RSF2000 Rally Sport Focus! RWD Revolution
Posted by SteelSolutions
Pete Remner Junior Moderator Location: Cleveland, Ohio Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 2,022 |
John Vanlandingham Professional Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
See Homer up above drooling about steel cranks? Well he ain't drooling about steel rods cause he just flat accepted that he must have at least the Mazdog Speed rods in there. And to get comprssion up----so that one can use some fun cams and have some pop left over, he's accepted in a 2,0 that he needs higher comp pistons. There's a reason I advocate for turbo motors...turbos magically cure the question of torque---and with buckets of torque, we don't need a close ratio gearset, just the good T5. |
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William Timmins Infallible Moderator Location: Redmond WA Join Date: 02/26/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 648 Rally Car: 3 xr4ti/74 capri/02 bug eye |
OK the first ingredient the car!
This car is loaded with options like ........ never mind What I got for $3000 2005 110000 miles 5 speed 2.0 duratec I wish I was a better story teller because the whole idea of a focus race car really clicks when you first experience these funky hatchbacks. First for 3000 I didn't car to drive it i just said thanks ill take it. and a friend drove it home for me. So when i make it in to my own car I know what makes the car cool but the first drive it sealed it for me. It fit me ok but the whole feel of no switches now nav system no bullshit made my mind scream for a roll cage and a dirt road. The drive was good little soft in the corners but ok dampening but what I love it the car is small with a long wheel base 102.9, you can really throw the car in to corners and never worry what the back end is doing. All I have to say is this is the car for me rwd this would be the perfect beginner to professional race car with a real world price tag So this is the plan for this little bugger is to do a quick rwd set up, I am just going to use all of a supra rear end and a miata tranny so the gears will be 6MT 3.760 2.269 1.645 1.257 1.000 0.843 rear end will be 4.56 so I just entered the the last 5 gears because I can start in second. If I was going to go race this car I would go one more step to 4.88 and if I had a hot motor that could do 8500 + I would use 5.13 
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Sean Medcroft Senior Moderator Location: Edmonds, Washington Join Date: 02/12/2009 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,802 Rally Car: Building a Merkur |
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William Timmins Infallible Moderator Location: Redmond WA Join Date: 02/26/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 648 Rally Car: 3 xr4ti/74 capri/02 bug eye |
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William Timmins Infallible Moderator Location: Redmond WA Join Date: 02/26/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 648 Rally Car: 3 xr4ti/74 capri/02 bug eye |
 Hell ya!!!
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William Timmins Infallible Moderator Location: Redmond WA Join Date: 02/26/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 648 Rally Car: 3 xr4ti/74 capri/02 bug eye |
yes the stock duratec and ya there bell housing dose not fit with conventional
components they want some bullshit throw out so by the time you done it about 1000 just put a t5 on them. I will make a steel fabricated bell housing or get a casting made to use stock parts and save from wasting money. |
Oliver Klozoff Super Moderator Location: Oregon Join Date: 09/10/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 480 Rally Car: Nada |
um well then, press on, don't let us slow you down.
but seriously, A+ for thinking out side the box. personally i think there are far to few rwd rally car, or hell street cars for that matter in this world. and oddly the old focuses i thought were cool looking, so excellent choice. "Rally racing makes a heroin addiction look like a vague craving for something salty" |
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