What happened to Cosworth support?

[dtbdan]

I remember back in 2012/13 Cosworth was one of the first major aftermarket brands to really open a development program on the 86 platform, does anyone know why by about 2015 they seemed to not just stop all R&D but production of parts as well?

[KR-S]

From what I gathered, it was simply too expensive for what it was compared to alternatives and had a questionable reputation with other platforms at best (despite the name).


Not many people went Cosworth for these reasons.

[weederr33]

They stopped their Stage 1 offerings due to shipping costs as well as shotty quality from Nameless Performance (who made their exhaust). I believe Matt@Cosworth pointed out that others did exhausts good enough.

As for their Stage 2 supercharger, I believe it was a combination of low sells, and that Cosworth wanted to begin focusing on electronics and other formula racing stuff again. Though I don't know entirely why they got out. Either way, despite other issues with other platforms, my experience with them has been wonderful.

[Cal3000]

The question should be, what happened to Accelerated Performance? They released a vid with their turbo kit when the car first came out setting a 11.3 in the 1/4 mile, then never released the kit.

[Alltezza]

Their prices were EXPENSIVE if i remember it was almost 7K or 8K!!!, while Edelbrock was a lot cheaper and had a warranty and they sometimes had rebates.

But it also offered very similar if not the same performance since theyre both roots SC, although I'm sure that the Cosworth is using a smaller TVS one while Edelbrock's TVS 1320 is a little bigger.

All while costing a lot less than Cosworth and also being high quality.

So it's probably low sales, you hear everyone and see people who are SC'd run Edelbrock and JRSC.

[Tcoat]

They made a full announcement on here someplace. They were really just moving on to other projects. They are a business no need to concentrate on where the sales are.

[eMCee]

Talking about other projects.
11k revving V12 anyone?

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Cal3000

The question should be, what happened to Accelerated Performance? They released a vid with their turbo kit when the car first came out setting a 11.3 in the 1/4 mile, then never released the kit.

Accelerated released their kit. I've seen 2 installed on their customer cars while rolling through Toledo, OH. Not sure if they kept making them, I haven't stopped by there or talked to those guys since.. 2014?

[nikitopo]

I think there are still some SC kits available and with a better price. They can sell directly now and they can be more competitive. If there is still an interest, maybe they can produce a new batch of kits.