Spec of my new saff

[Bosch Man]

...GETTING THERE PICS ONCE WASHED.

...faults are now being sorted...abs i found a sensor wire in two...wasnt properly supported so the wheel caught it slow puncture fixed...rear no/plate lights fixed..number plates changed...main beam fixed...boost gauge fixed...still a couple of things to do..ok spec for those interested:-

Sierra sapphire cosworth RWD (rainbird edition)

ENGINE:
200 block
wrc long studded
wrc multi layer head gasket
std pistons
std crank
std rods
uprated bolts
big wing sump
nick waples ported head
scs secret cams (probably std)
adjustable cam pulleys
t4 turbo
rs500 drop alt bracket
rs500 intercooler
rs500 8 inj plenum
air injectors
3 bar map sensor
std modded airbox
std rad
water cooled powersteering pot
ally header tank
swirl pot
water injection
8 x 803 injectors
pectel super 8 ecu
live mapped
dyno'd at 515bhp
max boost 32psi
proven 180mph + car (mike show that stack dash pic for 0-60 and speed)
12 position boost pot
breather system (not sure on make, looks complicated lol)
mongoose exhaust

TRANSMISSION
quaife big tooth box
quaife 3.9 rear diff
alcon 6 paddle clutch

SUSPENSION
leda adjustable coilovers
fully polybushed
front and rear strut brace

BRAKES
ap 6pot fronts with 356mm floating discs ds3000 pads
300mm rear discs std calipers with green stuff pads

WHEELS
18in new style comp mo's with 215/35 tyres
or
17in old style comp mo's with 235 rear 205 front tyres

BODY
4x4 shell (brand new 2003)
4x4 bonnet
arches rolled
carbon fibre numberplate surround rear
carbon fibre rear pillars
otherwise std

INSIDE
leather door cards
leather rear seat
recaro bucket seats up front
stack dash 8000rpm with lap timer showing oil pressure/oil temp/fuel pressure/coolant temp/fuel gauge warnings for all
apexi 2.5bar boost gauge with memory recall and warning
greddy exh temp gauge with memory recall and warning
greddy coolant temp gauge with memory recall and warning
greddy oil pressure gauge with memory recall and warning


..rainbird can add anything more

[Kelv]

PICS or STFU

[stevenebm]

one of thee best spec'd out there.now

[ksa-cossie]

Bloody nice saph you've bagged m8,i'll have the head when you break it lol.

[Rolls]

^^^ What he said! - how long till its in bits?

[Bosch Man]

....how about never to being broken?

...i couldnt do it its an iconic car ......its a keeper as its my dream saff to go along side my dream 3dr

[Dan]

Well if you don't break it Phil give me first dibs on the whole car when it's for sale! I'm 110% SERIOUS mate!!!

Awesome car, truely awesome!

[Mike Rainbird]

Technical Specification:
ENGINE:
Type: Ford-Cosworth YBB
Capacity: 1993cc
Bore / Stroke: 90.82mm/76.95mm
Compression ratio: 7.2:1
Max. power: 515.4bhp @ 7050rpm @ 32 PSI.
Torque @ max. power: 384.5lb.ft
Max. torque: 421.5lb.ft @ 5000rpm @ 34 PSI.
Power @ max. torque: 400.7bhp
Specific output: 257.70bhp per litre.
Power / weight ratio: 404.24bhp/tonne.
Cylinders: Four, in-line (4 x 4 Mahle pistons - dished and pocketed).
Cylinder head: Works spec large ported 4x4 head (Nick Waples) with "secret profile" cams.
Block: Cast iron 4 x 4 (200 Series), WRC tri-metallic head gasket, long-studded, with fully balanced bottom end (including rods) and high pressure oil pump.
Valve gear: Four valves per cylinder, operated by belt-driven twin overhead camshafts and inverted hydraulic bucket tappets operated by Isky valve springs.
Fuel and ignition: Webber-Marrelli fuel injection with "Super" Level 8 ECU, Pectel eight injector control board, Pectel monitor, water injection, Ford Motorsport leads, Grp A Webber Marrelli "high energy" ignition coil, AGPR 601 plugs, RS500 inlet plenum, eight 803 (dark green) injectors and 3 bar MAP sensor. Specially programmed Ahmed Bayjoo ISS (Intercooler Spray System) chip live mapped on engine dyno using Ford Motorsport air injectors for the boost control.

Cooling: Bailey Motorsport header tank, 4x4 thermostat, housing and water pump, PACE double thickness alloy radiator and SPEC-R swirl pot. Laminova oil cooler (water cooled). Big wing (5½ litre) baffled sump and SPEC-R crankcase breather kit with braided hosing.
Induction: K&N panel filter inside a modified air box with Bailey RS500 lid and turbo pipe, T04E "57" trim turbo with Turbonetics roller bearing core, Spec-R damper bracket and genuine RS500 horse-shoe damper, -31 actuator, genuine RS 500 air to air intercooler and Bailey piston type recirculating dump valve.
Installation: Front, longitudinal.
Exhaust: Mongoose 3" system with 4" tail pipe.

At Bruntingthorpe where it achieved its first 180+mph run (faster than an R1 top speed over the same distance!).


At AVA making 395bhp at the wheels (which until recently was the most powerful car they had ever had on their rollers), with horrendous charge temps and water injection running flat out:


At Dono


At Ring:


TRANSMISSION:
Type: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive.
Gearbox: Borg Warner T5 using Quaife "big tooth gear" internals, five-speed manual with Pro 5.0 quick shift imported from USA.
Internal Ratios: 1st 2.95:1; 2nd 1.94:1; 3rd 1.34:1; 4th 1:1; 5th 0.80:1; Reverse 2.75:1; Final drive 3.64:1 giving 23.55 mph/1000rpm in top gear with 205/50 x 15s or 24.27 mph with 215/40 x 17s; or with Final drive of 3.36:1 giving 26.30 mph using 235/40 x 17s.

Maximimum speed in gears @ 7750rpm (rev limited at 8000rpm):
3.64 / 3.36 diff
51.01 1st 55.27 mph
77.57 2nd 84.03 mph
112.30 3rd 121.66 mph
150.49 4th 163.03 mph
188.11 5th 203.79 mph

WHEELS & TYRES:
Wheels: Raceline RL5s cast alloy, 7½" x 17", ET40mm.
Tyres:
Front: 215/40ZR17, Dunlop Sport 9000s
Rear: 235/40ZR17, Dunlop Sport 9000s

SUSPENSION:
Front: Independent by LEDA adjustable 2½" coilovers with 400lb springs. Macpherson struts, three-door Cosworth hubs and track control arms, set to 2° negative camber, 0" 20' toe in. Standard 28mm anti-roll bar with polyurethane bushes and GGR Grp A three piece strut brace.
Rear: Independent, by semi-trailing arms, LEDA adjustable 2¼" coilovers with 200lb springs and Escort Cosworth 22mm anti-roll bar. Ream beam replaced with an Ahmed Bayjoo modified (Grp A) 6° item, rose jointed and fully adjustable set to 1.5° negative camber and 0' 0" toe. Polyurethane rear axle bushes and Sparco rose jointed rear strut brace.
Rear bumpsteer:

* * * * *Bump
60mm - 0.030" toe in
50mm - 0.023" toe in
40mm - 0.015" toe in
30mm - 0.009" toe in
20mm - 0.005" toe in
10mm - 0.003" toe in
0.0mm - 0.000" toe in

* * * * *Droop
10mm - 0.001" toe out
20mm - 0.002" toe out
30mm - 0.003" toe out

INTERIOR:
Full leather Recaro interior.
Stack ST500SR Rev counter / speedo

Boost pressure gauge - APEXi 2.5 bar

Oil pressure gauge - GReddy

Oil temperature gauge - GReddy

Exhaust Gas Temperature gauge - GReddy

Electric sunroof conversion.
One touch windows / sunroof.
Manual over-ride on fan control.
ABS on / off control.
10 stage switchable boost - 1 to 2.5 bar
Momo carbon fibre gear knob.
4 x 4 gator.
Water injection light.
Three postion simmer control (Off, one minute or two minutes with fans).
Pectel Monitor mounted in the dash.

BRAKES:
Front: AP Racing 330mm (13") grooved and and ventilated discs wth aluminium bell. AP Racing CP5200 4-pot callipers and stainless-steel stainless-steel braided hoses.
Rear: Hi Spec 300mm (11.8") grooved and ventilated discs wth aluminium bell. 4x4 Cosworth callipers.
System: Hydraulic, dual-circuit with vacuum servo assistance and Teves switchable ABS.

STEERING:
Type: Power-assisted rack-&-pinion.
Lock-to-lock: 2.4 turns

BODY / CHASSIS:
Type: Pressed-steel monocoque, based on conventional Sierra, in four-door saloon style.
Chassis construction: In steel, as part of monocoque
Dimensions:
Length: 4490mm Width: 1700mm Height: 1377mm Wheelbase: 2609mm Front track: 1450mm Rear track: 1466mm Weight: 1275Kg (2811lbs)*

*Weight without driver and with half tank of fuel

PERFORMANCE:
Max. speed: 188.11mph @ 7750rpm with 3.64:1 Diff
Max. speed: 203.79mph @ 7750rpm with 3.36:1 Diff (If it would pull it!)
Max speed achieved to date: *180.9mph @ 6900rpm on 13 May 2001 at Bruntingthorpe proving ground (been faster on "Autobahn" )
Acceleration: 0-60mph 4.55 secs, 0-100 mph 9.5 secs (385bhp)
Fuel consumption: Typically 7-20 mpg
Best standing quarter achieved at Santa Pod 20 September 1998 (with only 385bhp).
Reaction time: 0.994 seconds
60 ft time: 2.164 seconds
330 ft time: 5.609 seconds
First 1/8 ET: 8.361 seconds
First 1/8 speed: 92.120 mph
Second 1/8 ET: 4.279 seconds
1/4 ET: 12.640 seconds
1/4 Terminal: 115.960 mph

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Computer controlled boost settings connected to the gearbox using micro-switches: Any boost settting from 1 bar to 2.5 bar can be selected for any gear.
Three position simmer control - Off; 1 minute or 2 minutes + fans.
Morrette twin headlights.
4 x 4 remote boot release and lock.
Fully mapped water injection using the windscreen washer bottle for supply - comes on if charge temperature exceeds 42°C and boost pressure is 7psi or above. Automatically switches off if charge temperature drops below 38°C or boost pressure drops below 7psi.
Peak memory recall on all gauges.
Pectel Monitor.
Stainless-steel exhaust heat shield.
Remote start.
RS 500 front splitter.
RS 500 airbox lid and turbo hose.
Bumper modified to increase air flow to the intercooler.

ACHIEVEMENTS:
7th in class UFC '96 - with 275 bhp
6th in class Performance Ford shoot-out 26 May 1997 - with 319 bhp
3rd in class UFC '97 - with 343 bhp (After only four runs due to poor weather).
Featured in June 1998 issue of Fast Ford (385bhp)
4th in class Performance Ford shoot-out 30 August 1998 (Only beaten by a 520bhp RS500, Westfield Cosworth and pukka Rover V8 engined dragster).
2nd in class USC '99 - with broken gearlever, achieved on the first run (385bhp).
Winner of the Revs Top Speed shoot-out August 1999 (385bhp)
4th Overall Revs Top Speed shoot-out August 2000 (419bhp)
Briefly the fastest Sapphire in country 180.9mph (515bhp - stupidly on the 3.36 gearing, which meant it never reached peak power).

[georgie1]

one of thee best spec'd out there.now

i have to agree

[cossie916]

Still slower than my 1098s!

Great spec car, enjoy it!

[Bosch Man]

bare in mind you could say even better spec now!

[Mike Rainbird]

Still slower than my 1098s!

Great spec car, enjoy it!

Actually, it is faster, as it even (just) beats the new 1198S in top speed at Brunters (180.4mph) and these are faster by a country mile than 1098s - I think you want one of these: .

[bullett]

want to do a deal o an escos so you can fit in better here?
i still love the saff's

[Mike Rainbird]

bare in mind you could say even better spec now!

Er, no - it's missing the MOST important part - the rear beam .

[cossie916]

Actually, it is faster, as it even (just) beats the new 1198S in top speed at Brunters (180.4mph) and these are faster by a country mile than 1098s - I think you want one of these: .

Don't remember saying my 1098s was standard!

181.4BHP and I don't know the top speed because it says --- (which means 300kmh and just over186 though! - if the dodgy Italian speedo works properly! could be 45mph!)