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[Bossxr8]

What's the deal with that muffler airbox on the Escort?

Can't quite make out from the pics but does it run a pipe down to the webers?

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

What's the deal with that muffler airbox on the Escort?

Can't quite make out from the pics but does it run a pipe down to the webers?

Seen something similar on a Jag, has a flat ish long black box running alongside of Webbers which is attached to the muffler type air intake from the non exhaust side.

[Rallye Sport]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

What's the deal with that muffler airbox on the Escort?

Can't quite make out from the pics but does it run a pipe down to the webers?

Yes it connects to the webers. It was used on the Lotus twin cam engines, Cortina aswell. They were a tight fit against the inner wing so that was the solution to fit a filter I guess.
They were prone to cracking and often thrown away in favor of stacks. If you ever see one grab it, they're worth good money (thousands) nowadays.

[9triton]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

What's the deal with that muffler airbox on the Escort?

Can't quite make out from the pics but does it run a pipe down to the webers?

its the air filter

[oldel]

Liking this thread tonight, thanks for the uploads people.

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

What's the deal with that muffler airbox on the Escort?

Can't quite make out from the pics but does it run a pipe down to the webers?

Yeah, it's a weird thing british cars did for some reason. Make the intake quieter.
I've never seen it in an escort but have seen it in some old brit marques, so ford UK were copying them maybe?
I recently saw one in an old cold war motors video on a rover, and had to search around for a while to make sure it wasn't a previous owner mod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUQCBvse7es