Ford Focus Tuning Guide

If you are looking for a vehicle that can be heavily modified look into purchasing a Ford Focus. Many people purchase Hondas because they achieve high fuel economy numbers and also many companies have several after market parts to modify them. I purchased a 2004 SVT Focus and am very amazed at how well the car handles and with no modifications it will blow away many modified Hondas. The Focus is such a highly modifiable vehicle that many people have written books on how to modify them with dyno results to prove it.

You have several options when purchasing a Focus, if you find one with a blown engine you can put in a V8 engine that will fit perfectly. The car was partially designed to fit an engine right in with little modifications. You can put a rear end in the vehicle that will bolt right up, the driveline of the engine will go right where the stock exhaust is located. If you do some research you will find many companies who offer bolt in kits. The average cost to perform this work is around $20,000 for everything including the engine. The nice part is that if you purchase a crate engine you will have a warranty which will make the modification well worth it!

If you are not wanting to put in a V8 do not worry. Their is a dyno sheet to prove you can achieve 514 horsepower from the stock block, although it would be best to upgrade to a WRC block but is not required. You have several options if you are wanting to force induct your engine, you can either turbo charge or supercharge your engine. You can buy a Jackson Racing Supercharger which if you can have installed at a dealership and have a warranty with this if anything happens. Check out the Ford Racing catalog for more information on this or contact your Ford dealership. If you are not sure into what turbo or supercharger you would like check out the focus fanatic website and search around or ask some people for some advice. The people on that site are very good with modifying Focuses.

You can find many products to purchase to help aid in performance and also fuel economy. You can purchase just about anything for your engine whether it be the 2.0 or the 2.3 liter engine. If you have the newer style Duratec engine you can buy parts from a very well known company known as Cosworth, with enough bolt ons you will be able to smoke the SVT Focus and many Ford Mustangs! If you are on a budget you can still find products to help out. Here are some items which will cost less than $150; an under drive pulley kit, a high flow filter, throttle body spacer, a high performance coil pack, spark plug wires, and performance spark plugs. All of these will not only increase power but will aid in fuel economy.The first thing you will want to look into is upgrading your air intake system and working your way to the exhaust. The best thing to do is to purchase an air intake kit, although if on a budget a performance air filter will improve your power level but not as efficiently as an intake kit. If you are not sure what to purchase to help, decide what RPM level you would like to have your power at and look at the dyno sheets of the product to see if it fits in your wanted power level or not.

If you do some research you will find may sites devoted to the Ford Focus, my favorites are CFM and Focussport. Also make sure to check out the Focus Fanatic website for more help in finding the best product to increase your power or fuel economy levels. Check out my other write ups form more information on how to increase power and fuel economy.