St170 engine tuning book

Gain fundamental knowledge and then a practical step by step process for getting any tuning job done. If you really dont know what youre doing, or even where to start, read all the manuals until you do, and if youre still lost. The motor went on to power the focus rs but in turbocharged form. Step by step zetec installation page 1 last on march 28 2017 i spent many, many hours, thinking about the different ways to achieve many of the solutions shown on this page. In 2002 the focus received 2 performance models, showing just how capable the focus chassis is, and these came in the guises of the st170 and rs models. For sale is a 3 piece engine coversetplastics removed from a mk2 focus st 2. Me221 standalone fuel injection ecu, ford st170 plug and play.

We also took note of the difference in flywheel bolt size, the bolt on the left is 2. Ford focus st170 misfiring when accelerating when engine warmed up. Zetec component kits carbs the following zetec engine kits are designed for customers who have sourced their own ford zetec engine and have a pair of 4045dcoe carburettors. Specifications, power curves, service manuals, owners manuals and diagrams for subaru industrial products innovative sp170 overheadcam small engine. Welcome to the ford focus st170 website, where you will find information and the st170 specifications about this great car. And, if all you wanted was a good high powered plant, you could do the dirty and switch to hnda power then all youd need is only around five grand for a basic vtech unit. Yep, they said that about the zetec that was supposed to be the first ford world. Ford zetec e tuning guide the name zetec is pretty confusing because its now used by ford as a badge on the back to describe a level of trim. The st refers to sports technology and means that the vehicle is designed for sporty speed. Terry mcgean hemmings muscle machines 20070401 if you are willing to spend the time learning the technology this will be a great book for your library.

Afford it now installments made simple easy payment plans over 12 24 36 or 48 months. Ford duratec he tuning guide this is the latest exciting power unit to come from ford and looks very much like the zetec especially when that engines badged as such. The point of the motor is that its going to be produced in simply vast numbers. Knowledge is power and whether you are tuning your car yourself, wanting to start a career as a professional tuner or even if you are just wanting to choose and communicate effectively with a professional tuner having a. The ford focus first generation is a compact car that was manufactured by ford in europe from 19982004 and by ford in north america from 19992007.

Sp170 small ohc engine technical information subaru. To get in excess of 200 bhp youd need eight grandplus. Why remapping a naturallyaspirated car is totally worth the money. Manufacturing in argentina continued until 2008, and it was still on sale in brazil until 2009. A few years back motorsport electronics took it upon our selves to reverse engineer fords elusive vvt as used on the st170, and create initially a standalone vvt controller the vvt pro and have since we have integrated it into all of our ecus. Tuning my 2003 focus st170 page 1 ford pistonheads. Pumaspeed custom pro st170 tune focus st170 workshop. Focus st170 engine for sale in uk view 64 bargains. Changing ecu, fuel system, inlet to standard non variable intake manifold would start you off on a baseline platform with a trick inlet cam and a slightly flowed head. You will find this website is a bit of more general information about the ford focus st170 and also thats my car, and i am sharing my information and my research with you so you can gain your knowledge from mine. Hi, welcome to our auction for a used ford focus st170 19982004 headlights, they are in good condition.

A new flexfuel engine was introduced, based on the european zetec 1. You must get atleast one key with chip that is matched to the ecu. As far as tuning goes, its simple to bring an 1800 up to rs1800 spec with ford cams or kent fz1802 cams you would need a bhp ecu though, or aftermarket remapping. Ford focus 1998 2004 any experience of the st170 just spotted a very good looking one of these at a respectable local dealer for a very good price. Unfortunately its an engine package thats not hugely tunable on a budget. Tuning the zetec page 1 last on march 28 2017 zetec 2. In fact we can ecu remap the majority of ford turbo engines. This is to give those people that are interested in running an st170 engine on a budget the basic wiring information. The goal here is for the educated enthusiast, skilled technician, and automotive engineer alike to all be able to come away with something. Vat please don t hesitate to contact us on the phone number above or click here to email. The duratec engine has been refined over the years and provides a great tuning base to work from. Both the st and rs engines were confusingly rebadged as a duratec.

Ford tuning is one of our most common and popular brands of vehicle we at mwr performance remapping tune. That cosworth inlet plenum wont fit on your st170 lump as the st170 engine is actually a tuned zetec blacktop engine just like the focus rs one is. Advanced tuning, author and calibration engineer greg banish provides the reader with the insight required to understand and tune modern efi systems. She sounds a little rough because the silencer is not connected. This car has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the front wheels. Engine tuning is the adjustment or modification of the internal combustion engine or engine control unit ecu to yield optimal performance and increase the engines power output, economy, or durability. The theoretical 100% filling of a fourstroke engine with a 300 cubic inch displacement operating at rpm is calculated by. Ford began sales of the focus to europe in july 1998 and in north america during 1999 for the 2000 model year. Car parts bike parts garage tools aberdeenshire public.

Just use a normal rs1800 inlet if you are turboing it or get a rover t16 manifold to fit, theres always a couple for sale on ebay just type in zetec turbo and should come up. A fourstroke engine has two revolutions per cycle of displacement, so the displacement rate is onehalf of actual engine speed. Compare that to tuning a traditional ford engine such as a pinto. This is the most comprehensive efi tuning and calibration book available and that is why it has sold in 36 countries worldwide and is used as the efi tuning text book by technical schools such as school of automotive machinists and studied by students at lincoln tech and. But there are big differences the engine has chaindriven cams as opposed to the zetecs belt, plus the induction and exhausts are respectively on the opposite sides. Author greg banish is a mechanical engineering graduate of gmi engineering and management institute who works as an oem calibrator by day and professional engine tuner in his spare time. To find out if its worth the money, i took my na e46 330ci to tuning company. Just to reiterate that im not a mechanical engineer by trade so some of the solutions probably could have been made simpler, or done in a different way. Ive grabbed a couple of insurance quotes and they seem surprisingly reasonable for a hot hatch, which came as a pleasant surprise. Ford focus st170 misfiring when accelerating when engine. The ford focus first generation is a compact car that was manufactured by ford in europe. The book features practical tuning examples that will help advanced readers use this new information to common engine calibration situations. Otherwise, read on for the specs of the st170 engine. A ford focus mk2 engine is an engine from a 2004 to 2008 model ford focus.

St170 vvt and how it works tech article motorsport. The number 170 is approximately the bhp brake horsepower that will be at your fingertips when driving on this engine. For this reason it is important for the user to know what their targetgoal is and what parts are needed to achieve this goal. Transmitted through a durashift sixspeed manual gearbox, this is sufficient to allow the ford focus st170 to achieve 062mph in 8. Before this book even begins, i wish to make it perfectly clear that this is not an engine design or combustion theory text. Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 170 bhp 172 ps127 kw at 7000 rpm and 196 nm 145 lbft20 kgm at 5500 rpm respectively. Pnp version of the me221, but the tuning software is the same, and constantly being. St170 pnp loom you will need to use gm type iat and clt sensors. Learn how to tune efi electronic fuel injected engines the right way. Just to emphasis how unlikely this is, ford claimed just 144. It must be said first and foremost that tuning an engine can be an exciting experience, as well as a risky one. Some general advice on the range of ford zetec engines, regarding capacities and variants, heads and cams, and the popular zvh conversion. On top of this, theres a smaller capacity zetec described elsewhere plus, late zetecs were made to look like the latest duratecs.