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Power upgrades?

MattSpindley
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Hi,

I'm new to this and was am trying to make my mind on what to do. I'm buying a fiesta zetec S next month but unsure whether to her a mk6 or mk7.. I want something I can increase the power as much as possible and don't know what is best or has more options? 

Thanks,

Matt.

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    Zetec S, and power upgrades in the same sentence? . . . Hmmm. How much moneyyy do you have?

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    Zetec S, and power upgrades in the same sentence? . . . Hmmm. How much moneyyy do you have?

    I don't understand that mate? Haha

    The 1.0 ecoboost 125 ZS can be pushed to run over 200bhp

    Wouldn't you call that a power upgrade? [emoji14]

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    Hi,

    I'm new to this and was am trying to make my mind on what to do. I'm buying a fiesta zetec S next month but unsure whether to her a mk6 or mk7.. I want something I can increase the power as much as possible and don't know what is best or has more options? 

    Thanks,

    Matt.

    Go for a 1.0 7.5 ecoboost mate

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    They can be pushed to 200bhp if you have a load of money and don't want longevity or reliability...  I wouldn't run a daily that high personally lol. :tongue: 

    Seems a bit of an odd choice though, if you've got the budget for a mk7 1.0 ecoboost, why would you chose a mk6 1.6!? :unsure:   Be the Mk7 for me easily!

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    33 minutes ago, GingerFlame said:

    Go for a 1.0 7.5 ecoboost mate

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    Definitely, 7.5 140 Zetec S.   

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    Or get the 125 with no road tax and map it to 140+ & not look like your car is wearing lipstick ;)

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    125 all the way, bags of fun :)

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    If you want to increase the power then get a car with a turbo as it will respond more drastically to induction kits, exhausts and remaps.

    Mountune get the 1.0 ecoboost engine up to 165bhp and I bet there are tuners out there who can do even better. Only downside is a fair bit of upgraded stuff is needed to release more power.

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    If you want to increase the power then get a car with a turbo as it will respond more drastically to induction kits, exhausts and remaps.

    Mountune get the 1.0 ecoboost engine up to 165bhp and I bet there are tuners out there who can do even better. Only downside is a fair bit of upgraded stuff is needed to release more power.

    Pumaspeed have taken the 1.0 to 207bhp :)

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    13 hours ago, GingerFlame said:

    I don't understand that mate? Haha

    The 1.0 ecoboost 125 ZS can be pushed to run over 200bhp

    Wouldn't you call that a power upgrade? emoji14.png

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    Oh I thought he meant the original Zetec with the 1.6 NA engine. Haha I'm old, I'm not upto date with all these different models and what the names mean. I just refer to Ecoboost as that, and Zetec as that, sorry. lol

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