My buddy in an SVT Ford Focus (don't know the year) thinks his car is faster than my GTA. What do you think?

Thanks!
Bill

 

Go to the track and find out!

 

I believe you will be alright! a stock SVT focus is like mid 15s in the 1/4 mile......... u might have some trouble w/ him though lol

 

if you have trouble with an SVT focus with your car in good state of tune, i wouldn't know what to say

 

What exactly does SVT change? Bc ive driven an auto focus and i must say it sure doesnt feel like a 15 second vehicle. My old silverado was much quicker (5.3 99 ext cab)

 

Best my friend could run with his SVT was a 16.02 @ 88mph. This was in 78f temps and decent traction.

that was also out of 11 runs.

 

If I had to ask if I could beat a focus, I think I'd sell my car and retire to a bicycle for a while.

 

Well a lot of people thought the same of the Dodge Neon, but look what the SRT 4 can do! It's a 13 second car. The SVT Focus falls in the same boat. I know it doesn't have a turbo, but I have no clue what Ford did to those cars.

I figured I'd ask for some advice.

Thanks,
Bill

 

The SVT focus has 170HP and wieghs well under 3000 lbs. If it is a 5 speed and he can drive he could run a low 15. If you go from a roll he could be trouble, but from a stop your torque will give you a huge jump and you should run away from him.

 

The 2005 SVT Ford Focus has 170 HP/ 145 ft-lbs TQ, so I'm pretty sure you got this one

 

Low 15's yeah Whatever!
He's not going to be trouble from a roll nor a stop, he's not going to be trouble at all! Give him 2 car lengths and you'll still spank him.

 

If you loose, take the floor cover out from underneath your gas pedal, its stoping you from pressing it down all the way

 

One of the guys at work had one. 6 speed, and i must say, its peppy, but my intake/header/exhaust toyota corolla would beat it. I'm sure my l98 would absolutely rape it.

 

Yup, his is a 6 speed. I think he might have a cam for it. And a carbon fiber hood! Big horsepower gains right there.

 

What's so hard to believe about a 2750 lb car with 170 hp running low 15s. I have seen a cavalier with a 150 hp ecotec and 5 speed run consistent low 15s and the focus has similar weight and 20 more hp.

I still think the GTA will win, but from a roll it might be a lot closer than you think.

 

if you're car can't beat it... either sell it or give up your driver's license. they are not all that fast. and comparing them to an srt-4 is just as disgraceful. the srt-4's are very low 14 sec. to very high 13 cars from the showroom floor. 1 or 2 cheap mods will get you deep into the 13's. svt focus' aren't even categorized with them. our cars with simple mods will put you there. depending on what you have done to your car, you might seriously hurt his ego. run him and smoke him!

 

Its simple...youll win...dont know if Id give him 2 car lengths though...but youll win...

 

Cams really wake up some dohc 4 bangers. You'll be surprised when you see a b-series honda or a vvti toyota flys by you and all you hear is its 9k rpm saprano exhaust note.

 

Not even my 4,000+lb rig is scared

 

The SVT Focus will run low 15s, 15.4-15.2. Thats only if the driver knows what he's doing with the launch, which isn't easy. My SVT Contour was like that, low 15's, but very hard to launch. The car isn't built strictly for straight line performance though, the SVT Focus, and the SVT Contour I had were all around good cars, decent power, very comfortable, and amazing handling and brakes. You'd be hard pressed to run neck and neck times with an SVT Focus on an auto-x track. Your F-body and that SVT are two different beasts.

The short answer to the question is, you'll smoke him. Especially from a dig. There top end really isn't that good either, I wouldn't be worried in my 305 car, I don't think you should worry either.

 

If he has a cam in it and can drive , I might be worried . What do you have a 305 ? He may even tie/win . Although if you have the 350 in that nice car of yours , it's all in the launch .... if you mess that up he is gonna win .

 

350 TPI

 

i raced my buddies 5speed svt. his car looked nice in my rearview,and that was when i had 2.73 gears too

 

Thanks! I just hate to hear him talk $h*t.

I think he has a 6 speed, which will have an even slower 1/4 mile i would think (time spent shifting)

 

You should deffinately take him. I would'nt disagree with the people saying the focus can hit low 15's though. Never have I run with run or drove one but I hit a 16 flat in my old toyota mr2, 115hp with a 5 speed. Sure the extra 55hp does something.

 

run him yet?

 

Ported polished and milled 0.0039 head, crower stage 2 cams.. FR vavle springs, Fc gears gears Volant short ram intake, OBX 4-2-1 header, MBRP exhaust, random Tech Cat, resonator FC 65mm Tb and ported Inatake, Volant Cool air intake,SCT CHIP, Steeda engine and tranny mounts, Steeda TRI AX short shift, Eibach Sport-System Plus Kit 17" exel RH5 rims with Kuhmo ecsta tires..
Thats my mod list on my 04 focus w/ a 5 spd youlll me shocked about these little cars

 

i'm not shocked to see good numbers when you have all them mods!!!! all that should really drop the timeslip down quite a bit. only bad thing is the kuhmo's. they're great for cornering and such, but drag, forget about it. quite a few of my friends, including myself, run kuhmos for all around everyday kind of driving or if were gonna be cruisin. but, bfg's, m/t's, and nitto's come into play for a drag race! my friend's zx5 is quick but it's stock and definitely lacks. add on to the fact that he can't drive it for **** and you really have a slow car. got any #'s on that thing?

 

naw no numbers yet maybe this summer. ive got a nice set of nittos waiting to be put on in the spring. car is set up for auto x it can out handle alot of cars out there also suprise alot of cars one was a lg4 camaro,, with exhaust intake and a big air filter the kid blew his motor trying to keep up haha now i have 1/2 his body panels

 

I took one at a light with my V6/auto Camaro.. It ran pretty good with me but I edged him out. I had alot of weight reduction tho and ported plenums.. Pretty sure you can take him.

 

yeah i bet you did, our cars are quick not fast by any means the only time you all need to be scared is when we boost them then focus'es are a whole nother monster and in ct there are a few.. but if any 1 has a lightly modded lg4 dont bother Focus > LG4 hahah
Joe
Merry christmas all

 

Bragging about beating an LG4


Tell me I won't be shocked when you got some timeslips...

 

Nah, I haven't run him yet. All of a sudden he isn't interested in racing anymore. You know what that means!

 

hey i can brag about beating anything with a v8 even if it is bad excuse for a v8. i know the focus arnt fast but these cars but serve their purpose on the track and auto x events. my camaro will kick the crap outa my focus with out a doubt.

 

yeah he found out whats up, he probably got whooped by a civic.

I dont think a 6 speed would be slower in the 1420, i doubt he'd use all six gears, as the svt focus is a tourer not a drag racer. some of you guys talk about 5 speed svt's. i dont think they had those...

If you raced from a roll it'd be a tight race as both cars are kinda built for midrange... but i'd say that if he had to launch with you he'd have no chance.

I know our cars can take a hell of a corner, especially when you stiffen em up, but the svt focus is a track terror. With the six speed it never stops accelerating(so what if its slow above 100), and it is tops in the handling dept. period. If you have subframe connectors and some good tires (michelin pilot sport, yoko AVS etc...) I would love to see you guys race a windy road that ranged from 20-80 mph.

 

All i gotta say is, its hard to luanch a 4 cyl due to its lack of torque and getting it to hook. Most guys don't launch hard enough, it bogs. Some guys reline the damn thing and roast the tires. No one seems to know how to hold the revs and slip the clutch. I can run a 2.3x 60' with my 1.6 corolla, but the rest of the 1/4 takes a long *** time.

 

that carbon fiber hood must add a gazillion horses to the focus. it also prolly drops overall weight to 12.3 pounds.

 

I've got a vid of me launching my SVT Contour, demonstarting the proper high rpm, clutch slipping hook and go launch. I'll post up the link later, its on street fire. I could pull 2.1's with that car on a good track, and stock crappy tires.

LINK: http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...8764ab273b.htm

 

Not to be an ***, but a contour is a 6 cylinder with about 100 more lb ft tq than that 4 cylinder in the focus svt.

 

i owned a 2002 SVT focus with a few mods it would give "greater" cars fits. Although if your car is in a good state of tune it should beat it. I know of several svt focus in the 14s with just a cold air and exhaust though. Race from a dig and you should murder him. dont run from a roll, thats a fwd's race.

 

I'd be happy to return you to @$$ status, the Focus SVT has 170hp/145ft-lbs of torque, an SVT Contour has 200hp and 170ft/lbs of torque, both have similar high reving, low torque profiles, and the SVT Contour is heavier. Trust me, having owned a Contour SVT, there isn't low end torque to speak of, you don't make anything below 4000rpm, and nothing great happens till about 5000rpm, thats where the fun begins, and its pulls its hardest just before you hit the redline. Check the numbers. There is nothing easy about launching either car.

 

+1^
The threshold between bogging and spinning is very small.

 

LOL, my AUTOMATIC fullsize van with a 305 cut 2.3x 60' times, BONE stock with 235/75/R15s on it with 3.08 gears. It launched harder with a little tire spin.