Absolutely fascinating listening to these stories by Paul - (from the ones with Adam Smith, where they chopped the corner off the battery tray, the back to front stamping of the chassis number, the race cars started off as a standard 1.3L body shell ? ) to these differences we learned about today - well done, perfect. 👍
Cheers Paul there isn't an authority on RS Cosworth's that I would spend the time to listen to other than yours. I'm 57 and originally from Cheadle in Cheshire and a fan of your channel its simply magic mate, pure inspiration for my Merkur XR4ti tribute car I'm converting in to a RS500 here in the USA. BIG THANK YOU for the video I've often wondered about all of the differences between a 3 door and a RS500 and now I know. Cheers Romano
What a great insight into both cars ! Really detailed - A load of BS chat that circled both cars for years has been well and truly blown full of holes. Paul really knows his stuff on the Cossie ! Great video and an education ! Cheers
Remember the days back then when these were around Cosy rs Cosy rs 500 Cosy rs sapphire Pure pullers to easy to pinch and insurance companies didn't want to know anyone who was young or had even 1 point on the driving licence Still looking nice Prices have gone up crazy on these 👍
@@RWL2012 Yes the only fords I have REALLY WANTED However I would much prefer The vauxhall lotus Carlton They are all beasts of their day A real drivers car But the Carlton just wins I'm looks for me Possibly because of my age in quite young to like most of the cars I do
Brilliant video, thanks for the taking us through the history of, and differences between, these iconic cars. I'm from the States and in '87 I spent a couple of weeks in Southern Ireland where I kept hoping that I would see a 3dr Cosworth but no dice. I've still got a Summer '87 mix tape out in my garage, just need a Cosworth to play it in. LOL
Thanks for a very interresting walkthrough on differences between these two "Cossies".. WHAT an absolutely stunning example of the RS500🤩 right there🤩👍💯%🇩🇰
Excellent video, I remember these cars from the age of 17 being a mechanic. They were kings of the road and everybody wanted 1 including me. Was fairly knowledgeable about the differences, however not knowledgeable enough as I learnt a lot from this fantastic video. Was never sure about the block thickness until today. 11 out of 10 for your information. Thank you
What a great informative RS500 vs 3 door cosworth video. My old man had a 89 sierra 2.8i 4×4 back when i was a kid so i appreciate you lads doing these videos.
Best video i have watched in a very long time. Might have something something to do with growing up when these car came out. Still can not afford one unfortunately.
Paul, thank you for this video. Maybe sometime you could talk a little about the corrosion issues with these cars. Those of us buying one of these as an investment should be aware that a lot of these cars that have been on the road, will have, or will have had extensive corrosion to their undersides. It would be nice to hear your opinion on this.
Great video, One thing I learnt from a previous video was you mention was regarding engine numbers not matching the cars V5 and how this happened. Keep up the great work.
This video was brilliant and so educational even to somebody who isn't obsessed with these cars I think it's just Paul in general his knowledge of these machines is second to none and so easy to listen to
I think the general concensus is anything before the year 2000, nut sacks were firmer, and considerably larger, granted, cars today have more power, but with all the little gizzmos, to keep you safe, you'll not get the full sphincter contraction, for the few of us that drive genuine 500hp + analogue cars... only we know the truth... good vid boys.
Ah, this takes me back. The local RS dealer/sales person explained all these differences to me when I went to look at buying one of these many years ago. Just kidding. Thank you Paul, such a pleasure to watch any videos you make about RS's. I still can't get over seeing that RS2000 you've got tucked away (On the Adam Smith channel). That is an absolute beauty!
Superb video your knowledge is second to none. I was fortunate to have a look around your workshop last year when you was selling your friends Moonstone Blue (l should have bought it)👍
As a kid growing up and being obsessed with RS fords, ive heard virtually all the theorys that paul mentioned here. Thankfully ive worked on a few now and have all official books etc that debunked all the bs. Great hearing it from the great man himself. Another point is that Paul is giving this advice if we were to buy a cossie, which almost seems daft to me because if you are in the market, and you DONT approach Paul for advice prior to the purchase, you are daft in the head 😂. Loved this video.
Steve & Paul, are my new goto channel (before Rob & Chris @ salvage rebuilds & Mat Armstrong & Barum Engines) - so its a thumbs up from me to your hubby! - really enjoyed tonights episode.
Dan Gurney was indeed American and the flap was used on the GT40’s in the 24hrs of Le-man’s yep the ones where Ford handed Enzo his Arse, aswell as on the NASCAR’s
Got to be the best explanation of the differing aspects of a performance car and manufacture. I have learnt a lot from this and can be used as a reference. I have never even looked at these cars, appreciated them for what they were, was never able to afford them, even if I could have, was put off by the stats for being stolen. Btw my Triumph Tr7 had bonnet slots ;) on both sides too!!! Absolutely enjoyed this, I have bookmarked this video for reference as I think others should too, oh & sub'd of course!
I’m fascinated to listen to such an expert explanation on these cars. Not my thing and never have been really but I’m still fascinated and interested. My first car was a Mk2 Fiesta 1.3 ghia and I always wanted an XR2 variant but I suppose I became more of a Golf lover…plus my father never owned or liked Fords so no influence there. Superb video…thank you!
I liked the role play as a Ford dealer! I used to live around the corner from Vospers in Plymouth - a massive Ford dealer. They had an RS500 in there... It was there a loooong time. Later they had an RS200 in there, that was there even longer. The regular Cossies were selling like hot cakes. I also remember when the Cossies fell enough in value to fall into the hands of the chavs. I knew for sure the Cossies were destined to be big money classic. Here's a tidbit for you: £20,000 in 1987 money is around £50,000 in today's money. So if you bought an RS500 back in the day and used it well, you'd still have at least doubled your money. If you'd stored it and used it sparingly? Well that's big ROI!
It's actually 74k today! However, if you'd invested the 20k it would be worth more than 74k now. My dad had a white RS500, paid 25k in 1989, kept it a year, and then sold it at a loss. In 1993 Ford's of Winsford had a black rs500 for £9995. Dad laughed saying thank God he got shot of his.... His white 500 is still around, I see it occasionally in mags etc. He used to let me thrash around in it when I was 19 on my 3rd party insurance 🙈
I dont know whether many of the younger viewers will remember this, but in the late '80 / early '90's it was almost impossible to get car insurance (this was a time pre computer), so insurance was based on open any driver policies using look up tables!, it got so bad that ford were selling the escort RS2000 (MK5 - around 1990ish) less than the base 1.3l model, the cosworth as i noted was almost uninsurable in urban areas.
Hi guys, fantastic vid that - loved the insight Paul and it’s great to see it’s not being lost to the passage of time. Always had a soft spot for cossie’s and it difficult for those that didn’t experience that time period as a petrolhead for the status and power of the cosworth moniker at the time - something that only really sort of happened again with the scooby - as you mentioned. I also really like the 4x4 sapphire too - because - Spender. :-)
great video ,wonder how many of these are left knowing that ford bought their sheet metal from fiat/lancia old 1970,s stock ,but ford really did good with this car, tanks
Being north east lads I wonder if you could do a video on the Sapphire Cossies and maybe touch on the Spender cars from the 90s tv show based in Newcastle??? Would make for another great collab with Adam.....
Great video enjoyed it I was only a nipper back in mid 80s and I think this car really got me into cars I remember seeing one pass me and it was a light purple even a shade of pink in it and I couldn't take my eyes off it
One of my mates had a black Genuine RS500 back in the early 90’s, im guessing it’s still around now? although i can’t remember the reg, but to say it had/has a chequered past would be an understatement 😂 It had already had a n/s rear 1/4 and a door when he got it, and then the back end caught fire on his ramp when his brother was welding something unrelated near it, which also then set his UR Quattro on fire as well 😂 At the time the insurers paid him something around 12k for the sierra and he fixed it and sold it on, so it’s out there somewhere, a double Cat C 😂
I’m still gutted that I looked at a white 3 door in Canvey island for 5k in the 90’s. And then bought a saph cosworth with cloth upholstery. Who would of ever thought what happened next???
Thoroughly enjoyed that, fascinating the many differences on the cars. I owned a black 3 door with a few genuine 500 parts on it for many years, sold it roughly 2010 and not sure why she is these days. D140 VSW
You missed off about the engine numbers being different in a rs500 due to them removing original engine and putting the smaller cored engines in. And that none of the 500's came with build plaques from factory. Love your videos could listen for hours.
Brilliant as always boys! I have a question if I may. I'm aware the RS owners club did the build number plaque but also over the years I've seen the odd Tickford badge on the wing of a 500 is that an owner adding his touch or was that part of the Tickford conversion? surprised Steve didn't cross dress for the video.
Hi Dave , the tickford badge was something added by owners as a nod to Tickford for the involvement ,, Ill see if Steve is up for a bit of dressing up for the next video , lol
I've scanned the comments so I don't think anyone has mentioned something you missed - the different turbo damper on the RS500. I guess the other comment worth making is they cars were only sold in the UK but now can be found all over the world.
Given the road going RS500's all came with the parts to run at 550BHP, what work was actually required to activate these parts to run at 550BHP on the road?
Same goes for the rover sd1 vitesse, single plenum and twin plenum they said no difference in performance etc but why homoligate 500 or so twin plenums?
On the RS500, could you plug the second row of injectors in and get them to work with the standard ECU? Or would you have to use a different ecu, or program the standard ECU to work the 8 injectors?
I remember being obsessed with everything group a as a kid, from RS500s, E30s, 190e, Integrales TME Evo VI ETC. Being autistic (didn't know that as a child) i was always reading about these things and what made them different. Dad telling me not to look underneath them etc. if we ever saw a homologation car on the road. And not to tell people their cars were fakes (fitting rs500 bumpers spoilers, M3 sport evo spoilers tme front bumpers, etc. To standard cars). The infuriating thing is no one else cared about some 10 year old sierra etc. (I was born in 93), "shut up going on its just an old car." Too young to have afforded to own a group a homologation special let alone the extra specials like the RS500. And there hasn't been a homologation car at all really in 15 plus years so have had no interest really in cars anymore. If it didn't win, it didn't win me over. Hated the WRC spec rules. Ended the golden era of interesting road cars. Everyone else seems happy with a good fast road car. I was only happy if it was a good fast race car. How good it was on the road is of secondary importance. Win on Sunday sell on Monday. Sorry, autistic monologue over.
Hi Paul I used to work for Weber UK on Weber Alpha engine management systems from my memory the RS500 ecu used to have an additional daughter PCB to drive the extra injectors am I correct in saying that the standard 3 door had a different version of the P8 ECU? Another great video all the best Les👍
@@paullinfoot6017 Thanks Paul for updating this for me I think we dealt with aftermarket tuners who tapped into the OEM step up using the extra injectors on the rs 500 and offered a custom eprom with a custom map all the best Les👍
I remember when you could get a 4-door Sierra Cosworth 4 under 1500 quid in quite good condition with probably 100 thousand miles on the clock or maybe just under the nightmare of your life you wake up in the morning and your Sierra Cosworth is missing and now you got that dreaded phone call to the insurance company and you know they're going to try and stripe you up anyway these was the last of the great Ford RS cars you could put your foot down and the engine would never blow up I work for torque developments in Barking owned by Ray and Mark Amazon young men but I worked a lot of Cosworth mostly servicing MOT fail stuff why do they not make engines like this no more you can read the engine up all day long and it would just keep going and going and going I see a video of a man driving a brand new Lamborghini unfortunately he put his foot down too hard the traction control stability control did not seem to work properly any ended up in a crash barrier with £75,000 worth of damage on one side and £45,000 with a damage on the other side classy had to pay for the crash barrier I mean his insurance company
We never got these in South Africa so we made out own.
The XR6 and XR8. V6 and V8 respectively in a Sierra body.
This guy is a living Coszi encyclopedia, forgot how beautiful the 3 doors are...
Absolutely fascinating listening to these stories by Paul - (from the ones with Adam Smith, where they chopped the corner off the battery tray, the back to front stamping of the chassis number, the race cars started off as a standard 1.3L body shell ? ) to these differences we learned about today - well done, perfect.
👍
Cheers Paul there isn't an authority on RS Cosworth's that I would spend the time to listen to other than yours. I'm 57 and originally from Cheadle in Cheshire and a fan of your channel its simply magic mate, pure inspiration for my Merkur XR4ti tribute car I'm converting in to a RS500 here in the USA. BIG THANK YOU for the video I've often wondered about all of the differences between a 3 door and a RS500 and now I know. Cheers Romano
What a great insight into both cars ! Really detailed - A load of BS chat that circled both cars for years has been well and truly blown full of holes. Paul really knows his stuff on the Cossie ! Great video and an education ! Cheers
Remember the days back then when these were around
Cosy rs
Cosy rs 500
Cosy rs sapphire
Pure pullers to easy to pinch and insurance companies didn't want to know anyone who was young or had even 1 point on the driving licence
Still looking nice
Prices have gone up crazy on these
👍
Then the Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 and later the still-Sierra-based Escort Cosworth (big turbo then small turbo)
@@RWL2012
Yes the only fords I have REALLY WANTED
However
I would much prefer
The vauxhall lotus Carlton
They are all beasts of their day
A real drivers car
But the Carlton just wins I'm looks for me
Possibly because of my age in quite young to like most of the cars I do
Been a massive Ford fan for over 30 years and I never knew about some of the differences between the rs and the rs 500.Great info as always 👍
Brilliant video, thanks for the taking us through the history of, and differences between, these iconic cars. I'm from the States and in '87 I spent a couple of weeks in Southern Ireland where I kept hoping that I would see a 3dr Cosworth but no dice. I've still got a Summer '87 mix tape out in my garage, just need a Cosworth to play it in. LOL
Thanks for a very interresting walkthrough on differences between these two "Cossies".. WHAT an absolutely stunning example of the RS500🤩 right there🤩👍💯%🇩🇰
Excellent video, I remember these cars from the age of 17 being a mechanic. They were kings of the road and everybody wanted 1 including me. Was fairly knowledgeable about the differences, however not knowledgeable enough as I learnt a lot from this fantastic video. Was never sure about the block thickness until today. 11 out of 10 for your information. Thank you
The knowledge this guy has is incredible.What a fab summary.A1
What a great informative RS500 vs 3 door cosworth video. My old man had a 89 sierra 2.8i 4×4 back when i was a kid so i appreciate you lads doing these videos.
Best video i have watched in a very long time. Might have something something to do with growing up when these car came out. Still can not afford one unfortunately.
You learn something new every day, loved it 👍
Paul, thank you for this video. Maybe sometime you could talk a little about the corrosion issues with these cars. Those of us buying one of these as an investment should be aware that a lot of these cars that have been on the road, will have, or will have had extensive corrosion to their undersides. It would be nice to hear your opinion on this.
Great stuff! Very informative. Although I think Paul should have donned an 80s suit and tie for full effect 😂
i only dress up at weekends Matt , lol
Great video, One thing I learnt from a previous video was you mention was regarding engine numbers not matching the cars V5 and how this happened. Keep up the great work.
Mega!!!
My parents had Sierra's, many childhood memories for me ❤
I reckon the RS500 probably started a trend of collectable fast fords. They likely had no idea when they were new.
This video was brilliant and so educational even to somebody who isn't obsessed with these cars I think it's just Paul in general his knowledge of these machines is second to none and so easy to listen to
I think the general concensus is anything before the year 2000, nut sacks were firmer, and considerably larger, granted, cars today have more power, but with all the little gizzmos, to keep you safe, you'll not get the full sphincter contraction, for the few of us that drive genuine 500hp + analogue cars... only we know the truth... good vid boys.
Absolutely brilliant video guys ; exactly what TH-cam should be for. Beautiful cars as well. Keep up the good work.
Simply brilliant video guys so interesting thank you both . I've learnt something extra also about my own now cheers
Absolutely great video,
I had a 1990 (G) plate moonstone Blue sapphire back in my 20’s great car always sideways 🤣🤣 wish I kept it now…
That 500 is a lovely example!
Ah, this takes me back. The local RS dealer/sales person explained all these differences to me when I went to look at buying one of these many years ago.
Just kidding.
Thank you Paul, such a pleasure to watch any videos you make about RS's. I still can't get over seeing that RS2000 you've got tucked away (On the Adam Smith channel).
That is an absolute beauty!
Superb video your knowledge is second to none.
I was fortunate to have a look around your workshop last year when you was selling your friends Moonstone Blue (l should have bought it)👍
Great video, Paul. Thanks for taking the time to explain all the differences.
Thanks for watching Malcolm , without you guys we wouldnt be doing these videos
As a kid growing up and being obsessed with RS fords, ive heard virtually all the theorys that paul mentioned here. Thankfully ive worked on a few now and have all official books etc that debunked all the bs. Great hearing it from the great man himself. Another point is that Paul is giving this advice if we were to buy a cossie, which almost seems daft to me because if you are in the market, and you DONT approach Paul for advice prior to the purchase, you are daft in the head 😂. Loved this video.
Thank you,yet again my hubby was very quite & rooted to spot x........
Steve & Paul, are my new goto channel (before Rob & Chris @ salvage rebuilds & Mat Armstrong & Barum Engines) - so its a thumbs up from me to your hubby! - really enjoyed tonights episode.
Great Video guys , better than the old days of buyers guides just written n boring to read , keep up the fab work . Daz B
Welcome to the channel mate , good to see you here
Dan Gurney was indeed American and the flap was used on the GT40’s in the 24hrs of Le-man’s yep the ones where Ford handed Enzo his Arse, aswell as on the NASCAR’s
Got to be the best explanation of the differing aspects of a performance car and manufacture. I have learnt a lot from this and can be used as a reference. I have never even looked at these cars, appreciated them for what they were, was never able to afford them, even if I could have, was put off by the stats for being stolen. Btw my Triumph Tr7 had bonnet slots ;) on both sides too!!!
Absolutely enjoyed this, I have bookmarked this video for reference as I think others should too, oh & sub'd of course!
Top video fellas as always and a true fountain of information 👍🏻
Fantastic video guys. I must say the moonstone is the best colour out of them all
The video is gonna cause big problems for any scammers trying to sell a modified 3dr (500 lookalike) as a ‘genuine’ 500 😂 Top work boys
Good job lads, you are getting comfortable on camera now Paul.
nominations for a Bafta coming soon , lol
SILVER... WOOOOW. I didn't know that 👍👍
AGAIN... SUPERB CONTENT as always 👏👏👌
I just LOVE it... Love it Love it.
THANK YOU
Excellent video boys. Really enjoyed it.
I’m fascinated to listen to such an expert explanation on these cars. Not my thing and never have been really but I’m still fascinated and interested.
My first car was a Mk2 Fiesta 1.3 ghia and I always wanted an XR2 variant but I suppose I became more of a Golf lover…plus my father never owned or liked Fords so no influence there.
Superb video…thank you!
Another great video lads keep them coming 👌👌
I liked the role play as a Ford dealer! I used to live around the corner from Vospers in Plymouth - a massive Ford dealer. They had an RS500 in there... It was there a loooong time. Later they had an RS200 in there, that was there even longer. The regular Cossies were selling like hot cakes. I also remember when the Cossies fell enough in value to fall into the hands of the chavs. I knew for sure the Cossies were destined to be big money classic. Here's a tidbit for you: £20,000 in 1987 money is around £50,000 in today's money. So if you bought an RS500 back in the day and used it well, you'd still have at least doubled your money. If you'd stored it and used it sparingly? Well that's big ROI!
It's actually 74k today! However, if you'd invested the 20k it would be worth more than 74k now. My dad had a white RS500, paid 25k in 1989, kept it a year, and then sold it at a loss. In 1993 Ford's of Winsford had a black rs500 for £9995. Dad laughed saying thank God he got shot of his....
His white 500 is still around, I see it occasionally in mags etc. He used to let me thrash around in it when I was 19 on my 3rd party insurance 🙈
I dont know whether many of the younger viewers will remember this, but in the late '80 / early '90's it was almost impossible to get car insurance (this was a time pre computer), so insurance was based on open any driver policies using look up tables!, it got so bad that ford were selling the escort RS2000 (MK5 - around 1990ish) less than the base 1.3l model, the cosworth as i noted was almost uninsurable in urban areas.
The Moonstone blue twins 🤩
Hi guys, fantastic vid that - loved the insight Paul and it’s great to see it’s not being lost to the passage of time. Always had a soft spot for cossie’s and it difficult for those that didn’t experience that time period as a petrolhead for the status and power of the cosworth moniker at the time - something that only really sort of happened again with the scooby - as you mentioned. I also really like the 4x4 sapphire too - because - Spender. :-)
great video ,wonder how many of these are left knowing that ford bought their sheet metal from fiat/lancia old 1970,s stock ,but ford really did good with this car, tanks
What a absolutely amzing informative video loved every second of that
Being north east lads I wonder if you could do a video on the Sapphire Cossies and maybe touch on the Spender cars from the 90s tv show based in Newcastle??? Would make for another great collab with Adam.....
Last I heard, it ended up in Darwen/Blackburn smashed up, that was back in the late 90's.
Loved them in the day - Interesting video
Awesome vid, on stuff you just cant find online.
Great video enjoyed it I was only a nipper back in mid 80s and I think this car really got me into cars I remember seeing one pass me and it was a light purple even a shade of pink in it and I couldn't take my eyes off it
My favourite car video ever, amazing lads I know all the difference now thanks
A mine of information and knowledge on these cars. 👍
Great informative video Paul a very interesting watch
One of my mates had a black Genuine RS500 back in the early 90’s, im guessing it’s still around now? although i can’t remember the reg, but to say it had/has a chequered past would be an understatement 😂
It had already had a n/s rear 1/4 and a door when he got it, and then the back end caught fire on his ramp when his brother was welding something unrelated near it, which also then set his UR Quattro on fire as well 😂
At the time the insurers paid him something around 12k for the sierra and he fixed it and sold it on, so it’s out there somewhere, a double Cat C 😂
Really interesting, many thanks for the video.😁
I’m still gutted that I looked at a white 3 door in Canvey island for 5k in the 90’s. And then bought a saph cosworth with cloth upholstery. Who would of ever thought what happened next???
I saw a Jack Vettriano in a small shop in Fife,about the same time...makes those look cheap today!
Ps as a Yorkshire chap... luv the lingo.
You can always tell a Yorkshireman, but you can't tell him much...
Thank you for educating me.
Amazing knowledge. Absolute dream car, just need to win the lottery 😂
Paul your a legend 🎉
Thoroughly enjoyed that, fascinating the many differences on the cars. I owned a black 3 door with a few genuine 500 parts on it for many years, sold it roughly 2010 and not sure why she is these days. D140 VSW
Searches show it hasn’t been mot’d since 2010 and it’s last v5c was 2008
@@Marc1979nufc Yeah it was 2010 give or take when I sold her, 400bhp was in fantastic condition, odd. Thanks
Track car, or export?
@@regularguy3665 Uk road car
@@rabmc I mean is it now a track car or been exported so wouldn’t show as MOT?
Another great video👍
Great video chaps 👊🏻
Epic video lads, thank you
Excellent video. 👍🏻
Very interesting video thanks 😊👍
Brilliant and so informative Paul 👌👍
Thank you for another interesting video
Very interesting paul love your videos
Really interesting and informative video.
Absolutely brilliant! Very informative.. 👍
Paul knows more about Cosworth's than I do my Mrs of 15 years lol
we went down southend seafront in our cosworths and rs turbo's blaring out jungle tunes
£72000 approx for a rs500 in modern money adjusted for inflation of a about 3.62%
You missed off about the engine numbers being different in a rs500 due to them removing original engine and putting the smaller cored engines in. And that none of the 500's came with build plaques from factory. Love your videos could listen for hours.
Cracking video👍
Brilliant as always boys! I have a question if I may. I'm aware the RS owners club did the build number plaque but also over the years I've seen the odd Tickford badge on the wing of a 500 is that an owner adding his touch or was that part of the Tickford conversion? surprised Steve didn't cross dress for the video.
Hi Dave , the tickford badge was something added by owners as a nod to Tickford for the involvement ,, Ill see if Steve is up for a bit of dressing up for the next video , lol
Another top vlog
Nice roll up gents thanks
Bit surprised that the crankshaft, pistons and con rods are not strengthened for the extra power in the RS500
I've scanned the comments so I don't think anyone has mentioned something you missed - the different turbo damper on the RS500. I guess the other comment worth making is they cars were only sold in the UK but now can be found all over the world.
Brilliant
Brilliant lads, thanks ❤
Awesome video fellas thanks. Wonder how many RS500's made it here to New Zealand and any ideas of roughly how many of the 500 survive?
Black one sold a yr or 2 ago in Nth Canty 30k miles asking over 200k
Place to buy one, no salt !
Given the road going RS500's all came with the parts to run at 550BHP, what work was actually required to activate these parts to run at 550BHP on the road?
Same goes for the rover sd1 vitesse, single plenum and twin plenum they said no difference in performance etc but why homoligate 500 or so twin plenums?
On the RS500, could you plug the second row of injectors in and get them to work with the standard ECU?
Or would you have to use a different ecu, or program the standard ECU to work the 8 injectors?
you need another board inside the ecu to run the other 4 , so no its not just a simple plug in system
@@paullinfoot6017 Thank you, I presume that both boards will link up with each other and communicate
Hey Paul and Steve - I may have missed, apologies. What ended up happening with the Grp.A build up of the old DJR promo Sierra?
Good informative video Paul. Thank you for posting it.
Good video I enjoyed that
TEXACO sierras looked so good, shame they were disqualified from there win at Bathurst
Would be good to see the comparison of the blocks that were mentioned
Good info
I remember being obsessed with everything group a as a kid, from RS500s, E30s, 190e, Integrales TME Evo VI ETC.
Being autistic (didn't know that as a child) i was always reading about these things and what made them different.
Dad telling me not to look underneath them etc. if we ever saw a homologation car on the road. And not to tell people their cars were fakes (fitting rs500 bumpers spoilers, M3 sport evo spoilers tme front bumpers, etc. To standard cars).
The infuriating thing is no one else cared about some 10 year old sierra etc. (I was born in 93), "shut up going on its just an old car."
Too young to have afforded to own a group a homologation special let alone the extra specials like the RS500.
And there hasn't been a homologation car at all really in 15 plus years so have had no interest really in cars anymore.
If it didn't win, it didn't win me over.
Hated the WRC spec rules. Ended the golden era of interesting road cars.
Everyone else seems happy with a good fast road car.
I was only happy if it was a good fast race car. How good it was on the road is of secondary importance.
Win on Sunday sell on Monday.
Sorry, autistic monologue over.
Hi Paul I used to work for Weber UK on Weber Alpha engine management systems from my memory the RS500 ecu used to have an additional daughter PCB to drive the extra injectors am I correct in saying that the standard 3 door had a different version of the P8 ECU? Another great video all the best Les👍
Hi Leslie , the rs500 from new had the standard ecu , ie , not changed from the std item
@@paullinfoot6017 Thanks Paul for updating this for me I think we dealt with aftermarket tuners who tapped into the OEM step up using the extra injectors on the rs 500 and offered a custom eprom with a custom map all the best Les👍
MY dream CAR
Million pound rs500 😮 time will tell
By the way banks are behaving under the WEF tyranny, maybe now is a good time to invest in one....what do you think Nigel?
@@williamrae9954 only your mam calls me Nigel she tough you well my boy
I remember when you could get a 4-door Sierra Cosworth 4 under 1500 quid in quite good condition with probably 100 thousand miles on the clock or maybe just under the nightmare of your life you wake up in the morning and your Sierra Cosworth is missing and now you got that dreaded phone call to the insurance company and you know they're going to try and stripe you up anyway these was the last of the great Ford RS cars you could put your foot down and the engine would never blow up I work for torque developments in Barking owned by Ray and Mark Amazon young men but I worked a lot of Cosworth mostly servicing MOT fail stuff why do they not make engines like this no more you can read the engine up all day long and it would just keep going and going and going I see a video of a man driving a brand new Lamborghini unfortunately he put his foot down too hard the traction control stability control did not seem to work properly any ended up in a crash barrier with £75,000 worth of damage on one side and £45,000 with a damage on the other side classy had to pay for the crash barrier I mean his insurance company
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