V8V - Possibility to get N400 power upgrades retrofitted?

[jus]

So far as I'm aware, the N400's power boost comes from a revised active air intake system, and a remapped ECU.

I don't want the harder ride or the cheesy Nurgburgring stitching everywhere, so I'd rather keep my current car, although I wouldn't mind the extra power. Seems a relatively simply retrofit to me.

Anyone got any ideas about whether they'll allow this?

[Murph7355]

jus said:

So far as I'm aware, the N400's power boost comes from a revised active air intake system, and a remapped ECU.

I don't want the harder ride or the cheesy Nurgburgring stitching everywhere, so I'd rather keep my current car, although I wouldn't mind the extra power. Seems a relatively simply retrofit to me.

Anyone got any ideas about whether they'll allow this?

No idea. My guess is it would be expensive if they did.

[AstonZagato]

In the old days, Works Service would have done this for you (though for a price...) - the only limits were what you wallet would withstand. Under Ford, product liability, tighter legislation, etc. (and warranty issue, I assume) has meant that they won't upgrade the engine. As a standalone company, this might change - I certainly hope so.

However, with cars becoming more complex (Engine ECU talks to gearbox ECU talks to Stability ECU, etc.) it becomes more difficult to do this.