4x4

im am seriously thinking of putting a deposit on one but was wondering if the 5cyl turbo charged volvo engine in the foci has any thing to do with the 5cyl turbo that comes in the volvo T5???

James

yes it's the same almost, i think ford have done some tweaks but ultimatly it's the same t5 lump from the 1995? 850.

BigChuck

it is a de-tuned version of the t5 engine,

4x4

thanx for the replies.... but de-tuned? is that just de- tuned via the ecu?

wimwerf

no....its a t5 enigne...but which one...i guess the t5 s40/v50/c30 engine...not the s60/v70 engine...that one is more powerfull...

BigChuck

you find me a t5 Volvo with the same standard power output as the focus

think you ll find that the focus has 221 bhp, the Volvo t5's were 2.3 and 2.5, with a bit more power depending on the spec (the R versions)

o n i o n

I'm sure, one of the volvo's has an output of around 270.

Was told this is the engine and gearbox fitted to the ST.

The ST has been limited due to driveshaft probs.
This is third hand info, so may not be 100%

BigChuck

i think the 850 t5r or the 850r was about that kind of power.

Tangodeltasierra3

Its the same 2.5 engine but low pressure turbo.

vroooom ptssssh

I read it has higher comp pistons in it, could be wrong tho!

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The focus ST can be remapped without lifting the bonnet to 260-270 bhp.

I hope mine will be done very soon.

Its a good car, not cossie quick but refined, fuel efficient and new

plynchy

Fuel efficient??

By a FRS instaed, unless you lurve depreciation that is.

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plynchy,

My car is doing 27 to 28 mpg and I dont drive it like a girl.

It is standard.

Did 34 mpg to MSD yesterday on a 460 mile round trip.

Better than any of my cossies

o n i o n

Hell thats pretty good.

Our Demo ST does 19-24 mpg.

Been in a few chipped ones, they respond quite well.
Was told that with certain warranty claims, ford request the ECU too??

Again not sure how true this is.
Probably just shock tactics, and i'm talking poo

Ginge !

warranty claims will be based on what the tech sees and the info thats on the computer when they plug it in

cars aint "chipped" anymore so why would they want he ecu

they got all the info in the brain including millage ect

o n i o n

Yeah, I know, watch a guy the other week do one in our garage.
Like I said, not 100% about it, although a pcm is not much different in some ways to a home pc, can they not exctract previous history.

Heard that land rover do the same with the tdv6 gear box claims.
Again only a rumour, but worth thinking about.

4x4

would that be the same turbo with different housing...etc??? must say im not a turbo expert

Tangodeltasierra3

-The Focus St is the exact same engine as the Volvo S40 / V50 T5.

4x4

with the same turbo??????????????????????????

Dave Henshall

if you have the dreamscience remap like me, when it goes in for service/warranty work, you reflash it back to the std program and it leave NO trace of itself , (unlike the superchips blufin one... ) it even clears the fault codes that show it has even been up/downloaded.... and JUST with the chip you get this.... and its pretty awesome....



my lil baby..

morto

i agree, i went out in one when they first came out and was not very impressed with the power at all.. to average boring felt abit like a n/a with abit of a turbo.. anyway if your gona go down the focus route get the frs as they will hold there value , i see the st going down in price..ford have just blown it at the mo with no focus cosworth and front wheel drive frs, peeps want the real deal constant 4wheel drive and 300 ish power thats why alot of rs peeps have moved on to evo,s..

andy

Diseasel

Ford wanted to ST to sell well , hence why its no 4wd 300bhp rally shlag and doesn't need servicing every other month , you could happily spend all day driving the ST could you honestly say the same in a FRS or an EVO ?

Tangodeltasierra3

yup.

4x4

Good point