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Some '97 saddle colored Cobra seats would look right at home in that bad boy!
IDAFC21's 2014 Focus ST
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Some '97 saddle colored Cobra seats would look right at home in that bad boy!
I was considering the fiesta st first. Then thru some advice here and some research on my own I decided on the focus. Soooo glad I did.
Curious. What was it that tipped the scale? I've watched some video blogs and they loved the Fiesta as much as the Focus.
Well to be fair, I never actually LOOKED at any fiesta st's, so I don't really have a real world comparison of the 2. Just thru my research I kinda got swayed towards the focus the more I looked into it. I think [MENTION=1765]willseph[/MENTION] has driven both and went w/ the focus as well. In the end for me, I figured if I was gonna go for it, I may as well go big. (as far as these 2 cars are concerned, haha) Im sure the fiesta is a great car as well, but if you can spring for a little extra dough, the focus definitely doesnt disappoint either.
Great car, congrats on the purchase! You have an identical car to mine, aside from mine being Oxford White. I went ST3, no rado wheels, no sunroof.
I just installed the Cobb shifter plate last weekend, DEFINITELY DO IT. Makes the shifter so much firmer and throws are much shorter. Quick 45 minute install too.
I just installed the Cobb shifter plate last weekend, DEFINITELY DO IT. Makes the shifter so much firmer and throws are much shorter. Quick 45 minute install too.
Nice purchase, 253hp, what's it weigh 3000lbs =
Wish it was 3000lbs. Closer to 3250.
Now you need one GTX2867R.
Edit: is your car a hard top? If so, I hate you. I REALLY hate you. When I bought mine there was a 4 month waiting list for a custom order and they couldn't find a hardtop ST3 anywhere early 2013. So I had to sacrifice my ST3 for a ST2 since I didn't want to take on the extra bit of payment. In retrospect I easily could have afforded it, I should have said Fuck That, and spent the dime.
This winter reminded me why I wanted the heated seats/mirrors.
The Boomba Racing shift plate is NICE. I had a chance to sit in their Shop car when I was there for their dyno day. Very short throws, much firmer mechanism with way less play. They are also working on an update to further reduce the left to right throw since going to 5th gear from 4th is such a huge throw.
I'll have to look into that as well. It's so nice to have a local shop that does work on these cars.
Short shifter will definitely be one of the first things to go in. Not that the stock shifter is BAD. Even w/ the stock throw I can flick it from 3rd to 4th w/ my wrist while resting my arm on the armrest. Just moves so smoothly compared my GTO. Surprised I havent ripped this shifter out yet by forgetting which car im in
My car? As in no sunroof? If so, then yes.
Welp, it took about a month and a half, but I finally have my first real mod Bought an Injen intake. This car is un-nervingly quiet in stock form, and I needed to wake it up a bit. This definitely did the trick. Turbo spools are much louder, and good lord is the stock BPV loud now.
Install went pretty smooth thankfully. It gets a little cramped working with the couplers on the turbo, since its back behind the engine and the firewall, but I managed, and I never got frustrated at all during the install. Just took my time.
First some pics:
Stock setup w/ the engine cover removed. Yeah...not very exiting
Got the mid-pipe and airbox out. Ready for the fun part, trying to remove the turbo inlet tube:
Damn. I really shoulda ordered a shift plate while I was doing this
Here you can see just how tiny and flattened the stock piping is. Ick.
Hard part over with, new pipe in and tightened down on the turbo. I'm in the home stretch now
Heat shield in
Lower pipe and filter installed, sensors and hoses reattached, job complete!
Covers reattatched, everything good. This is why I wanted black. Wanted a nice clean look w/ no flash
And now for the video! I shot this w/ a DSLR, so audio quality is what it is. Might have to turn your speakers up a little. I assure you its a much different experience when you're actually inside the car. Hopefully the vid works, I just got done uploading it.
Bought an Injen intake. This car is un-nervingly quiet in stock form, and I needed to wake it up a bit. This definitely did the trick. Turbo spools are much louder, and good lord is the stock BPV loud now. Install went pretty smooth thankfully. It gets a little cramped working with the couplers on the turbo, since its back behind the engine and the firewall, but I managed, and I never got frustrated at all during the install. Just took my time.
First some pics:
Stock setup w/ the engine cover removed. Yeah...not very exiting
Got the mid-pipe and airbox out. Ready for the fun part, trying to remove the turbo inlet tube:
Damn. I really shoulda ordered a shift plate while I was doing this
Here you can see just how tiny and flattened the stock piping is. Ick.
Hard part over with, new pipe in and tightened down on the turbo. I'm in the home stretch now
Heat shield in
Lower pipe and filter installed, sensors and hoses reattached, job complete!
Covers reattatched, everything good. This is why I wanted black. Wanted a nice clean look w/ no flash
And now for the video! I shot this w/ a DSLR, so audio quality is what it is. Might have to turn your speakers up a little. I assure you its a much different experience when you're actually inside the car. Hopefully the vid works, I just got done uploading it.
you have me thinking about an intake now.
That makes two of us! I want to AutoX it bone stock first though so I'll have to be patient.
Smokinhot
3-man rules!!!!
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