2400hp Ford Cortina: How to run 6s on 275 Drag Radials

We first laid eyes on Joe Gauci’s amazing Ford Cortina around 10 years ago. Back then power came from a turbocharged Ford cross-flow six cylinder, good enough to propel the car to an 8.58 at 162mph and genuinely one of the quickest Modified Street cars in Australia period.

The Cortina was then completely rebuild with twin turbo V8 power where is debuted straight into the mid 7-second zone. Extremely consistent times improved to a 7.15 at 202mph.

Fast Forward to today and Joe and the ProFab team have made the switch to small tyre radial racing. The cubic inches have increased to a moderate 380 with larger Garrett twin 88mm turbos and a complete FuelTech FT500 fuel system.

Ford Cortina by Profab Motorsport Fabrications
Dandy Engines Ford Windsor 380ci small block V8
Garrett 88mm billet turbochargers
FuelTech FT500 engine management
ProTrans Powerglide 2-speed transmission
MT 275 ET Pro radial tyres, water/air intercooler
ProFab sheet metal diff
ProFab chassis and suspension setup
Power: Approx 2400hp

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[jamesburkhalter]

Awesome Dudes! I am 79 yrs' old, been racing Fords since 1961and still drag my '84 Stang. Never seen nothin like your Cortina.!!

[Miatacrosser]

Thank you. An Aussie that didn't drop an ls in his Ford. Even if it's a Ford that I've never seen. Sorta looks like a Maverick though. Nice. Bring it to the States guys. I'll bet you'll be competitive here.

[mytmousemalibu]

I remember watching vids of this Cortina back in the day with the X-flow 6cyl and the big Roo painted on the side! Loved that!

[Destitute]

New favourite radial racer, mind blowingly fast and looks tough as f**k. Yet more proof the Aussies have seriously good taste and build world beating cars. Props for the great Peace

[choppaclip]

the production quality is insane on your videos. especially with the post race interview, that put you over the top

[conperdikooris]

i noticed 13 unlikes??? are you kidding? it takes alot of smarts to do what this guy has done.

[blueblood]

Great work guys been watching all the videos for last couple years amazing effort go the mighty Ford

[sylviabradford]

Great Ford powered vehicle, outstanding vid production...Thanks for posting....

[georgetadman]

I'm just loving the fact that it's a 4 door 👍

[MartinMcMartin]

What I find remarkable is the wheelbase is still stock.

[AHHF]

Dude, Mate your BOSS, your car is BOSS and that safe, gave me the runs

[MOS-MHz]

Pick any Street Machine mag up and open the back page looking for top quarter mile times. First 3 cars atleast will be either Tina's, Escorts or Capri's - 6 second cars all day with the right work done

[jobsyoutube]

Its crazy the amount of work that has to go in just to shave a second off

[Jolinator]

I bet ford engineers never though a Cortina would do 340kmh! Insane. I think most people think fueltech is American when they are infact Brazilian

[makattak]

The TD....my sister got her licence in a TC, 250 iron head crossflow, and even that was surprisingly quick.

[chriss]

Awesome Cortina. Far cry from my 12 second four door 15 years ago. Very nice save BTW!

[burningturning]

Dandy Engines are the best in the business.

[velocityjet]

MOVE OVER HOLDENS, HERE COMES A PISSED OFF FORD CORTINA

[ForgottenMustard]

A lot of power from under 400 cubes. Nice

[stellyryanj]

AMAZING!!! Very cool and fantastic work guys!!! Good luck with it!!!