Buschur Racing - 2013 Ford Focus ST - R&D Thread
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From what I'm aware of the cylinder head ports are very restrictive and that's one of the major issues right now with power production. I'd venture to guess if you pulled the head and ported it you'll see tremendous gains with a 3 inch exhaust in place......
I was also very impressed with how lean it runs under boost. They stay in the 14's and 13's well above 10psi which would destroy one of our engines. Ford tunes to LBT with restrictive throttle enrichment under 90%TPS so I'd expect a good deal of power from a tune once the head breathes but not until then. Provides fantastic mpg though.
From what I heard the up-coming 2.3 is where it's at. No outsourced development this time around and 330hp stock
I was also very impressed with how lean it runs under boost. They stay in the 14's and 13's well above 10psi which would destroy one of our engines. Ford tunes to LBT with restrictive throttle enrichment under 90%TPS so I'd expect a good deal of power from a tune once the head breathes but not until then. Provides fantastic mpg though.
From what I heard the up-coming 2.3 is where it's at. No outsourced development this time around and 330hp stock
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I know one of the Calibrators and a few brake engineers that worked on the car. They said that by simply looking at the exhaust ports you can tell it was not made for big power.
But these guys are also rather conservative compared to us as well so I'm basically curious to see what the professional shops find while tearing into it. I haven't heard anyone comment on the head yet and I haven't found any pictures of it online either.
But these guys are also rather conservative compared to us as well so I'm basically curious to see what the professional shops find while tearing into it. I haven't heard anyone comment on the head yet and I haven't found any pictures of it online either.
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We'll have to be patient for that, I imagine. All the ST market is right now are some engine mounts and exhausts Personally, I'd really like to see if there's any improvements that can be made to the turbo itself without completely replacing it (porting, improved turbine, etc). We won't likely see turbo swaps until someone comes up with some sort of adapter that lets the ST connect to a standard turbo flange.
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This basically the same ecoboost motor found in the explorer. I'm very excited to see how this develops. I read on an ST message board that the motor mounts are very loosy goosy, but other then that seems to be a great car stock. I normally try to rent a Ford Focus when I travel. I really like the interior even though it's kind of slow. Tech is great in these cars.
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For those of you that have gone from an evo to an st, are you happy with your decision? I love hatchbacks and am considering an st, but I'm afraid the lack of awd and less power will cause me to regret my decision.
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As much as I will always like Mitsubishi and DSMs/Evos, I can see theyve really given you no choice but to find a new platform to support, first killing the DSMs, then the Eclipse all together, and now the Evo as we all know it. Ive never been a fan of Ford, but it seems like this car will fit right into our lifestyle. Would be nice to see some other car makers follow suit.