St170 engine tuning bookshelf

Above you will find many articles that will help you to understand more about the combustion engine. For sale is a 3 piece engine coversetplastics removed from a mk2 focus st 2. Quaife atb helical lsd differential for ford focus st170 is suitable for ford focus st170 using the getrag 6 speed gearbox. If youre looking for some details about what i have done to my car, see the changes and repairs page. Using a focus st170 lower inlet manifold and some adapters its possible to fit the gsx throttle bodies without too many problems. I then reset the engine light by disconnecting the battery, 30 seconds to a minute is all thats needed, and started the car. Ive always had an interest in carstuning but ive not come from an engineering background atall, so ive been gathering all the info i can from forums and just getting stuck into the engine myself. To find out if its worth the money, i took my na e46 330ci to tuning company superchips. The motor went on to power the focus rs but in turbocharged form. All listings current page auction buy it now classified ads. Specifications, power curves, service manuals, owners manuals and diagrams for subaru industrial products innovative sp170 overheadcam small engine.

By proceeding, you consent to our legal notice and acknowledge. The issue is it relies upon the vvt to achieve this, an area aftermarket ecus fail to utilise fully without an independent controller. Me221 with ford st170 loom package motorsport electronics. The definitive manual on tuning for performance or economy vizard, david on. Find all the key specs about the ford focus hatchback 2. The standard ford cat and flexi pipe are real power restrictors,ditch these and it will go like stink,mine does.

Unfortunately its an engine package thats not hugely tunable on a budget. The original focus was primarily designed by ford of europes german and british teams the focus was released in july 1998 in europe. Peugeot 205 gti ignition upgrade st170 vvt free power mazda mx5 vvt swap. Jul 31, 2010 hi all, ive just brought a 54plate focus st170 and was wondering if any of you could recomend any engine mods tuning tips that i can do with it. Ford focus st170 vraagt om hoge toerentallen youngtimer pagina.

Feb 27, 2016 1967 shelby gt500 barn find and appraisal that buyer uses to pay widow price revealed duration. Your engine did not produce a peak of 178bhp at 4500rpm. St170 ford focus club ford owners club ford forums. Ford focus st performance parts, tuning parts and styling. Ford focus st170 quaife atb helical lsd differential. Some general advice on the range of ford zetec engines, regarding capacities and variants, heads and cams, and the popular zvh conversion. Ford st170 bike throttle bodies kit zx10r 44mm fast road pack. A few years back motorsport electronics took it upon our selves to reverse engineer fords elusive vvt as used on the st170, and create initially a standalone vvt controller the vvt pro and have since we.

A vernier pully with remap and a bit of time on the rollers to adjust the cam timing correctly is the cheapest way to a bit more power. Acceleration now is more real to the real focus svt st170. Ford st170 cnc engineered gas flowed cylinder head ebay. Focus st170 things to look out for overclockers uk forums. I have just bought a focus st170 and i am thrilled with both the performance and the look of the car, i mean it wont beat the top boys in a straight line, but what roads realisticly can you race on a straight road, so round bends and turns the focus is up there, the car really seems to stick to the road and for my money it was well spent. A ribbon mic with rich presence, warm lowend and vintage tone. Some st170zetec engine questions found an st170 for a decentish price 400 quid. See how many cars of any make and model are left on britains roads. The engine is missing an inlet and some ancilliaries so. These articles are a collection of what one could call the more advanced theories and ideas behind how a motor works and functions. Just to emphasis how unlikely this is, ford claimed just 144. This car has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the front wheels. St170 is sporty version of focus, debuted on the market in 2002. This package includes the me221 ecu, st170 plugnplay loom, rs232 tuning.

Why remapping a naturallyaspirated car is totally worth the money. The st170 codename piranha, which was launched in 2002, was the first focus sport model to be developed for international markets by a joint svesvt global team. The duratec engine has been refined over the years and provides a great tuning base to work from. For example, you can set parameters such as maxmtservers and minmtservers for the pimsi engine component to the values that suit your implementation as a whole, without especially considering ssse performance issues. Find great deals on ebay for st170 head and st170 engine. Air filters are the first step to tuning any engine. Sterling audios st170 active ribbon microphone brings a highly detailed, vintage tone to any recording environment with an ideal voicing for electric and acoustic guitars, drums, vocals and overheads. Although dals just mentioned something about the engine mounts being different as its a duratec engine, and a generation newer than the puma. Datalogging of the engine sensor data during a wide open throttle run reveals the actual air consumption. The duratec engines and focus cars are great for tuning. Colin, itll probably be cheaper and easier fitting an engine youve already got than trying to source a puma engine these days. Recently got myself a focus st170 and really enjoying it so far, just wondering if any of you have any adviceexperience about any modifications or tips to get the best out of it.

We now manually approve all new user accounts due to a large influx of spam bots. They feature at powers lightweight precision machined billet parts, along with our unique patented shaftless technology and knife edged butterflies which offer improved airflow and performance. A simple remap will unleash up to 270bhp, while an induction kit can free up another 20bhp from the restrictive airboxecu combo. Ford had a successful run with its predecessor the escort which lasted for 6 revisions and started the hot hatch off with the early xr models. Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 170 bhp 172 ps127 kw at 7000 rpm and 196 nm 145 lbft20 kgm at 5500 rpm respectively. The principle is simple, the more air you get in the engine, the more power you get out. The combination of a flat torque curve and short, closeratio gearing gives the st170 brilliant flexibility you can accelerate from the lights shifting from 1 st to 3 rd to 5 th without any protest from the engine and without losing any ground to other cars. In general, ssse works well when you configure your siebel implementation using the scalability and sizing recommendations that are discussed in siebel performance tuning guide. Both the st and rs engines were confusingly rebadged as a duratec. Running with a nodiz pro ecu, kawasaki zx9r carbs and a mildly ported head. Ford focus 1998 2004 any experience of the st170 just spotted a very good looking one of these at a respectable local dealer for a very good price.

We are very pleased to now be offering the me221 wirein ecu with direct fit plug and play looms for the ford st170 engines. Our aim is to show news, reports and curiosities related mainly to the st models. St170 conversion projectpuma ford puma owners club. First focus tuner in the uk with an off the shelf tuning package for the mk3 ford focus. That cosworth inlet plenum wont fit on your st170 lump as the st170 engine is actually a tuned zetec blacktop engine just like the focus rs one is. A decent performance exhaust system including sports cats and downpipe will help even more and should see you on the way to 300bhp. Effective ots offtheshelf maps are better than stock, but theyre not perfect. Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for ford focus st170 engine for sale. The ford falcon 170cubicinch, inline sixcylinder engine debuted in 1961 and served as the falcons base powerplant. Me221 engine management system complete with plugnplay ford st170.

Advanced tuning designing and tuning highperformance fuel injection systems the first one is probably the most useful to the general dsmecmlink user and the second is geared more toward someone here who wants to either use speeddensity or spend a good deal of time optimizing things for their particular car. The 170 put down 170 bhp whereas the rs managed to provide 215 bhp most owners reported more than this. After that your best bet is saving for a supercharger kit such as the jackson racing kit where 300bhp is possible. Free access to the off theshelf ots map database from cobb tuning. The st170 engine is a good engine, it has more potential for massive power, but at a lot of cost. Getting power with fords st170 variable valve timing. Zetec component kits carbs the following zetec engine kits are designed for customers who have sourced their own ford zetec engine and have a pair of 4045dcoe carburettors. Cvh engine and zetec engines with a drive in drive out. Just use a normal rs1800 inlet if you are turboing it or get a rover t16 manifold to fit, theres always a couple for sale on ebay just type in zetec turbo and should come up. There is everything from upgrading cooling to upgrading power.

In 2002 the focus received 2 performance model and these came in the guises of the st170 and rs models. Tuning my 2003 focus st170 page 1 ford pistonheads. Im helping out asad fitting throttle bodies to his squirted zetec fiesta. Sterling audio st170 active ribbon microphone guitar center. The ford focus is a compact car csegment in europe manufactured by the ford motor company and created under alexander trotmans ford 2000 plan, which aimed to globalize model development and sell one compact vehicle worldwide. The definitive manual on tuning for performance or economy. Jan 25, 20 anybody know if an st150 or st170 engine will fit straight in to the 1. Both the mustang and falcon matched the 170 with a threespeed manual or automatic transmission. This product is a directtohead set of throttle bodies which are port matched to suit the ford st170 engine. The st170 is notoriously hard to tune by simply making inlet and exhaust modifications. Now i know the civic typer would be a better buy for the money, but considering my father isnt really looking for anything as hardcore and is a bit of a ford fanboy, i think the st170 suits him. The hottest na version was the st170 with solid lifters, steel rods, waisted valves and variable valve timing vvt. The focus was released in 1998 and became the car of the year in 1999. This air consumption is used by the pcm to calculate engine load.

When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. That was 22 june 08 and since then the fault has yet to return. The only way you are going to get 44% higher peak torque at a lower rpm is with forced induction. Ok, so there is obviously more to it than that, but bolting on an induction kit can increase your cars power from 12bhp, up to 15bhp rolling road proven. I built mine for 250bhp, i had the same spec engine as someone else with smaller cams and they made 245bhp at the flywheel bottom end you need arp bolts, billet oil pump gears and fully balanced, also you need to keep the standard crank pulley for the dampening. The st170 also comes with a 6speed getrag gearbox that gives very short gearing.

Ford engine tuning specialist supplying performance duratec engines from. Sp170 small ohc engine technical information subaru. With our 1,200bhp 2wd dyno dynamics rolling road tuning cell, we offer. Local ford garage tells me common problem due to been made of plastic,seems kinda crazy to me, anyway the main reason for added this topic was also wondering if anyone found there ford dealerships lacking in good after. See 3 results for ford focus st170 engine for sale at the best prices, with the cheapest used car starting from. Tuning the zetec page 1 last on march 28 2017 zetec 2. Notice how this naturally aspirated engine develops approximately 86% engine load at wot. Hi there i have a ford focus st170 and the engine management light has just come on. The ability to reply to and create new discussions. The active phantom powered design gives you an optimal output level to hit the tonal sweet spot of mic preamps.

Thinking of putting in an aftermarket engine management in to it too. From the simplest can based interface through to full custom engine. Pumaspeed custom pro st170 tune focus st170 workshop. Black top head on st170 block engine rhocar the uk. Please select the delivery country from the drop down list below to see the express delivery charge and set your shopping cart to the correct vat rate. Transmitted through a durashift sixspeed manual gearbox, this is sufficient to allow the ford focus st170 to achieve 062mph in 8. Tuning the ford focus for better performance torquecars.

You can get a supercharger have a look on the ffoc site. St170 intake manifold runner control disassembly pics. From what i understand these duratecs are actually a zetec engine with vvti so will fit my mt75 rwd box. Suzuki gsx throttle bodies onto a ford zetec engine. Changing ecu, fuel system, inlet to standard non variable intake manifold would start you off on a baseline platform with a trick inlet cam and a slightly flowed head. I will keep this post updated as to whether it does. The st170 engine seems to be a good powerful engine running at 170hp stock. A few years back motorsport electronics took it upon our selves to reverse engineer fords elusive vvt as used on the st170, and create initially a standalone vvt controller the vvt pro and have since we have integrated it into all of our ecus. I have a ford focus st170 and the engine management light has.

A direct replacement for the standard ford open differential, the quaife atb helical lsd differential transforms your cars perform. Ford accesstuner is engine tuning software created for enthusiast. Not that im gonna buy it but im interested in knowing if anyone thinks its worth it. Is there a reason, or anything preventing, the use of the stock ecu and loom with the stock engine throttle body and intake. Ford focus st170 number 1 european ford mail order parts supplier of focus st fiesta st 150 focus rs focus rs mk2 2009, superchips remaps air filters milltek sport exhaust by pumaspeed performance tuning. Some st170 zetec engine questions found an st170 for a decentish price 400 quid. Has anyone tried out the new sterling st170 ribbon.

Pumaspeed have a specialist distribution team that can dispatch the pumaspeed custom pro st170 tune to any destination worldwide. Focus st170 engine for sale in uk view 64 bargains. I have done the self diagnostic check which has thrown up no dtc codes. As some of you know i am fitting an st170 engine into my zero, now, originally i was guessing that by adding a set of throttle bodies and stand alone management would see me into the 200bhp club. St170 vvt and how it works tech article motorsport. An early form of fuel injection is central port injection. Ford focus st170 misfiring when accelerating when engine warmed up. St170 intake manifold runner control disassembly pics jump to latest follow 1 20 of 63 posts. Also would it be best to start from a brand new engine or get an old unit. Looking to fit a turbo to my zero over the winter months. Otherwise, read on for the specs of the st170 engine.