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Depreciation, here we come!!! - Mines A Green one please...

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jonnyc:

--- Quote from: JonnyG on February 19, 2009, 08:39:56 pm ---From the youtube clip,  I presume the RS will be on 5th Gear on Monday .... I'll be interested in what Tiff (?) says about the RevoKnuckle Technology and how good it really is  .... they make a big play about it in the press release  :-

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According to John Wheeler, the importance of RevoKnuckle to Focus RS cannot be underestimated:

“All-wheel-drive or rear-wheel-drive have long been default options for managing torque in a high-performance vehicle.  We used AWD on RS models in the 80s and 90s, but it creates significant compromises in weight, fuel economy and the cost/ performance balance.  Through combined efforts of our Research and Dynamics teams, we have created a solution that simply redefines what is possible with front-wheel-drive,” he says.

Summarising the benefits of RevoKnuckle, Densing says: “RevoKnuckle gives the adjustability of a race-car style, double wishbone suspension, in a cost-effective McPherson architecture.”

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An ST is good for around 300hp with intake, exhaust and a map etc so it will be interesting to see if the RS has the same potential 75hp increase available from similar mods, which would make it no more potent than a similarly modded ED30..

RedRobin:
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Very, very nice vid/soundclip.

Imagine what it would sound like on a Milltek or similar exhaust!

GTIjames:

--- Quote from: 182_blue on February 19, 2009, 08:55:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: JonnyG on February 19, 2009, 08:26:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: GTIjames on February 19, 2009, 01:35:46 pm ---300 bhp and 440nm straight out the box with lsd, big brakes and what looks like a top notch suspension set up for 25k

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Make you wonder what just a Stage 1 remap will produce  :grin: :drool: :evilgrin:

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not alot imo, as isnt it basically a remapped ST ? (maybe a new turbo too though, even then the ST boys with big turbos only ran at about 340)

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if you watch the video on fords website, the chap states its got a bigger turbo and all new engine internals to cope with the power - it is not just a simple remap.

animal:

--- Quote from: 182_blue on February 19, 2009, 08:55:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: JonnyG on February 19, 2009, 08:26:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: GTIjames on February 19, 2009, 01:35:46 pm ---300 bhp and 440nm straight out the box with lsd, big brakes and what looks like a top notch suspension set up for 25k

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Make you wonder what just a Stage 1 remap will produce  :grin: :drool: :evilgrin:

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not alot imo, as isnt it basically a remapped ST ? (maybe a new turbo too though, even then the ST boys with big turbos only ran at about 340)

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It's hugely different to the ST engine. Totally new block made from a new material. The problem with the ST engine is that it's just a bored out 2.3T Volvo engine and not the T5 one as is commonly assumed. By boring it out, they massively weakened the cylinder walls meaning they go pop when you start turning up the turbo. You can not safely or reliably go above about 320 at the moment. I come from a Focus forum where there have already been a few unfortunate incidents and dubious warranty claims. I'm not disputing that you can't get 340 from an ST 5pot, but you're running on borrowed time. Apparently the RS engine is much stronger, so perhaps it does stand a chance of keeping up with jonny's ED30...

182_blue:
i doubt they made a new block for the RS so it must be borrowed from another model (poss Volvo), any ideas where its from

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