Hugo Posted 12, December 2011 Report Share Posted 12, December 2011 RS 250Cup Trophee, bought it to annoy a mate with a Focus RS . The intention is to Marque sports race it starting January so the mods are starting Any thoughts are appreciated, so far K&N 18" rims with Advan 050 rubber Porterfield carbon kevlar pads and heading to Varex for the muffler. Tossing up between BlueFin or a custom Powerchip anything else I need to do? Strut braces? Thanks Hugo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eire Posted 12, December 2011 Report Share Posted 12, December 2011 Welcome where are you from? Great Buy , any pics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted 12, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 12, December 2011 No pics yet only picked it up on Friday. Didnt drive it before just went off the reviews and specs so walked in and crunched them on price . Should be fun! We live in the Yarra Valley Melbourne the wife does horses I do anthing with an engine! Fantastic thing to drive even stock. Hopefully the parts will be here this week so I can a chance to dial it in a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbsy Posted 13, December 2011 Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Have you driven your mate's Focus? How does it compare to the 250? Must say the Focus has grown on me, tough looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 13, December 2011 Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Welcome Hugo! Looking forward to pics. Not many mods for these available yet as they're relatively new. Check out ace's white 250 on this forums, as he's done a few bits and pieces to his, aimed at track work. Also check out the K-Tec racing website in the UK. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted 13, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Thanks Guys yes done a LOT of research already and have a little bit of knowledge Bazanko from Powerchip is a friend and says there are issues with the diff and overboosting but has a reverse engineer fix. He has done a lot of protoype work on my race cars over 15 years for me and I trust his judgement . The Focus is a good drive a bit more brutal than the 250 but build quality is poor (In my opinion) whilst I think that Renault has a greater amount of finese to it and I which i think will benefit from sensible mods that match the quality of the chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 13, December 2011 Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Welcome! Congrats on the purchase! Nice roads to tootle around down your way, that's for sure! ummm, just regarding Powerchip - that's the Wayne Besanko related company yeah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted 13, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Thats right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaponrs250 Posted 13, December 2011 Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 what issues with the diff is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted 13, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Dish Did I meet you at Cruden Farm the other weekend? I had the blue and white Corvette and red Camaro there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted 13, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 what issues with the diff is there? Something to do with the electronics backing off the torque on over boost I believe nothjing to do with the strength or abaility of it take more power. Just too smart for its own good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 13, December 2011 Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Dish Did I meet you at Cruden Farm the other weekend? I had the blue and white Corvette and red Camaro there? Nah matey, not me - dunno where that is even! re Wayne Besanko - just type his name into Google and see the first result... http://www.google.com.au/search?q=wayne+besanko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted 13, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Interesting read, yes he did get it wrong back in the early days and most was a JV with overseas businesses. Regarding the last few he did for me all were dyno's three times and have full gas anlaysis performed over a two week period. I have never had an issue but people can make up their own mind. I am not afffiated with Powerchip and these are only my personal observation and opinions . Maybe as I said I should go the BlueFin looking for opinions please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffie Posted 13, December 2011 Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 The majority of tuning experience here has been with the RS Tuner. Check out fastchip.nl for info, or search the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted 13, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Thanks will do Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 13, December 2011 Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Howdy Hugo I was one of the folks at Cruden Farm, and gave you the card Glad to see you made it here. Will be interesting to see the results you can get with a local tuner. Most here opt for a mob that sell a box called the RSTuner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portal Posted 13, December 2011 Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Email Paul from RSTuning. he's done a lot of 250's. http://www.rstuning.co.uk/form.php 300bhp and a shed load more torque.. Bluefin are also good from what I hear, but I personally would rather go with a Renault specialist like RSTuning or Fastchip. I would also be whacking on a K-tec or RsTuning 3" exhaust, and carbone lorraine Rc5+ pads and an uprated intercooler if you're racing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemz Posted 13, December 2011 Report Share Posted 13, December 2011 Welcome Hugo! Good luck with the upgrades. Looking forward to hearing about you kicking some Focus ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted 14, December 2011 Author Report Share Posted 14, December 2011 Thanks Guys Will check out RS at even at mates rates the chip from Wayne is $1500 plus dyno runs so that gives me some extra play money It's in today have some exploritory looks at suspension etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted 19, December 2011 Report Share Posted 19, December 2011 Welcome aboard Hugo. Looking forward to pics as well. Send me an email if there are any other bits you're chasing... may be able to help or direct. Cheers, WOLF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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