Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2016 i Fast Ford

HAVE IT YOUR WAY! Lifelong Mk3 Escort fan, Mark Sargeant, has always longed after an RS1600i. But he wanted one built his own way, which is how this awesome 250bhp, 2.1-litre, turbocharged version nicknamed the ‘RS2100T’ came to be… Words: Jamie Photos: Matt Dear What is your favourite Ford? That’s a question we ask all feature car owners, but never before have we been so sure about the answer as when we asked Mark Sargeant. “I just love Mk3 Escorts,” he explains, “always have, and probably always will!” And that’s no bad thing considering Mark not only owns a string of Mk3 and Mk4 Escorts (and has owned almost every model imaginable in the past!), but he also earns his living tinkering with old Fords – mainly Mk3 and Mk4…

ENCLOSURES ENCLOSURES We ask audio experts, VIBE, to explain how subwoofers and sound enclosures work, what different types are availbale, and, more importantly, which one is best suited to your Ford... THE SCIENCE There’s two main reasons why your sub will need an enclosure. With the low frequencies the sub has to reproduce, it’s important to isolate the soundwaves produced by the rear of the speaker cone from those produced by the front of the cone if the two waveforms could meet they would effectively cancel each other out resulting in a huge loss of bass. The second reason we have enclosures is about supporting the subwoofer in motion. Many subs are designed expecting a specific volume of air to push against. Air has a mass and springy-ness to it…

READERS CARS Engine swapped, or styled to the max? Send us your modded Blue Ovals! MOHAMMED HUSSAIN FIESTA TDCI The Mk7 Fiesta ST is a very popular and very capable car, but what if you need the economy of a diesel engine? Well, then you’re stuck with the Zetec S model. Or are you? What MoHammed has done is take the Zetec S TDCi and add a full ST bodykit, ST exhaust system, ST brakes (front and rear!) and a full ST-3 interior, to create his very own ST-TDCi Fiesta! He’s then gone one step further by fitting some AP coilovers and Kahn alloys to give the Fiesta a meaner stance, and then added a Triple-R front splitter and Mk2 Focus RS bonnet vents before giving the whole thing a…

AGENT ORANGE Charlie Windwood’s ST is a compelling showcase of quality upgrades and impeccable execution. Oh, and it’s devastatingly quick… Words: Dan Bevis Photos: Aron Vickers You get to meet a diverse bunch of car enthusiasts in this game. Some are like magpies, their eye always being caught by the next shiny accessory as dictated by current trends, or like hummingbirds, flitting from one project to the next. Some focus on aesthetics, some on stance, others on pure balls-to-the-wall performance. But the true all-rounders, the polymaths? They’re harder to come by. Charlie Windwood, however, is one such character. A guy who’s just got things right – he’s not swayed by fashion or what other people think of his car, he just had an overriding need to take a fast Ford…

ALL THE FUN OF THE It’s time for the biggest Blue Oval event of the year, and Ford Fair 2016 didn’t disappoint! Words: Jamie Photos: Matt Dear, Pawell Borowski, Chris Frosin Once a year the home of British motorsport becomes the home of the mighty Blue Oval, as the good Ford takes over the entire Silverstone site for a day of fun-filled action. With the sun beating down – even before the gates opened – literally thousands of fast Fords of all shapes and sizes fought their way into Ford Fair 2016 to be a part of Europe’s biggest and best Ford festival. Nowhere else on the continent will you see so many modified Blue Ovals on display, and with over 4000 club cars displayed by 172 different clubs Ford…

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT You can’t really call any Sapphire RS Cosworth a sleeper. But Jonny Wilkinson’s sober silver example is hiding more than a few secrets beneath that relatively demure exterior… Words: Dan Bevis Photos: Dan Sherwood Back in the early 1990s, when Sapphire RS Cosworths were patrolling the nation’s B-roads and claiming scalps at any given opportunity, there was a dramatic rumble emanating from Oxfordshire. Specifically, it was radiating out from JaguarSport, who unleashed the XJ220 in 1991 to the general jaw-droppedness of all who gazed upon it. Here was an elegant, sylph-like supercar boasting an improbable 507bhp – enough to propel it to frankly silly speeds and into the 200mph club. Horsepower figures that begin with a five are still pretty hot stuff in 2016, of course…

ASK THE EXPERTS We caught up with Rob Gurney, technical wizard at VIBE Audio, to see what type of enclosure he’d recommend for different cars… CONVERTIBLES/COUPES “Space is always the consideration here, especially with the smaller two-seaters. Because of the roof mechanism, some larger convertibles act like saloon cars, but many will have no way of passing the bass from the boot to the cabin at all. Mid or rear engine cars are the same, along with many modern coupes. In these, an underseat enclosure can be a lifesaver.” SMALL HATCHBACKS “While space may be tight, there’s usually a lot more room for manoeuvre. The good news is you’re closer to the boot, and the sound only has to get through a flimsy parcel shelf, so you won’t need anything…

DRIVEN MOUNTUNE FOCUS RS WE GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MOUNTUNE’S MK3 FOCUS RS TO TEST OUT ONE OF THE MOST EAGERLY THE AWAITED NEW UPGRADES M380 POWER OF THE PACKAGE SUMMER … , “OPEN IT UP AND YOU UNLEASH A FULL ATTACK ON ALL OF YOUR SENSES!” Well, the Mk3 Focus RS may not have been with us for very long but already there is a wealth of tuning packages for owners to choose from. Leading the charge is mountune, who have recently announced the launch of their Phase 3 upgrades, which includes the new M380 power upgrade. Comprising simple bolt-on upgrades such as a full mountune induction kit, an uprated re-circulating valve, a sound suppression chamber (to stop the dreaded whistle that is apparent on even some…

SUPERCHARGED V8 FIESTA BECAUSE... WHY NOT?! One of the wildest Fast Fords ever created, and built for one purpose- FUN! Words: Steve ‘Stavros’ Neophytou Photos: Ade Brannan Maybe it’s human nature to be subconsciously competitive, but almost all big car builds are created with an achievement in mind, usually to hit a certain power level, lap time, quarter mile ET, or even to build a full race car with the aim of reaching the top step of the podium. What we all too often forget though, is fast and fun are two very different things, and while achieving your performance goals is enjoyable, pushing things to the limit, either to prove yours is the best, or simply because competition rules mean you have no choice to do otherwise, means the…

WHAT LIES BENEATH People have been building street-sleepers for as long as they’ve been tuning cars. The fun part with builds like this is to spot the non-standard parts to try to piece together what’s lurking below the surface… Words: Dan Bevis Photos: Ade Brannan It’s often the case that the most endearing and unusual feature cars are the ones that aren’t the most immediately obvious. At first glance, this shiny red Mk3 Fiesta may appear to be simply a base-spec retro shopper runabout on a set of Comp MO five-spokes – the sort of thing that you might pass by at a car show in your enthusiasm to find something with broad-hipped arches or a sodding great intercooler hanging off the front. But there’s something about this unassuming three-door…

FAST TECH NEW STUFF LATEST GEAR ON THE BLUE OVAL SCENE MOUNTUNE FOCUS RS AXLE-BACK EXHAUST £1050 As part of their ‘Phase 3’ upgrades mountune have just launched a new axle-back exhaust for the Mk3 Focus RS. Made from ultra thin-wall stainless steel the new exhaust is 28% lighter than the stock part, and both engine performance and the audible experience is improved as a result of a significant reduction in back-pressure thanks to the highly-efficient resonator internals. The axle-back exhaust comes complete with a brand new valve and motor assembly, allowing a non-intrusive soundtrack when the valve is closed in ‘Normal’ drive mode, but a more aggressive note complete with pops and bangs when the valve is open in ‘Sport’ mode. For more details visit the website. www.mountunestore.com AUTO…