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My ED30 v RS Focus
Greeners:
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--- Quote from: s3dubbin on September 29, 2009, 10:22:21 am ---Theres a big meet at crail raceway this weekend - Fastford day but theres a little comp goin on where the mk2 rs boys are winding the mk2 s3 boys up saying their 350bhp 400lb rs's will be humping the audi's up the 1/4 i have ran a few times my best being a 13.6sec and yes i have yet to see the 300/330bhp st boys break into the 13's but there is still a little worry there with the rs being a whole new (lardy) ball game!
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Ooooh, keep us posted :happy2:
Think we ought to drag Jonnyc back from the USA for this :laugh:
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4 wheel drive FTW! :happy2:
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oh really? do i need to read into that any further mr impulse buyer?! ;)(
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Nope! :innocent:
jhtrophy:
think its problem is competition, if you want a fast well built road car you would get the ed30, cupra, s3, if you want track action r26r, if you want a bag of pump an st, oops did i just say that? :signLOL:
tony_danza:
I'm not sure I get the "RS vs ED30" comparison, as far as to suggest you could buy a 3 year old ED30 and spend £x,xxx modding it to beat a standard car. What does that prove?
Think back to what an ED30 cost new, spec it accordingly, adding whatever Recaro CSs were as an option on R32s and then the cost of all the parts and fitting to make an ED30 go, stop and corner - you're WAY over £30k.
1/4 mile action means cock all to me. The fact the standard RS was a second quicker round a track than Revo's Leon means everything. The Leon is at the top of its game power wise on a KO4, suspension, brakes & other mods... the RS still has masses of headroom for improvement.
Hurdy:
--- Quote from: tony_danza on September 29, 2009, 03:06:45 pm ---I'm not sure I get the "RS vs ED30" comparison, as far as to suggest you could buy a 3 year old ED30 and spend £x,xxx modding it to beat a standard car. What does that prove?
Think back to what an ED30 cost new, spec it accordingly, adding whatever Recaro CSs were as an option on R32s and then the cost of all the parts and fitting to make an ED30 go, stop and corner - you're WAY over £30k.
1/4 mile action means cock all to me. The fact the standard RS was a second quicker round a track than Revo's Leon means everything. The Leon is at the top of its game power wise on a KO4, suspension, brakes & other mods... the RS still has masses of headroom for improvement.
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The leon didn't have a quaife diff fitted though. I'd personally like to make a bet that an Ed 30 with uprated springs, revo stage 1, a quaife and an r32 brake upgrade would be faster than a stock RS on a track. :innocent:
So that would be £2.5k of mods on a car that was £22.5k when new.
Seems a good comparison.
Most of all "you don't end up with a Ford!" :laugh:
Sunglasses Ron:
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1/4 mile action means cock all to me. The fact the standard RS was a second quicker round a track than Revo's Leon means everything. The Leon is at the top of its game power wise on a KO4, suspension, brakes & other mods... the RS still has masses of headroom for improvement.
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Because it had no diff... 360bhp through a Leon front wheels when exiting a slow corner in 2nd on standard rubber is going to be pretty useless without a diff. I agree the RS is better set up for the track, but it is also over 2 years newer development wise too. Diffs are becoming more of a common fixture in new hot hatches at the min (albeit a electronic diff in the new Golf R) as the power is rising but not all are having to go with 4wd (namely the RS) as chassis and suspension development has come on no end in the past few years.
I feel it's down to the individual on what he wants more from a motor. I personally prefer to have a car that handles well but rips when coming off a RA, slip road etc and can stick with 95% of the cars I meet on the road, rather than a car that isn't as quick in a straight line, but can take on the Stelvio Pass with ease.. :wink: Where as I know there are many on here who are the complete opposite.
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