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I was at the Ford dealership today trying to order a part and picked up a SVT Focus brochure on the way out. It detailed all the nice features the car has but made no mention of a LSD. Does this mean that the Torsen LSD might not be going into the SVT Focus?
George Hodge
2000 SVT Silver Frost 1188/2150
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Nope.
SVT Focus uses a Getrag 6-speed that can't handle any torque, so forget about putting a turbo on it.
Sucks, otherwise I was possibly interested in the car if they kept the MTX-75 and dropped in a Quaife....
John
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'95 Suzuki GS500E
-faster than the above
---wanting a Speed Triple or Superhawk badly
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oh...i guess that's why i haven't seen Rick around lately??
So does that mean no torsen in the FRP catalogs?
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Originally posted by wonj:
So does that mean no torsen in the FRP catalogs? I think it'll still be in the catalog as a hop-up part for the regular Focii. But with the Quaife now being dirt cheap, not sure if they're rethinking it... $595 for a Quaife, sheesh, I remember when people paid $1300 for one. Just shows you how much of a profit margin they've got on those things... John
'98 SVT - modded
-15.01@91.8
'95 Suzuki GS500E
-faster than the above
---wanting a Speed Triple or Superhawk badly
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I am sure they have a decent margin, but the fact that they are producing a ton more since Ford ordered them for the European sector, that would tend to lower costs a bit. I sure as hell aint complaining 
2000 SVT Contour #1077/2150 MSDS Headers/B&M Shifter/H&R's/
1995 Contour SE V6 #????/Tons KnuProject, awaiting mass mods
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so this SVT Focus has a 6 speed, but it sucks?
And I thought the MTX75 was a ripoff :p
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The Torsen is yet to be added to the FRP catalog,the quaife can be had now for as little as $476-$535(see group buy) 
V6 MTX
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'Its only nuts & bolts!'
'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....!
Haines Motor Sports Inc,
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Quafie's dropped to the new low price after Ford Euro bout 5-10k for the Focus RS. I never heard that the SVT focus was getting a quafie.
-Andy
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$595? nah, look in the group buy forum. Terry has a slightly better price.
Scott
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96 Caprice, 9C1
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