toms tune!!!!!

 

Do you have a link on how to get a hold of this guy? Thanks.

 

first advice - use the search button, secondly, what type of budget do you have?
exhaust is debatable on if is gets worthwhile HP gains, although a high flow cat or off road pipe will get good gains. people will reccomend a better coil pack (i'm not one of them) or a throttle body (doesnt really give any HP, just better throttle response)

Tom's tune (1turbofocus) is quite possibly THE BEST money you can spend on your focus.

Two great FREE mods are the shift counterweight removal....
http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89200
and the clutch position sensor disable....
http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72035

both free and completely reversable if you don't like it.
Best of luck and [welcome] to FF

 

well i got up to about a thousand.
ive been researching exhaust but i really want some mods that could increase some performance gains vs just sounding good.
im looking to possibly autox so thanks for the advice
everything helps

 

oh and can i just have him send me the tune or what?

 

Yeah he'll sell you a flasher with his tune on it, and you just plug it in and load it up.

Well the SVT motor stock is pretty much at its limits NA as far as boltons go, off road pipe or hiflo cat will help, tune....that's about all that is worth the money.

Now if you want to start saving up for a super or turbocharger...no one here will tell you not to

 

ok well thats easy enough
Alright thanks for the advice, eventually i would like FI but right now its financially impossible.

 

i would reccomend either staying stock or doing some suspension mods.....just becareful what mods u do so u dont get bumped into SM for a dumb reason....stay stock or sts

 

Steeda (or CFM) short throw shifter and the rear engine mount! Together they are not that expensive and make a nice difference in how your car drives.

 

My off road pipe made a very noticeable difference for a good low price. More so than my custom tune. ( not Tom's)

 

right right i forgot to mention the motor mount and short shifter. Id go with the CFM shifter over steeda but do some research

 

Well I bought the Steeda one before the CFM one came out, but the Steeda one isn't insanely low but it still makes the shifts much shorter, but yeah do some research.

Also I'd suggest that you don't get an intake or exhaust, neither gives much power and isn't really worth the cost (says the guy who has a Pipercross Viper).
Instead of buying a larger TB port yours, their are instructions on this site on how to do it.

 

Definitely tune, rear motor mount and STS. Other than tires, these are the only real upgrades that I've done to my car, and I have been thoroughly impressed with each.

 

aight sounds like some good stuff thanks
what kind of gains are you talkin about with an off road pipe?

 

oh and anything about underdrive pulleys and cam gears?

 

no no cams for the svt.....the udp are a touchy subject,i personally dont think any gains r worth it f the money....from what i remember the orp will net about 6-8hp

 

aight this is some good stuff thanks for the advice

 

CMF 67mm throttle body would help wake your car a little, not a real HP gain (1-2hp) but gas pedal will have a great response.....
Do all your mod's u planningg and then call Tom that u need a tune so he can put all that stuff u have on your car there.....or you can have hist tune first...he will send you updates as long as you stay NA

 

hey for some reason i cant get to focus-power are u guys having the same problems?
And what kind of gains do you guys see out of toms tune?

 

http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12596
Here ya go...enjoy [welcome]

 

hey ive been lookin at orp's and cfm is outta stock
where else should i look and can you get them much cheaper than $200

 

Get a tune.

 

how much did you guys get outta tunes?

 

You don't gain a lot, but you get far better driveability.

 

I'll go out on a limb here as someone who has done basically every standard mod you could want to do to a focus. And not to break your bubble but aside from FI, you WILL NOT be getting much more power out of that car.

If I had to start stock again:
-New copper plugs gapped around 0.06, taylor wires
-Vent the crank and valve cover to atmosphere
-Drop in filter
-MAYBE a HFC if it was on sale or a used one was availible.
-Toms tune.

My engine would be DONE right there. The SVT has to be one of the worst HP/$ cars to mod outside of going FI. The intake is perfectly sufficient, as is the exhaust. UDP's and all that other jazz are a complete utter waste.

If you want a better driving experience with the car:
-Counterweight removal
-STS
-Suspension work. An eibach pro kit will get you there for any DD setup. Fine tune with a slightly larger rear sway if desired.

 

well wats the cheapest route to go with fi

 

Used JRSC, get it tuned on the dyno by someone who knows the svtf. Cheap reliable power - just don't expect too much out of it.