LEE-RS

Come on post your spec , mods , bhp and at what boost ?

me personly think the best way to tune a rst is tune it like a na engine then up the boost so your making the engine alot more efficient first concentrating
mainly on head and cam work as most of the bhp is locked in the head

mine
1600 7:8.1 cr
armed bajoo stage 3 chip 7100 rpm rev limit
piper 285t2 cam
vernier pulley
big valve cnc ported head blueprinted
stage 3 hybrid turbo
mongoose zorst
nms twin cossie intercooler
ported s1 plenum chamber

251 bhp at 16 psi

DazC

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NMS head
MSD bottom end
GRS intercooler
Standard turbo
MSD chip
Kent CVH36 cam
Mongoose
peak 16 held 14
5k rpm rev limit cos it sucks the KE-Jet dry!

Tony Turbo

Fuuuuuuuck

Billy_RS

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1600
K&N
dump valve
mongoose exhaust
couple of samcos

25bhp? @ 7psi

mart.rs

standard 1600
standard boost
standard engine
pace intercooler
k and n panel filter
mongoose exhaust,
roling roaded at 159.5 at 10 psi

Christian and Beccy

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1600 CVH 8 Valve
Chip off Ebay
Big Bore 2 Exhaust
Induction Kit
Lorry Intercooler

I LOVING IT!!

Charlie Chalk

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stripped cvh block
T34
P8 ECU

gus

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where do i start

Sexy-RS

Secret spec 400bhp

LEE-RS

lol you have one of the best spec rst's on here i have been reading your rebuild thread

Karl

Std 1600 engine
Secret squirrel cam
Std garret T3
Magnex exhaust
K&N cone filter
Pace intercooler
Home made 5th injector using on/off pressure switch

240bhp@18psi even more


Sorry but I thought I'd post the usual spec list!

Sexy-RS

Secret squirrel cam

GrimmeRS2K

1600 cvh, 7:8.1 cr
Stage 2 turbo
Standard head
Kent 34
Turbosystem Unlimted Boost Chip
GRS
Ram air
Magnex/Mongoose
21 psi

mitchrst

turbosystems chip
mongoose zorst
grs evo 3 intercooler
cossie turbo
jamsport ported head
ported inlet manifold
piper 285t2 cam

233 at 6520 at 18 psi

Wazzzer

Piper 285T2 cam
vernier pulley
polished & ported head
EFi management
1.8 ZVH
Stage 2 turbo
-34 actuator
Cos ram air filter
beiges
Magnex
Pace charge cooler
chipped

not got a clue on bhp or boost cos I haven't finished putting it back together yet lol

M Brian

1600 cvh EFI engine
195 superchip
beige injectors
piper t2 cam
standard head
2.5" single box exhaust
std t3 turbo
cosworth intercooler

same BHP as wes for the same reasons

hopefully
400bhp@50psi (but shall run low boost setting (7psi) for traction in lower gears (1-5)

James Raby

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M.A.Developments 1600cvh 7.8:1 ratio balanced bottom end
Standard head and cam (engine 8yr old this year)
Silkolene Pro-S 15/50 fully synthetic oil
Stg3 turbo
Ahmed ignition chip and 7,200 rpm fuel ECU
MSD -34 actuator
3-way lockable bleed valve
ERL MF2 5th injector kit (Green injector)
1.7bar boost peak, 1.5bar boost held
Pro Alloy Rad
Pro Alloy generation two intercooler with Turbo Pre-rad cooler
Bailey Oil Breather/seperator
Magnecor 10mm HT Leads
NGK 9 spark plugs
Newish std Ford ignition coil
Vibra-technics gearbox mounts - new'ish
Ford std engine mount - new'ish
Full Samco set
K&N 57i Induction Air Filter (soon to be replaced with panel filter lol)
Mongoose 2.5in bore zorst with 4in tailpipe
Bernie (CTS) Stage 1 gearbox
AP 4-Paddle clutch

was 228.8bhp (204.9 @ wheels) 258lbs/ft torque 2 yr ago with a bad glitch @ 5,000 RPM
All that gone now thanks to new cooler, so is anyones guess

big_wig_074

1.8 zvh
stg2 head
285t2 cam
t28 turbo
2wd cossie cooler
px induction kit
vernier pulley
few other things i cant remember
god knows on bhp cos its still being built by me!
as long as i get 200bhp out of it ill be happy

DanS

1905cc american tall block
Low comp forged pistons (as of today )
Farndon Steel Rods
T34 Hybrid Turbo .63 Housing
NMS Stage 3 big valve head
Cossie L6 management (Greens, 3bar) Live mapped by NMS
Piper Cam
Pace Rad
GRS Cooler
19 row oil cooler
K&N Filter

Hoping for 300bhp when its back together (previsouly 276bhp @ 22psi on MFI)

DanRSturbo

1600 cvh
bernie stage 1 box
mongoose exhaust system, 2.5" off the turbo into 4" back box
power engineering chip bought from Tony Turbo for a nice sum
Pace Chargecooler bought from Andy RST for a nicer sum
Samco Boost Hoses
K&N 57i Induction kit
Ap Organic clutch

201 bhp & 213 lbs ft tourqe @ 16psi

Currently holding 12psi, leval with a focus st170 so i'd say about 165ish but it chatters, and it's still running MFI

Tim

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Dunno the spec but it goes well

morto

stage 1 racetek hybrid t3
group A head gasket
grs oil separater
motorsport developments evolution chip
m.s.d -34 ..no amal valve
piper 285t2 cam
uprated cam belt

and set up by kenny at m.s.d


andy

adamS2RST

standard bar mongoose.
7psi

1** bhp.

nuff said

JamboRS

1.6cvh
lightened and balanced bottom end
wire rung block
low compression pistons
arp conrod bolts
helix clutch
mongoose exhaust
grs i/c
stg 3 big valve head
newman cam/solid lifters
piper vernier pulley
stg 3 t3 hybrid turbo
ava chip and modified fuel ecu
standard airbox
samco boost hoses

made 208@wheels at 17psi on AVA's rollers with a 6k rev limiter
rev limiter raised to over 7k and hopin to run over 20psi when engines ran in AGAIN

Chris Holmes

1600 CVH
Steel Rods
Lightened/Balanced
Low Comp Pistons
Ultimate Spec Head
Stage 4 Turbo
Cometic Multi layer Head Gasket
Fully Mapable 5th Injector
Pro Alloy Rad/Intercooler/Turbo Cooler
Bailey Tanks Etc
Samcos Etc
4 Paddle Clutch
K&N Cone Filter
Magnex Exhaust

237 BHP @ 22PSI and 257 IbFt Torque
245BHP @ 24PSI (running lean)

5.74 0-60

Billy_RS

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hmmmm, alot of bull in the air me thinks

CarlRsT

And what makes u say that

Rick

stage 1

Chris Holmes

Come on Billy RST answer the question.

John Laverick

1.9 System 2 from Specialised Engines
Piper 285T2 Cam
Anti-pump lifters
Stage 2 Head
Mongoose 2.5inch bore exhaust with 4 inch rolled tail
Heat wrapped manifold
K&N
GRS Cooler with Kenlowe
GRS Oil Separator venting to catch tank
NMS Chipped ECU and bleed valve
Micro Dynamics Soft Cut Rev Limiter
Runs 1 bar of boost and produced 226BHP and 200ft/lb torque

DanRSturbo

What makes you say that m8 ?

pacificzetecturbo

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mine is 0 bhp cause its still at the fooking engineers, one day ill have an engine.

LEE-RS

so mines not doing to bad then for the spec i have

what about that one on the Jim Hearne zvh site

2.1 zvh
45mm big valve head
cossie management
mongoose

rolling road tested at 226 bhp at the wheels (at least 260bhp flywheel) on only 10 psi of boost