seduced Need more power. Now taking donations. Member 753 Member For: 17y 7m 5d Gender: Male Posted 03/09/09 10:49 PM Posted 03/09/09 10:49 PM yes we all love the RS... but IS IT COMING HERE OR NOT?
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 20y 28d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 04/09/09 02:55 AM Posted 04/09/09 02:55 AM Ford's latest excuse is that it's not cost effective to bring it here.
gsimon Member 28 Member For: 21y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 02/10/09 03:56 PM Posted 02/10/09 03:56 PM If Ford is not bringing it in, then it leaves us two options, either grey import from UK, or 'front cut' for swapping all the parts with the XR5. Wonder if there is any difference in the body panels, or if it is just plastic and bolt-on?Anyway this tells a bit about the tuning potential in the XR5. Same Engine block, and lots of other parts the same too?regards Gsimon
SuckSqueezeBangBlow ʎǝʞuoɯ ɹoıuǝs Legacy Donating Member 1,808 Member For: 17y 9m 16d Gender: Male Posted 02/10/09 08:04 PM Posted 02/10/09 08:04 PM as stated before, look to the Swedes for tuning options on this motor. Huge tuning scene over there.
smicky Go Pies!!! Legacy Donating Member 2,852 Member For: 18y 7m 15d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 03/10/09 12:23 PM Posted 03/10/09 12:23 PM Basic guts is a Volvo T...Hence why they are all in the know over there...Body - RS is a 2 Door hatch... XR5 is a 4 Door hatch...
gsimon Member 28 Member For: 21y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 04/10/09 03:53 PM Posted 04/10/09 03:53 PM oh, some differences then. The engine however seem to have been used for a while. Wikipedia has this to say about it: B524T2-R (B5254T4)The B524T2-R has VVT and is turbocharged and intercooled.Output is 300 hp (220 kW) at 5500 rpm with 295 ft·lbf (400 N m) of torque at 1950-5250 rpm with the 6 speed M66AWD (Ford/Getrag) manual transmission.Output is reduced to 300 hp (220 kW) at 6000 rpm with 258ft.lb (350 N m) of torque between 1850 and 6000 rpm with the 5 speed AW51AWD Aisin Warner automatic transmission (2004-2005).The 6 speed TF-SC80 automatic transmission is not limited (2006-2007).Applications:2004-2007 Volvo S60R AWD2004-2007 Volvo V70R AWD2009- Ford Focus RS
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