John Moore is a man with a history of Ford engine swaps behind him, so when he had the chance to slot ah RS engine into his Mk2 Focus ST he didn't think twice about it. There's always been a tradition amongst Ford enthusiasts for upgrading a car's engine to the one that stands out in the range, and it's normally the one that comes with an RS badge. We've seen it with Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts fitted with RS2000 engines and there was no shortage of XR3S with RS turbo power-plants back in the '90s either. In fact, there was probably a period where more RST lumps appeared in other cars than in RSTs themselves! Vans, estates, and even the humble Orion all received the RST treatment. These were indeed good times, when people assumed the rusting ex-Telecom van was running a diesel until the whistle from the dump valve gave the game away.
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