Yep. Engines I work on push 2000 bar, which is roughly 29000 psi.
Yep. Engines I work on push 2000 bar, which is roughly 29000 psi.
The Diesels are injecting into a burning combustion chamber, so they need way lots more pressure.
I remember in '86 or so, I was reading in a science magazine about evolutionary algorithms and computer modeling, and the example they used was Diesel combustion. Try a slight difference one way or the other, whichever way is better gets selected and it goes further, times all of the thousands/millions of iterations you can do when you throw a problem at a computer and let it hack away for a while. What they came up with, was multiple injections per combustion event, with specific timing and duration (small pulse, then longer ones) was greatly more efficient. The problem then, was how do you actually do that in the real world?
And now here we are.
New status!
Order No Body Code VIN Vehicle Line Primary Secondary Vehicle Location Status Date
S502 P3T WF0DP3TH0Gxxxxxx Focus Rs In Order Processing Scheduled to Day (2016-07-01) Ford-werke Gmbh-saarlouis Assembly Plant, Jun-20-2016
I x'd out the VIN number for no good reason. Looks like it's scheduled to start build on July 1st. Happy day!
Congrats! Just a few more weeks !
And now it's in production:
S502 P3T WF0DP3TH0Gxxxxxx Focus Rs In Production Sent to Plant Ford-werke Gmbh-saarlouis Assembly Plant, Jun-22-2016
This is getting exciting!
In reply to jstein77:
Enjoy enjoy. Man when I got my 2004 Evolution RS I thought it was a monster. Just so much performance on the street. Now 10+ years on and the RS just sounds like too much.
I still often get out of the car with a good feeling about my drive. I hope you feel the same.
Tell us about the first rallycross too! You ARE going to rallycross it. (note no question mark) 
Nope, but I am going to autocross it. (Of course)
https://youtu.be/_D0wiz65Z8Y
jstein77 wrote: And now it's in production: S502 P3T WF0DP3TH0Gxxxxxx Focus Rs In Production Sent to Plant Ford-werke Gmbh-saarlouis Assembly Plant, Jun-22-2016 This is getting exciting!
I finally got an update on mine, I should see it very soon!
WF0DP3TH4Gxxxxxx Focus Rs In Transit Shipped from Plant Ford-werke Gmbh-saarlouis Assembly Plant, Jun-23-2016
You're right, this is damned exciting!
My friend, Lorin Mueller already picked his up on Saturday, so I'm living vicariously through he and his wife via Facebook.
Apparently .15% of the 2000 Focus RS owners are GRM board members, right?
In reply to jstein77:
I was on a forum where .5% of the world's production of Series 1 Esprits were members. Well, member, it was one person...
So is it possible to still buy one of these without crazy markup? Probably not in socal :(
Probably too late for the '16s now, but if you have a willing dealer (like mine was), you can probably pre-order a '17 now. 2016 production ends in July, and I think they've already taken their last order. Current production qty is 2400-ish.
Stefan (Not Bruce) wrote:jstein77 wrote: And now it's in production: S502 P3T WF0DP3TH0Gxxxxxx Focus Rs In Production Sent to Plant Ford-werke Gmbh-saarlouis Assembly Plant, Jun-22-2016 This is getting exciting!I finally got an update on mine, I should see it very soon! WF0DP3TH4Gxxxxxx Focus Rs In Transit Shipped from Plant Ford-werke Gmbh-saarlouis Assembly Plant, Jun-23-2016 You're right, this is damned exciting! My friend, Lorin Mueller already picked his up on Saturday, so I'm living vicariously through he and his wife via Facebook.
So its not even built in the states? I have more respect for this now. and I am wanting to test drive one...
crap.
In reply to Jaynen:
There's a possibility that someone who's ordered it might walk away, also a dealer might order one or two for themselves (if they are smart).
I'd check with the FocusRS.org forum to see if anyone posts a dealer with one available.
That said, I wouldn't hold your breath.
I'm leaning more towards a toy to go with my Mercedes daily anyway but the RS is so cool
So, have you guys driven an RS somewhere before? I would be interested in paring down the fleet to have 1 fun/useful car, but I would have to know how it compares with the current fun car...
Well, no, I haven't actually driven an RS, but I've driven a FoST as well as my current FiST. The reviews have all been so glowing that I'm not worried about not liking it.
Did it arrive?
I just sold my Speed6 this week after three glorious turbo AWD years and this would be a worthy replacment.
In reply to fidelity101:
It is being built in Saarlouis, Germany - that should bump up the respect a little more?
There are 7 of these on ebay and one dealer is 20 miles from me - it looks like they are all trying to get the $50,000 price out of these cars.
There is a note on the top right side of the factory window sticker that states you will spend $2,250 more in fuel over five years........
...............they should add another sentance; and you will have the biggest fricking smile on your face every day you drive this car.
Looks like mine completed build yesterday!
According to our news, the first one was delivered to it's new owner in San Diego on Wed.
alfadriver wrote: According to our news, the first one was delivered to it's new owner in San Diego on Wed.
It seems as if many people have gotten theirs quite a bit earlier than that.
In reply to Stefan (Not Bruce):
Wow- our news is a few days late- the guy who is reportedly the first is in a video that was posted in the tubes on the 12th.
He showed the car at a Cars & Coffee event.
So much for the latest of the latest news...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eliuPbZ3aUc&feature=youtu.be
Anyway, F says that guy was the first.
There was one at the local autocross on the 10th...so they must have been around for at least a little while. He was taking it kind of easy, probably because it was brand new. Some kind of charcoal gray color. It was interesting seeing the RS run back to back with a slightly modified ST.
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