turbocharging 2001 ford focus lx 5spd

[bsdracing]

wondering what tuning and size injectors and if mass air is a must to turbo a stock 2001 ford focus its one of my two focuses and just needs more power like my cummins and powerstroke lol what do you guys think? I have turboed mustangs and stuff like that but all used blow through carbs. can i simply make a oil feed and oil return in pan and put bigger injectors and some tuning? or would I need mass air cant remember if it is already or not.:twitch:

[ChuckD]

Being a 2001 yes it is mass air. Honestly for the power you will produce a 65 mm TB and 19 lb injectors will work. When tuning get your AF ratio and MAF transfer function right and you will be good. For that car I wold bump up to a 190 lph fuel pump also. Everyting you can get from a bone yard.

[bsdracing]

so pretty much just make feed and return oil lines and bigger fuel pump mess with some tuning and thats it I have turbocharged carbed motors before just nothing with a computer lol

[ChuckD]

Yes make sure when you plumb your tubing you blow through the MAF and have your blow valve set to 7 psi.

[bsdracing]

alright thanks a ton I will see what I can fab up with the stuff I have also is it true I cant tune a focus with minotaur? I once again have not looked into the PCM on the focus but could it be tuned with a chip?

[ChuckD]

yes you can use the chip. I am pretty sure that you can use the Minotaur. Also in your exhaust make sure to put an extra bung for an AFR guage, so you can monitor that. I would look for a turbo from a 90 Probe.

[bsdracing]

alright I will look into it a bit more I just dont want to bolt up a turbo and not be able to tune it or if I do get everything going besides the tuning what it would run like?

[ChuckD]

keep an eye on the AFR. Wouldn't want to get on it though.

[BlackSTX]

If it helps, be sure to check out some of the Focus forums; there were a ton of people who had done this back when I had a Focus in '03. I'm sure you could get some ideas on what worked or didn't.