REMAP TO STAGE 2! | MSD MULTI-MAPS | MSD400 | FOCUS RS

The time has come for more POWER!
This is the latest performance mod that I have installed onto my Ford Focus RS MK3 and it is the culmination of the build up to stage 2 that I have been gradually working towards with performance hardware upgrades ever since I went stage 1 with the Mountune FMP375!
I have not went for Mountune though, as many of you may have guessed that I would - I have went for a different tuner this time in the form of Motorsport Developments aka MSD!
This is quite a significant step and mod for a number of reasons; firstly it is adding horsepower; secondly it is a new tuner; thirdly it offers features and benefits custom to me and also features and benefits not available through Mountune!
I have been running stage 1 from Mountune / Ford Performance for over a year now, the FPM375 map which of course was warranty friendly which was my main reason for choosing it.
Now, however, my warranty has ran out so it is no longer a consideration so you could say that my options suddenly opened right up!
I have been adding several performance part mods to my MK3 Focus RS steadily, most (but not all) have been from Mountune so you may have thought the logical map to get would be from Mountune, either M400R or M400X. These of course were a consideration when coming to a final decision on what map to go for for stage 2.
There were a number of factors that led me down a different path, generally speaking the potential for more custom features and indeed more power was what did it and I will talk more about my reasons and thoughts on the matter in a future video but for now all that needs to be said is that I love the Mountune hardware, I feel it is very high quality, and also that after much research I have went for the MSD multi-maps from Motorsport Developments / Evolution Chips!
MSD has a number of calibrations available - MSD380 which requires very little in the way of hardware mods, MSD400 which requires at least an intake and intercooler and then MSD420 which requires a full bolt on setup including down-pipe and cat-back exhaust system.
My mods to date fully encompass the requirements (and a bit more!) for MSD400 as I recently installed the Mountune V2 intercooler made by Pro Alloy but I do have plans for adding the remaining required hardware for MSD420 so right now I could get the 400hp solution and then get the 420hp map down the line or I could just wait. Motorsport development have a multi-maps option, however, that makes this process super easy for me to have MSD400 now and have MSD420 ready to roll at the press of a button when I am ready!
This is a calibration that is loaded through the Cobb Accessport - the same device that Mountune uses - but the provided Cobb Accessport from MSD is not restricted in any way like the Mountune MTune version is.
The Cobb Accessport allows me to take a copy of my existing map - Mountune FPM375 - and then in the future if I want to I can un-marry the Accessport from the RS and load FPM375 back on and then sell the Cobb Accessport - something that is not easily done with the Mountune version!
Also the map customisation features and Accessport gauges are left fully fledged which is really cool!
Motorsport Developments have their web form set up to allow for some customisation of the map as well as offering remote custom tuning through the process of taking data logs using the Accessport, sending them to MSD and then having MSD sending back a revised custom map to load onto the Accessport and then onto the RS which is super awesome and handy for people like myself who live quite far away from their physical location!
I show the process of purchasing, updating the Accessport and installing the new MSD multi-maps onto my Focus RS MK3 and give a quick blip showing my ENHANCED POPS AND BANGS!
The process is very easy and user friendly, I really love the Cobb Access platform!
There are many features to talk about so keep an eye out for a future video on that!
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