Ford Focus is one of the most popular foreign cars in Russia. The power and efficiency of the engines are well balanced, the comfort of the interior corresponds to the cars of a higher class, in general the car is reliable and practical. But for those who like to ride with the breeze, the standard power is not enough and they start looking for ways to increase it.
Simple ways
The easiest and most practical way to increase power is chip tuning. Various tuning firms are developing chips for Ford engines that are built into the engine control unit. A motor with such a chip starts to produce 10-15% more power than a standard one. At the same time, the indicators of reliability and efficiency do not suffer. It is very important that these chips are officially approved by Ford, they can be installed directly at the branded service center and they do not affect the warranty. The chip itself has a separate warranty. The chip can be removed quickly and easily if necessary.
Replacing the engine control unit is considered a slightly more complicated way. The fact is that the same engine is available in different power options. The 1.6L engine for different countries can have 85 HP, 105 HP. or 125 hp The 2.0 liter engine for Russia has a power of 150 HP, for Turkey - 163 HP, for the USA - 175 HP. The EcoBoost engine is offered for Russia in 200 hp version, for America - 240 hp. Replacing the control unit can entail such consequences as increased fuel consumption, the need to use a higher octane gasoline, the engine may stop starting in winter.
Installing an air filter of zero resistance, a polished intake manifold, and a direct-flow exhaust system on the engine gives a 15% increase in power, without compromising the efficiency and other indicators of the engine at all. If branded parts of well-known companies are used during such tuning, this does not affect the warranty.
Serious tuning
A more serious intervention is the installation of a sports camshaft. Changing the valve timing allows you to squeeze more horsepower out of the Ford engine, and most importantly, to change the power peak towards higher rpm, and the torque peak towards lower ones. In motorsport, it is considered important to have high power at high revs to achieve higher speeds and torque at low rpm to accelerate better.
Installation of turbocharging. Standard turbochargers sold by different tuning firms can increase power by 1, 3-1, 5 times. They have a low boost pressure, a simple design, and you can install them yourself, following the attached instructions. The payment for the increase in power is a proportional increase in fuel consumption. More complex turbines allow you to double or even triple the power of the engine. At the same time, the resource suffers greatly - the engine forced in this way may be enough for only one season, or even for one race. When installing supercharging, it is imperative to carry out chip tuning and replace the intake and exhaust systems with sports ones, since they complement each other.
