Jason Ripp
The first mag featured Fiesta to have the "flush" tailgate treatment, and also the first to have the light pockets on the front bumper filled. Jason mentions in the feature that he tried a number of different dump valves, searching for the loudest one, which turned out to be the Le Mans Gp A item. Odd choice of gearbox modification as well, I would have shortened the gearing to the Zetec ratios. These are available from Demon Tweeks. When this appeared in Performance Ford, it had already been in Fast Car a few months earlier. If anyone has scans of that feature please email me.
Engine
195 Superchips conversion, beige injectors, uprated actuator, Le Mans Gp A dump valve, chrome battery cover and suspension top mounts, Bailey Motorsport header tank, Pace intercooler, K&N 57i Induction Kit, Magnex straight through stainless exhaust with centre silencer removed and 4" tail pipe, lengthened gear ratios and limited-slip differential..
Chassis
7x17" TSW Venoms with custom offset and 205/40 ZR17 Yokohama A510s, Spax RSX fully adjustable 2.25" coilovers, Tar-Ox cross drilled front discs and pads, brake calipers and rear drums lacquered black.
Styling
Fibresports Escort Cosworth front bumper with light pockets filled, MK3 Si rear bumper with towhook filled and number plate slot "frenched in", "flush" tailgate with lock and wiper hole filled, silver mesh behind front grille, Escort RST front badge with silver frame, RGM Style 2 headlamp eyebrows, rear clusters half-tinted black, single wiper conversion, debadged all round, bonnet line filled and smoothed, Xtreme top level brake light, Xtreme M3 mirrors and chrome sunstrip, Mocal aero style fuel filler, Fiat Punto smoked side repeaters, rubbing strips removed, door handles, locks and roof strips colour coded.
Interior
Momo Race steering wheel, Momo Competizione gear knob with engraved Turbo logo and black leather gaiter, Lockwood white dials and chrome sill plates, white 30psi boost gauge, Sparco drilled alloy pedals, tailored mats with Fiesta RST logo.
ICE
Pioneer KEH-P8200 RDS radio / cassette head unit with 12 disc multichanger in glovebox, Alpine G180 graphic equaliser, Rockford Fosgate Punch 40 amp powering mid / tweeter component kits front and rear, RF Punch 60 amp powering 15" Kicker Solobaric sub in boot, RF passive crossover units. Amps connected by punch link unit and fed by Optima battery in neon-lit perspex enclosure.