Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Originally posted by big eck
Where can you get one mapped mate???
I thought the MPS ecu was untouchable???
My mates been trying to get his done since he bought his but with no luck.
White ones are very rare and tend to go for a bit more cash. I'd personally go for the Red.
Just going by one I have seen out, the bloke said it was 315bhp or something? Must be mappable! I couldn't say where though
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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Really like them - quite a sleeper tbh too.
Spec is  considering price tag etc - would definitely own one. And being Jap it theoretically should go on forever and not really break lol.
Do you know its a focus really?
mine's been fine thankyou very much. only problems i've had are the sideskirts peeling away from the body (factory fault, fixed under warranty) and an engine malfunction due to me smashing a sensor whilst sorting the suspension out.
the mazda has a very different and very reliable engine and body.
Didn't mean that it wasn't reliable, just meant its not really jap.
I thought it was the same T5 engine they use in fords and ovlov's?
No. It's a 2.3 4-Cyl Turbo
Complete Mazda Engine with no Ford involvement, originally used in the AWD Mazda 6 MPS.
Also it doesn't use a full exact copy of the Focus chassis, just the same basic layout with suspension tweaks etc by Mazda
Transmission isn't Focus based either - the 3 MPS has the 6-spd Box with LSD (Which the Focus doesn't use)
I'm not 100% sure on the Brakes, they may be the same as the ST, but the fronts are 320mm Volvo sourced Items.
The new shape 3 MPS has even LESS Ford involvement (Mazdas own Chassis etc) as Ford no longer have as many shares/stakes in Mazda, so tech sharing is minimal nowadays. Ford sold shares and retained a level that wouldn't give them control of the Company in late 2008.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I quite like them. Never see them on the road. Seem a bit of a bargain 2nd hand
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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Ahhh, I just thought it was the 5cyl engine! DOH!
Nice cars anyway
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
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Originally posted by big eck
Where can you get one mapped mate???
I thought the MPS ecu was untouchable???
My mates been trying to get his done since he bought his but with no luck.
White ones are very rare and tend to go for a bit more cash. I'd personally go for the Red.
Just going by one I have seen out, the bloke said it was 315bhp or something? Must be mappable! I couldn't say where though
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1450986.htm 
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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Originally posted by _Allan_
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1450986.htm
That is stunning Want, Want, Want!
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Torque steer tastic! They go really well but the steering wheel wants to rip your arms off if you give it loads of welly!
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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Saw a white one of these racing down London just before Xmas. Sounded like a Jet. Was immense. So
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Wow, what an amazing car! Didn't drive it too much but felt good and it's so fast, was wet so was just spinning in 2nd but 3rd was gripping well enough to put your head back in the seat. Bloke has an air filter on it too and dumps really nice, I love it. Need to get my car sold asap.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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buy it  i'll have another turbo hot hatch in a couple years hopefully. so addictive.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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 sounds like you like it 
I have heard they arnt too bad on insurance too for what they are
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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As soon as I have got rid of mine I can get it, put mine on AT and PH so hopefully will go in time. This MPS is only in Maidstone so only down the road which is really handy. Really been looked after too. Proper in love with it lol. Driving a VXR tomorrow or soon at least so will see, but for the money/spec/uniqueness the MPS is currently winning by far!
Insurance is £1800 FC...very expensive lol. But I am 21, 0 NCB, at fault accident worth £16k. Alot of mates pay that without the crashes and with NCB so it's not too bad considering. Plus it's a 2.3 Turbo, not bad at all.
[Edited on 29-01-2010 by Graham88]
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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How much for the Fiesta if put back to standard?!  u2u me.
[Edited on 29-01-2010 by deano87]
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MoesTavern
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Registered: 19th Jul 07
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That red one with the black wheels looks stunning IMO. They are quick as fuck too had my pants pulled down by one in the Type R.
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Graham88
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Originally posted by deano87
How much for the Fiesta if put back to standard?! u2u me.
It's already back to standard So boring to drive lol
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1468824.htm
The Red one is the one I looked at today, lovely to drive
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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I knew you'd like it mate
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Graham88
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Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Can't stop thinking about it Bloke had an induction kit on it too and all I have in my head is the 'whoosh' sound of the turbo and the dump, anyone wanna lend 11k till I sell my car? 
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