coupe turbo vs rs turbo

DMOYNIHAN · Post by **DMOYNIHAN** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:43 pm

how would an rs turbo say 200bhp come off against a standard coupe turbo!from what ive read and seen the coupe should give the rs a kicking!anyone got any opinions or experiences?

eLeFaNtOmAs · Post by **eLeFaNtOmAs** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:31 pm

Hi,

What is the car mark of the RS Turbo ?!
Ford ?

Null_Byte · Post by **Null_Byte** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:50 pm

Well the specs on the fez rs are 133bhp and around the same 0-62 time as the coupe.

If it was standard I'd say it would be a close race in a straight line

DMOYNIHAN · Post by **DMOYNIHAN** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:29 pm

from what i know the escort rst is 8ish seconds 0-62 whereas coupe turbo is 6.5ih the one im wandering about ia a 200bhp escort rst, and i looked up some specs in fast ford mags and these were onlyruniing 7secs 0-62 and 14.5 1/4 mile, and thats alot of money spent to keep up with a standard coupe turbo

Ross9 · Post by **Ross9** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:21 am

200 bhp RST would edge a standard coupe T

spend the same money on a coupe T and its bu bye RST

Ross

wilky · Post by **wilky** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 6:02 am

i have had both the rs had a 1900cc in it and was quick

i think the rs would have been quicker but did light the frount wheel's

easy

DMOYNIHAN · Post by **DMOYNIHAN** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 1:14 pm

think its time i got some work done then, i have got a full ss 2.5inch custom exhaut wih decat, piperx viper induction kit but am currently running standard boost.in process of front mount and turning boost up

Post by **SubCat001** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 1:26 pm

All the RST's are lighter cars than the rover turbos. So a 200bhp one should beat a Standard 200 turbo in a straightline.

purplemoon · Post by **purplemoon** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 1:45 pm

here some spec for yas

fez rs is 133bhp (as Null_Byte pointed out) and 0-60 in 7.9
s1 is 132bhp and 0-60 in 8.1
s2 is 133bhp and 0-60 in 8.2

but whats more interesting is this

it a tested list of all sorts of rsts in performace ford. s1 270bhp is only doing 7.84 to 60 and a 15.49 1/4 mile!!

Post by **SubCat001** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:26 pm

purplemoon wrote:it a tested list of all sorts of rsts in performace ford. s1 270bhp is only doing 7.84 to 60 and a 15.49 1/4 mile!!

Thats most probably down to the driver and traction.

Jonny 5 · Post by **Jonny 5** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:43 pm

Or down to the hugely peaky torque curve giving 200bhp but then its all over. :cry:

purplemoon · Post by **purplemoon** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 3:50 pm

SubCat001 wrote:
purplemoon wrote:it a tested list of all sorts of rsts in performace ford. s1 270bhp is only doing 7.84 to 60 and a 15.49 1/4 mile!!

Thats most probably down to the driver and traction.

it dont take much to drive in a stright line. im sure they did more than one run on each car.

what jonny says makes sense tho

iainp · Post by **iainp** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 8:02 pm

SubCat001 wrote:
purplemoon wrote:it a tested list of all sorts of rsts in performace ford. s1 270bhp is only doing 7.84 to 60 and a 15.49 1/4 mile!!

Thats most probably down to the driver and traction.

Agreed, seem to remember Jamie Going saying that, by 300bhp, traction was such an issue that 50bhp more actally made him slower (he ran a 13.5 1/4 iirc)

Iain

Quiche81 · Post by **Quiche81** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 8:14 pm

A 'Standard' Rst cant keep up with a Ti, I'll vouch for that one.
Nor can a R5 Turbo, can vouch that one too

So a Coupe T shouldn't have to much trouble..

WELZ · Post by **WELZ** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:04 pm

Yeh my mate has a standard R5 turbo and he couldnt get past me and ive got a 216 honda engined coupe!!

Another lad i kind of know has got a S2 RST and thats quite a bit faster than mine! But when he raced the R5 there wasnt that much in it!

Best way to know is race one, and find out!

eLeFaNtOmAs · Post by **eLeFaNtOmAs** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:17 pm

Here, you can compare the performances of 2 cars ...
And here, with 2 to 6 cars ...

malcolm_durant · Post by **malcolm_durant** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:35 pm

What a fantastically useful website...!

purplemoon · Post by **purplemoon** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:48 am

WELZ wrote:Best way to know is race one, and find out!

yeah dame find the cobbler and put him to shame!

PR1 C3Y · Post by **PR1 C3Y** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:03 pm

i nailed a 200bhp rst easy an my rover coupe isnt far from standrad

alex2 · Post by **alex2** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 6:15 pm

I kept up with an RST in my old 216 coupe. It didnt seem that fast - probably because it wasnt even an RS, theres loads of replicas floating around my way.

paul220tcoupe · Post by **paul220tcoupe** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:45 am

I 200bhp RS Turbo weighs about as much as a fag packet.

They are very light.

My mates one is 200bhp and runs 14.3 on the 1/4mile. The same as me

They can be pretty dam quick but they have traction issues.

RS RUDEBOY · Post by **RS RUDEBOY** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:54 pm

ive had a fiesta turbo , series one and a series 2 and id say it would depend on how the rs turbo was built , what boost does a standard coupe turbo? my old s2 was running 14psi and that was only 180bhp. At 200bhp the rst is on the limit unless the owner has a zetecd or 1.9 american block bottom end , either way it would be a good race