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Ford Cosworth Escort Trigger


Jacky Fung

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Dear all,

I do have experience in tuning B-Series Civic and COP. Now I have a project on a Cosworth Escort RS.

I have a trigger problem of it. I'm using stock distributor and crank sensor as Trig 1 and Trig 2. And I'm messed up with the setting. Do I still need adjust trigger offset and timing gun to adjust offset even have a crank sensor? I can start engine on around 110 degree, but it seems not the correct offset. Would you give me some hints? and I cannot find any video on timing w/ a cosworth. 

Thanks for your kindly help!

Jacky

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As bsh mentioned above, the RS500 trigger pattern will work fine with stock distributor/crank sensor setup.  The important thing is to make sure the TDC mark on the dizzy lines up (roughly) with the rotor arm at #1 TDC on the firing stroke, as there are 2 teeth on the distributor trigger and the ECU will have problems with the phase otherwise. 

If the distributor has never been removed then the phase sensor connector should be closeish to the cam belt (Stock position).  standard offset should work but always worth checking with a strobe light. 

What ECU are you using?  If  you have triggerscope, then post the llg file here. 

If your are COP then the rotor/HT angles won't matter (but the phase position kind of does), if you are using original ignition then more care will need to be taken over the firing order and relative positions of the rotor > HT leads.

HTH,

  RIchard.

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