New member Octane Academy car

[Jabbit]

What did these things sell for?

Please crack a beer (or drink of choice) and be prepared to cry into it. I'm most of the way through the grieving process, I'm currently in acceptance but might regress based on this thread. I'm so disappointed I missed out. I think they were like $8k or 8,500. Chump change for what you get.

 

[XR650R]

Please crack a beer (or drink of choice) and be prepared to cry into it. I'm most of the way through the grieving process, I'm currently in acceptance but might regress based on this thread. I'm so disappointed I missed out. I think they were like $8k or 8,500. Chump change for what you get.

If you want to race a car, this comes with a roll cage. If you want to rally it, this comes with a roll cage.

 

[Octane14]

What did these things sell for?

Fiestas started at 8k and 10k for the Focus. My Fiesta was $8400 but it came with 4 extra wheels and a spare set of new calipers, pads and rotors.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Is OA going to be all trucks/SUVs going forward, or is Ford just cancelling the whole deal now that they don't have any more cars in their North American lineup, save for the 'Stangs, which will probably bite the dust soon as well?

 

[Jabbit]

Is OA going to be all trucks/SUVs going forward, or is Ford just cancelling the whole deal now that they don't have any more cars in their North American lineup, save for the 'Stangs, which will probably bite the dust soon as well?

It's cancelled entirely.

 

[SteveS]

There's no more Octane Academy, which was just for Focus and Fiesta. They still have a day at Ford Performance Racing School free with a new GT350 (which is now discontinued too) and GT500. Otherwise it's the offroad Raptor school or the Explorer ST school.

 

[AngeloGT500]

Hi random out of the blue random but i have to ask can you put a Fiesta st engine and trans in a 2001 prelude

 

[SteveS]

Hi random out of the blue random but i have to ask can you put a Fiesta st engine and trans in a 2001 prelude

Given enough resources you can build pretty much anything. The question would be, "Why would you want to?" The Prelude's original engine makes the same power naturally aspirated.

 

[AngeloGT500]

Given enough resources you can build pretty much anything. The question would be, "Why would you want to?" The Prelude's original engine makes the same power naturally aspirated.

Well dont get me wrong i love VTEC but i also love the turbo noise coming from a fiesta St engine or maybe i could just RS swap the prelude but can it be done is all i want to know

 

[AZSP33D]

Nice! Not all the cars were the same and the #15 was a good one.

 

[green_henry]

The AC compressor is unplugged... interesting. Is this something we should be considering for track days?

 

[kevinatfms]

The AC compressor is unplugged... interesting. Is this something we should be considering for track days?

Does it have the Ford Racing A/C bypass kit?

 

[M-Sport fan]

^^^Supposedly, they left everything in, and intact, save for the compressor line (??).

It makes no sense, except for the fact that they planned on selling them all as street cars when 'out of service', or the whole program ended, as it has, yes, even despite the cages/harnesses installed in them.

 

[AZSP33D]

The AC compressor is unplugged... interesting. Is this something we should be considering for track days?

I'm pretty sure they serviced and repaired the engines over the years, and didn't bother with parts that weren't needed. The AC system has no drag with the clutch disengaged, just extra weight.