SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS - Page 2 - The Ford Focus Forum

**kenzx3** · 10-27-2009, 08:40 AM

WOW, I seriously cannot wait to see this on Tuesday, I see another Ford / SEMA award going to randy and team LOL!

Please tell me Randy and team that you guys won't be unveiling this later in the week and that it'll be available to be seen on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week!

**kenzx3** · 10-27-2009, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonefhsn

I can not wait to see that next week in person....

X2, We are gonna need a cleanup in aisle 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by starfuryt550

wow, details?

I'll be at SEMA Tuesday, I know where I'm heading first!

**chewbacca** · 10-27-2009, 10:36 AM

2009 Ford Focus by Creations n? Chrome

Creations n? Chrome has taken green technology to the extreme with its 2009 Ford Focus. The exterior starts with an outrageous green chrome finish using Cosmichrome water-based spray-on plating technology, 3dCarbon Euro Series six-piece body kit and lightweight Work Emotion wheels. To increase engine efficiency and aerodynamics, an FSWerks turbo kit and H&R coil-over suspension are added. The interior was custom refinished from top to bottom with House of Color paint and custom Katzkin leather.

These guys even used an FSW turbo kit on their car.

**CTZX3** · 10-27-2009, 10:51 AM

The more I see FSWERKS 08-09 Focus coupes I love them, exterior that is.

til i sit in a stock one and want to puke!

**slidemaster** · 10-27-2009, 11:48 AM

500hp wow!! Youll need the brakes, hopefully the rest of the driveline can support it!! I can see the car now coming up on the front straight of Fontana on one of my Mustangs wow! It has more power than one of my Stangs!

**wilko** · 10-27-2009, 11:52 AM

500 hp out of a Duratec I4? Is it the D20e or is it a 2.3 swap. Either way I cannot wait for the details.

**biscuitninja** · 10-27-2009, 12:01 PM

Sleeper... [all warm and snuggly inside]
-bix

**HotRodKristina** · 10-27-2009, 12:56 PM

At least you're finally putting gold wheels on something!

**FocusSportVP** · 10-27-2009, 01:19 PM

OK, so the Ford press releases are out. I feel like I need to clarify a few things. First and most importantly, the 500 HP is at the CRANK, not the wheels. This is how we list power figures when we deal with auto shows because the general public just doesn't understand what wheel HP is and you don't have the opportunity to explain that in press releases. Also, Ford and car magazines don't list WHP so it just makes things more confusing for most who read about the car.

And I might regret saying this since it might deflate some of you, but this SEMA Focus isn't finished yet. I don't know if the current fuel set up will support the power we are aiming for. And we are running out of time. However, that is what we are going after. The press release was done a while ago. With SEMA projects you kind of have to say what you are going to do and THEN do it. A bit backwards, but that's how it is since SEMA proposals have to be submitted at the end of February and then you wait for several months before you find out if you are "in."

I don't think the power goal is that hard to reach, but it might not be attainable with the current hardware and time that we have to complete the build. We will see. If we don't hit the numbers we want, we will hit them after SEMA. And actually, my personal goal is well over 500 hp at the crank and I know it can be done with this set up with some tweaks to the fuel system.

I will hold off on the build details for now. Not sure if I will leak those before SEMA or just let the details come out at SEMA. I'm still kicking it around.

Anyway, those are some of the things that are worth noting. We don't want to mislead people, so there you have it. Hopefully, some of you are still excited.

We've got some plans for this car on the track.

**Peloton25** · 10-27-2009, 01:21 PM

Doesn't lessen any excitement over here.

FSWerks

>8^)
ER

**OmniFocus** · 10-27-2009, 01:23 PM

Still excited... can't wait to see it.

**DarkHorse** · 10-27-2009, 01:28 PM

If you aim for 500 and only hit 450, I'll still love you guys!

**polarisman14** · 10-27-2009, 01:32 PM

I vote you hit 500whp on pump gas.

**FocusSportVP** · 10-27-2009, 01:35 PM

Well, we already know we can hit 396 WHP with our previous build. That's 455 HP at the crank. So what we are after isn't that much of a stretch, BUT the fueling is the hurdle. We just are out of time and have to work with what we have in order to make the deadline.

**HotRodKristina** · 10-27-2009, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polarisman14

I vote you hit 500whp on pump gas.

Seconded

**wilko** · 10-27-2009, 01:37 PM

You didnt deflate my hopes. If even if the HP is at the crank. It is still a metric buttload of horses out of a 4cyl. And if you went w/ a different engine than the 2.0 or 2.3 then to me it falls in the "that is just cool" category.

**247_racing_zx3** · 10-27-2009, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peloton25

Sneak peek - BIG brakes!

>8^)
ER

Humm... no turbo pipes.. Curious if that's even a 2.3, IIRC the oil pan looks a little different from mine.

Maybe its a dry sump, ITB, all motor duratec track car.

**j20000** · 10-27-2009, 01:53 PM

500?!?!?!? That's it?

Hope you guys get it figured out, and get it done in time. Good Luck, and Good Job guys!!!

**Egz** · 10-27-2009, 02:51 PM

Just throw a Boost-A-Pump on it and call it a day.

Can't wait to see more.

**Spatakula** · 10-27-2009, 02:52 PM

How many FSWerks stickers are you putting on the car to get this high HP number?

-spatakula

**HotRodKristina** · 10-27-2009, 03:01 PM

I think they may be adding a JDM air freshener as well.

**turbo2000** · 10-27-2009, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 247_racing_zx3

Humm... no turbo pipes.. Curious if that's even a 2.3, IIRC the oil pan looks a little different from mine.

Maybe its a dry sump, ITB, all motor duratec track car.

maybe its a V6 motor?

**syntheticGT** · 10-27-2009, 03:34 PM

Needs bigger and redder calipers.

btw...im hunting you down when I get there Randy!!!

....I mean uh....

**biscuitninja** · 10-27-2009, 05:40 PM

Aww come on! If I can hit 500+whp with PUSHRODS you can do better!

OK... i'm just busting your chops. I'm sure you can squeeze 450whp pretty easily. But if John could do it with a Zetec, woulden't a duratec be better? I say you add a water methanol injector and see what happens. Methanol is afterall a fuel

-bix

**FocusSportVP** · 10-27-2009, 07:20 PM

R.i.f.

10-27-2009, 10:36 AM	#28 (permalink)
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CTZX3 Car Czar of Death Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: FJ Member #93 PerryHall, Maryland Posts: 7,434	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS The more I see FSWERKS 08-09 Focus coupes I love them, exterior that is. til i sit in a stock one and want to puke! __________________ My Focus Pictures 2004 White ZX3 2.3L 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L 4WD 2000 White ZX3 2.0l 14.4@98 DOA (deer) NEXT:: 2012 Ford Focus 2.0l Ecoboost

10-27-2009, 11:48 AM	#30 (permalink)
slidemaster Professor PowerSlide Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: steering backward through the mirror Posts: 8,471	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS 500hp wow!! Youll need the brakes, hopefully the rest of the driveline can support it!! I can see the car now coming up on the front straight of Fontana on one of my Mustangs wow! It has more power than one of my Stangs! __________________ Watch for "Road Trip" coming soon- check with your cable provider- teaser here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUqOY...eature=channel uberdrivemag.com adventures for motorsports types

10-27-2009, 11:52 AM	#31 (permalink)
wilko Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WNY. Posts: 2,191	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS 500 hp out of a Duratec I4? Is it the D20e or is it a 2.3 swap. Either way I cannot wait for the details. __________________ - Bill

10-27-2009, 12:01 PM	#32 (permalink)
biscuitninja [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,791	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS Sleeper... [all warm and snuggly inside] -bix __________________ Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, "I've lost my electron." The other says, "Are you sure?" The first replies "Yes, I'm positive."

10-27-2009, 01:19 PM	#34 (permalink)
FocusSportVP Premier Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Lair of The West Coast Cult Posts: 23,210	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS OK, so the Ford press releases are out. I feel like I need to clarify a few things. First and most importantly, the 500 HP is at the CRANK, not the wheels. This is how we list power figures when we deal with auto shows because the general public just doesn't understand what wheel HP is and you don't have the opportunity to explain that in press releases. Also, Ford and car magazines don't list WHP so it just makes things more confusing for most who read about the car. And I might regret saying this since it might deflate some of you, but this SEMA Focus isn't finished yet. I don't know if the current fuel set up will support the power we are aiming for. And we are running out of time. However, that is what we are going after. The press release was done a while ago. With SEMA projects you kind of have to say what you are going to do and THEN do it. A bit backwards, but that's how it is since SEMA proposals have to be submitted at the end of February and then you wait for several months before you find out if you are "in." I don't think the power goal is that hard to reach, but it might not be attainable with the current hardware and time that we have to complete the build. We will see. If we don't hit the numbers we want, we will hit them after SEMA. And actually, my personal goal is well over 500 hp at the crank and I know it can be done with this set up with some tweaks to the fuel system. I will hold off on the build details for now. Not sure if I will leak those before SEMA or just let the details come out at SEMA. I'm still kicking it around. Anyway, those are some of the things that are worth noting. We don't want to mislead people, so there you have it. Hopefully, some of you are still excited. We've got some plans for this car on the track. __________________ Best Regards, Randy Robles Vice President FocusSport / FSWerks www.focussport.com / www.fswerks.com 714.630.6353 Check out our NEW video on www.TheFordStory.com. Please leave a comment! Click me! The FocusSport Street Tuner Challenge Focus 396 WHP / 347 WTQ - Click me!

10-27-2009, 01:21 PM	#35 (permalink)
Peloton25 Mr Know-It-All Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Moorpark, CA USA Posts: 22,465	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS Doesn't lessen any excitement over here. FSWerks >8^) ER

10-27-2009, 01:23 PM	#36 (permalink)
OmniFocus Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mowin' down the cones. (CA) Posts: 29,403	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS Still excited... can't wait to see it. __________________ Vacuum Vulture Racing: The masters of ape latexing.

10-27-2009, 01:28 PM	#37 (permalink)
DarkHorse Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 1,750	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS If you aim for 500 and only hit 450, I'll still love you guys! __________________ "Does anyone know anything about the SVT Sedan? My cousin had one so I know that they were made. How many were made?" From FF

10-27-2009, 01:32 PM	#38 (permalink)
polarisman14 Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Henniker, NH Posts: 3,939	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS I vote you hit 500whp on pump gas. __________________ --UnFocused1-- AKA >>Matt<< --01 Focus "FCS-PWR" 350+whp Work-In-Progress-- <03 Ranger 4.0L "SKIGOD" DD: CAI, custom side exhaust, audio> >86 Ninja 250R "GOPED" 50+mpg bullet: Slip-ons, Pod filters, Jet kit, LED signals, custom plate bracket<

10-27-2009, 01:35 PM	#39 (permalink)
FocusSportVP Premier Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Lair of The West Coast Cult Posts: 23,210	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS Well, we already know we can hit 396 WHP with our previous build. That's 455 HP at the crank. So what we are after isn't that much of a stretch, BUT the fueling is the hurdle. We just are out of time and have to work with what we have in order to make the deadline. __________________ Best Regards, Randy Robles Vice President FocusSport / FSWerks www.focussport.com / www.fswerks.com 714.630.6353 Check out our NEW video on www.TheFordStory.com. Please leave a comment! Click me! The FocusSport Street Tuner Challenge Focus 396 WHP / 347 WTQ - Click me!

10-27-2009, 01:37 PM	#41 (permalink)
wilko Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WNY. Posts: 2,191	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS You didnt deflate my hopes. If even if the HP is at the crank. It is still a metric buttload of horses out of a 4cyl. And if you went w/ a different engine than the 2.0 or 2.3 then to me it falls in the "that is just cool" category. __________________ - Bill

10-27-2009, 02:51 PM	#44 (permalink)
Egz Moderwhiner Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Tappahannock, VA Posts: 20,061	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS Just throw a Boost-A-Pump on it and call it a day. Can't wait to see more.

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Spatakula Stoned Scorpion says, "GET OVER H.....OOhhh! Brownies!" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rälëigh, NC Posts: 10,689	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS How many FSWerks stickers are you putting on the car to get this high HP number? -spatakula __________________ CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL.

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HotRodKristina Team Klyvenhüven Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 29,939	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS I think they may be adding a JDM air freshener as well.

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syntheticGT Tarderator aka: Red-SE-00' Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: slowredspi Posts: 13,815	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS Needs bigger and redder calipers. btw...im hunting you down when I get there Randy!!! ....I mean uh.... __________________ New Project coming soon...xB is stock again. .2006 .Scion .xB .Polar White *Team SunWorks [FJ] focaljet - GUIDELINES - GALLERY - [FJ]WALLPAPER - STORE - SPONSORS - SEARCH - Any Questions?**

10-27-2009, 05:40 PM	#49 (permalink)
biscuitninja [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,791	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS Aww come on! If I can hit 500+whp with PUSHRODS you can do better! OK... i'm just busting your chops. I'm sure you can squeeze 450whp pretty easily. But if John could do it with a Zetec, woulden't a duratec be better? I say you add a water methanol injector and see what happens. Methanol is afterall a fuel -bix __________________ Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, "I've lost my electron." The other says, "Are you sure?" The first replies "Yes, I'm positive." Last edited by biscuitninja; 10-28-2009 at 01:01 AM.

10-27-2009, 07:20 PM	#50 (permalink)
FocusSportVP Premier Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Lair of The West Coast Cult Posts: 23,210	Re: SEMA: 500 HP Focus by FSWERKS R.i.f. __________________ Best Regards, Randy Robles Vice President FocusSport / FSWerks www.focussport.com / www.fswerks.com 714.630.6353 Check out our NEW video on www.TheFordStory.com. Please leave a comment! Click me! The FocusSport Street Tuner Challenge Focus 396 WHP / 347 WTQ - Click me!

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