Epic Russian Focus RS Build

On morning of October 15th we came into the workshop to find we had an epic task on our hands! 

the first move was to get the car firmly planted on the ramp and get tearing it to bits.

By the middle of the first day we had the full engine & gearbox setup sitting on a trolley

Next task was to get the gearbox off and get the engine onto a stand for forging! At the same time the head and sumps were stripped off to remove the pistons and rods

The pistons and rods were next to be built up and also the gapping of the piston rings

The block came back off the stand for cleaning, was refitted to the stand and built back up with the following

Forged Pistons

Steel H-beam conrods

Arp conrod bolts

Sitech spec Custom camshafts

One of the next tasks to do on the engine was to fit the new exhaust manifold and most importantly the TURBO!! 

The engine was lifted off the stand and put back on the trolley to fit the custom clutch kit.

Gearbox was the next part to be fitted back on

The engine was fitted back in all that was left to do was fit the wiring loom and a few other things. Not much to do!!

After a few hours driving and testing it was time to put the car on the dyno and see if the 500bhp figure the customer wanted had been achieved!?

The Final figure achieved on the car was 535hp @ Flywheel!

Our Russian friends were very happy with the outcome

They have since visited other dynos and achieved 550hp @ Fly :)