RS Turbo as a track car
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RS Turbo as a track car
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I have started on building myself a track car. I have used the search function and found some things but not one big topic with the negative things and the positive things of a RS Turbo as track car.
I have plans for:
Roll cage
Cossie brakes on front and rear with ds2500 pads
race seats and belts
Polybushed allround
Good suspension set up
What are the good things to spend cash on after that?
Go for hp?
Go for oilcooler?
Get a alu fueltank in the car for safety?
Get adjustabel front track arms?
Make rear end adjustabel?
Is a short shift kit a pice you need on the track or not?
Also what are the good and bad sides of a rs turbo as track car?
I have started on building myself a track car. I have used the search function and found some things but not one big topic with the negative things and the positive things of a RS Turbo as track car.
I have plans for:
Roll cage
Cossie brakes on front and rear with ds2500 pads
race seats and belts
Polybushed allround
Good suspension set up
What are the good things to spend cash on after that?
Go for hp?
Go for oilcooler?
Get a alu fueltank in the car for safety?
Get adjustabel front track arms?
Make rear end adjustabel?
Is a short shift kit a pice you need on the track or not?
Also what are the good and bad sides of a rs turbo as track car?
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about the baffled sump is it something that is easy to DIY? or are there good ones for sale?
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I have,
Spax adjustable coilovers,
-31 actuator,
MV turbo's chip,
T2 cam,
K&N Cone Filter,
Double Capacity Intercooler,
Omp Bolt In cage,
Sparco Pro 2000 buckets,
4 Point harness's,
Front & Rear Strut Brace,
Fire Extinguisher,
8x17 OZ Mags,
Focus RS Brembo's,
Not going for big power, but something fast but reliable.
Before the brake upgrade using standard callipers and green stuff pads with grooved discs.
Spax adjustable coilovers,
-31 actuator,
MV turbo's chip,
T2 cam,
K&N Cone Filter,
Double Capacity Intercooler,
Omp Bolt In cage,
Sparco Pro 2000 buckets,
4 Point harness's,
Front & Rear Strut Brace,
Fire Extinguisher,
8x17 OZ Mags,
Focus RS Brembo's,
Not going for big power, but something fast but reliable.
Before the brake upgrade using standard callipers and green stuff pads with grooved discs.
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ive read on here that carl of nms fame thinks the cvh sump is pretty good and they weld a single plate in them,give him a call or do a search on here.....
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Tyres will be some slicks i can take home from my work. We have suzuki's racing on 15" so i take some used slicks home.
What are you guys using for suspension? Koni's aren't that great are they?
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If it's a Series 2 bin the junk standard front ARB and fit a Series 1 job, or better still an RS1600i set up for starters. Will make for a much better handling car.
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Rear you can use a normal rear disk conversion from a normal focus with an rs 2000 hand brake cable. Obviously you'd need brackets knocked up for the rear.
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Currently building an S2 track day car myself and was wondering about a good suspension system to go for does anyone make a decent aftermarket front ARB setup either based on the S1 or something else as trying to get genuine S1 or RS16i parts is like finding hens teeth!
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Unfortunatley not. The actual roll bar, and mounts are only Ford parts, unless you can find a Turbo Technics set up, but these are even rarer again. Only MEF Motorsport used to make aftermarket, rosejointed tie bars but not the full assembley. Besides the have stopped making MK3/4 Escort parts as the interest is so low. Jano @ Oddkiddcreations makes heavy duty tie bars though. He usually does have ARB's in stock as well. He recently had a mint full, RS1600i set up, for Ł200, which is less than I paid for mine! Give him a call. Tell him I sent you over. 07984 071 567
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What is so much better on the front ARB of a S1? Why does it improve handeling so much?
can somebody explain with photo's or something?
can somebody explain with photo's or something?
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The RS16i S1 and the Rare Turbo Technics rollbar setups designed for the Mk3 Escort gearbox.
These rollbar setups have a seperate tie bar which allows the change of the castor angle.
I.e where the wheel sits in the arch, forward or back in the arch.
When using this setup the rollbar is seperate to the tie bar, unlike a Mk4 where the rollbar and tie bar is all one and has no adjustment. Very crude, cheap to produce and not good at all. All the Mk4 escorts have the same design from a 1.1 to and RST. So in other words you would have the same setup as an escort popular.
The RS16i Rollbar bracket setup is made from an alloy mix making it very light, it also has a very large rollbar compared to the S1 item. It also is a one piece casting which has no parts to bolt together unlike the S1 item.
The S1 rollbar bracket is made from steel, which is heavy adding more to the front, also rusts if not covered.
The connection between the two corner brackets is made via a tube section thats bolts to them. This also cracks and breaks.
So the ideal setup is using an RS16i rollbar uprated oversize tie bars with billet rollbar to tie bar clamps, with adjustable TCA's, MTX75 Gearbox, 16in wheels and decent coilovers.
HTH
These rollbar setups have a seperate tie bar which allows the change of the castor angle.
I.e where the wheel sits in the arch, forward or back in the arch.
When using this setup the rollbar is seperate to the tie bar, unlike a Mk4 where the rollbar and tie bar is all one and has no adjustment. Very crude, cheap to produce and not good at all. All the Mk4 escorts have the same design from a 1.1 to and RST. So in other words you would have the same setup as an escort popular.
The RS16i Rollbar bracket setup is made from an alloy mix making it very light, it also has a very large rollbar compared to the S1 item. It also is a one piece casting which has no parts to bolt together unlike the S1 item.
The S1 rollbar bracket is made from steel, which is heavy adding more to the front, also rusts if not covered.
The connection between the two corner brackets is made via a tube section thats bolts to them. This also cracks and breaks.
So the ideal setup is using an RS16i rollbar uprated oversize tie bars with billet rollbar to tie bar clamps, with adjustable TCA's, MTX75 Gearbox, 16in wheels and decent coilovers.
HTH
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Unfortunatley not. The actual roll bar, and mounts are only Ford parts, unless you can find a Turbo Technics set up, but these are even rarer again. Only MEF Motorsport used to make aftermarket, rosejointed tie bars but not the full assembley. Besides the have stopped making MK3/4 Escort parts as the interest is so low. Jano @ Oddkiddcreations makes heavy duty tie bars though. He usually does have ARB's in stock as well. He recently had a mint full, RS1600i set up, for Ł200, which is less than I paid for mine! Give him a call. Tell him I sent you over. 07984 071 567
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