Focusbird

Again, not a Scooby, but its my baby and I love it. Let the slating begin!!





Turboed 1.8 Zetec with a touch of nitrous

226bhp & 226lbs/ft torque

Andy Porter

Its a Ford

Only kidding looks pretty cool

What else have you done to the engine ?

Focusbird

I know, but we all have to start somewhere

Here's the spec list:

1.8 Zetec 16v
T3 Garret Turbo
Forge Motorsport Intercooler
OMEX 700 Engine Management
Wizard of NOS Nitrous Kit (50bhp jets)
2 x 11lb Bottles
Aquamist Water Injection System
Modified Pulley
Custom Made Pulley Belt
Hi-Lift Crower Stage-1 Cams
Focus Central Vernier Pulleys
2 bar MAP sensor
Hi-Flow Injectors
New Pistons (modified lowered compression)
H Section Conrods
Knife-Edge Crank
Universal Air Filter
Magnacor Leads
AP Paddle Clutch
Lightened Balanced Fly Wheel
Custom Made Ascar Carbon Fibre Exhaust
Power Engineering Custom Made De-Cat Pipe
Custom made manifold
ST170 Front & Rear Brakes & Discs
DTM Mattig Front Bumper
Collection Rear Bumper
Rear “Cosworth Tip” Spoiler
RS Side-Skirts
M3 Wing Mirrors
Light Smoked Tinted Windows
Tinted Rear Lights
Smoked Side Repeaters
Hella Twin Headlight Conversion
Hella Front Indicators
Focus RS Grill
Focus Brake Light Cover
Focus Silver Door Sills
Peugeot Rear Wiper Arm
18” x 7.5” Kei Racing Flight Alloy Wheels
225/35/18 Bridgestone Tyres (SO3)
Bilstein Sprintline Suspension Kit
Ford Racing Boost Gauge
Ford Racing Oil Pressure Gauge
Nitrous Pressure Gauge
Highpower Nitrous Progressive Controller
Graco Childs Booster Seat

Hanslow

That looks tidy. Nice to see some proper mods rather than bolting on as many plastic bits as possible

Focus' look so much nicer with the twin headlamp conversion

Are you that small that you need a booster seat then?

JTaylor

So does the owner

Redkop

Very nice car FB Is that a Fast Ford feature? We had a big spread about 2 years ago in there.

Andy Porter

I hope you cut 'n pasted that

Nice spec,I hope the little 'un enjoys the ride !

Focusbird

JTaylor - oo-er

Redkop - Yes it was in the Spring issue this year, Cossie special edition.

I've done Fast Ford, Performance Ford, Focus Fanatics (US mag), Fast Car mag, and I did Max Power for a laugh in July this year

trails

iTrader: (41)

looks good, maybe spray the mesh black too

I had two focii before my scoob and loved driving both of them, awesome chassis and brakes...does it have ESP to go with the bigger brakes?

Redkop

Yeah ours was a cossie edition too. Was freezing cold hanging around all day while they did the photoshoot. What have you got planned for it next besides NOS?

Gutmann pug

Hi there focusbird how you doing? Met you a few times at shows and the last time at Power engineering themselves. You were off for a night on the beer with Chris I think.

You will probably remember me from my car?


Nothing wrong with your car by the way.

Gary

Patt@firstime

Car looks good bet its a handful to drive - fair play lady

Matt

talizman

iTrader: (1)

Is that a cerise STi stylee grille badge I see?

Tilly

you know I love it hunny top car, keep it up!!

Mr_Wid

Looks sweet... very stealthy!

Daft Lad

That looks proper good! Very impressive spec too

wrx123

the car is fine and so is the owner
nice to see some one hasn't added a ridicolous bodykit to their focus.
nice focus!!

Focusbird

No it doesn't.


I'm leaving it well alone for now, the piggy bank has run a little bit dry for the time being plus I think it needs a rest I originally supercharged it and 2 months later I added 75bhp of nitrous. It stayed that way for about 2 years, until I hard boiled it, head gasket was knacked and I cracked the head in 4 places so I gave it back to PE and they added a turbo. So it was turboed, supercharged with gas for 12 months

Turbo started to struggle because it was being restricted by the supercharger apparently, but it was done originally as an experiment as we weren't sure it'd even work. It did work, but not as well as we'd hoped.

Anyway, I've taken the supercharger off now so it's just turboed with the nitrous, which has been reduced down to 50bhp shot


Gutmann pug - Hi Gary, yes I do remember



wrx123 - Ive done all the silly mods and gone back to being fairly normal, and I'm finally happy with the way it looks (although the wheels in that pic aren't the ones that are on it now)

v5 man

iTrader: (4)

Thats a very nice Focus
I drive a 1.8TD Focus company car and I love that too. Most people dont realise just how well these cars handle in standard form, and how much fun they are to chuck about. Yours has been styled nicely, and I agree its not OTT. In fact, im sure i`ve seen it down PE before and commented on it.



Cliff

Focusbird

v5 man - It's possible you've seen it around High Wycombe too, but I'm mostly down at PE at least twice a month - bit daft really considering I live near Macclesfield


Does this mean I don't have to do the "loaf of bread" thing?

Redkop

I know that feeling, I have had to come to a halt now and the fact I need an uprated gearbox to be able to do anymore. The standard MT75 box is crap and I've had to have 2 rebuilds so far. I was going to try and take a look at your car at Nat Day but didn't find the time.

trails

iTrader: (41)

shame my dad designed it

Focusbird

I've still got the standard IB5 in mine, which is another reason for not doing anything else to it cos I'm just waiting for that to **** it's pants it's coped really well with the extra power but I don't think it'll last much longer - just hope it doesn't go when I'm half way down the strip at Santa Pod!!

trails - that's a pretty cool claim to fame nice one

Redkop

Both times mine let go, was on track. the MT75 has always been notorious for it's crapiness.

Swen6

I saw it at the national day looks good.

trails

iTrader: (41)

he was the supervisor for the brakes on the focus project, last thing he did before he retired was the SportKa brakes. My old man is pretty cool

Patt@firstime

Focusbird