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Jul 14, 2011 12:45:33 GMT
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There was a time in the nineties/noughties when every single RS Turbo you saw advertised was said to have an Ahmed Bayjoo chip. A lot of them did. A lot of them were being sold by folk who clearly didn't know what an Ammad Bhajoo or whatever was, but nonetheless wanted their car to sound the bizzo, regardless of truth or spelling. So who is Ahmed Bayjoo? He's a dude who started at Ford as an apprentice, showed great promise and technical understanding and was made Technical Supervisor at a Ford dealership in the late eighties. In the era of growing prevalence of electronic engine management systems, Ahmed took to tinkering with ECUs in his spare time, to see what they were really all about and determine what untapped potential lay therein. His talents were soon spotted by Ford's Head of Motorsport, Peter Ashcroft, who appointed him Consultant Engines and Electronics Engineer. Ashcroft's agenda here was to harness Bayjoo's skills and apply them to the WRC development program, the learnings of which would feed into mainstream models. Of course, we know him best for his bespoke mapping in the aftermarket - something he was allowed free reign on in addition to his day job at Ford. It makes sense for the consumer - who better to map your ECU than a corporate-trained motorsport expert? His multi-faceted understanding of the knock-on effects of tuning and unwillingness to chase horsepower at the expense of torque earned him kudos as a specialist among specialists, and applying his work to a modified Ford makes perfect sense; it's the closest a boy racer can get to having his Escort tuned by the works rally team. So that's why a lot of RS Turbos have Ahmed Bayjoo chips.
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Who is Ahmed Bayjoo?Robinxr4i
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Jul 14, 2011 13:06:21 GMT
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Very interesting didn't know he continued to work for Ford while doing the ECU tuning, I assumed he just worked a Grove Garage who were always muttered in the same breath as his name. Great info
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Jul 14, 2011 13:38:50 GMT
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Does he do springs too? I heard someone on another forum banging on about Ahmed Bayjoo springs.
Interesting post!
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Jul 14, 2011 13:42:30 GMT
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He does indeed, but I don't really know anything about his involvement with suspension or Grove Garage, I'm afraid. Bet someone on here does though!
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Jul 14, 2011 13:49:52 GMT
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he has Leda wind springs to "his" spec. His springs combined with koni adjustable shocks are reputed to be one of the best suspension setups you can put on a cosworth! £165 for his springs from rainbird motorsport.
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Jul 14, 2011 13:55:33 GMT
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Ah, that's what I love about this place. Immediate response!
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Jul 14, 2011 14:16:10 GMT
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And you cant be the old school boys R&B MOTORSPORT or Marthoon Hadland at Reyland for fords what they don't know aint worth knowing
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Last Edit: Jul 14, 2011 14:33:59 GMT by rangyman
1998 Subaru Impreza uk wagon rebuilding into RWD FUN 1993 Range Rover 200TDi LSE 1998 VW Passat 1.9 TDi Estate 1992 Mercedes W124 3.0 Estate 2002 Citroen Berlingo 1900tdi 1984 Mercedes W123 2.0 Auto FOR SALE
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Jul 14, 2011 16:18:42 GMT
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Ive used him out of grove garage/Romford years ago on my old RS - nice chap.. and done a very good tuning job!
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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Jul 14, 2011 16:31:31 GMT
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Oh, really? How did you find him to deal with? I imagine him being a conscientious, hands-on kind of chap.
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Jul 14, 2011 17:23:56 GMT
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something ive wondered for a long time
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1993 Rs2o0o
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BenKH
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Praise the lowered
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Jul 14, 2011 20:42:08 GMT
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Are those... CDs?
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Jul 14, 2011 21:07:18 GMT
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Hell yeah - typical nineties mod, that. Cops can't get you with their radar guns if you've got a CD behind the grill, innit.
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Who is Ahmed Bayjoo?Robinxr4i
@robinxr4i
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Jul 14, 2011 21:26:27 GMT
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I believe Elton John CD were popular additions to any cooling fan during the 90's
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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They were used for deflecting the radar guns used by the police supposedly
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1998 Subaru Impreza uk wagon rebuilding into RWD FUN 1993 Range Rover 200TDi LSE 1998 VW Passat 1.9 TDi Estate 1992 Mercedes W124 3.0 Estate 2002 Citroen Berlingo 1900tdi 1984 Mercedes W123 2.0 Auto FOR SALE
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grant
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Jul 15, 2011 11:39:09 GMT
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Cds are the same size as the fan motor covers so people would put them over the fans to bling them up, never heard of the radar thing before ( with this style) but makes sense.
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Jul 15, 2011 11:44:41 GMT
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I think it's not so much that it 'makes sense', but that it was an urban myth that turned into a modifying meme. ...even now, you often see London minicab drivers with a CD hanging from the rear-view mirror. Quite what they think that might achieve is anybody's guess. It must be enormously distracting.
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