Focus RS8 ....

[fast95pony]

420 HP, RWD , 5.0 N/A engine... Looks stock. Very Quick !!
Me like a lot !!




http://www.focaljet.com/

[Focus]

DAMN!!!

ME WANT!!! I was thinking about the SRT4, but that gave me some ideas for the focus!!

[pinoyhero]

Damn that looks pretty sweeet.

[illeagle]

I'd put that motor in the station wagon focus...

[fast95pony]

Originally posted by illeagle
I'd put that motor in the station wagon focus...

Now THAT would be very cool !!

Talk about a sleeper !!

[Mikko]

Say hello to understeer and torque steer.

OOPS. Rear wheel drive?! Doooh. Well that sounds.. strange. Still front heavy though

Really though, wouldn't some 2.5 liter Turbo be a bit more ?

[method]

not front heavy when you have a drive axle in the back.
most people dont realize how light some of fords v8s are.
and no, a 2.5l turbo would not be faster.

I present for your viewing pleasure:

[Mikko]

I don't think the rear axle weighs that much - or does it? And even with the compacter size of that engine, what is the weight of it?

The V shape does not help with center of gravity either.

[method]

yeah axles are feather light. go to the junk yard and pick one up. they dont weigh a thing.

standard 302 weighs as much as a 13b, if that gives you an idea.

further distributed weight will effect the center of gravity, yes. so will the added height of an inline engine. V engines are shorter.

boxer is the ideal setup, but what are you gonna do?

the point is: that car would seriously ass rape practically everything on the street, and 'import' nutswingers dont want to admit it.

[Mikko]

Oh, to me, everything except saabs, volvo and koenigsegg's are imports.

Well, let us just see some weight specifications, that would settle it.

[method]

www.google.com

knock yourself out.

[hjr]

neato i suppose. I think the RS is far cooler though. too bad its not available here.

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by Mikko
Oh, to me, everything except saabs, volvo and koenigsegg's are imports.

Well, let us just see some weight specifications, that would settle it.

Dropping a five litre into a miata causes the car to gain about 100lbs (course, its already rear wheel drive). The motors in the focus and miata are fairly similar dimensions wise, though a focus will probably gain a bit more weight due to the rear wheel drive conversion. The 100% improvement in power to weight ratio after the swap would dramatically increase performance potential of the car

[fast95pony]

Look at it this way :
Take Mikko's avatar (Vanquish V12 ) , loose about 40 hp and 60lb of torque,and about 800 lbs of weight = not slow !

[xkon]

damn... thats a nice focus!

[Davan]

Also keep in mind with the V8 you've got a tranny mounted further to the rear, compared to the tranny for the 4 cyl.