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11th June 2013, 03:22
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Location: San Jose, California!
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Car(s): Now living in the USA
04 Ford Focus SVT
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A Focus SVT Build (California Content)
So this all started back in October 2012 when I traded in my 98 Jetta GL for this SVT
I got lucky and found her with less than 60k miles on it! :bow:
First mod was a K&N drop in panel filter to replace the crappy OEM one.
Next thing taken care of was the brakes... replaced all 4 corners with Centric Rotors and Hawk HPS Pads.
Now for a mod that kinda splits opinions...
Next up was to replace a worn part... so instead of replacing I upgraded
Now at this point I decided to test the limits of the car (and my driving) by going to an auto-x
Just after that I decided it was time for a good service
Thank god I did it! The plugs were well passed their best!
Honestly at this point nothing really happened for a while until this
So got the tyres swapped over from my standard wheels and this was the result
Just recently I decided to clean up the calipers a bit with a lick of paint
And this was meant to be the end point until late in the year but well with it being a Ford something had to break... A strut decided it was time to die so few messages among NorCal sorted me out with some replacements....
And that brings you up to the current day :evilgrin:
Massive thanks along the way go to Chris (Norcalfocus01), Rick (lolibater, he hooked me up with the struts), Ryan (lowlifestyle), Jesse and basically all the NorCal folks over on FocalJet
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
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Last edited by Whiskerzz; 30th July 2013 at 03:13.
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28th July 2013, 04:04
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04 Ford Focus SVT
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
www.CleanCarCulture.com for car features, show coverage and meets!
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30th July 2013, 03:05
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04 Ford Focus SVT
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Had a go at making the big dent in the front bumper a bit better, came of half decent also filled the holes from taking the front plate off with some trim clips, front bumper still needs a proper going over and plasti-welding the plate holes and part of that dent. But for now this shall suffice.
Pics on saturday for you lot since thats when the car will be clean (canibeat monthly meet on friday night for me!)
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
www.CleanCarCulture.com for car features, show coverage and meets!
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30th July 2013, 17:35
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Location: Ellesmere Port
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Car(s): Pug 1.1 zest
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looks great, keep up the good work
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1st August 2013, 19:48
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Bloody Bradford init..
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Car(s): VW CADDY/VX MOKKA
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nice car!
very lucky fucker going to the usa! ican only dream of ever doing the same!
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Wanted cheap vtr/s as a future resto project
Mk1 any colour/condition conciderd
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1st August 2013, 19:58
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Jarrow
Posts: 4,022
Car(s): 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR
1991 Daihatsu GTti
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Must be hot if you have to put up shade to work on the motor.
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2nd August 2013, 02:00
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Location: Wirral
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Car(s): Wickerd red VTS MK2,
Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..
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Looks good project...
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2nd August 2013, 02:38
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i am also another USA dreamer lol......one can only dream ey!
Nice looking car though pal!
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18th August 2013, 06:31
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04 Ford Focus SVT
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So I went down to FBF with the NorCal crew here are some pictures from it..
This one is on our way down to Santa Barbara, we stopped off in San Luis Obisbo
Couple pics from the show
This one shows the custom parcel shelf me and Chris (NorCalfocus01) made
My new plate surround I picked up at the show
and finally a rolling shot on the way home (thanks to Nick and Frush for this one)
next up will be some coilovers for me
LAbour day is coming up which usually means sales so hoping there is some good discounts on coilovers
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
www.CleanCarCulture.com for car features, show coverage and meets!
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15th September 2013, 05:32
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04 Ford Focus SVT
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Coilovers are now on, ended up going with ST Suspension coilovers, got them pretty cheap too ($774.99 to my door)
Gotta give the car a clean tomorrow and then I shall post up some pics!
I do now need to roll the rear arches though, I get some rubbing on hard cornering/large dips/bumps
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
www.CleanCarCulture.com for car features, show coverage and meets!
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17th September 2013, 19:34
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04 Ford Focus SVT
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The better late than never photo update
And my new alignment specs
I will take some proper pics once I've properly got the rear arches sorted and I can borrow my dads camera
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
www.CleanCarCulture.com for car features, show coverage and meets!
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26th December 2013, 05:43
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04 Ford Focus SVT
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this may seem a bit out of place without reference but hey ho copied over from my thread on focaljet...
Well at the weekend the car got her christmas presents:
so this is a huge change! Absolutely love it!
Raised the rear end a little when i did it as well.
Also fitted my steeda short shifter and boss 302 knob
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
www.CleanCarCulture.com for car features, show coverage and meets!
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26th December 2013, 11:19
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Really like this! Good work
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26th December 2013, 17:00
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 4,289
Car(s): 02 VTR'd Furio, 07 Audi A4 Avant S Line
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Do these have the same 2.0 st 170 engine as uk focus's?
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26th December 2013, 19:50
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04 Ford Focus SVT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saxo_singh
Do these have the same 2.0 st 170 engine as uk focus's?
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Yup the very same.
I've got a high flow cat and a remap on mine so should be slightly nippier than normal, certainly nicer to drive anyway!
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
www.CleanCarCulture.com for car features, show coverage and meets!
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26th December 2013, 23:27
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damn what happened with the plugs??
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28th December 2013, 06:57
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04 Ford Focus SVT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sammys
damn what happened with the plugs??
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I think they were the original plugs from 04!
The interval for changing them is 60k and car was at 59500 when I got it.
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
www.CleanCarCulture.com for car features, show coverage and meets!
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28th December 2013, 08:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiskerzz
Yup the very same.
I've got a high flow cat and a remap on mine so should be slightly nippier than normal, certainly nicer to drive anyway!
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i was told they were the 2.3 non turbo, same as the mazda 3 sport? one down from the mps which i have?
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28th December 2013, 21:06
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04 Ford Focus SVT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chr15
i was told they were the 2.3 non turbo, same as the mazda 3 sport? one down from the mps which i have?
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We have the SVT 2L 16v Zetec same as st170
Then in normal focus spec we have
2L Zetec
2L duratec
2.3L duratec
The 2.3 duratec is the one most people over here turbo, seems to be the best for holding boost.
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04 SVT Focus Mods so far: Coilovers, poly engine mounts, euro grill and rear bumper, Team Dynamics PR1.2 (18x8), FSWerks induction kit, decat and remap plus lots more!
www.CleanCarCulture.com for car features, show coverage and meets!
Last edited by Whiskerzz; 28th December 2013 at 21:20.
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30th December 2013, 09:23
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If you ever need a reliable parts supplier a friend of mine is a focus specialist and supplies alot of european parts to the yanks.
Looks nice, only thing i don't link on the SVT's is the rear shelf.. i mean bumper. Glad you changed it
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