Ford Focus ... V8

[roofman]

I was not thinking...you have turbo,d an NA motor then? Are you still running from the OEM ECU that still thinks its a none turbo so has no additional fueling/timing map built in. The dett sensor or knock sensor will be having the time of its life trying to cope with that lot then and be just giving up and throwing it into limp. As you say it needs an Emerald system or similar.

 

[Jaffman]

I was not thinking...you have turbo,d an NA motor then? Are you still running from the OEM ECU that still thinks its a none turbo so has no additional fueling/timing map built in. The dett sensor or knock sensor will be having the time of its life trying to cope with that lot then and be just giving up and throwing it into limp. As you say it needs an Emerald system or similar.

Yeah you haven’t been paying attention lol.

But yes you’re right. These ecu’s are apparently hit and miss with low boost applications but it would appear I have a miss.

At least it’s given me the opportunity to test the car out and at least get it on the rollers to see what it’s doing. And it’s provided some valuable info for the 1uz community. Next on the project list is a stand-alone ecu

 

[roofman]

Yeah you haven’t been paying attention lol.

But yes you’re right. These ecu’s are apparently hit and miss with low boost applications but it would appear I have a miss.

At least it’s given me the opportunity to test the car out and at least get it on the rollers to see what it’s doing. And it’s provided some valuable info for the 1uz community. Next on the project list is a stand-alone ecu

Yea man..to be perfectly honest its such a long thread (Aug 2019) i forgot the exact motor you used as the build went on

 

[Jaffman]

Yea man..to be perfectly honest its such a long thread (Aug 2019) i forgot the exact motor you used as the build went on

You should be watching the videos

 

[DanZac]

You should be watching the videos

He's too busy (hopefully getting on with his insane kart, so we can all laugh at him getting scared witless when he takes it out for a test drive admire that too).

 

[roofman]

You should be watching the videos

Too busy here praying for dry gearboxes

 

[Jaffman]

Too busy here praying for dry gearboxes

I did it on purpose to force an upgrade

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@Jaffman Ant updates on the Flexus?

 

[Barking Mat]

@Jaffman Ant updates on the Flexus?

Flashy dashboard work, I believe.

 

[jsf55]

I've seen pics on Insta he is still working on it, mostly taking it apart

 

[stuvy]

I've seen pics on Insta he is still working on it, mostly taking it apart

Same here he’s had electrical work and a few issues with it

 

[Barking Mat]

Saw on FB, he's got videos, but not yet edited.

Plug and play loom ?

 

[Jaffman]

Yeah sorry, been mad with actual work and I broke it at the end of summer lol, currently looks like this…



But yeah the breakage was an opportunity to rebuild the loom and put some stand-alone management on it with a plug and play theme…


Check under the brake reservoir.

And whilst I’ve been doing that I’ve been working on a digital dash because what I had before was cowboyed lol


Lots of boring thinking time, lots of talking filmed, lots of filmed footage but no time to edit any of it. As soon as I get some time I’ll chuck it all together and chuck some new videos up over the winter.

There’s plenty of work to do at least so plenty more to come

 

[paulplom]

Just read the whole thread over the last few days.
Most excellent.

 

[Barking Mat]

New video, he's back.

Good stuff @Jaffman , sorry to hear about whatever happened.

Good video, some excellent comments from people.

 

[jsf55]

Waiting for the next instalment !

 

[Barking Mat]

I wonder why a new engine sat in his garage ?

 

[jsf55]

He was having timing issues with the old one, the ecu was pulling too much when it was on the rollers, it should have been about 400 i think he was down at 260 not much more than stock

 

[stuvy]

I didn’t go to ford fair 2022 as the weather was belting and we have the supernats on our doorstep so got baked there instead

Will have to try and claim that passenger ride from you @Jaffman

 

[Jaffman]

New video, he's back.

Good stuff @Jaffman , sorry to hear about whatever happened.

Good video, some excellent comments from people.

Nan died the night I stayed over before ford fair, family didn’t tell me until I got home at about 8pm that night. Kinda rocked me for a good few months, still gets me now tbh. Don’t blame my parents for not telling me as I probably would have had a few tickets getting home but it was a really good day talking to people enjoying chat with people about the car and I get home and that news gets dropped on me. Never had such a comedown in my life

Waiting for the next instalment !

Got loads of video filmed but work has gone nuts and I don’t get much time to edit. Going to try and get one out every week again but I refuse to bend the knee to my YouTube overlord

I wonder why a new engine sat in his garage ?

I got duped - thought it was a thick rod but took a punt on it anyway. It’s a spare … for now

He was having timing issues with the old one, the ecu was pulling too much when it was on the rollers, it should have been about 400 i think he was down at 260 not much more than stock

That was the standard ECU - that is fixed

I didn’t go to ford fair 2022 as the weather was belting and we have the supernats on our doorstep so got baked there instead

Will have to try and claim that passenger ride from you @Jaffman

Yeah that day was HOT! Cooked all of us and there is no shelter at silverstone at all!

Rides available for everyone I’m generally a nice guy.

Next video has a good story for everyone anyway, explains why the car is in pieces again