390whp Ford Focus RS Review - Track Tuned Hot Hatch
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Pushing 390hp and 480 ft*lbs TO THE WHEELS from its stock 2.3L Ecoboost, Rome's 2017 Ford Focus RS is modified to tear up the racetracks of California, and look great doing it. But let's see how this purpose-built hot hatch handles a much less forgiving canyon road.
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Mod List:
JST 91 and e30 Tune
Steamspeed charge pipes
Mountune stainless steel lines
Mountune BPV
NGK Pregapped/ rechecked 1 step colder sparkplugs iridium
COBB accessport
ETS FMIC
Damond motorsport engine mount pass
Damond motorsport transmission mount
Damond motorsport rear motor mount
ST XTA by KW coilovers
Whiteline 26mm front bar
Whiteline 22mm rear bar
Whiteline endlinks front
Whiteline endlinks rear
Pierce motorsport 4 point subframe brace
Pierce motorsport front traction bar
Pierce motorsport rear traction bar
Tb performance front traction gusset
Tb performance rear RDU brace
Massive rear camber arms
Gloc r16 front pads
Hawk HP+ rear pads
Castrol SRF
Grimmspeed LTW battery kit
NRG Short Hub
NRG 2.0 quick release
Planted seat brackets
Planted seat side mounts
OMP WRC R x2
OMP WRC R suede steering wheel
Racequip 6 point harness x2
Alethia Motorsports Delrin Shift knob
Autopower roll cage
VRaptor custom Hood Louvers
Konig Hypergrams
Federal 595RSRR 245-40-18
Muteki sr48 Black close end lug nuts
Prosport oil temp gauge evo
Prosport coolant temp gauge evo
Added mod list to description!
Thanks for the full list of mods.
I own a blue 2017 RS myself, no upgrades done as of yet, this car upgraded is badass!!! Love the hood too!
Thanks for the shoutout on the Eagle F1's!
Awesome review!
Rome, you set the cer up the way it was meant to be!
Very nice!! I have owned a blue 2017 RS for 2 1/2 years myself, to this point have upgraded intake, exhaust, blow off valve and custom tune, haven't got official numbers yet but the car is FAST
I have a mountune intake with filter, mountune secondary intake,mountune inlet manifold,mountune sound suppression chamber,mountune recirculating valve mountune boost hard pipe with hoses, Mountune 200c sports cat,mountune v3 cat back,mountune short shift, mountune roll resistor, mountune wire lock magnetic sump plug
Loads of other hot hatches but probably just not going to the U.S.
I30N, Golf R/GTi, A45 AMG, RS3, Renault Megane 280, Peugeot 308GTI and I'm sure there are others. The Focus RS is the most fun though, a shame you did 't get a chance to test the handling much. The way it drifts is something the rest just don't have.
My RS gets boost steer as well unless I have very new very sticky tires on it. Similar set up. That's why I'm moving up to 265/50/18 or 265/30/19 wheels and tires. Right in the middle of shopping for them now. I cannot say enough about how good these cars perform.
I really want to drive one of these. It's a shame they didn't last long before Ford killed them off. They're really cool and capable
It's a shame that Ford killed all their hot hatches... now all we get is the Mustang here in the US
@@Zygrene indeed. I'm in the US too lol. The Mustang is awesome! The Shelby gt350 is so much car for the money
I am pretty sure these cars are dynoed in FWD mode and the drive train losses are nowhere near 20%, more like 8% in FWD mode. So not 480 crank, more like 430, which is still really good that is 80 HP more than stock for just a tune/fuel and an IC.
@@itchyonion3559 LOL yes it does, in fact you have to put it in FWD mode (even with a AWD dyno) because of how the AWD system is designed for this particular car. Most of the inertial drive train losses is from the wheel/tire, so if you are on a AWD dyno where the front and rear rollers are physically connected it does not make much difference, but if you test it on a two wheel dyno then...
Absolute dyno numbers are meaningless, this car has been thoroughly tuned and tested many times over and we know more or less what you can get from just a tune, and it is not even close to 480. Also we have seen plenty of these cars tuned doing 1/4 mile acceleration testing, and they are no where near 480 with just a tune.
Very nice! Need to get my 2017 RS tuned.
2018 RS has limited slip differential, that focus needs it
/ / / 0 N A W A Agree about the need for a limited-slip diff, but not the thing (Quaife ATB) that’s on the 2018: it does virtually nothing to prevent wheel spin.
Wich one is better than quaife LSD?
Love the pops!
Like the track based setup!
Maybe he should install the accelerator pedal spacer to fix the pedal issue?
Cool Beans Dude
Great review, I like stock exhaust on the RS.
U both had too much fun reviewing this sweet beauty with brawn of a car, now go back and do a full mod review and performance number on it... And hey @rs_rome not adding the ford performance focus rs drift stick, leaves a lil bitter sweet to this beauty...
No way hes making that much power with just an intercooler, and tune
MS3 danny ethanol does wonder! Stock intake, downpipe, exhaust and turbo. On 91 I did 327whp 380ish wtq and on ethanol 390whp 460wtq. 👌🏿
Agree 100% maybe crank. Not in this world is that wheel.
@@romey891 Why is it Focus RS boys discount what Mazdaspeed boys tell 'em what's up. Like Ford didn't take Mazda tech to make the RS.
Lottsa HP #'s for slow times & slow mph. Kinda defines Dyno Queen.
Joe Citizen yeah I don’t do 1/4 drag stuff. Car was built to turn not to go straight! Dyno queen not so much. This car has 17 track roadcourse events in less than 2 years. It’s a purpose built car not a go straight car.
@@romey891 I can respect that. You built a purpose built car that I'd love a ride in...or drive. My bad thinking it was straight lining...not a Dyno Queen 😎.
I usedbto have a RS before ford refunded me for it.....fun car....
This guy needs to buy the noise suppression thing that mountune offer....to get rid of that horrid sound of someone blowing over the top of a bottle
Is the passenger single? He’s HAWT!!! 🥰Love the car and great review!
lolol
Gay
Veloster N performance package! Also whats the name of the road you guys were driving on?
Same power as me on pump! Love it Romy Rome!!
It’s got ASBO written all over it and if you’re British you’ll know what I mean by ASBO!
Hey mate love your rs... what kind of bov are you running sounds mint as iv got a dual port turbo smart on sounds slimer,
Andrew I’m using just Mountune upgraded BPV non bov or any venting
Great to see a well done video on romes car! Been following on Instagram and always see him helping out on focusrs org
What rear pads are Rome running? Couldn't catch the second line. Sweet RS!
Jeff Hui
Rear pads hawk hp+!
So I keep going round and round about these. I'm considering getting another EVO VIII but this is the thing that keeps making me second guess. The EVO doesn't torque steer at 400 wheel. How do you feel about your old EVO review VS this car?
I have a soft spot for Evo 8/9. Truly a cheater car in the way the AWD system feels, even compared to the Focus RS. Can't go wrong with either though!
The only way that car is unpredictable is if he did something to make it that way.
Not bad for a 4x4
Too much for the street? Its even awd! People drive 450 + whp rwd cars these days with limited traction!
All those people with that much power usually do highway racing. I'm sure the guys in the video are saying too much power for back road/canyon runs.
The Veloster N.
Nice setup!! I need to dyno mine soon.
335i FBO JB4+MHD E85 BEF
FUEL IT STAGE 2
Mod list?
In the description
It changed a bit since no more roll bar and fixed race seats but roughly same.
My RS has 398 who / 434 wtrq
Those numbers are really good, but let’s remember you can achieve higher numbers than that WITHOUT being on ethanol, on the Golf R. Then again, you will need to do a clutch upgrade on the R if you start tuning it, so it all equals out.
What's your point? It would come down to personal preference at that point. The R is boring af interior wise, it also doesn't have a drift mode. Again, personal preference.
I wish I still had this car :( I had to get rid of it after the recall :(
Volister N
390 hmmm
MORE of the CAR and less of you bloody 2 ...........
They are front wheel drive unless the front slips it transfers to the rear
FIGJAM No.
@@axelriet so it's a full-time fwd?
@@figjam5181 this explains it . oppositelock.kinja.com/heres-how-the-focus-rs-awd-system-works-1683508180
This car allows max 70% power to rear wheel. It’s very willing to rotate on power unlike the golf r
@@itchyonion3559 Correct otherwise it drives the front wheels as I said