Focus st2
22-08-2013, 03:17 PM
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Focus st2
What a cracking car took one in px on a 06 never drove one before I really love the way they go and feel, quality cars!
Moocho impressed o lol
Moocho impressed o lol
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22-08-2013, 07:13 PM
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just this moment come in from mapping mine with bluefin and can honestly say-Different car altogether!
Just waiting for confirmation from Superchips that i can go straight to stage 2
Just waiting for confirmation from Superchips that i can go straight to stage 2
22-08-2013, 08:31 PM
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I really like mine (apart from it's appetite for driveshafts!! 
), really comfortable, reasonably nippy and IMO looks quite smart! 
Handling is shit though!!
I was going to have a play with it for a bit more power but I need to get my Cossie finished first.
), really comfortable, reasonably nippy and IMO looks quite smart! Handling is shit though!!
I was going to have a play with it for a bit more power but I need to get my Cossie finished first.
22-08-2013, 08:35 PM
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What was the symptoms on the driveshafts?
22-08-2013, 09:01 PM
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Sound, I've developed a wobble on acceleration more than likely geometry lol need to get it checked out was hoping its not drives shafts asnive heard there like Ł240-1000 lol
22-08-2013, 09:02 PM
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I'm thinking of buying a st on a 56reg,
I'm not really sure what to look out for on them to be honest,
Also I here the liners go easily is this true
I'm not really sure what to look out for on them to be honest,
Also I here the liners go easily is this true
22-08-2013, 09:11 PM
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Liners don't go easy at all, only from crap maps or cars over 300bhp. And unwell maintained cars. Look for the same as what you do for any car your buying!
22-08-2013, 09:14 PM
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Mine only wobbled on acceleration.
Try Graham at Car Parts Express if you need one, really nice guy and very helpful.
http://www.carpartsexpress.co.uk/
22-08-2013, 09:17 PM
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Ill bare him in mind mate cheers. Just flew through a mot. She's gunna stick it on here works alignment thingy then see what's what after that. Had new balljoint and lower arm on one side and doesn't seem as bad so maybe the other one needs doing also. But cheers for the link
22-08-2013, 09:19 PM
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Thats correct if you datalog the me9 ecu with the crappy plug in upgrade maps there very aggressive in the fact there to lean and to much ignition where the torque limiters lifted ect to much then the knock sensors are constantly trying to cope with det and then the high cylinder pressures So this why i say get either scc or msd to map the car properly rather than a poor generic map
22-08-2013, 09:25 PM
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Things to look out for are misfire on startup, White smoke from the tailpipes, pressurising of the cooling system etc. Pretty much the same symptoms as head gasket failure.
Other things that can go wrong is alternator failure, ABS/ESP module failure, cracked seat bases, boost control solenoids, MAP sensors, MAF sensors, some had issues with power steering pipes leaking (Ford recall), oil filter housing diaphragms and probably a couple of other things I can't think of!!
Just do all the checks as you would normally and keep your fingers and toes crossed!
23-08-2013, 09:29 AM
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The liners can go even on a well maintained standard car. The problem is down to the size of the gap between the cylinders. Cars before mid 09 had a very narrow gap and the later blocks this was made wider to aid water flow. But I can't say I've heard of any later cars suffering from broken liners. Apparently some people are fitting shims between the cylinders as a block mod along with a deck plate to try and eliminate the liners from cracking.
23-08-2013, 09:39 AM
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The liners can go even on a well maintained standard car. The problem is down to the size of the gap between the cylinders. Cars before mid 09 had a very narrow gap and the later blocks this was made wider to aid water flow. But I can't say I've heard of any later cars suffering from broken liners. Apparently some people are fitting shims between the cylinders as a block mod along with a deck plate to try and eliminate the liners from cracking.
I thought it was the other way round, the earlier cars had a larger water channel?
23-08-2013, 03:51 PM
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Liners can go on ANY car maintained or not,mapped or standard.
There are a number of tuners offering "block mods" Dream science.Puma Build,Jamsport and one or two others aswell.
Your looking at Ł750+ depending on what you have done as most of the companies i mentioned only to do the block mod with shims or dowels, but Dream science do different stages of modification reaching upwards of Ł1500
My car will be going to someone realatively local who works on these engines day in day out and has been doing block mod on volvo engines for years.
23-08-2013, 04:57 PM
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They did matey,you are correct.
Liners can go on ANY car maintained or not,mapped or standard.
There are a number of tuners offering "block mods" Dream science.Puma Build,Jamsport and one or two others aswell.
Your looking at Ł750+ depending on what you have done as most of the companies i mentioned only to do the block mod with shims or dowels, but Dream science do different stages of modification reaching upwards of Ł1500
My car will be going to someone realatively local who works on these engines day in day out and has been doing block mod on volvo engines for years.
Liners can go on ANY car maintained or not,mapped or standard.
There are a number of tuners offering "block mods" Dream science.Puma Build,Jamsport and one or two others aswell.
Your looking at Ł750+ depending on what you have done as most of the companies i mentioned only to do the block mod with shims or dowels, but Dream science do different stages of modification reaching upwards of Ł1500
My car will be going to someone realatively local who works on these engines day in day out and has been doing block mod on volvo engines for years.
Is that Tim ?
23-08-2013, 05:52 PM
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Got a Dreamscience handset I done mine with & been fine...., leaving it on DSCi for the moment , hopefully get it doon to Jamsport next year for a block mod & get them to map it
