Ty7832 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I've got mk2 2005 1.6 petrol focus what sort of things can I do to upgrade the power that isn't to expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Nothing. You either need a diesel or a turbo petrol for easy power increase mods. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty7832 Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 Can you add a turbo to the engine or does that engine not support having one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Just now, Ty7832 said: Can you add a turbo to the engine or does that engine not support having one You can with enough time and money, but it wouldn't be worth it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, Ty7832 said: I've got mk2 2005 1.6 petrol focus what sort of things can I do to upgrade the power that isn't to expensive? You could remove the back seat, and spare wheel. Follow the Colin Chapman (LOTUS) ethos of adding lightness 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim H Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, TomsFocus said: Nothing. You either need a diesel or a turbo petrol for easy power increase mods. I've just looked a Superchips map for the 1.6 will add 9 BHP (8%) over their measured standard. I can't comment whether you would feel the difference. The downside is it's £400, although currently around £250 due to a discount. https://www.superchips.co.uk/ECU-Remap/Ford/Focus-MK2-2004-2011/Petrol/Sport-1-6-99-bhp/stage-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, Jim H said: I can't comment whether you would feel the difference. The downside is it's £400, although currently around £250 due to a discount. https://www.superchips.co.uk/ECU-Remap/Ford/Focus-MK2-2004-2011/Petrol/Sport-1-6-99-bhp/stage-1 "Tuning your Ford ECU will unleash your engines maximum potential..." Hard to argue with that, you should end up with a rocket machine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I think having a bit too much for lunch would be enough to undo that maximum 9 hp potential. I honestly wouldn’t waste the money on mapping it. Putting the money towards better tyres would have a more meaningful benefit. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, alexp999 said: Putting the money towards better tyres would have a more meaningful benefit. Also, filling her up with BP Ultimate will also have an effect, I've noticed no power increase, but my Mpg has increased 10% from 30 Mpg, to a consistent 33 Mpg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, StephenFord said: filling her up with BP Ultimate will also have an effect, Said a man with literally money to burn ! You spoil your car Stephen 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 12 hours ago, Jim H said: I've just looked a Superchips map for the 1.6 will add 9 BHP (8%) over their measured standard. I can't comment whether you would feel the difference. The downside is it's £400, although currently around £250 due to a discount. https://www.superchips.co.uk/ECU-Remap/Ford/Focus-MK2-2004-2011/Petrol/Sport-1-6-99-bhp/stage-1 You wouldn't feel that difference in a 1250Kg Focus. (Well, maybe placebo after spending that much!) For reference, some of the remaps I've done on diesels have been: 2.0 HDI - 90bhp to 130bhp 1.9 TDI - 130bhp to 180bhp 1.6 TDCI - 110bhp to 140bhp The most expensive of those was £150. The idea of spending £250 (let alone £400!) on a 9bhp increase doesn't seem like good value to me. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Can only agree with comments so far. There's a tendency to get hung up on horsepower figures anyway whereas an increase in torque would be more useful. Again, you won't get much of that either on a non-turbo petrol (about 7% according to Superchips). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 22 hours ago, Ty7832 said: what sort of things can I do to upgrade the power that isn't to expensive? Pushing the car off a 100ft cliff will give it an acceleration of zero to 55mph in only 2.5 seconds which is very impressive for any standard 1.6 petrol Focus 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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