Pro/Cons of Mk1 Focus RS?
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Sharkman645
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i had a 2004 1.6 zetec and the coil packs went on it a couple of time and it also had problems with the electrics, the dashboard lights, speed and rev needles used to take a mind of there own.
Phil
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forged as standard.
and i quote "The turbocharged straight-4 engine produced a minimum of 220 PS (162 kW; 217 hp) and 310 N·m (229 lb·ft) of torque, which was then mated to the 5-speed MTX-75 and not the Getrag transmission used in the ST 170. Mechanically, most notably, the car incorporated a Quaife automatic torque biasing differential to improve traction from the front-wheel drive setup. The steering used a similar quick-ratio rack as the ST170 while the brakes used fixed-caliper, four-piston Brembo units with 324 mm (12.8 in) discs at the front and single-piston floating calipers and 280 mm (11.0 in) discs at the back. Wheels were 18" alloys specially developed by OZ Racing. The engine was heavily modified with forged aluminium pistons,hardened valve seats, sodium-filled exhaust valves, stainless steel exhaust system. The forced induction system comprised a Garrett turbocharger with a water-cooled charge air cooler and an electric water pump. To transmit the higher torque an uprated AP clutch was used."
pretty impressive for an off the shelf car.
quite a few about with running more boost and possibly bigger turbos/injectors that are make 300+ easily.
id possibly consider one of these in the future if i had the spare dollar.
an good financial buy aswell, because i cant see these cars getting any cheaper from now on.
Phil
and i quote "The turbocharged straight-4 engine produced a minimum of 220 PS (162 kW; 217 hp) and 310 N·m (229 lb·ft) of torque, which was then mated to the 5-speed MTX-75 and not the Getrag transmission used in the ST 170. Mechanically, most notably, the car incorporated a Quaife automatic torque biasing differential to improve traction from the front-wheel drive setup. The steering used a similar quick-ratio rack as the ST170 while the brakes used fixed-caliper, four-piston Brembo units with 324 mm (12.8 in) discs at the front and single-piston floating calipers and 280 mm (11.0 in) discs at the back. Wheels were 18" alloys specially developed by OZ Racing. The engine was heavily modified with forged aluminium pistons,hardened valve seats, sodium-filled exhaust valves, stainless steel exhaust system. The forced induction system comprised a Garrett turbocharger with a water-cooled charge air cooler and an electric water pump. To transmit the higher torque an uprated AP clutch was used."
pretty impressive for an off the shelf car.
quite a few about with running more boost and possibly bigger turbos/injectors that are make 300+ easily.
id possibly consider one of these in the future if i had the spare dollar.
an good financial buy aswell, because i cant see these cars getting any cheaper from now on.
Phil
Phil
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im sure you guys could work some magic on the dyno if you had a stock mk1 rs and a gt35 strapped to it with big injectors and some sort of management
Phil
durmz
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yeah mine was exactly the same, lovely car to drive though, handled great.
i do like the look of them, but the omp interior is fucking nasty in my eyes, and u still get that shit looking ford focus wheel haha
Knightsy-EP91
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My mate has 1 and it is very nice, power delivery is very good, but my 230bhp Glanza beats him (no lsd) and his has 265bhp
Only thing about them is they are expensive to fix if anything goes wrong, my mates diff would cost more than the car if it needs replacing
EDIT: another thing tho is they have sooo much you can do to them, for about 10k you could go 4wd and have a LOt of bhp apparently ive been told
Only thing about them is they are expensive to fix if anything goes wrong, my mates diff would cost more than the car if it needs replacing
EDIT: another thing tho is they have sooo much you can do to them, for about 10k you could go 4wd and have a LOt of bhp apparently ive been told
Boab
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im sure you guys could work some magic on the dyno if you had a stock mk1 rs and a gt35 strapped to it with big injectors and some sort of management
Phil
gt35? sure whats the point in that? A GT42 would do the job nicely.lol.
jonny-boi32
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you guys have seriously put me in the notion for one of these. always liked them, but this has pushed me. hurry on the new year!!!lol
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mad_max926
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ur better off gettin a st its much better value for money your also gettin a duratec engine instead of zetec u get 2.5 instead of 2 the interior is better its much better priced all round from every angle the st is much better