [@Iceberg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Iceberg)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-of-a-newb/168799/19 "2004-09-02T08:51:46Z")
> [@Jeff95TA](#): > > Welcome > > …and does you mother know you put rusty parts on your bed? 🙂 no, she caught me taking pictures of them, and yelled…it’s almost like i was having sex or something… not really tho… off to class… later