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T5R92011 · Jan 11th, 2018, 23:28

I too have a similar predicament.

A few years ago, I had a choice between a 58 plate 2.0T SE LUX with the full 13 speaker stereo, Active Bi-xenons, electric driver/passengers seat etc.... or a 57 plate 2.4 T5 but with NONE of those features

Hard choice, but I went with the 2.0T (manual gearbox) as I couldn't justify having a barebones car. The 2.0T does need a bit more power though. You can remap them to 220 bhp approx, but you look on youtube and even with a remap, they look slower than the stock 2.5T (210bhp) towards the top end.

I must admit, if I could drop a 2.4 T5 engine into my car I think I'd keep it forever. I just cannot seem to find any T5's with the same spec, especially those Active Bi-xenons.

I could definitely find a 2.5T with the same spec though, and there is a massive amount of knowledge of tuning the 2.5T due to the S60R and the slightly modified version found in the old Focus ST/RS so perhaps a 2.5T is the way to go...

Jan 11th, 2018, 23:28	#3
T5R92011 FCW Auto Service Last Online: Yesterday 23:49 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Gloucester	I too have a similar predicament. A few years ago, I had a choice between a 58 plate 2.0T SE LUX with the full 13 speaker stereo, Active Bi-xenons, electric driver/passengers seat etc.... or a 57 plate 2.4 T5 but with NONE of those features Hard choice, but I went with the 2.0T (manual gearbox) as I couldn't justify having a barebones car. The 2.0T does need a bit more power though. You can remap them to 220 bhp approx, but you look on youtube and even with a remap, they look slower than the stock 2.5T (210bhp) towards the top end. I must admit, if I could drop a 2.4 T5 engine into my car I think I'd keep it forever. I just cannot seem to find any T5's with the same spec, especially those Active Bi-xenons. I could definitely find a 2.5T with the same spec though, and there is a massive amount of knowledge of tuning the 2.5T due to the S60R and the slightly modified version found in the old Focus ST/RS so perhaps a 2.5T is the way to go... __________________ FCW Auto Service (Gloucester) https://www.fcw-autoservice.com Last edited by T5R92011; Jan 11th, 2018 at 23:30.