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My ED30 v RS Focus
Oli:
When I test drove it I 'compared' it to my standard RS4 avant, that I had at the time!! It still torque steered like fcuk!
Poverty:
Residuals on the RS will be great, and a stage 2 plus RS runs 375hp and 80lbft more torque than a stage 2 plus ed30, so a stage 2 plus RS will be the quicker car by some margin unless the golf has a diff fitted.
Hurdy:
--- Quote from: Poverty on September 27, 2009, 10:51:01 pm ---Residuals on the RS will be great, and a stage 2 plus RS runs 375hp and 80lbft more torque than a stage 2 plus ed30, so a stage 2 plus RS will be the quicker car by some margin unless the golf has a diff fitted.
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I'll believe the output figures, but I need to see actual speed figures :wink:
I've yet to see a well modified, remapped ST (that is lighter than the RS) make better than 14 seconds on a qtr strip.
I partially agree with TC, in that there will always be an unfair STD v's Modified comparison, but it does still make sense when you look at the costs of both to do the comparison. :smiley:
Poverty:
--- Quote from: Hurdy on September 27, 2009, 11:21:58 pm ---
--- Quote from: Poverty on September 27, 2009, 10:51:01 pm ---Residuals on the RS will be great, and a stage 2 plus RS runs 375hp and 80lbft more torque than a stage 2 plus ed30, so a stage 2 plus RS will be the quicker car by some margin unless the golf has a diff fitted.
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I'll believe the output figures, but I need to see actual speed figures :wink:
I've yet to see a well modified, remapped ST (that is lighter than the RS) make better than 14 seconds on a qtr strip.
I partially agree with TC, in that there will always be an unfair STD v's Modified comparison, but it does still make sense when you look at the costs of both to do the comparison. :smiley:
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On the strip there will be not much in it imo, but out on the track the RS will make a ed30 or leon cupra look silly, nless the k04 car has diff fitted also.
Quite alot of scooby guys have traded theirs in for RS's so hopefully one of them will mod theirs soon. If not a fella from my way is gonna mod his one up.
Msportman:
As said previously you can't compare the OE output of the ED30 against the RS.
It is useful to know however how your own car stacks up against the new kid on the block and it's also fait to say what good value the Ed30 is even with just a light re map.
I'm sure the RS would be quicker with a properly done map exhaust and induction but there again you're probably looking at over 30k. Would that be worth over 10-12k over a properly sorted ED30....probably not in my view.
I wouldn't turn one down though.
Interestingly Evo and Drivers Replublic tested the RS against the R26 on track....the Renault was quicker. Probably weight and tyre issues were to account for this. As an everyday car the RS would win was everyone's consensus.
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