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General Car Related Discussion.To discuss anything that is related to cars and automotive technology that doesnt naturally fit into another forum catagory.
different front bumper,different rear upper spoiler,lower rear spoiler,aerial should go down when opening boot to avoid hitting lower spoiler,different block,diferent head,T4 TURBO,bigger intercoooler and coolant rad,different front anti roll bar(although most 3 doors have this now!)welded brackets on the rear suspension(useless tho can not be used!i think?)different boost gauge!different inlet manifold (8 injectors!) probably lots more
just want 2 know alot more bout them any good websites 2 check out
Introduced august 1987; built at Tickford from set-aside stock of standard RS Cosworths; most RS500 Cosworths were delivered by OCT 1987. BODYSHELL:Three door hatchback ENGINE TYPE: Turbocharged dual overhaed camshaft four cylinder BORE x STROKE:90.8mm x 77.0mm BHP:224 @ 6000 TORQUE: 206 lbs/ft @ 4500 FUEL SYSYEM: Weber Marelli electronic injection, with 8 injectors and Garret Airesearch T.04 Turbocharger IGNITION SYSTEM: Weber Electronic CLUTCH: 240mm diameter self adjusting single plate GEARBOX TYPE: Borg Warner five speed manual (aka T5) GEARBOX RATIOS: (1) 2.95:1 (2) 1.93:1 (3) 1.33:1 (4) 1.00:1 (5) 0.80:1 (R) 2.75:1 FINAL DRIVE RATIO: 3.64:1 DRIVE SYSTEM: Front engine , rear wheel drive SUSPENTION FRONT: Independent Mcpherson struts , lateral control arms , 28mm anti roll bar SUSPENTION REAR: Independent semi trailing arms , inboard coils, monotube dampers, 16mm anti roll bar provision for racing arms to be fitted in place of standard items BRAKING SYSTEM: 283mm x 25mm ventilated front disc's , 272mm x 10.5mm solid rear disc's , teves electronic anti lock mechanism. WHEELS & TYRES: 15" x 7" aluminium alloy cross-wire style wheels, Dunlop D40's 205/50/15 vr tyres WHEELBASE: 2608mm (102.7") LENGTH: 4460mm (176") WIDTH: 1920mm (75") HEIGHT: 1376mm ( 55") WEIGHT: (DRY) 1219 kg (2682lbs) POWER TO WEIGHT Ratio: 183.75 bhp/tonne ACCELERATION: 0-60 5.9 seconds MAXIMIM SPEED: 153mph MPG AVERAGE: 20.60mpg PRICE NEW: Ł19,995 (1987) There were 500 Rs500's made 52 Moonstone Blue 52 white 4 White Prototypes 392 Black
The Rs500 was holomagated on the 1st Aug 1987 and the bulk of the cars were registered on or after this date.
there were cars registered before the holomagation date the 4 Prototypes were registered on the 1/03/1987 a futher 8 cars were registered between 18-26/06/1987 2 more cars were sent to Germany "before being registered on uk roads" The break down of the above cars is as follows Build no's 001-004 are Prototypes Build no's 005-007-008 were AMT Training cars Build no's 011-012-013 were Press Appraisal cars Build no's 009-010 were Valadation cars Build no 006 was a photography car Build no 014 was a Parts Valadation/service car
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