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Tomorrow the Focus goes back to the shop to get the new clutch it has been needing for the past 25k miles. The excessive clutch chatter makes my car sound like a diesel. So she gets the new Sachs OEM replacement clutch and the 9.5lb aluminum flywheel that have been sitting in my closet for 3-4 months. Yippie.
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Originally posted by "mustang23"
Hey Alan, what about the Queef differential, is that going in too?
Hey Alan, what about the Queef differential, is that going in too?
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Originally posted by "mustang23"
wait, so you're not ditching that thing? Damn you (insert your's and Craig's last name here) are an indecisive bunch
wait, so you're not ditching that thing? Damn you (insert your's and Craig's last name here) are an indecisive bunch
I'm not going to go too crazy with the Focus. I'll probably go with a ported head, finish up my exhaust, get a chip, and call it quits. This car has to last a while as a daily driver, so I think its days of auto-xing will be extremely limited.
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Originally posted by "mustang23"
If you want to port that head, we can arrange that
. I've got a buddy that does exhaust too (I'd do it, but its MUCH easier with a lift)
If you want to port that head, we can arrange that
. I've got a buddy that does exhaust too (I'd do it, but its MUCH easier with a lift)
Right now I can get a head/cams package that will increase my hp by about 40hp, and increase my torque by about 20ft/lbs with a chip and a race header (DYNO PROVEN). They deck the head, increasing my compression ratio from a 9.something to a 10.something. It looses a bit of low end below 3k, but after that I hear it is quite a screamer. This package comes to about $2000 ($300 core charge).
The other option is a ported head with stock cams installed/shimmed for $800 (Plus a core). Estimated gains of about 20hp with no sacrifice for torque. I can throw in an Esslinger intake cam for $240 that should yield another 10hp.
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not bad pricing considering the HP gains (relative to what its making now, 40hp is HUGE).
Have you heard much about the new duratech 2.3? A guy I know can get a complete motor for $700. They weigh 200 lbs as a complete long block (would go great in a lightweight chassis like my pinto) and supposedly in Europe they sell a duratorque 2.0 diesel version with a factory forged crank (can get a brand new crank to the door for $700). Sounds like a very nice motor for cheap.
Have you heard much about the new duratech 2.3? A guy I know can get a complete motor for $700. They weigh 200 lbs as a complete long block (would go great in a lightweight chassis like my pinto) and supposedly in Europe they sell a duratorque 2.0 diesel version with a factory forged crank (can get a brand new crank to the door for $700). Sounds like a very nice motor for cheap.
