V8 Ford Focus!

To those interested in Ford, and those who like doing there own mods you have to check this out. Ive seen this about 3 years ago and thought that it would be really neat. The idea of having a 320hp rear wheel drive ford focus. The weight to hp ratio is huge. There wouldn’t be much on the road that would compete in that class.

Ive talked to some owners that have did just that, transform there cars from stock to full blown crazyness!
Here is what they have to say….

“It takes a lot of time, energy and money, but if your willing to put in the time and effort its really fun.”       Frank, Sacramento

“My son and i have done three focuses now,  each beaten then the one before.  Now we own 2 V8 focuses.”   Ken, Miami

“I’m still working on mine, but I’m having fun, and getting a lot done.  It should be done by mid July.”     Brian, Pittsburgh

You can see that there are lots of people looking for something different. Well this is it. There are many diffrent ways to do this. You can put almost any Ford V8 engine in them, most transmissinos wiill fit. The bigger you go the more you have to alter for it to wotk.

Most people have used a ford 302 witch is a 5.0 liter, with a T5 transmission. There are severl diffrent sites you can go to in order to make it a little easier. At these sites you can order the brackets to make it more of a bolt in prosses rather then fabing them on your own, However there is till fabracation to be done.

It takes most people who have done this about 5 months, working mostly after work, to do this kind of project.  “To make it easier, find a doner “Fox ” body mustang.”  A Mustang from 87-93.   Brian from Pittsburgh said.

You can use the engine, tranny, wiring harness, and rear end.  So this way you have all the primary parts that cost the most to buy.  You can find a Fox Mustang anywhere from $500 and up, depending on what you want. 

Developed by
Ford Racing Performance Parts (FRPP) in 2003, the RS8 was a real show stopper at
the 2003 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). FRPP transplanted
their new, aluminum-alloy, 420 HP, 5.0-liter 4-valve “Cammer” crate engine
into a Focus RS. However, in order to adopt this new power plant,
the focus had to be converted to a rear-wheel drive platform.

http://www.kugelkomponents.com/focus/focus.html
http://www.ford-v8-focus.com/

Here are some videos from UTUBE you might enjoy..
v8 focus burn out
Yellow v8 Focus

Hopefully you have fun on your next project, and remember…

“Bulid them, dont crush them.”