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Gripenfelter
10-25-2004, 08:47 AM
Ford Racing Performance Parts took a European-spec Focus RS and turned it into a tire-melting rear-wheel drive V8-powered project car to showcase their new modular V8 crate engine, the 5.0L DOHC "Cammer" producing 420 horsepower. The Focus RS8 was introduced at last year's SEMA show.


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Same "Cammer" V8 crate engine fed with four 2-barrel Weber carbureters.
Car Fiend
10-25-2004, 08:48 AM
i must say you always have the greatest new car updates, where do you find them all?
QuasarCav
10-25-2004, 08:51 AM
That is hot, total sleeper.

how does that V8 change the weight distribution?
Gripenfelter
10-25-2004, 09:11 AM
Originally posted by Car Fiend
i must say you always have the greatest new car updates, where do you find them all?

Maybe I photoshop them. :D
Raz
10-25-2004, 09:20 AM
you guys know this is ancient news, right?

infact... I think its a :repost:

- Rasmus
ZMan2k2
10-25-2004, 09:21 AM
I think that was done by Kugel Komponents. They were licensed by Ford to do that. If I'm not mistaken, you can buy the kit from them to do that yourself too. But it isn't cheap. It's like $7-8k, just for the kit. That doesn't include the car, motor, rear diff, or trans. :eek: Basically, the kit re-designs the front and rear susp. setup, and the undercarriage, to fit all the good stuff under the hood.
Focus
10-25-2004, 10:14 AM
only if I could stuff one of those in my focus!!! :drool: mmmmm sleeper!
M_Power
10-25-2004, 02:57 PM
www.ford-v8-focus.com
these are the guys that make the kit, and that made the car for ford.
fist
10-26-2004, 09:16 AM
no matter how big of an engine you put in it...no matter how fast you make it....it's still a focus in the end and you wasted your money.
Chester
10-26-2004, 11:06 PM
Didn't somebody post a vid of some guys that dropped a V8 into a focus? It was monstorous:eek:
aquamarine
10-27-2004, 06:27 AM
Originally posted by fist
no matter how big of an engine you put in it...no matter how fast you make it....it's still a focus in the end and you wasted your money.

Thank you so much for your ingenious insight with regards to this post. Don't like the car? That's your opinion but do you honestly feel the need to slag this car just due to badging? Seriously, grow up.
Gripenfelter
10-27-2004, 08:00 AM
Originally posted by fist
no matter how big of an engine you put in it...no matter how fast you make it....it's still a focus in the end and you wasted your money.

Obviously you've missed the power-weight ratio aspect of this. The Focus has pretty good handling for being a "focus". Dropping in a V8 would make it a mad go-cart.
benyl
10-27-2004, 08:10 AM
Originally posted by fist
no matter how big of an engine you put in it...no matter how fast you make it....it's still a focus in the end and you wasted your money.

What is with all the stuck up kids these days.

By your logic I wasted my money cause my Impreza has 300hp. Also, no one should waste their money on a Skyline GTR, afterall it is just a Skyline (family car). Oh and the Evo 8 is a waste cause it is just a Lancer ralliart after all...

This coming from a guy with a car that has a truck motor.

Back on topic:

That is a cool car. I do recall hearing about a while ago.