Took my mates mk2 focus rs for a spin the other day after he had it mapped down at Jamsport!! All I can say is what a car!!

Spec, full miltek decat sitech inlet pro alloy cooler k&n filter Jamsport 400hp map and injectors

After driving the focus rs in standard for I wasn't massively impressed it was great to drive just not that fast! I then drove my mates mountune 350hp car and that felt really sharp! But nothing in comparison to the 400hp Jamsport car it pulled really hard in every gear spinning right through third in the dry!! The only thing I noticed was the amount of wheel tramp through the car? But allround a top conversion !!

Any body else drove a similar setup??

 

Been in my mates with pretty much that spec, i was VERY impressed!

 

I think usually a better torque link and stiffer springs usually sorts out the axel tramp issues

 

Yhep uprated torue link and eibachs sort axle tramp.. Mines over 400hp and dont brake traction in 3rd in 2nd its another story all together

My spec is

AS CAIS
AS big boost pipes
Airtec IC
Mongoose TBDE
JWR 120I Map
Forge DV
Sitech inlet
Vibratechnic torque mount
Eibach pro springs
Eibach 20mm rear spacers

 

Im sure he has one fitted its been lowered aswell I think

Also runs an ap clutch and lightweight flywheel

 

Does he turn the DSC of?

 

Yeah it's only really second gear that the tramp is bad if you shift hard !

 

hmmm strange as when mines turned off and i floor it i get wheel spin no axle tramp though

 

Next time he's back on shore il try getting a few videos with it switched on and off see how it behaves

 

There awesome arnt they...! Why or why did I sell mine for a 3dr lol.

 

You just need to look at your 3dr to get the answer to that question mat

 

After driving it too I'm getting mine done haha.

Feels lot better than my mountune 350

 

Went out a passenger ride in Sitech's demo car when it was running around 450bhp, it was an animal. Gutted i got an ST now and saving to make the swap

 

Is it not a bit pointless having that much power and front wheel drive?

 

Not really, think of the bragging rights down the pub and on the internet

 

Because 3dr's are the best

 

Nope because 3rd gear on is frikin awesome!!!

 

I bet it went welk. i would be happy to drive a standard one.

 

^ me too

 

Loved my focus

If im honest i regret selling it

 

Was just discussing getting mine up to 400bhp or getting rid for an RS4
I also looked at the JamSport 500bhp one for sale on ebay for 25k.

Decisions decisions???

 

Because, whilst the 400bhp focus is 'spinning through 3rd' you're disappearing into the sunset!

I had a fast ford mag where they tested a load of them (inc 400bhp one) and they seemed really slow on paper.

I've driven a std one and was pleasantly surprised how quick it was.

 

Saw a "400+" bhp Focus RS on the rollers which made 360bhp... had all the bits on it, std turbo though, I wouldn't have thought you'd get much more out of the std turbo but it would appear so!

I'm not a big fan of them I have to say, pricey beasts

 

i would love to see some dyno graph's of these 400+bhp RS's. Theres a few 450 kits and 400 kits barely making 380's on a heart breaker dyno... Which would why on paper they apper slow, as there not actually 400 odd bhp!

 

Most of them are prolly dyno dynamics runs, and may make close to 400 on a quick up/down zippy run, hold it for a few secs flat out and once air temps start to rise then I doubt they are close! - Call me skeptical/pesimist or just a realist

 

I was really impressed after i got my car back from Jamsports.. Just to add to the spec, its a 100 cell sports cat.. samco boost hoses, GGR rear torque link and H&R springs. It only really tramps in the dry id say.. but the re map has totally transformed the car.

It made 398 bhp with 480 ft lb of torque on the rollers and have the graph at home.

 

Mine should be 440 ho as i have all the bits to make that but i say 400 as its more realistic

 

Go get it on a dyno dynamics rollers and I think you will be surprisesed at the outcome! Still that's a shit load of torque you got! Must pull well!

 

To be fair, regardless of the power figure. It's fricking quick and rolling on would beat my stage 4 saff I bet

 

stage 4 is 400-450hp? I doubt it.. the saph is 300kg lighter and has more power.

 

Stage 4 being stage 3 but bigger Siemens injectors with a little more boost. Circa 360 horse

 

o ok then sure the focus rs would probably pull ahead

 

focus rs or rs4 thats a no brainer sell the focus lol

 

400ish Focus will feel fast if you come from something slower, but its only as fast as its Power/weight. Compare it to one with 500 horses & it will feel like a slug on Diazapan. Cars only feel quick if you are used to cars with less Power.
It would be good to quote accleration figures etc. instead of words like fricking which mean nothing . One mans fast is anothers f**k me thats slow so lets have figures so we can see how fast it is.

 

Rod do you have that comment saved somewhere? You use it regularly

 

AJC has a quick safe and a very quick escort to compare Rodders.

in the wet they are a bit shite though, even in the damp i was spinning in 5th the other day, in the dry though its a different story.

 

Rod, I have a 550 horse Es cos.

Regularly drive a 500+ horse saff.

I know what fast is

 

Neither of those do 200mph at Brunters, therefore = slow

 

What kind of torque do these Focus's make with 400hp?

 

i think a couple of made over 500lbs ft with the jamsport kits, but i think most around 460-480lbs ft.....