The NX2 turbo is cheap in the same vain as the Focus RS is cheap compared to their competitors, but Id rather describe both as performance bargains for what they can do.
The NX2 will happily power a 400bhp car or a 700bhp both with minimal lag and buckets of torque making them so easy to drive. As shown in most of the maps is if you aren’t using Syvec your almost 50% down on torque from 2000rpm upto 3500rpm then the gaps close up, but that initial range is the drivability range which makes the NX2 turbo such a performance bargain.
For example: The Mountune M520 turbo gives the similar drivability to the NX2 but the M520 is a much smaller turbo unit so in the real world should out drive a bigger unit low down and it gets nowhere near the 2000rpm torque the NX2 does and the M520 wont get to 650+bhp you need then to upgrade again.
So now your 2 turbos in to get 650bhp at around £10k for the set up and installed or use an NX2 and Syvecs and literally save at least £4k, (don’t forget the methanol ££ saving too) with a better driving car with less lag and and faster spooling than the bigger Garret or BG etc
You have way more options, for example: Syvecs + Methanol add £150; a standalone methanol system done right is around £1800-£2200. Add in anti lag to Cobb or OEM ECU oh you can’t, add in traction control to the Cobb or OEM ECU Oh you can’t, add in Rolling anti lag Oh you can’t; manage AUX fuel / Methanol from one system, one strategy on the Cobb or OEM ECU Oh you can’t, turn off AUX Fuel and run factory injection only on your Cobb or OEM ECU oh you can’t, add in etc etc etc and its NO YOU CAN’T.
Syvecs and the NX2 are cheaper in the long run than trying to make the Slow factory ECU or a Cobb try to work. The OEM and Cobb give good numbers they just can’t give that drivability of factory.
So to summarise: If you get an off the peg suit you get what you get, it fits where it touches. But if you get a tailored suit to you it fits everywhere. A bit like the off the shelf turbos their good but why wouldn’t you buy a turbo that was actually designed for the Ecoboost 2.3 platform. That’s why its so good and has such a wide range of ability 400-700bhp+ and the torque as a Massey Ferguson diesel would be proud of.
Personally I think the NX2 Turbo and The Focus Mk3 RS aren’t cheap their just Performance bargains.
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FPM375 Rocks
The rest of the “M” maps suck
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I went with the stage 5 competition twin plate clutch from SCC Performance. No meth and standard injectors. Got a ported head with oversized valves but also went with Syvecs. Planning to get it back to Devils next year for eight injectors and flex fuel.
