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Yes I own the JRSC, and nobody has to say I told you so about going turbo[hihi] My goals for my car have changed drastically this past year. I enjoyed the hell out of the supercharger. I believe I got my money's worth out of it. I'll most likely be selling it dirt cheap once I start the build (that's not an advertisement so nobody ask for it yet).
I bought an Altima as my DD and decided to keep my Focus and rebuild it for more horsepower. It'll be my weekend car.
Here's the state my Focus is in unfortunately:
97,000 miles
slight oil leaks
low compression in one cylinder
crappy brakes
a clutch that makes normal noise, but needs to be replaced for my goals
A highly smelly interior due to many factors: burnt heater core, smoke, rain ec
broken headlight
broken front bumper (not too noticeable)
a few dings on the passenger side
drivers side door handle doesn't work
First on the list to fix by Spring:
all cosmetics including headlight
Interior gutted and freshened up
New seats (no stupid 25 point belt harnesses or racing seats - I'm not racing)
What I've got already:
Short shifter
Rear engine mount
TB
Header back 2.5 inch exhaust
SC obviously
My goals:
Between 250-300hp (possibly wider range to open more options)
Fully rebuilt engine w/new head?, stronger internals
I want a rock solid engine/tranny to last.
Since I'm no engine guru, don't know much about turbos and absolutely nothing about tuning, I'll have the professionals rebuild my engine, tranny, put the turbo on and tune it. I should - God willing - have this car done by winter this next year.
Anybody with a quote out there for the engine part of it, I'd be interested. Suggestions welcomed. And yes the search button will be used extensively over the next 6 months. I just decided to do this rebuild and thought I'd share. [headbang]
I bought an Altima as my DD and decided to keep my Focus and rebuild it for more horsepower. It'll be my weekend car.
Here's the state my Focus is in unfortunately:
97,000 miles
slight oil leaks
low compression in one cylinder
crappy brakes
a clutch that makes normal noise, but needs to be replaced for my goals
A highly smelly interior due to many factors: burnt heater core, smoke, rain ec
broken headlight
broken front bumper (not too noticeable)
a few dings on the passenger side
drivers side door handle doesn't work
First on the list to fix by Spring:
all cosmetics including headlight
Interior gutted and freshened up
New seats (no stupid 25 point belt harnesses or racing seats - I'm not racing)
What I've got already:
Short shifter
Rear engine mount
TB
Header back 2.5 inch exhaust
SC obviously
My goals:
Between 250-300hp (possibly wider range to open more options)
Fully rebuilt engine w/new head?, stronger internals
I want a rock solid engine/tranny to last.
Since I'm no engine guru, don't know much about turbos and absolutely nothing about tuning, I'll have the professionals rebuild my engine, tranny, put the turbo on and tune it. I should - God willing - have this car done by winter this next year.
Anybody with a quote out there for the engine part of it, I'd be interested. Suggestions welcomed. And yes the search button will be used extensively over the next 6 months. I just decided to do this rebuild and thought I'd share. [headbang]