Speed
EZM
if my car top speed is 140
Roarmeister
>how do i get my car to go faster then 110
>if my car top speed is 140
Get a new engine computer chip. It is set at the factory for max. 106 mph
google Diablo chip
Ed
talking about MPH. You'd need about 200hp at the wheels to see 140 mph in a
Focus....
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Mike Hunter
the vehicle when it was new. Those that are not governed by the limiter
must have a least 'Z' rated tires.
mike hunt
"me/2" <nu...@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:06:46 GMT, "Ed" <glam...@5hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> :>If you have a Focus your top speed is nowhere close to 140 assuming we
> are
> :>talking about MPH. You'd need about 200hp at the wheels to see 140 mph
> in a
> :>Focus....
>
> Not completely true. :-) The SVT Focus is good for 135-140 MPH per
> SVT. Mine has seen 125+ MPH on the track before running out of
> straightaway. That's with 170 HP at the engine and around 145-150 HP
> on the ground.
>
> me/2
>
> :>"EZM" <zunig...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
Michael Heiming
> :>"EZM" <zunig...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> :>news:3d820b6fe3ae7d2c...@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...
> :>> how do i get my car to go faster then 110
> :>> if my car top speed is 140
> :>If you have a Focus your top speed is nowhere close to 140 assuming we are
> :>talking about MPH. You'd need about 200hp at the wheels to see 140 mph in a
> :>Focus....
> Not completely true. :-) The SVT Focus is good for 135-140 MPH per
> SVT. Mine has seen 125+ MPH on the track before running out of
> straightaway. That's with 170 HP at the engine and around 145-150 HP
> on the ground.
Did test this only twice and got about 132mph according to GPS
out of my 2l Zetec, or 7mph more then the registration says. The
SVT should do of course better. You need an halfway empty and dry
highway, then you can watch the fuel gauge fall.;( One has to
keep much care, others just don't expect a Focus this fast,
presumingly because the 2l engine is sold quite rare over here.
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Vic Dura
Speed:
>It's just the opposite on this side of the pond. Every US Focus has
>had either the 2.0 SPI, 2.0 Zetec, 2.0 Duratec or 2.3 Duratec.
How can one determine which engine is in the '05 ST/ZX4 with 5spd
transmission?
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Vic Dura
Speed:
>On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:00:02 -0500, Vic Dura
><vpd...@CLUTTERhiwaay.net> wrote:
>
>:>On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:15:59 -0700, me/2 <nu...@127.0.0.1> wrote Re Re:
>:>Speed:
>:>
>:>>It's just the opposite on this side of the pond. Every US Focus has
>:>>had either the 2.0 SPI, 2.0 Zetec, 2.0 Duratec or 2.3 Duratec.
>:>
>:>How can one determine which engine is in the '05 ST/ZX4 with 5spd
>:>transmission?
>
>The US '05s have either the 2.0 Duratec or the 2.3 Duratec. As for
>the ZX4 ST model it comes with the 2.3 Duratec at something like
>150-155 HP. This is the only "perfromance" model of Focus for "05 in
>the US.
>
>Hope that helps.
Yes it does, very much. Thanks for the info.
FWIW, I bought this car in January and have about 8k miles on it. So
far, I've really enjoyed it. Previously I had a '97 Escort 4-door LX
5spd which I bought new and had about 160k miles on it when I sold it.
That Escort was the most trouble-free car I've ever owned. I'm hoping
for the same from this Focus.
Don McC
>
> How can one determine which engine is in the '05 ST/ZX4
> with 5spd transmission?
The engine type is encoded in the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
http://www.ofoc.ca/garage/vin.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-ford-vin-codes
https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/vin_tools/default.asp
Europe
http://www.btinternet.com/~madmole/vindecoder.html
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Michael Heiming
> On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:55:55 +0200, Michael Heiming
> <michael...@www.heiming.de> wrote:
> :>In alt.autos.ford.focus me/2 <nu...@127.0.0.1>:
> :>> On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:06:46 GMT, "Ed" <glam...@5hotmail.com> wrote:
> :>> me/2
> :>
> :>> :>"EZM" <zunig...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> :>presumingly because the 2l engine is sold quite rare over here.
> It's just the opposite on this side of the pond. Every US Focus has
> had either the 2.0 SPI, 2.0 Zetec, 2.0 Duratec or 2.3 Duratec.
IIRC the most commonly Focus engine is 1.6l over here and there
are even quite a few 1.4l on the road. They might be a bit
cheaper (insurance + taxes), but IMHO it doesn't pay off, you
need to kick the smaller engines harder to get away. 2l seems to
be a good choice for the Focus, no need to tease the machine.
[..]
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Vic Dura
wrote Re Re: Speed:
Thank you very much. I never knew all the information was coded in the
VIN.
John R Cambron
Vic Dura wrote:
>
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:55:38 -0700, me/2 <nu...@127.0.0.1> wrote Re Re:
> Speed:
>
> >On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:00:02 -0500, Vic Dura
> ><vpd...@CLUTTERhiwaay.net> wrote:
> >
> >:>On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:15:59 -0700, me/2 <nu...@127.0.0.1> wrote Re Re:
> >:>Speed:
> >:>
> >:>>It's just the opposite on this side of the pond. Every US Focus has
> >:>>had either the 2.0 SPI, 2.0 Zetec, 2.0 Duratec or 2.3 Duratec.
> >:>
> >:>How can one determine which engine is in the '05 ST/ZX4 with 5spd
> >:>transmission?
> >
> >The US '05s have either the 2.0 Duratec or the 2.3 Duratec. As for
> >the ZX4 ST model it comes with the 2.3 Duratec at something like
> >150-155 HP. This is the only "perfromance" model of Focus for "05 in
> >the US.
> >
> >Hope that helps.
>
> Yes it does, very much. Thanks for the info.
>
> FWIW, I bought this car in January and have about 8k miles on it. So
> far, I've really enjoyed it. Previously I had a '97 Escort 4-door LX
> 5spd which I bought new and had about 160k miles on it when I sold it.
I wish I had been the person that purchased it from you.
> That Escort was the most trouble-free car I've ever owned.
I had the wagon version with the 5 speed and the above is the exact
experience I had with the car. I put over 200,000 miles before I
totaled it.
> I'm hoping for the same from this Focus.
My 2003 ZX3 is not as quite as the Focus was with the AC/heater
fan on the highest setting. The only problem I have had is the
when throttle body get dirty the engine stalls when not under
load.
238,000 plus miles and still as strong as the day I drove it off
the dealer lot.
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John R Cambron
me/2 wrote:
>
> On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:55:55 +0200, Michael Heiming
> <michael...@www.heiming.de> wrote:
>
> :>In alt.autos.ford.focus me/2 <nu...@127.0.0.1>:
> :>> On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:06:46 GMT, "Ed" <glam...@5hotmail.com> wrote:
> :>> me/2
> :>
> :>> :>"EZM" <zunig...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> :>> :>news:3d820b6fe3ae7d2c...@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...
> :>> :>> how do i get my car to go faster then 110
> :>> :>> if my car top speed is 140
> :>
> :>> :>If you have a Focus your top speed is nowhere close to 140 assuming we are
> :>> :>talking about MPH. You'd need about 200hp at the wheels to see 140 mph in a
> :>> :>Focus....
> :>
> :>> Not completely true. :-) The SVT Focus is good for 135-140 MPH per
> :>> SVT. Mine has seen 125+ MPH on the track before running out of
> :>> straightaway. That's with 170 HP at the engine and around 145-150 HP
> :>> on the ground.
> :>
> :>Did test this only twice and got about 132mph according to GPS
> :>out of my 2l Zetec, or 7mph more then the registration says. The
> :>SVT should do of course better. You need an halfway empty and dry
> :>highway, then you can watch the fuel gauge fall.;( One has to
> :>keep much care, others just don't expect a Focus this fast,
> :>presumingly because the 2l engine is sold quite rare over here.
>
> It's just the opposite on this side of the pond. Every US Focus has
> had either the 2.0 SPI, 2.0 Zetec, 2.0 Duratec or 2.3 Duratec.
>
> As for top speed, as I noted in another message, the SVTF is
> aerodynamically speed limited to around 135-140 MPH in factory stock
> form. This info is from SVT. I'm sure they're a bit conservative in
> their numbers. I suspect that under the right conditions it wouldn't
> be too difficult to peg the 160 MPH speedo. I know of modified SVTFs
> that have done it easily.
The question I have for everybody here. Has any one ever put
their Focus on a chassis dynamometer to see what it really can
do?
Vic Dura
<*camb...@chesapeake.net*> wrote Re Re: Speed:
>My 2003 ZX3 is not as quite as the Focus was with the AC/heater
>fan on the highest setting. The only problem I have had is the
>when throttle body get dirty the engine stalls when not under
>load.
>
>238,000 plus miles and still as strong as the day I drove it off
>the dealer lot.
Wow! 238k miles in two years! Man that's a lot of driving.
Michael Heiming
[ Focus top speed ]
> The question I have for everybody here. Has any one ever put
> their Focus on a chassis dynamometer to see what it really can
> do?
Not the Focus, some Escort wagon I had long ago, it was just in
the specs, iirc about 5-10% less hp on the wheels then the
registration says. That's what one should expect for DIN hp,
which aren't measured at the wheels.
Anyway, a real world test using GPS which has +/- 0.1%
inaccuracy, seems much easier/cheaper (if you have GPS anyway).
You just need some highway dry and empty enough.
John R Cambron
Vic Dura wrote:
>
> On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:52:49 -0400, John R Cambron
> <*camb...@chesapeake.net*> wrote Re Re: Speed:
>
> >My 2003 ZX3 is not as quite as the Focus was with the AC/heater
> >fan on the highest setting. The only problem I have had is the
> >when throttle body gets dirty the engine stalls when not under
> >load.
> >
> >238,000 plus miles and still as strong as the day I drove it off
> >the dealer lot.
>
> Wow! 238k miles in two years! Man that's a lot of driving.
More like two and a half years. purchased the car on 04 12 2003
Contract courier. I drive 350 plus miles round trip weekdays
between Snow Hill on the lower easter shore of Maryland and
Baltimore. I haul mail for a major mid atlantic bank westbound
and deliver transmission parts eastbound on the way back as
well as other stuff along the way.
When the clock reaches 250,000 I will take a picture and post
it to the web.