Monday 7th August 2017

New Mountune Focus RS upgrades

Products launched at Ford Fair liberate 400hp, with more to follow...

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You'll know by now that Mountune has a great reputation when it comes to fast Fords; new or old, turbo or naturally aspirated, the results speak for themselves. And at this year's Ford Fair (which took place yesterday), Mountune has released details of its latest M400 pack for the Focus RS.

Hopefully Monday isn't that much of a struggle to realise what that means for power, this upgrade building on the MP375 kit released last year. Like all Mountune upgrades this one is modular but, if you have 375hp already, the kit comprises a new intercooler, a high-flow hard pipe, a three-inch downpipe with sports cat, a three-inch cat-back exhaust, a pair of Mountune badges (good for 20hp at least), and the mTune handset with the 400hp map. The mTune also allows a switch to standard calibration, a dyno mode (if you're only on a 2WD rolling road), a shift light and calibration updates, plus it can log 0-60 and quarter-mile times too...

Mountune says this is sufficient, with the standard turbo don't forget, for 400hp and 413lb ft. The M400 kit is described as "undoubtedly the most well-rounded performance upgrade available", drawing on Mountune's "unequalled" knowledge with the Ecoboost 2.3 and its limitations.

And if you want more than 400? Well new parts are in build also, launched again at the Ford Fair. A cast inlet manifold, for example, "recommended in applications surpassing the OE plastic components' design limit of 400bhp (406hp)". Beyond that Mountune now offers forged pistons, forged rods, a closed deck block modification, a gearbox upgrade and more. 500hp could be fun...

Mountune parts for the Focus and Fiesta ST were launched at Ford Fair as well, if you're a fan of Blue Oval hot hatch fan, it might just be worth checking out the website. Caution: it may get expensive!

 

[aaron_2000]

413 lb ft through a manual box, I look forward to a review of it.

[aaron_2000]

I think for the money (which I don't have) I'd get a mint blob eye or hawk eye Impreza, take it to RCM and have it done to 350bhp-400bhp. The GC8's they did (of which my uncle owned one) when done to those numbers would do 0-60 in under 3.8 seconds, speeds of over 186, torque figures of over 450 lb ft whilst sill being just as usable everyday, the figures are pretty much the same for the GD series (blob/bug/hawkeye). For £20,000 you can get ones that have had all the work done, you can get a Litchfield 420 hatchback for dead on £20K that'd see any new hot hatch left behind.

[aaron_2000]

Tuvra said:

Comparing a 10 year old heavily modified Impreza with a modern hatch back, oranges and lemons springs to mind

I wasn't aware 2010 was 10 years ago. The interior of the hatchback (G3) Impreza is still nearly as nice inside as a Focus RS, not that anyone who's spending £30K plus on a Ford Focus is going to pay massive attention to. However, a Litchfield 420 G3 would outperform the Focus, whilst maintaining 4WD. You also have Japanese reliability, strong diff and the choice to get a warranty from Litchfield which is more than can be said for the Focus. Plus you save in excess of £10K in the process.

http://www.hurstcars.co.uk/used-cars/subaru-imprez...

[aaron_2000]

Tuvra said:

I wasn't aware that they made a blob or hawk eye in 2010? Ohh wait, you just moved the goal posts......

aaron_2000 said:

For £20,000 you can get ones that have had all the work done, you can get a Litchfield 420 hatchback for dead on £20K that'd see any new hot hatch left behind.

As I said. Anyone who's buying a Focus RS because they care about having a real drivers car that can also carry 5 people would be happy to consider the faster. cheaper, lighter, better built Japanese car that's already been hit by depreciation, as opposed to just buying one because you can get good lease deals on them.

[aaron_2000]

Ahbefive said:

That impreza is lovely but is now an old car that can't be compared with a new one. Can you get the litchfield impreza with 5 years warranty?

DCCD is great but not as fun as the twinster awd system.

Where have you seen good lease deals on tbe RS? Very interested as a friend really wants one having come to Silverstone so I would love to furnish him with the details. I suspect this is just untrue though.

The Polar dealer up here will do a £3K deposit contribution when you put in £4K which brings payments down to around £335-£340

[aaron_2000]

Tuvra said:

Even if that was true and that was a lease deal, that would be the equivalent of £600+ a month. What your mentioning there would be a PCP, even then it's absolute bks because no dealer is giving you that. You can't even get the £500 contribution "Test Drive" offer through Ford Finance on an RS or Mustang.

Once again, your talking bks mate. Run back to your pot noodle and max power magazines.

Max Power? Wrong decade, that's the equivalent of their offer, what are those monthly payments at?