From stock 2001 S2 to new 450hp+

[iroc34]

Oh man, that looks good. Good luck. That motor is gonna be baaadddd !!!

[Mother Focus]

Thanks guys, should have done this from the start. Inside the oil passages there was still material from the first sandblasting done, 2 or 3 of the valves where not to specs either, going to check the oil pump and as soon as I get the arp flywheel bolts is coming back together.

[HocusFocus2000]

your car is amazing. i am proud to say i'm running your original S2 bumper and lip :'D

[Mother Focus]

Originally Posted by HocusFocus2000

your car is amazing. i am proud to say i'm running your original S2 bumper and lip :'D

Thanks, glad you have it and enjoying it!!

[iroc34]

Hey Italo, just an FYI. When I spin a tire with the trans in gear , the other side does spin in the opposite direction. The Torsen is worth every penny. That should be one of the first mods any one does. What a difference. How's the engine coming along ?

[Mother Focus]

Originally Posted by iroc34

Hey Italo, just an FYI. When I spin a tire with the trans in gear , the other side does spin in the opposite direction. The Torsen is worth every penny. That should be one of the first mods any one does. What a difference. How's the engine coming along ?

Thanks Rocco, the issue was while on neutral, turned out the Torsen is busted on the car I was comparing it too, he ordered a Quaife now, mine was perfect. Took a week off, spent it with my wife, 4 daughters and their 5 year old cousin that lives in Orlando, didn't do a thing but have everything, received the ARP flywheel bolts and this week should receive the ARP studs for the manifold.

[iroc34]

Nice!! It's good to take time to spend with the family. It seems like the last few week , I spent more time with the car than my wife and kids. Lol. I think the wife is jealous of the Focus. Good to hear you have all the parts. Now , get it done !

[Mother Focus]

Couple of things,
-new radiator (was blocked, potentially the culprit of the head gasket issue), new rack & pinion, rear main seal and new clevite main and rod bearings ( the material left on the head marked the cam and the bearings in the fourth cylinder), new metal valve cover and throttle cable, arp flywheel bolts and manifold studs.
-ordered Comp cams 273, turns out the cam marked was OEM, apparently the first machine shop, same one that left material in the oil passages, broke the FR 3 and replaced them with OEM's.
-Sold my turbo, thanks Bmylez, and waiting on a new one, hope is soon.

[iroc34]

Originally Posted by Mother Focus

Couple of things,
-new radiator (was blocked, potentially the culprit of the head gasket issue), new rack & pinion, rear main seal and new clevite main and rod bearings ( the material left on the head marked the cam and the bearings in the fourth cylinder), new metal valve cover and throttle cable, arp flywheel bolts and manifold studs.
-ordered Comp cams 273, turns out the cam marked was OEM, apparently the first machine shop, same one that left material in the oil passages, broke the FR 3 and replaced them with OEM's.
-Sold my turbo, thanks Bmylez, and waiting on a new one, hope is soon.

You have got to be kidding ? They swapped out your cams. WTF. I would of lost my mind. What did they tell you ? They should cover the cost of the rebuild. That's terrible. I hope you have better luck now. Who is doing the rebuild now ?

[Mother Focus]

Originally Posted by iroc34

You have got to be kidding ? They swapped out your cams. WTF. I would of lost my mind. What did they tell you ? They should cover the cost of the rebuild. That's terrible. I hope you have better luck now. Who is doing the rebuild now ?

Lots of shoulda's and woulda's, Karl @ Massive told me to check the lift in the cams, some aftermarket cams use for core, just may be lucky, lol. It is definitely going to run and hard. Now a ff member, advance, is doing the rebuild, he has a zetec shop called Ponce Focus Tuning.