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Old Mar 3, 2015, 10:03 AM
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maybe the reason that ford is mum on power/torque is that they are still sorting it out. can't help but hope that they are going to try to beat mercedes 350 hp record. seems odd that they mention a more heat resistant alloy for the head when the ecoboost mustang makes 310 hp and is being pitched as a viable track machine. why bother with a better alloy unless going after serious gains?
It might have more to do with cooling inside the engine bay than pure power gains... in which case where's the sweet vented hood?
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Old Mar 3, 2015, 12:58 PM
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It might have more to do with cooling inside the engine bay than pure power gains... in which case where's the sweet vented hood?


Cylinder head alloy wouldn't really effect underhood temps. A better alloy would be implemented to handle increased cylinder temp/pressure...
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Old Mar 3, 2015, 03:50 PM
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Yeah, now that I reread that, it doesn't sound like they're turning up the wick quite a bit.
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Old Mar 7, 2015, 10:47 AM
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I doubt Ford will contest the 2.0L output of AMG with the new RS....likely 335HP tops if we're
lucky.

Ford will claim "top dog" in other developments:

http://www.carscoops.com/2015/01/201...laps-ring.html
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Old Mar 11, 2015, 10:39 PM
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Having seen what people can get out of the EcoBoost 4 in the Mustang, this makes me very excite!
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Old Mar 15, 2015, 07:13 PM
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Prolly will be my next car for sure with evo not being around
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Old Mar 19, 2015, 01:28 PM
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If I knew this was coming I would have waited on the Mustang purchase I made.
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Old Mar 19, 2015, 03:55 PM
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If I knew this was coming I would have waited on the Mustang purchase I made.
take it back right away, buy the Focus, then post pics and a review as soon as you can!

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More leaks and speculation. Higher then I guessed?...possibly.

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...8271.html#main
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Old Mar 19, 2015, 08:39 PM
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i like it. i like it a lot.
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Old Mar 23, 2015, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by whtrice
More leaks and speculation. Higher then I guessed?...possibly.

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...8271.html#main
There are hundreds of examples of a car being rated at X PS in Europe, and being less than X HP when they get here due to emissions/reliability constraints. It wouldn't surprised me one bit for the RS to be 350 PS/CV in Europe and end up 315-325 HP in the US.
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The real question will be what kind of power packages Ford racing/Mountune offers for the Focus RS. As they allow you to keep your warranty when installed through an authorized Ford dealer. http://www.fordracingparts.com/musta...asp#FocusPacks
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Old Mar 23, 2015, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly
There are hundreds of examples of a car being rated at X PS in Europe, and being less than X HP when they get here due to emissions/reliability constraints. It wouldn't surprised me one bit for the RS to be 350 PS/CV in Europe and end up 315-325 HP in the US.


Its actually usually due to ****ty fuel. The US has terrible fuel. Most of the rest of the world has 94-95 octane, best the US has for pump gas is 93, and that's not everywhere, most cars have come to the US able to run on 91 octane, which is a decent power loss.


Most OEM's don't spec different emissions equipment for different markets anymore. We don't even have California and 49 state cars anymore like there was in the '90's.
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Old Mar 23, 2015, 11:28 AM
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Crappy gas goes hand in hand with emissions, but yes, our fuel is another issue.
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Originally Posted by letsgetthisdone
Most OEM's don't spec different emissions equipment for different markets anymore. We don't even have California and 49 state cars anymore like there was in the '90's.
the main reason for that is cause most modern ecu's are good enough to automatically adjust for the minor difference in octane between cali's 91 octane swill and texas's 93 octane pump gas...
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