Hi guys,ive recently been planning to cam my gti,but in a nice turn of fortune,i have just been offered a rear end write off Focus ST170 for a very low price,so am now considering putting the bits that matter in the Escort.are there any major obstacles likely to appear along the way,that wouldnt in say a mondy or RS2000 conversion,and if any1 knows someone who has already done this conversion,what kind of figures can be expected reguarding performance?? Cheers,Lee

 

Also,would it be worth doin anything to it(chip,remap etc),or would the cost outweigh the gains?

 

Dont want to go too O.T.T,as its still a family car lol,and imo any more than 220bhp in FWD is a bit iffy,and after seeing how some round my way handle with that much(local 106 turbo@227bhp,Corsa Redtops and such),im quite happy to stay under that figure!

 

Should be quite straightforward, has been done before. At least you have a full car so have all the bits you will need.

Don't worry, you won't get anywhere near 220 bhp without forced induction, most you will ever get on sensible mods will be about 185ish bhp.

 

Thats sound,tbh everytime I thought about chasing more ooomph,190 was always the figure that I wanted in order to keep a good power/handling balance,as I dont have megabucks to play with,and the Apex suspension on the GTi at present is surprisingly good,has shown many a hot hatch up on roundabouts and twistys.you mentioned 185 being an easily achieved figure,what would be needed to get there?