Work so far

well, if you hadn't guessed yet, 'tis me, the roob, back to say hello but shsssshhhh - keep it quiet ;)

work done so far on the focus:

5 x goodyear 195x55 r15 eagle F1's (5 because i hit a brick on the m1 2 days after i had the first 4 fitted doing... let's just say it wasn't strictly a legal speed) £280

1 x 195 x 15 alloy (see above brick incident) £110

16-groove brake discs made by the people who supply black diamond - so basically black diamond discs, just without the coating (which rubs off anyway) with ferodo pads £105

E-Tech strut brace for some stiff chassis loving £80

Spax sports suspension kit springs and shocks £330

total - £905

next on the shopping list... FINISHED!!!

have kinda had a re-think on the engine work - what's the point adding only 65bhp?

so stage 1 of the engine work...
zetec 2.0 bored to 2.1, low compression pistons, ERST manifold and turbo running low boost, full ECU work, intercooler, looking for about 300bhp

stage 2...
hybrid turbo to give full boost with as little lag as possible, and keep boost to 7200rpm :D

did someone say fast? 8D

so my car can now stop well, soon will handle better than it already does, then the fun really begins :D

Sprocks - have i missed anything out?

Would you like the wood in Beech or Pine sir?

ANd if you don't mind explaining what an ERST manifold is please think i understand that rest ;)

TiG

Escort RS Turbo?

Focus if Im not mistaked

How ya doin' Rooby Doob.....er....Grapey ;) ?

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Focus if Im not mistaked

How ya doin' Rooby Doob.....er....Grapey ;) ?

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Cars a Focus but ERST = Escort RS Turbo manifold...
:)

Thanks lowe and jon bda.

TiG

* Watches in anticipation

Butuz

Sites that may be of use?.

HERE and HERE.

:)

And another HERE. Time for another beer now...
:D

gah, well due to halfords being a bunch of monkeys, the brakes have been changed, using my local supplier instead, and for a third of the price! nearly got enough for the suspension kit now :D

You were going to get halfords to do your mechanical gubbins?

:worriedsmilie:

Butuz

lol, no, just the parts. my bad.

There was a nice quick Focus at USC this year, running 12 something 1/4s. Twas a turbo :) Hmm fun


Wol

Wasnt a white one was it, RWD, that was at one of the RWYB's at the Pod earlier in the year, we were standing next to it when it blew up the rear transfer boxy thing...

Nah it wasnt that one, or the white cossie one, its a blue and silver front engine jobbie. TBH i dont like the look of it, but boy is it quick!


Wol

staying fwd on mine :/

How about you just drop yours off with Gordon Spooner, throw a large wad of cash at him and pick it up when its finished...
:)

http://www.luckyb.freeuk.com/focusfolders/T/t21.jpg

http://www.luckyb.freeuk.com/focusfolders/T/t23.jpg

http://www.luckyb.freeuk.com/focusfolders/T/t22.jpg

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How about you just drop yours off with Gordon Spooner, throw a large wad of cash at him and pick it up when its finished...
:)

http://www.luckyb.freeuk.com/focusfolders/T/t21.jpg

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Yeah! Let's all Barry our cars up! Why bother? Giving the car more surface area to push through the air is not the ideal way of making your car go faster! That extra bumper area will cause more drag and less miles to the gallon!

What about the pointless spoiler? That car wouldn't feel and effects from that spoiler, especially now that it can't go that fast!

Does it have a supercharger? No? Why the holes in the bonnet then?

But apparantley it looks good :rolleyes:

(I think the word of the day has to be 'turd'!)

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Yeah! Let's all Barry our cars up! Why bother? Giving the car more surface area to push through the air is not the ideal way of making your car go faster! That extra bumper area will cause more drag and less miles to the gallon!
Note the big intercooler behind the bumper:rolleyes:

What about the pointless spoiler? That car wouldn't feel and effects from that spoiler, especially now that it can't go that fast!
Same spoiler as fitted to the earlier Focus WRC model, didn't do that any harm:rolleyes:

Does it have a supercharger? No? Why the holes in the bonnet then?
Because its now fitted with a turbocharger (take a wild guess at what the T230 on the no plate stands for), and again, its the bonnet fitted to the Focus WRC:rolleyes:

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Hunt around, you might just find that Gordon Spooner was a builder of rather fast FWD Escorts, used by a certain Gwyndaf Evans in the british rally championship...hardly someone who 'barrys' up cars...
:rolleyes:

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Hunt around, you might just find that Gordon Spooner was a builder of rather fast FWD Escorts, used by a certain Gwyndaf Evans in the british rally championship...hardly someone who 'barrys' up cars...
:rolleyes:

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So it's worth spending thousands haveing your roadworthy car turned into a gas guzzler?

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Lets all drive around in turnip powered Trabants then...
:rolleyes:

Bit overdone

I'm not generally a fan of spoilers, in particular the ones that look like they belong on a 60s F1 car.
Lose the bonnet vents and spoiler and that'll be a nice focus ;)

I was thinkin exactly the same, I'm more of a stealth man myself...

yeh im a stealther too. I would much rather that car without all the kev'd up body kit etc.

Im a big fan of letting the engine do the talking not the bodykit :)

Butuz

For my taste:

Lose the front air splitter, and the rear spoiler BUT keep the bonnet and the front grills, cos you need COLD INDUCTION.

Those bonnets are SO CLOSE to the engine....the heat build up would be massive.

but but but its a focus, however much you change it its still a focus, why not spend the money on something more unique.

TiG

Spending more money on a car doesnt make it unique....
Just expencive...

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Spending more money on a car doesnt make it unique....
Just expencive...

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What bad habits ain't expensive?, and sometimes its worth it...ask a friend of mine who had a standard looking Mini Clubman estate with a full-on 1380cc lump in it...on B-roads it would slaughter most things it came across...worth it when your flying past ricers/reps in beemers/etc...
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Originally posted by Zak33
For my taste:

Lose the front air splitter, and the rear spoiler BUT keep the bonnet and the front grills, cos you need COLD INDUCTION.

Those bonnets are SO CLOSE to the engine....the heat build up would be massive.

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Thats actually an old pic so i would think the current cars would come with more subtle bumper (RS type) and boot spoiler...but feel free to explain the benefits of cold air and the need for the bonnet vents to 'em...don't see anyone slagging off Scoobys or Evos for having vented bonnets...
:D

that focus just looks munted, and mine will specificaly have a minimum of work visible.

How about we play, lets not spam!

How about we play, lets not spam!

How about we play, lets not spam!

PICTURES GOD DAMN YOU MAN!!!



:)

Wol

How about we play, lets not spam!

How about we play, lets not spam!

Surely you need as much cool air as possible going into the engine area

That kit may not look great and i'm sure there are more subtle kits out there... but you need to get rifd of the hot air in the bay esp when you are runnigg a zT

Mmmm, wonder what Robs's will look like when hes done, bearing in mind hes gone from a ~380bhp CallyT to a V8 Focus.....

As my focus was the 2.0 zetec i thought about having the engine worked on maybe a turbo, handling sorted etc

But then i actually engaged my brain, and realised that it would be crazy to spend say £5k tuning my £7.5k scrabble wagon in order to get say 230BHP of bareley usable torque steer, so instead, i spent £3k on on a proper RWD sports car that already had 230BHP, and with the potential of 350BHP using the standard engine internals, or 600bhp with an engine rebuild, i am now in the position to laugh at almost any kev'd up focus i ever come across.

I am glad i engaged my financial sense and didnt just max power up my old mans family car :o

Butuz

God I hate the lights in that picture. Are there ANY decent round-light convertion kits for any car? I certianly ain't seen any.
That said I hope the modding goes well and am looking foward to the result!

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I am glad i engaged my financial sense and didnt just max power up my old mans family car :o

Butuz

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I dont think Rob has much finacial sence, he just looks at something and works out how to get the job done, anyone that saw under the bonnet of his cally would figure that out :lol:
Hes mental which helps and a V8 RWD Focus is gonna be a monster :D

hehe - a monster yes, monster heavy!

But oooh the sound :D

Whats he running it at? It gonna be a lazy 300bhp v8 or some crazy 500bhp nutter?

Butuz

Dunno, all I know is the Autronic from the Cally is going in it and hes been spending a lot of time on US site picking up stuff...