A1 Rallysports Focus cossie?
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A1 Rallysports Focus cossie?
Being as bored as a Badger, I was reading through the performance tables in Performance ford the other night, and spotted the old A1 Rallysport focus's times 
. What made that car soooo fast? Running a pretty standard 500bhp spec engine, T4, 8 injectors etc etc, nothing too mad on the engine side, but the 0-100 times were insane! somthing like 7.4 secs off the top of my head What sort of diff was it running, and is it because the shell was so stiff etc or just clever rear geometry? 
You see a lot of 3doors / saffs etc running that sort of power and they struggling to get into the 9 secs for 0-100, I assume due to bad traction etc 
. What made that car soooo fast? Running a pretty standard 500bhp spec engine, T4, 8 injectors etc etc, nothing too mad on the engine side, but the 0-100 times were insane! somthing like 7.4 secs off the top of my head What sort of diff was it running, and is it because the shell was so stiff etc or just clever rear geometry? You see a lot of 3doors / saffs etc running that sort of power and they struggling to get into the 9 secs for 0-100, I assume due to bad traction etc
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tbh im not really to sure what it is that did it!!!! its rear wheel drive to i think. ive got a 570bhp yb in an alfa and it has a data logged 0-100 of 8.6!! thats the best itsever done ive only ever had it in the 9s before and since so i guess traction is a huge part. but the gearing also!!! does the focus have a sequential gearbox??
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As far as I can remember it had a T5 with a quickshift? I remember reading the feature about it ages ago, and it had a fairly trick rose jointed and bilstein coilover suspension set up as well. Just wondering as it was mentally fast for a RWD car 
I remember reading the feature about it ages ago, and it had a fairly trick rose jointed and bilstein coilover suspension set up as well. Just wondering as it was mentally fast for a RWD car
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did it actually make it in to the 10s on the 1/4 or was it mid 11s as i cant remember!!! i only ask as my alfa has done 11.6@131 at pod and my escort 11.9 but 4wd. the alfa doesnt have the t5 box i have used a rear mounted box in that with very different gear ratios to what i had with the borg box so i would guess its that!! although is it john fitztatrick the guy with the 3 door runs 11.3 in rwd
The gearbox was just a normal T5 box (don't remember it having a quick shift)
The diff was a standard ratio Gripper one, i know this as it was my diff he borrowed.
It did a 10.8 and 10.9 at the pod both runs with a terminal of 130mph.
Dunno about other cars 1/4 times as the focus is heavier than what a 3dr or saff is.
Also the car was set up for track use and not the 1/4 must just be how Steve drove it.
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The diff was a standard ratio Gripper one, i know this as it was my diff he borrowed.
It did a 10.8 and 10.9 at the pod both runs with a terminal of 130mph.
Dunno about other cars 1/4 times as the focus is heavier than what a 3dr or saff is.
Also the car was set up for track use and not the 1/4 must just be how Steve drove it.
HTH
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Re: A1 Rallysports Focus cossie?
Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
Being as bored as a Badger, I was reading through the performance tables in Performance ford the other night, and spotted the old A1 Rallysport focus's times . What made that car soooo fast? Running a pretty standard 500bhp spec engine, T4, 8 injectors etc etc, nothing too mad on the engine side, but the 0-100 times were insane! somthing like 7.4 secs off the top of my head What sort of diff was it running, and is it because the shell was so stiff etc or just clever rear geometry? You see a lot of 3doors / saffs etc running that sort of power and they struggling to get into the 9 secs for 0-100, I assume due to bad traction etc
. What made that car soooo fast? Running a pretty standard 500bhp spec engine, T4, 8 injectors etc etc, nothing too mad on the engine side, but the 0-100 times were insane! somthing like 7.4 secs off the top of my head What sort of diff was it running, and is it because the shell was so stiff etc or just clever rear geometry? You see a lot of 3doors / saffs etc running that sort of power and they struggling to get into the 9 secs for 0-100, I assume due to bad traction etc cool car
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Originally Posted by MADRod
Mine did 0-100 8.1 with 500bhp so sub 9's are possible. Now its an insane 6.9.
Wonder what it would do down a strip. What the terminals would be.
Rod ever tried it on the 1/4 mile? Any results?
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steves new fiesta is 4x4 and has posted quicker times than his old focus,
he did not rebuild the focus as he had allready done loads with it and wanted to start a fresh so built the fiesta,
he did not rebuild the focus as he had allready done loads with it and wanted to start a fresh so built the fiesta,
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Originally Posted by alfacossie
did it actually make it in to the 10s on the 1/4 or was it mid 11s as i cant remember!!! i only ask as my alfa has done 11.6@131 at pod and my escort 11.9 but 4wd. the alfa doesnt have the t5 box i have used a rear mounted box in that with very different gear ratios to what i had with the borg box so i would guess its that!! although is it john fitztatrick the guy with the 3 door runs 11.3 in rwd
you got pics ?
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I miss my old Focus more than any other car I have ever owned, so I have built another one using some of the old parts, the car will be even nicer than before and will have some new trick parts on it. Im hoping to have it ready for central day.
Cheers Steve.
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Originally Posted by stonehavencossie
Originally Posted by alfacossie
did it actually make it in to the 10s on the 1/4 or was it mid 11s as i cant remember!!! i only ask as my alfa has done 11.6@131 at pod and my escort 11.9 but 4wd. the alfa doesnt have the t5 box i have used a rear mounted box in that with very different gear ratios to what i had with the borg box so i would guess its that!! although is it john fitztatrick the guy with the 3 door runs 11.3 in rwd
you got pics ?
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Originally Posted by Stevewrc
I miss my old Focus more than any other car I have ever owned, so I have built another one using some of the old parts, the car will be even nicer than before and will have some new trick parts on it. Im hoping to have it ready for central day.
Cheers Steve.
Cheers Steve.
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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil
what sort of build cost you looking at for the chassis you recon?
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Originally Posted by jhw
Fookin good driver thats what made that fly and a shed load of nos.
Steve hows the other fiesta build coming on?
Steve hows the other fiesta build coming on?
and jay stop picking on my little T38
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Originally Posted by PaulCossie
Originally Posted by jhw
Fookin good driver thats what made that fly and a shed load of nos.
Steve hows the other fiesta build coming on?
Steve hows the other fiesta build coming on?
and jay stop picking on my little T38
Originally Posted by Stevewrc
I miss my old Focus more than any other car I have ever owned, so I have built another one using some of the old parts, the car will be even nicer than before and will have some new trick parts on it. Im hoping to have it ready for central day.
Cheers Steve.
Cheers Steve.
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Originally Posted by puddy
Heres a couple of another a1 shell nearly finished ,by my mate.
Should also be at the central meet
puddy
Should also be at the central meet
puddy
Has Mike still not finished that! Tell him to pull his finger out and get on with it
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Originally Posted by puddy
We've had it running nick,mikes gotta do the loom and its pretty much
done
Any room for it on your stand at central meet?
puddy
done
Any room for it on your stand at central meet?
puddy
...theres room for it on a few pages of the magazine as well
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Originally Posted by PF NICK
Originally Posted by puddy
We've had it running nick,mikes gotta do the loom and its pretty much
done
Any room for it on your stand at central meet?
puddy
done
Any room for it on your stand at central meet?
puddy
...theres room for it on a few pages of the magazine as well
(front page?) puddy
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Originally Posted by Stevewrc
I miss my old Focus more than any other car I have ever owned, so I have built another one using some of the old parts, the car will be even nicer than before and will have some new trick parts on it. Im hoping to have it ready for central day.
Cheers Steve.
Cheers Steve.
