Dumpy

Hi, i am about to purchase a erst s2!!

The fella i am buying it off says it is running 1 bar boost - which i hear using as an every day car is not such a good thing!! (he has had it as a project and a toy really - weekend drivng only he says!!)

Bassically i was wondering if it is possible to change the boost bar to a better/more usable - and what boost is advisable to use for a dialy driver??

I am very new to Turbo cars so any help would be much appreciated!!

Another quickie - would anybody be able to list what things i should change at what time to keep the car running sweet!!

Cheers,

Dumpy

khanny

you can adjust the actuator rod m8 shortening turns up the boost lenghning turns down the boost,
or buy a boost control of ebay about 20 quid
but just check this with some1 on here to make sure i got that the right way round m8 about the rod

antony215

1 bar is only 14.5 psi if it's got a good spec/healthy engine and been set up properly then it will run that no problem

LEE-RS

as above mate

i ran my old standard rs turbo everyday for 4 years at 1 bar boost with no problems

as for keeping it running sweet

change the plugs - ford motorcraft 071s or ngk bcr8es
new oil - fully synthetic
oil filter - ford
fuel filter - ford

and a full rolling road setup

gaz s1

Ive been running mine for 7 years at 16 psi with no probs at all get it set up once every year and service regulary and it should not give you any grief.

rs shawn

My S2 ran at 1 bar with no problems.
At the end of the day..your right foot becomes a boost limiter aswell

Modder_J

As said ... I run mine on 1bar as a daily and have no problems with it, and it'll only boost that high if I intend to floor it, which I don't do everyday.

fast_ford_uk

have a look at the rs owners site, its shows you how to make a low/high boost switch

Dumpy

Cheers for your resposes!!

I shall keep on to of servicing etc probably quaterly - around 3k, oil etc - then cam belt probablt every 9 months or year!!

I dont really put my foot down too often so all being well i shall have no problems!!

Cheers again,

Dumpy

addiction

you dont need to change the cam belt every year, 20,000 miles or 3 years will be fine

RSOrion

I run mine on 19PSi, with standard intercooler. Never gone wrong. Had it 2 years now, Daily driver. Taken some abuse! But regulary serviced. Im pretty sure all internals are standard etc. But since end of last summer i been running the switch boost as mentioned above.

LEE-RS

how the hell does that stay together my mate ran 18 psi with standard intercooler it melted the pistons in about 5 mins

v man

mine runs 18 psi and i have a standard series 1 cooler

RSOrion

I dunno! Wen i bought it they said all it had was a cam and 195 chip. Everything else standard. I dont think it has cam. Boost is same as wen i bought it. So who knows how long it was like it before.

PeterRST

iTrader: (1)

About 18 PSI here

- chipped ECU (obviously)
- std actuator at the moment (uprated one to be fitted soon)
- bog std internals and head (90000 miles)
- self adjusted fuel-pressure actuator (yeah, I'm nuts... :P )
- std intercooler but front bumper cut out and spotlights removed to allow better air flow. Gonna fit an Audi TDI intercooler soon.

It's a track car though, no daily runner. But when it's driven, it's driven hard.

No problems so far *knockonwood*

No jerking, cutting-out, hesitating whatsoever. Not bad for a DIY test object, eh?

RSOrion

Sounds good to me.