For the new ST owners the most important mods: catch can, intercooler, better spark plugs, tune, down pipe (if you’d like), short shifter, suspension, rear motor mount. After that it’s your canvas
@ 320hp ST already needs chassis mods , engine wants to jump out of the car lol suspension will be super expensive if u dont want ur car wobbling ; )) stainless ones cost like 4k$
@@Microphunktv-jb3kj rear motor mount & passenger motor mount or just bushing, lowering springs and you can call it a day for $600. I went fortune autos with custom spring rates and swift springs for $1500, end links, your choice of bracing and your still below $2500. You honestly don’t need anything crazy unless it’s a track only car.
An important note to everyone who's picking up their new project car: No matter what you do to it, some people will hate it but that doesn't mean it's tasteful or properly executed.
@@djhero0071 Have a great example of this lol saw a stanced focus, the issue wasn't that it was stanced but that it was poorly done. The alignment was awful between rear and front wheels and the car was very noticeably crab walking XD
No. I mean I think @rapapeti wrote their comment wrong. At least I think they didn’t mean to write it the way they originally did. The message still gets across though (and man, I’ve never heard of a car crab walking)
As a 4 year Focus ST owner, these are my best recommendations. An intercooler 100%. These cars do not fare well in hotter weather and even in cooler temperatures the OEM tube and fin design intercooler is very much lacking. I would see 60 degree Fahrenheit spikes on charge temps in one third gear pull. Very very bad for the poor engine and it really robs power as the hotter air with limit the amount of fun you can have with these cars. Turbo cars need as cold as they can get. Secondly, a rear motor mount at a minimum. Please do yourself and your poor car a favor and get a new rear motor mount. The wheel hop, 1st to 2nd and all other shifting is greatly improved, and the power will get a more direct transfer to the ground resulting in a faster response and a more enjoyable car. I’m going to slip in that I personally recommend getting the passenger and driver side mounts for the car as well. To my surprise when I replaced my transmission mount my oem unit was about to fail and drop my transmission on the floor which easily would have totaled the car. With these mounts upgraded the car will feel absolutely amazing. Precision feel makes shifting better when things aren’t wiggling around in the engine bay, and the whole front end becomes rock solid. When I say rock solid I mean that all three engine mounts have had a bigger impact on front end rigidity, and turn in than any shitty offerings for strut tower bars or other front end chassis bracing. I really think AWR Racings engine mounts are the best you can buy for these cars. I used to run CPE and I’ve felt what Cobb rear mounts are like and I can honestly say that AWR mounts are the most solid built and well composed when it comes to improving things without much in the way of draw backs. I run 88 all around but it’s up to you. Modifying cars is always a trade off with comfort and performance. Tunes are great! Don’t use OTS from Cobb. They blow engines and I mean it. Tunes are adjustments to a wide range of things that affect how your engine runs and it’s best to have one custom tailored to your car and what parts you have. This includes where you are in the world because you’re access to different types of fuel will be limited as well as factors like elevation. Get an access port and then a tune from a reputable source like stratified, edge auto sport or others. At this point you can also more closely monitor your engine and how it runs by looking at data from the ecu. Reading codes is another wonderful benefit from this as diagnosing issues becomes an easier and faster process. These are great cars and those are my top recommendations. Tires and brakes are also huge factors alongside suspension. Just do the research and make sure to buy quality the first time. I made the mistake when I first bought the car thinking I could get a away with products that had lower price tags and I was wrong. There are exceptions for example the Depo Racing 3.5 and 5.5 intercooler but it’s up to you to find them at your own risk. Good luck and google everything. The focus forum is an amazing resource.
@@briancastro8004 I highly recommend AWR Racing mounts. I have all three and I will never go back to stock. They are super super strong and honestly I believe they will outlast the rest of my Focus lol. You can get different durometers too. They can suit whatever stiffness and vibes you care to have.
@@briancastro8004 I run 88 all around and I like it but 70 is also good. It depends on how much vibration you want to endure. 70 is a good start point and with AWR you can always swap to stiffer or softer bushings if you want to. Stock to light mods go 70, moderate to very modified 88 and full race go 95.
I just sold My 2014 Focus ST ... Picked up an Elantra N as its replacement. Don't regret it in the slightest. FoST was such a great daily driver - always wished I could've gotten myself into a Focus RS, but Ford only wants the US Market to drive Mustangs.
Best mods for your budget ST build (based on my experience spending too much): 1. Wheels, tires, coil overs (raceland Ultimos specifically) 2. Depo Racing 3.5" FMIC, muffler & resonator delete + new exhaust tips (or full 3" catback, AWE and Accellatec are great) 3. Cobb Accessport & custom e30 tune All in you can do this for around ~$3500, making ~300whp/380ftlbs and look good doing it. (add $2000 for a big turbo, external wastegate and bov for ~380whp)
Don't buy cheap coilovers.. Ultimos are garbage unless all you are looking for is to be low. Downpipe > Catback. Muffler and resonator delete drones like shit do one or the other. Full catback on stock turbo makes no sense other than noise because it makes no power. Yes to the depo intercooler. Full bolt on is filter, intercooler, downpipe. Get the AEM dry flow(easier to maintain over a green or cobb filter)$65, Intercooler $360, Rear motor mount $50, cnt racing 200 cell downpipe $350. If you want some more noise do a Resonator delete or if you want different tips do a muffler delete(more noticeable drone than resonator delete) either way $50. Accessport $300 used. Get some sort of tune from Edge, JST, Stratified, etc ~$300-350 for a pump and e30 tune or ~250 for just a pump gas tune(91/93) 280-290 is more realistic hp numbers and about 360 TQ $1525 Big turbo. BNR 67 or 71 is $1700 if you're on a budget. Both will max out stock fuel and don't need an external gate. Will need blowoff valve and charge pipes though. Depo Charge pipes $220, Blowoff valve of your choice $40-300; have someone weld the flange for whatever blowoff valve to the depo hot pipe $50-75. 1 Step colder plugs $28 New tune $400-450. 350-375hp ~$2550 If you need MO POWA BABY than you need aux fuel. 2 port aux will max out either of those turbos. Can normally find them used for about $550 but its $995 new. Tune revision $150 (save 50 dollars if you have this when you go big turbo on tune) BNR 67 will be at ~425whp and BNR 71 will be ~475whp
@@XBLACKWHITEX171 I'd say skip the coil overs completely. Along with springs and most other suspension mods. Most just fuck up the handling and the ride comfort. People often do these mods with out giving it a second thought. These are the same folks who'll agonize over dyno graphs of their chosen tune making sure that they get "MAX POWA". Yet when it comes suspension they just throw on a set of springs/shocks or coil overs and don't spend one second tuning the suspension beyond a basic alignment. There are so many factors when it comes to suspension tuning that get over looked by the "drop it like it's hot" crowd. They assume that lowering the car make it handle better, just trusting the "feel" of a tighter suspension means that it has to be handling better. I'd be willing to bet that in the majority of cases they've actually hurt the handling along with the ride comfort. New tires absolutely will help handling way more than slapping on a spring or coil over kit and call it a day.
@@brandons9138 absolutely. I just went over the order I did/am doing things. Thats funny because I was going to grab springs but decided not to I’m going to grab some fortune 500s or something when I’m done with everything else. I don’t want to spend twice and as of right now I’m just on the street so tires is the way better option early. Don’t really need wheels anyway, just tires, people like to run the stock snowflakes or the premium wheels anyway. If you want more of a flush fitment with the snowflakes you just get 20mm spacer in the front and 25mm in the back on premiums you can do the same if you cut your studs in the front otherwise you have to run 25mm all round.
Love mine! I've had my '14 ST3 since 2016 and in the last couple years started modding it. Only had a couple issues that were pretty easy to fix, but so far so good.
I miss mine, had a Garrett 2867 pushing 25psi to redline, traction was a big issue. I recommend keeping it stock turbo, full bolt on, tune and beefing up the suspension for the twisties
Installed a PCV catch can for reliability, FMIC for cold air, short shifter and solid shift bushings, and a rear motor mount. These mods work well for whatever you're using your car for. The next logical step was to, of course, put SE front calipers on to fit 15" wheels, rally tires, give it a 2 inch lift, steel skid plate, and go rallycrossing.
That sounds like a gnarly setup yo, you got her up on the gallery by chance?! Would be cool for us to see! -Edgar www.fitmentindustries.com/add-wheel-offset
This is pretty much the mod list I have planned for mine. All drivability and quality of life mods. I'm going for an OEM+ type theme. I'm not even getting new wheels. Maybe some spacers to push the wheels out and make it look more aggressive. When it's all said and done only people who know what they are looking at would even be able to tell it's not bone stock.
@@Datttsnake Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capabilities, for starters! Also, you'd be going from a resistive touch display (think of what touchscreen phones were like before the iPhone) to a capacitive touch display that allows multi touch and is much more responsive and snappy!
I just picked up a 2017 ST less than a week ago. Why is my touch screen inconsistently not responding/lagging? For 5 minutes it works fine then it bugs out. The screen would sometimes go black or some buttons on the screen won’t respond when I press on it. Sometimes won’t let me use Bluetooth so I have to use my charger as the aux. This gets me really frustrated
@@user-cy5lf5cd9p Settings > General > Master Reset. That will do the trick for a while, but I'd recommend a reformat by updating to the latest Sync version! Video on my channel on how you can do that!!!
Still have my Tangerine Scream ST. 8th year now. Bought it brand new in 2014. Drove it out from showroom and I added the Mountune MP275 kit from UK, then in 2016 I added the MR300 kit from UK and finally in 2019 I went BT with Mountune MRX kit from US. Zero issue have clocked 180000Kms. It keeps up with my other German cars here in Dubai. Wish I had installed the EFR turbo much earlier. My advise to anyone buying an ST, do regular maintenance always n oil changes every 5-7K kms. This car is rock solid n fun. Reason I have not parted with it because it’s the only hothatch with manual tranny.
The ST tuning and modification platform is amazing and well supported. I didn’t realize this until after I bought it and owned for a year or so and it’s incredible the amount of support there is and affordable solutions compared to other platforms
Love my ST, can definitely recommend a short shifter and a full turboback exhaust system. But what really waked the car up is a custom tune by stratified
@@murphy6huncho226 Stratified tunes are great and very reliable. They've put countless hours into researching and getting to know the ST platform first-hand, and they know what they're doing. I'd just advise against a pop tune. Mostly because it's dumb. I've been on a Stratified E30 tune for 30,000 miles with no issues. Car is at 70,000 miles. Their traction control is amazing too. It keeps the perfect amount of slip and stays in boost well.
for anyone wanting to get a focus ST or fiesta ST. be aware that they have terrible paint issues, especially places it snows/where salt is used. rear quarter panels always have paint chipping off, rear trunk and the inner doors. keep your eye out and make sure to always oil spray your car
I just got my CPO Kona blue ST in September of last year. It's got more chips in the paint than Frito Lay. Apparently it also scratches easily, as mine looks like it drove though a car wash with sand paper brushes. It's really the only problem I have with the car, besides not hunting for a ST2 rather than the ST1 I ended up with.
@@FitmentIndustries I’ve since lost contact with him shortly after him doing the LSD and giving me a ride. I honestly have no clue what happened to him🤷🏼♂️ he was tuned by panda Motorworks on e30 stock turbo.
Being a focus st owner myself, I'm disappointed to to see nobody urging people interested in the platform to a catch can. The only thing I regret about my st is not getting a catch can right off the bat. If you don't want to have issues down the line with carbon buildup that can really hurt the performance of your engine, I highly recommend this mod being the first to buy.
@@JubJub117 These cars arent losing value like that. My '17 is in great shape and under 90k miles and I could probably get what I gave for it after 2 years of ownership. You're just being a hater
You're gonna have carbon buildup no matter what, a catch can is just another point of failure, adds cost and doesn't really offer much benefit. I know people at 200k miles that never got their valves cleaned and their cars still run fine. Of you're overly concerned with it, just get the valves walnut blasted every 50000 miles or so.
Have had my MM ST1 since new. My mods are: CPE lightweight intercooler, rmm and exhaust. Ford Performance short throw shifter. Mountune shift arm and cable bushings. Velosatech snorkel. Damond symposer delete. Panda 93 octane custom tune. Pirelli sottozero tires go on every winter. Sync 3 conversion upgrade on my wish list. Recaros were on my list but the base seats are very comfortable and a non issue during spirited driving. Same with stock suspension and brakes.
I feel like the odd one out here, when I got my car I didn’t have much of a say in what it was so drive the upgraded trim of the base. Even though I don’t have the turbski under the hood this car is still a fun little daily driver. Even though there aren’t many performance mods you can do to the base there is plenty of aftermarket support for good looks and you can really make these cars look great
Excellent daily driver for some fun on the way to work. Decent mpg, manual, agile, looks aggressive. I went with Konig Hypergrams carbon with the machined lip, much more aggressive stance and lighter too.
I have a 2016 ST1 with a injen intake, one step colder plugs, turbosmart BOV, Cobb fmic, and a Cobb tune. Absolutely a blast to drive. Reliable, pretty versatile little egg. I have done a few exterior mods, TSW wheels, rear quarter window louvers, wing riser, shaved front grille and shark teeth. One of my favorite cars I have owned.
I have a 2016 ST1 i bought new. FBO, E30, perfect blend of daily and performance. I track mine, it out ran EVERY car in my class...passed every car, didnt get passed once in over 4 race days now. The car is slower than a lot of higher powered cars obviously, but a good driver can drive a FoST at max when high powered cars really need excellent drivers to reach their potential. Another major upgrade besides the FMIC, if you plan on driving hard on back roads or the track, is brake pads at minimum with high temp fluid. I have a RaceRed with black RPF1s sitting on H&R springs, whiteline sway bar, FSWerks front stability bar all for suspension and it sits perfect (the wheels are 18x9 +35mm offset with 245/40/18's). These cars are great for the cost, but dont tune quite as well as the VW's or even the Hyundai's (the K03 turbo is its weak point). Great car if you plan on doing simple upgrades and daily driving it. btw..not sure which wheels those were on that dropped ST, black, steelie looking wheels with chrome ring...but that look was mint! ^_^
I love my Tomei catback Exhaust, sounds sooooo good with the natural burbles, and noticed a lot of pop and bangs when I installed my TiAL bov. Love this platform
My 2014 is such a blast. Things I’d do: -Oil catch can (being Direct Injection it helps keep oil out of the combustion chamber that slips past by being a turbo car) -FMIC, the stock intercooler has a lot of problems with heat soak from factory. -A tune after all the other bolt ons. I got my car E-Tuned by Alan at Edge Autosport. He knows his stuff when it comes to the ST. Of course I’d do wheels and tires. I’m running 1552 Tarmacs and Toyo Proxes that I bought from the great people at yours truly, Fitment Industries.
@@alexanderfoote4910 just don't look at the mpg just look at the smiles per gallon instead, mines running stage 2 done by eurospec automotive that was called DDG mapping. So quite a savage map with huge flames 😂 i just lay more bricks at work to fund shells VPower
Looking to get new wheels and coilovers this season. Ive got h&r lowering springs and konig hypergram wheels. However, the ST looks squatted with the springs I have on. Also want to do more cosmetic mods now that Im pretty much done power mods. For those interested this is my build/mod list: -Injen intake -velossatech grill intake scoop -wagnertuning FMIC -NGK step colder plugs -"racing" downpipe -mbrp catback -GFB DVX BOV -COBB rear engine mount -COBB sound symposer delete -Accessport -Stratified eTune (roughly 275whp 340tq) -COBB short shifter plate -COBB shifter cable bushings -H&R Lowering Springs -Konig Hypergram wheels -SPEC-D Taillights
I have a 2015 focus st I have a ton of stuff done to it I have it wide bodied, bagged, fender exit, big turbo, FBO tuned, lots mods & custom things coming soon I’ll actual be posting most of my that on my RUclips too glad to see some love for the ST I love this car!
Me and my wife just sold our/her ST. It was high mileage and we wanted to get rid of the loan especially and the current state of the market was very good for that. Still have my RS and will never sell it though.
Any issues with the RS? Whats all done to it?! Make sure to add it to the gallery if you have a nice setup! -Edgar www.fitmentindustries.com/add-wheel-offset
Not sure of Focus ST's in the rest of the world. But we here in South Africa have the Cologne plant in Germany builds. Done all the mods as well as Cobb software. But so far i know of more than 50 Focus ST's who suffered severe engine damage after all the mods. Mostly holes burned in pistons and burned valves.Obviously no factory warrenty's. And very expensive to repair. I removed all mods and have done 70 000 km sofar with no further issues. But head was cracked already on 50 000 km.Front top engine mount broke just after warrenty expiring. Cooling water pipes cracked. But a joy to drive everyday.
Hey I just retired as a professional cdl driver so I wanted a fun car without the fuel penalty.My everyday was a 2008 5speed focus,so this a upgrade.Just ordered a oil catch can,vortex intercooler,ford performance exhaust,hangers and tune with colder plugs.New hood struts and recirculation valve.Just for performance and reliability. Can't wait to get it installed. Who says the youngins have all the fun.
My ST was such a fun little ride. My suggestion is replace the rear motor mount. It greatly reduces the wheel hop that the stock mount was prone to do when you do a hard pull. I got the Mountune one and it took me about 45 minutes to install. Ford Performance has a tune you can put on the ST that wouldn't void your warranty. It didn't raise the power but it raised the torque by 90 lb-ft. That really made the car really fun. That little 2.0 Ecoboost can put out lots of low to mid range torque. The suspension is really great on these cars, while not as great as the Fiesta ST, but this baby can handle for a FWD platform. Also a really big upgrade that will also compliment your upgraded motormount is a Quaffe LSD. I overall love this damn car.
nice video, realistically tho, dropping your car really low is not at all drivable on Hawaii's roads, however, Id personally lift it some and have a rally/off-road setup with a widebody kit. The focus RS is my dream car after all.
I got a 2014 stage 3 st on 93. Honestly, best aftermarket part you could throw on for performance is the intercooler. I have the depo racing 3.5 fmic and its incredible and its half the price of bigger well known brands. Charge temps went from 170 to never above 80. Awe track exhaust, catless dp, depo racing intake pipe and air filter. Have the flash tune from stratified for a little over 6000 miles and I can say, it's VERY fun to drive as a daily. Not too sure how much whp but if I had to guess 270-280ish and torque in the 300s. From a roll, it rips and it feels great.
@@FitmentIndustries Maybe later down the line I'll big turbo it and maybe change the fuel system. As of right now though, gas prices are eating up my wallet
I almost bought an ST. decided to wait it out and ordered a 22 ultra black M/T Veloster N. Its at the port now. Ive got a good feeling the 4+ month wait will be well worth it. and for no dealer mark up :) Can you guys please make an in depth Veloster N "before you mod" video please!??? that would be so dope. also no "what fits" video for the VN?? only 1 for regular veloster? I appreciate you guys. I want to buy some nice 18s and tires for it. ill make sure to add to gallery :)
well, I didn't have enough for an ST. so I got an SE. I have done son fun things to it. OptionLabs wheels , bilstein coils from you guys , changed the bumpers and some other little things . today I just got some flowmaster muffler and my cold air intake is on the day to be delivered today. so far is not the fastest car on earth but it looks awesome and I love it
Can't wait to get mine back on the road, I lost cylinder 1 after 3 years in storage. Only change will be a SP63 Stage one longblock, this added with my MRX EFR big turbo and Aux fuel will make it a blast to drive !!! It is a fun platform to play with and they handle pretty good (Many trips to the Tail of the Dragon)
Bought mines brand new!! I love it! Is perfect the way it is stock. The only thing I did is bought the ST 3 carbon fiber trim. In Europe they been had the ST since 2002. As for the RS badge its been around for a long time.
I just got some new A-Line VF1 wheels for my ST mk3 with the red trim and some Michellin PilotSport tyres. Also put a Ford Performance windshield banner decal on. Small touches but it looks like a new car. I'm planning on install some interior red lighting as well by splicing in an old PC RGB LED strip into the center console 12V wires. Next is rear wing extensions and then some performance parts like catless downpipe and K&N cold air intake with a new intercooler. Maybe throw in a after market BOV too.
Personal opinion: Pros: 1. Drives like a go-kart 2. Decent aftermarket parts available 3. Easy to work on 4. Easy to make decent power (400 whp) 5. It has a good community (if you are around the right people) Cons: 1. ItS jUsT aNoThEr St 🙄 2. All St's are the same... (yeah okay) 3. There are a lot of them 4. Some judgment towards the ST community Overall ST's are fun cars and are very great cars for individuals who are looking to dabble into the Car community! They are easy to customize and are very fun to drive even when youre stock. BUT PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! DO NOT BUY A POP CRACKLE TUNE FROM STRATIFIED! (Thank you for my TED talk)
@@FitmentIndustries Already put an exhaust on it. Next is probably going to be wheels (from FI (; ), and then in no particular order: different blow off valve, 2022 i30N conversion (both bumpers, headlights, taillights, skirt, spoiler), chrome delete wrap. Those are the ones I have planned. Any other performance mods or anything like that I’ll probably do later on. I’d rather focus on looks because I enjoy the way to drives for right now
Figured I would put this as its own comment Don't buy cheap coilovers.. Ultimos are garbage unless all you are looking for is to be low. Downpipe > Catback. Muffler and resonator delete drones like shit do one or the other. Full catback on stock turbo makes no sense other than noise because it makes no power. Yes to the depo intercooler. Full bolt on is filter, intercooler, downpipe. Get the AEM dry flow(easier to maintain over a green or cobb filter)$65, Intercooler $360, Rear motor mount $50, cnt racing 200 cell downpipe $350. If you want some more noise do a Resonator delete or if you want different tips do a muffler delete(more noticeable drone than resonator delete) either way $50. Accessport $300 used. Get some sort of tune from Edge, JST, Stratified, etc ~$300-350 for a pump and e30 tune or ~250 for just a pump gas tune(91/93) 280-290 is more realistic hp numbers and about 360 TQ $1525 Big turbo. BNR 67 or 71 is $1700 if you're on a budget. Both will max out stock fuel and don't need an external gate. Will need blowoff valve and charge pipes though. Depo Charge pipes $220, Blowoff valve of your choice $40-300; have someone weld the flange for whatever blowoff valve to the depo hot pipe $50-75. 1 Step colder plugs $28 New tune $400-450. 350-375hp ~$2550 If you need MO POWA BABY than you need aux fuel. 2 port aux will max out either of those turbos. Can normally find them used for about $550 but its $995 new. Tune revision $150 (save 50 dollars if you have this when you go big turbo on tune) BNR 67 will be at ~425whp and BNR 71 will be ~475whp when you go BT that ls when you really should be grabbing your 3 inch catback for the actual performance so it can breath. If you want quiet Awe Resonated Touring and the nvidia q300 are the way to go. Mid level I would say is the mbrp. Loud would be cobb or a little louder would be the awe track. Solid bushings and short shifter are good things to get too. If you do a short shifter, lever>arm>plate. The ebay dfj lever is a super cheap lever that works. It’s basically a steeda clone I believe. Want flush stock snowflakes? 20mm spacers in front and 25mm in the back. Want flush Premium wheels? You have to cut your front studs a bit but same spacers otherwise you have to run 25mm in the front and back. Most people grab the garageline spacers. Don’t forget clutch upgrades after you go big turbo. Stock ST clutch is rated for 400tq I believe and the RS clutch for 450tq (RS clutch fits the ST as well as the RS slave cylinder)
I bought mine new in 2018 and I really like it. People have different ideas of what they want to do with their ST's and that's good. I'm more into the external body mods than modifying the engine...I'm good with the way it came from the factory. They're fun cars to drive...I'm now at 64,000 miles, and no issues!
@@KidYouRage No big issues. Just replaced battery and spark plugs after 5 years. That's about it. Stay away from all that crazy stuff people like to do that I don't think adds real power to the engine and you'll be good to go.
Love my ‘13 st2 more than anything, haven’t made it to cosmetics much yet but if it’s a bolt on, it’s done. Not mentioned in this video I HIGHLY recommend a short shifter as well as motor mounts changes the entire feel of the car.
Cannot forget an air/oil separator, yes Ik it’s not a Subaru but seriously, if you’re going to do anything more than just the casual pull here and there, please consider one of these it’ll save you so much in the long run
Mods I currently have include: custom 2.5in straight pipe with drone pipe (needed) 3in catted dp Boomba rear motor mount Cobb cold air intake Cobb short shifter Turbosmart bov Depo Racing 3.5in fmic (with air blocker removed lol) Stratified stage 3 on 93 (no e30 where I live :( but have the tune loaded in my ap when I travel :)) Mishimoto catch can
Recaro made the ST1 seats too, just not branded. And the higher tier cars get HIDs where the ST1 has halogens. :( Can't wait to grab a cpe intercooler and AP for mine.
No one remembers the Mk1.5 ST (2005-2007)… It wasn’t turboed, but it’s still a fun car. My 06 has the SAP body package, and I got some wheels from FI that I’m putting on this summer.
What wheels did you pick up homie?! Make sure you add it to the gallery when you have it dialed in! 🔥🔥🔥 -Edgar www.fitmentindustries.com/add-wheel-offset
Fun fact. In Canada the ST was only sold in the ST3 package.😉 I was lucky enough to scoop my 2018 focus ST in may 2020 just as the pandemic was starting to ramp up.
17' Kona Blue Metallic Mods: Roush Intake Borla Exhaust TSW Nürburgring's 18x8 Rally Innovations Full Aero Splitter Kit VelossaTech Design Rear Diffuser Fin Kit Spyder Design Headlights Focus RS Tail Lights Boomba Short Shifter 30% And a whole lot of interior carbon fiber goodies.
I'm starting to see people really getting these cars built up for power now that they are getting some age to them. Don't be surprised when you start seeing 500-600 ho focus cars on the street soon.
My brother has owned a 2016 focus st for a few years now. We just installed an intercooler, intake, downpipe and tune last week. It was a fun car in stock form, but is a blast now. I highly recommend the focus st. You won't regret it. I have a 2019 3.5 ecoboost f150 that is tuned to over 400rwhp and my dad has a stock 2016 3.5 ecoboost f150. Ford's 2.0L and larger ecoboost engines are a lot better than people give them credit for, when maintained properly. They need fresh oil every 5k miles or sooner, not 7,500-10k, like ford recommends. At 5k miles, my oil life meter reads 50%, yet the oil is spent. Used oil analysis reports show that even 7500 mile intervals are too long. These engines are hard on oil, due to being direct injected, high compression and turbocharged. It is also why they make so much low-end torque and overall power. I've seen plenty of 200k+ mile ecoboost f150s that are still reliable and the one thing they all have in common is frequent oil changes.
My ST is a blast and the most fun car I've ever owned. 415whp/413wtq at the moment, limited by stock injectors. Car has been super super reliable and I beat it daily, and it sees rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear almost daily from spinning during pulls Stock longblock Mountune balance shaft delete & oil pan baffling Mountune PCV Baffle plate & Damond Catchcan JBR Stage 2 RMM AWR side motor mounts (both) Garrett G25-550 .92 Tial 38mm EWG XDI Evo HPFP & Ethanol content sensor stock injectors Mishimoto intercooler & CPE charge piping, Tial 50mm BOV on cold side pipe MBRP Catless DP Cobb Intake Spec Stage 3+ clutch & lightweight flywheel Rebuilt trans with carbon synchros & Mfactory LSD JBR short shifter arm & all shift cable bushings changed to solid ones BC Racing BR coilovers Massivespeed swaybar endlinks JBR Rear Upper Control Arms TB Performance Traction Bar 4x Enkei NT03 with 255/35/18 Nitto NT555 G2's 2x Enkei GT7's with 26x8.5x17 M&H Racemaster slicks
@@FitmentIndustries all supporting mods for big turbo EWG setup. MST RPF1 knock offs. Eibach prokit springs. stage 3+ spec clutch. ill take some decent picks and throw up there
@@FitmentIndustries I do not sir I actually just found your channel today! & these are all my current mods - FS Werkes Intake Levels Intercooler ATP Catless Downpipe Roush 3" Cat Back Exhaust CPE Stage 2 Motor Mounts Steeda Short Throw Shifter Blow Off Valve Steeda Lowering/Leveling Springs. 50% Stiffer in rear than stock springs Cold NGK Spark Plugs Steeda 70% Stiffer Rear Sway Bar & adjustable end links 245 Width Michelin Pilot Sport 4 all season tires Custom Stage 3 Tune By JST With 93 Octane & E85 Fuel Mix (E30). Removed spare tire, rear seats & other small miscellaneous things. Removed about 165 pounds from the car.
I had a 2017 ST2 and had to sell it because my financial situation changed and I regret selling it every single day and it's been like a year. I wish I could go back in time, but hoping to get back on track financially and I'm eyeing up a Fiesta ST
The Focus ST is a gentlemen's car. I'm 39, owned mine for over 2 years now after upgrading from a Fiesta ST, and bought it used from a 70+ year old. It's not always for the youth!.
Definitely not just for the youth. I bought my first ST in 2013 at 38. I bought my second one in 2015. In 2018 I bought my Race Red RS. Been wasting gas from red light to red light ever since 🤣🤣🤣.
funny thing is like 5 years ago i was looking at them and there where going for about 18k-20k back then and i recently looked for one and there all about over 25k for even a 80k miles one, the car market in gen is super high.
@@ScreamoCat proud owner of one, had a 03 svt. Both are great loved the 6speed in the svt hope to find another but the 5speed in the st's were more durable. Still I see nothing wrong with zetec vs duratec for these year focus's 03-07. Lots an lots of differences though these years shop carefully lol.
btw, Cobb is good for parts, and while the tune by them (OTS stages) are a decent upgrade, you really dont feel the power upgrades until you get a custom tune by JST, Stratified, Panda, Edge, etc...they will open the car up and reach its potential (on that tiny little K03)..worth every penny for roughly $250-300 to ensure you're getting a custom tune that wont kill your motor.
@@FitmentIndustries Planned, for my car? I cant do anything now besides a big turbo and HPFP or aux fueling. Im maxed out on E30/stock turbo. The OTS tunes wont get you to the max on these cars but it wont be THAT much less. We just simply dont have the turbo to get that much out of these cars..but the tuners can definitely tweak it enough to get your money's worth lol.
I’ve got a 2006 Ford Focus zx3 5 speed and it’s got over 300,000 miles on it.. never had an issue except for tires, brakes. A lot of people hate this car but the one I’ve got has been the best car ive ever had. Better than the Honda Civic that I had lol
Though a bit boring looking, I purchased my Wife a 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch (due to F having Clutch problems), and my wife loves her SKYACTIV tech! (She has a heavy right foot) Then in 2019, Mazda offered AWD! Best RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE (4-door) Hatch seen in the past 5 years in my opinion. And a sweet SLEEPER that is N/A...
Any chance for a Kia Forte GT video? I know it's a new platform, but man I've been stalking your site looking for wheels and suspension and I need ideas!
I had a 2013 FoST for 3 years love the thing so much great daily fun car wish I could have kept it but needed a truck to pull around the other toys hope to get another one one day
I bought a set of Silvers coilovers through Fitment industries a little over a year ago for my 2016 Focus ST and those shocks blew out when i hit a bump on the highway that i couldnt avoid without hitting the car next to me lol. so id recommend going with a different set if you're looking for Coilovers for yours.
Bought in last may love It but check for problems like leaky shift tower change trans fluid both motor mounts went bad with more power but love my awr rear mount and get a downpipe and intercooler don’t run the Cobb tune for long there is other tuner boxes but use Cobb and go with edge tuning or stratified for more cost effective if more power you need a a different bov and run a true boost line the car has what is a vent to the cabin for more noise and becomes annoying when you get a exhaust go to meets there are a lot of guys pushing the platform but whatever you don’t boost below 3 grand in 5th or 6th your ring lands will go out and you’ll need a engine but also get a catch can set up these gdi engines will get a lot of carbon on valves and will help with that and they love to change spark plug gaps after a while change after every 2 oil changes for max performance and go a step colder with ngk plugs
Currently I have: CP-E front mount intercooler CP-E exhale intercooler piping HKS super sequential blow off valve CP-E catless downpipe Magnaflow 3 inch catback exhuast K&N performace intake Boomba intake manifold spacer Boomba throttle body spacer 15% window tint Bosch iridium spark plugs (and I got rid of my hood liner for more turbo sound so I'll count it) Surprise this is actually a 2.0 fusion lolol
AWE Track exhaust with catless downpipe and e85 tune with hybrid turbo here.... all about balance this car! 400hp tune with barley bigger turbo and this thing is GOLDEN. match with track suspension and anti roll bars and I swear no one catches me in them corners boi! I'm fast as f--k BOY! BEST HATCHBACK EVER MADE. Just threw a 5k sound system in this baby. Sony premium st3 is actual flaming hot garbage my system makes people tear up. Also best rims BY FAR: ROTA GRID! 18 by 9.5s in Matte black. Ooooo mommy this video got me excited. ST 4 life
My ST3 MK3 ST is a Gem. My Tangerine Scream Colored paint turns heads all day. its stage 3 and puts alot of people to shame. JST Tuning should be your go to for flash tuning. OH i almost forgot the leather recaros and dual climate control is amazi g. in saving up to go big turbo shortly
@@FitmentIndustries i have a set of wherls from axis(bbs look alikes) i have plenty of pics of my car. im sponsored by mishimoto as well and stay active in the community. and ill shoot you guys some pics. maybe we could colab
Wish the st had more wheel options when it comes to going wide for a widebody kit. Just about all the options that fit are relatively heavy unless u go for a expensive pair of custom forged wheels. Other than the dumb bolt pattern I love my st.
Probably not asking in the right place, but screw it - I've got a 2017 Focus S sedan. Hard to find parts for non-ST/non-hatchbacks. Would the same suspension parts fit, as they use the same chassis? Not new to the car scene, but very new to actually modding.
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Shame you guys didn't get the mk2 st proper animal
For the new ST owners the most important mods: catch can, intercooler, better spark plugs, tune, down pipe (if you’d like), short shifter, suspension, rear motor mount. After that it’s your canvas
I need a catch can. Is there any specific brand you recommend? (I know they all do the same thing tho)
@@levidaniels585Damond catch can
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@ 320hp ST already needs chassis mods , engine wants to jump out of the car lol
suspension will be super expensive if u dont want ur car wobbling ; )) stainless ones cost like 4k$
@@Microphunktv-jb3kj rear motor mount & passenger motor mount or just bushing, lowering springs and you can call it a day for $600. I went fortune autos with custom spring rates and swift springs for $1500, end links, your choice of bracing and your still below $2500. You honestly don’t need anything crazy unless it’s a track only car.
An important note to everyone who's picking up their new project car: No matter what you do to it, some people will hate it but that doesn't mean it's tasteful or properly executed.
EXACTLY. Its your car, do whatever you feel with it! -Edgar
Let them hate. It's your car anyways.
Do you mean “that doesn’t mean it’s *not* tasteful or properly executed”?
@@djhero0071 Have a great example of this lol saw a stanced focus, the issue wasn't that it was stanced but that it was poorly done. The alignment was awful between rear and front wheels and the car was very noticeably crab walking XD
No. I mean I think @rapapeti wrote their comment wrong. At least I think they didn’t mean to write it the way they originally did. The message still gets across though (and man, I’ve never heard of a car crab walking)
As a 4 year Focus ST owner, these are my best recommendations.
An intercooler 100%. These cars do not fare well in hotter weather and even in cooler temperatures the OEM tube and fin design intercooler is very much lacking. I would see 60 degree Fahrenheit spikes on charge temps in one third gear pull. Very very bad for the poor engine and it really robs power as the hotter air with limit the amount of fun you can have with these cars. Turbo cars need as cold as they can get.
Secondly, a rear motor mount at a minimum. Please do yourself and your poor car a favor and get a new rear motor mount. The wheel hop, 1st to 2nd and all other shifting is greatly improved, and the power will get a more direct transfer to the ground resulting in a faster response and a more enjoyable car. I’m going to slip in that I personally recommend getting the passenger and driver side mounts for the car as well. To my surprise when I replaced my transmission mount my oem unit was about to fail and drop my transmission on the floor which easily would have totaled the car. With these mounts upgraded the car will feel absolutely amazing. Precision feel makes shifting better when things aren’t wiggling around in the engine bay, and the whole front end becomes rock solid. When I say rock solid I mean that all three engine mounts have had a bigger impact on front end rigidity, and turn in than any shitty offerings for strut tower bars or other front end chassis bracing. I really think AWR Racings engine mounts are the best you can buy for these cars. I used to run CPE and I’ve felt what Cobb rear mounts are like and I can honestly say that AWR mounts are the most solid built and well composed when it comes to improving things without much in the way of draw backs. I run 88 all around but it’s up to you. Modifying cars is always a trade off with comfort and performance.
Tunes are great! Don’t use OTS from Cobb. They blow engines and I mean it. Tunes are adjustments to a wide range of things that affect how your engine runs and it’s best to have one custom tailored to your car and what parts you have. This includes where you are in the world because you’re access to different types of fuel will be limited as well as factors like elevation. Get an access port and then a tune from a reputable source like stratified, edge auto sport or others. At this point you can also more closely monitor your engine and how it runs by looking at data from the ecu. Reading codes is another wonderful benefit from this as diagnosing issues becomes an easier and faster process.
These are great cars and those are my top recommendations. Tires and brakes are also huge factors alongside suspension. Just do the research and make sure to buy quality the first time. I made the mistake when I first bought the car thinking I could get a away with products that had lower price tags and I was wrong. There are exceptions for example the Depo Racing 3.5 and 5.5 intercooler but it’s up to you to find them at your own risk. Good luck and google everything. The focus forum is an amazing resource.
What transmission mount do you recommend?
@@briancastro8004 I highly recommend AWR Racing mounts. I have all three and I will never go back to stock. They are super super strong and honestly I believe they will outlast the rest of my Focus lol. You can get different durometers too. They can suit whatever stiffness and vibes you care to have.
@@Randoms231 thank you
@@Randoms231 which do you consider best stiffness?
@@briancastro8004 I run 88 all around and I like it but 70 is also good. It depends on how much vibration you want to endure. 70 is a good start point and with AWR you can always swap to stiffer or softer bushings if you want to. Stock to light mods go 70, moderate to very modified 88 and full race go 95.
I just sold My 2014 Focus ST ... Picked up an Elantra N as its replacement. Don't regret it in the slightest. FoST was such a great daily driver - always wished I could've gotten myself into a Focus RS, but Ford only wants the US Market to drive Mustangs.
Hows the Elantra N treating ya so far?! Have heard good things about it. -Edgar
I have an RS and love it
Literally did the same thing. Ford forced me out of the brand so I got a white Elantra N. I love it so far
Ummm the RS did come to America.
Meanwhile our counterpart UK has the new Focus ST new body style and the Fiesta.
Don’t forget to add CP-E to the list of amazing aftermarket companies! Super high quality stuff
and cheap!
How about mountune?
Best mods for your budget ST build
(based on my experience spending too much):
1. Wheels, tires, coil overs (raceland Ultimos specifically)
2. Depo Racing 3.5" FMIC, muffler & resonator delete + new exhaust tips (or full 3" catback, AWE and Accellatec are great)
3. Cobb Accessport & custom e30 tune
All in you can do this for around ~$3500, making ~300whp/380ftlbs and look good doing it.
(add $2000 for a big turbo, external wastegate and bov for ~380whp)
What wheels do you have on there so far? Do you have it up on the gallery?! -Edgar
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This is the way.
Don't buy cheap coilovers.. Ultimos are garbage unless all you are looking for is to be low.
Downpipe > Catback. Muffler and resonator delete drones like shit do one or the other. Full catback on stock turbo makes no sense other than noise because it makes no power. Yes to the depo intercooler. Full bolt on is filter, intercooler, downpipe.
Get the AEM dry flow(easier to maintain over a green or cobb filter)$65, Intercooler $360, Rear motor mount $50, cnt racing 200 cell downpipe $350. If you want some more noise do a Resonator delete or if you want different tips do a muffler delete(more noticeable drone than resonator delete) either way $50. Accessport $300 used. Get some sort of tune from Edge, JST, Stratified, etc ~$300-350 for a pump and e30 tune or ~250 for just a pump gas tune(91/93) 280-290 is more realistic hp numbers and about 360 TQ
$1525
Big turbo. BNR 67 or 71 is $1700 if you're on a budget. Both will max out stock fuel and don't need an external gate. Will need blowoff valve and charge pipes though.
Depo Charge pipes $220, Blowoff valve of your choice $40-300; have someone weld the flange for whatever blowoff valve to the depo hot pipe $50-75. 1 Step colder plugs $28 New tune $400-450. 350-375hp
~$2550
If you need MO POWA BABY than you need aux fuel. 2 port aux will max out either of those turbos. Can normally find them used for about $550 but its $995 new.
Tune revision $150 (save 50 dollars if you have this when you go big turbo on tune) BNR 67 will be at ~425whp and BNR 71 will be ~475whp
@@XBLACKWHITEX171 I'd say skip the coil overs completely. Along with springs and most other suspension mods. Most just fuck up the handling and the ride comfort. People often do these mods with out giving it a second thought. These are the same folks who'll agonize over dyno graphs of their chosen tune making sure that they get "MAX POWA". Yet when it comes suspension they just throw on a set of springs/shocks or coil overs and don't spend one second tuning the suspension beyond a basic alignment. There are so many factors when it comes to suspension tuning that get over looked by the "drop it like it's hot" crowd. They assume that lowering the car make it handle better, just trusting the "feel" of a tighter suspension means that it has to be handling better. I'd be willing to bet that in the majority of cases they've actually hurt the handling along with the ride comfort. New tires absolutely will help handling way more than slapping on a spring or coil over kit and call it a day.
@@brandons9138 absolutely. I just went over the order I did/am doing things. Thats funny because I was going to grab springs but decided not to I’m going to grab some fortune 500s or something when I’m done with everything else. I don’t want to spend twice and as of right now I’m just on the street so tires is the way better option early. Don’t really need wheels anyway, just tires, people like to run the stock snowflakes or the premium wheels anyway. If you want more of a flush fitment with the snowflakes you just get 20mm spacer in the front and 25mm in the back on premiums you can do the same if you cut your studs in the front otherwise you have to run 25mm all round.
Love mine! I've had my '14 ST3 since 2016 and in the last couple years started modding it. Only had a couple issues that were pretty easy to fix, but so far so good.
Glad to hear that homie! Hope it continues to be reliable. -Edgar
Miss my ST like crazy. FMIC, tune, and RMM are definitely best bang for your buck mods.
I miss mine, had a Garrett 2867 pushing 25psi to redline, traction was a big issue. I recommend keeping it stock turbo, full bolt on, tune and beefing up the suspension for the twisties
Did it blow??
Installed a PCV catch can for reliability, FMIC for cold air, short shifter and solid shift bushings, and a rear motor mount. These mods work well for whatever you're using your car for.
The next logical step was to, of course, put SE front calipers on to fit 15" wheels, rally tires, give it a 2 inch lift, steel skid plate, and go rallycrossing.
That sounds like a gnarly setup yo, you got her up on the gallery by chance?! Would be cool for us to see! -Edgar
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This is pretty much the mod list I have planned for mine. All drivability and quality of life mods. I'm going for an OEM+ type theme. I'm not even getting new wheels. Maybe some spacers to push the wheels out and make it look more aggressive. When it's all said and done only people who know what they are looking at would even be able to tell it's not bone stock.
Other must-do ST/RS Upgrades:
Brembo RS brakes!
TB Performance bracing!
NaviUpgrade Sync 3 upgrade 😏
There we go! 👏 -Edgar
Why upgrade to sync 3? I have Sync 2 and I really like the layout, and looks of it. What improvements does Sync 3 come with?
@@Datttsnake Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capabilities, for starters! Also, you'd be going from a resistive touch display (think of what touchscreen phones were like before the iPhone) to a capacitive touch display that allows multi touch and is much more responsive and snappy!
I just picked up a 2017 ST less than a week ago. Why is my touch screen inconsistently not responding/lagging? For 5 minutes it works fine then it bugs out. The screen would sometimes go black or some buttons on the screen won’t respond when I press on it. Sometimes won’t let me use Bluetooth so I have to use my charger as the aux. This gets me really frustrated
@@user-cy5lf5cd9p Settings > General > Master Reset. That will do the trick for a while, but I'd recommend a reformat by updating to the latest Sync version! Video on my channel on how you can do that!!!
Still have my Tangerine Scream ST. 8th year now. Bought it brand new in 2014. Drove it out from showroom and I added the Mountune MP275 kit from UK, then in 2016 I added the MR300 kit from UK and finally in 2019 I went BT with Mountune MRX kit from US. Zero issue have clocked 180000Kms. It keeps up with my other German cars here in Dubai. Wish I had installed the EFR turbo much earlier. My advise to anyone buying an ST, do regular maintenance always n oil changes every 5-7K kms. This car is rock solid n fun. Reason I have not parted with it because it’s the only hothatch with manual tranny.
The ST tuning and modification platform is amazing and well supported. I didn’t realize this until after I bought it and owned for a year or so and it’s incredible the amount of support there is and affordable solutions compared to other platforms
Have heard good things about ST, I personally have not ran them but good to hear about them! -Edgar
Love my ST, can definitely recommend a short shifter and a full turboback exhaust system. But what really waked the car up is a custom tune by stratified
Shirt shifters are deff my favorite thing to do as a first mod. Makes a huge difference! -Edgar
heard bad stuff about stratified tunes.. specifically pop tunes. better off custom tuning with JST!
@@murphy6huncho226 Nah
@@murphy6huncho226 Stratified tunes are great and very reliable. They've put countless hours into researching and getting to know the ST platform first-hand, and they know what they're doing. I'd just advise against a pop tune. Mostly because it's dumb. I've been on a Stratified E30 tune for 30,000 miles with no issues. Car is at 70,000 miles. Their traction control is amazing too. It keeps the perfect amount of slip and stays in boost well.
for anyone wanting to get a focus ST or fiesta ST. be aware that they have terrible paint issues, especially places it snows/where salt is used. rear quarter panels always have paint chipping off, rear trunk and the inner doors. keep your eye out and make sure to always oil spray your car
This is good to know! Thank ya. -Edgar
I had chips in my hood within a week. 2013 black
I just got my CPO Kona blue ST in September of last year. It's got more chips in the paint than Frito Lay. Apparently it also scratches easily, as mine looks like it drove though a car wash with sand paper brushes. It's really the only problem I have with the car, besides not hunting for a ST2 rather than the ST1 I ended up with.
Paint on my 2017 is still going strong lol
My 2010 focus st still looking like brandnew🔥 taken care of
My friend had one FBO and when he added a MFactory LSD it made it a whole new monster in the small twisty roads we have and launching.
Woooff, that definitely sounds like a great time. Whats he done with it since? Anything else? -Edgar
@@FitmentIndustries I’ve since lost contact with him shortly after him doing the LSD and giving me a ride. I honestly have no clue what happened to him🤷🏼♂️ he was tuned by panda Motorworks on e30 stock turbo.
Being a focus st owner myself, I'm disappointed to to see nobody urging people interested in the platform to a catch can. The only thing I regret about my st is not getting a catch can right off the bat. If you don't want to have issues down the line with carbon buildup that can really hurt the performance of your engine, I highly recommend this mod being the first to buy.
Honestly just sell it while you still can get a penny out of it
@@JubJub117 These cars arent losing value like that. My '17 is in great shape and under 90k miles and I could probably get what I gave for it after 2 years of ownership. You're just being a hater
Thanks for the feedback ! New ST owner here but would it be legal to run in CA ?
@@zeferinoguzman2099 yes it would
You're gonna have carbon buildup no matter what, a catch can is just another point of failure, adds cost and doesn't really offer much benefit. I know people at 200k miles that never got their valves cleaned and their cars still run fine. Of you're overly concerned with it, just get the valves walnut blasted every 50000 miles or so.
GCM here - Focus ST channel here to see what your on about...we love an ST, however the mk2 is far superior, you even shared mine a while ago...
Ayeee welcome homie! -Edgar
Picked up a 13’ ST2 a year ago and took it to the track almost instantly. Coming from an SRT4 and NB2 owner, this can be the best of both worlds
How did it perform? Did you have fun with it?! -Edgar
Have had my MM ST1 since new. My mods are:
CPE lightweight intercooler, rmm and exhaust.
Ford Performance short throw shifter.
Mountune shift arm and cable bushings.
Velosatech snorkel.
Damond symposer delete.
Panda 93 octane custom tune.
Pirelli sottozero tires go on every winter.
Sync 3 conversion upgrade on my wish list.
Recaros were on my list but the base seats are very comfortable and a non issue during spirited driving. Same with stock suspension and brakes.
I feel like the odd one out here, when I got my car I didn’t have much of a say in what it was so drive the upgraded trim of the base. Even though I don’t have the turbski under the hood this car is still a fun little daily driver. Even though there aren’t many performance mods you can do to the base there is plenty of aftermarket support for good looks and you can really make these cars look great
As always, appreciate the plug my dudes.
Hell yeah fam! 🙏 gotchu baby boy. -Edgar
Excellent daily driver for some fun on the way to work. Decent mpg, manual, agile, looks aggressive. I went with Konig Hypergrams carbon with the machined lip, much more aggressive stance and lighter too.
Ayeee make sure you add it up to the gallery if you haven’t done so homie! 🙏🏽 -Edgar
Think for any manual car a short shifter is a pretty good upgrade from stock.
💯 agree! -Edgar
I have a 2016 ST1 with a injen intake, one step colder plugs, turbosmart BOV, Cobb fmic, and a Cobb tune. Absolutely a blast to drive. Reliable, pretty versatile little egg. I have done a few exterior mods, TSW wheels, rear quarter window louvers, wing riser, shaved front grille and shark teeth. One of my favorite cars I have owned.
Have you added it up to the gallery yet homie?! It sounds like a nice setup!! -Edgar
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I just bought a 2016 ST2 about 3 months ago and it came lowered on eibach springs and artisa kinetics on it! I freaking love the setup
OH HELL YEAH! Hope you enjoy that thing homie! 🤘🤘🤘 -Edgar
I have a 2016 ST1 i bought new. FBO, E30, perfect blend of daily and performance. I track mine, it out ran EVERY car in my class...passed every car, didnt get passed once in over 4 race days now. The car is slower than a lot of higher powered cars obviously, but a good driver can drive a FoST at max when high powered cars really need excellent drivers to reach their potential. Another major upgrade besides the FMIC, if you plan on driving hard on back roads or the track, is brake pads at minimum with high temp fluid. I have a RaceRed with black RPF1s sitting on H&R springs, whiteline sway bar, FSWerks front stability bar all for suspension and it sits perfect (the wheels are 18x9 +35mm offset with 245/40/18's).
These cars are great for the cost, but dont tune quite as well as the VW's or even the Hyundai's (the K03 turbo is its weak point). Great car if you plan on doing simple upgrades and daily driving it.
btw..not sure which wheels those were on that dropped ST, black, steelie looking wheels with chrome ring...but that look was mint! ^_^
I love my Tomei catback Exhaust, sounds sooooo good with the natural burbles, and noticed a lot of pop and bangs when I installed my TiAL bov. Love this platform
My 2014 is such a blast.
Things I’d do:
-Oil catch can (being Direct Injection it helps keep oil out of the combustion chamber that slips past by being a turbo car)
-FMIC, the stock intercooler has a lot of problems with heat soak from factory.
-A tune after all the other bolt ons. I got my car E-Tuned by Alan at Edge Autosport. He knows his stuff when it comes to the ST.
Of course I’d do wheels and tires. I’m running 1552 Tarmacs and Toyo Proxes that I bought from the great people at yours truly, Fitment Industries.
Ayooo do you have if you on the gallery?! -Edgar
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Wouldn't sell my mk2 focus st, the smiles she brings to my kids and me is off the charts. 5 pot sounds unreal 🤩
I can 100% agree, I love driving my 07 electric orange, always makes me smile
@@Bartel574 love the "asbo " orange, I've got the performance blue 💙
Mine is in ASBO orange running dreamscience mod X, phenomenal car just a shame the 5 pot eats fuel, 5mpg atm might be leading me to sell
@@alexanderfoote4910 The sound makes up for bad mpg for me
@@alexanderfoote4910 just don't look at the mpg just look at the smiles per gallon instead, mines running stage 2 done by eurospec automotive that was called DDG mapping. So quite a savage map with huge flames 😂 i just lay more bricks at work to fund shells VPower
Looking to get new wheels and coilovers this season. Ive got h&r lowering springs and konig hypergram wheels. However, the ST looks squatted with the springs I have on. Also want to do more cosmetic mods now that Im pretty much done power mods. For those interested this is my build/mod list:
-Injen intake
-velossatech grill intake scoop
-wagnertuning FMIC
-NGK step colder plugs
-"racing" downpipe
-mbrp catback
-GFB DVX BOV
-COBB rear engine mount
-COBB sound symposer delete
-Accessport
-Stratified eTune (roughly 275whp 340tq)
-COBB short shifter plate
-COBB shifter cable bushings
-H&R Lowering Springs
-Konig Hypergram wheels
-SPEC-D Taillights
Cant wait to see it! Make sure you add it up the gallery when you have it dialed in. 🤘🤘 -Edgar
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I have a 2015 focus st I have a ton of stuff done to it I have it wide bodied, bagged, fender exit, big turbo, FBO tuned, lots mods & custom things coming soon I’ll actual be posting most of my that on my RUclips too glad to see some love for the ST I love this car!
Nice! Do you have it up on the gallery for us to check out?! -Edgar
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Me and my wife just sold our/her ST. It was high mileage and we wanted to get rid of the loan especially and the current state of the market was very good for that. Still have my RS and will never sell it though.
Any issues with the RS? Whats all done to it?! Make sure to add it to the gallery if you have a nice setup! -Edgar
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Not sure of Focus ST's in the rest of the world. But we here in South Africa have the Cologne plant in Germany builds. Done all the mods as well as Cobb software. But so far i know of more than 50 Focus ST's who suffered severe engine damage after all the mods. Mostly holes burned in pistons and burned valves.Obviously no factory warrenty's. And very expensive to repair. I removed all mods and have done 70 000 km sofar with no further issues. But head was cracked already on 50 000 km.Front top engine mount broke just after warrenty expiring. Cooling water pipes cracked. But a joy to drive everyday.
Hey I just retired as a professional cdl driver so I wanted a fun car without the fuel penalty.My everyday was a 2008 5speed focus,so this a upgrade.Just ordered a oil catch can,vortex intercooler,ford performance exhaust,hangers and tune with colder plugs.New hood struts and recirculation valve.Just for performance and reliability. Can't wait to get it installed. Who says the youngins have all the fun.
My ST was such a fun little ride.
My suggestion is replace the rear motor mount. It greatly reduces the wheel hop that the stock mount was prone to do when you do a hard pull. I got the Mountune one and it took me about 45 minutes to install.
Ford Performance has a tune you can put on the ST that wouldn't void your warranty. It didn't raise the power but it raised the torque by 90 lb-ft. That really made the car really fun. That little 2.0 Ecoboost can put out lots of low to mid range torque.
The suspension is really great on these cars, while not as great as the Fiesta ST, but this baby can handle for a FWD platform.
Also a really big upgrade that will also compliment your upgraded motormount is a Quaffe LSD.
I overall love this damn car.
nice video, realistically tho, dropping your car really low is not at all drivable on Hawaii's roads, however, Id personally lift it some and have a rally/off-road setup with a widebody kit. The focus RS is my dream car after all.
I have nothing against a rally setup!
I got a 2014 stage 3 st on 93. Honestly, best aftermarket part you could throw on for performance is the intercooler. I have the depo racing 3.5 fmic and its incredible and its half the price of bigger well known brands. Charge temps went from 170 to never above 80. Awe track exhaust, catless dp, depo racing intake pipe and air filter. Have the flash tune from stratified for a little over 6000 miles and I can say, it's VERY fun to drive as a daily. Not too sure how much whp but if I had to guess 270-280ish and torque in the 300s. From a roll, it rips and it feels great.
Any other plans for it? -Edgar
@@FitmentIndustries Maybe later down the line I'll big turbo it and maybe change the fuel system. As of right now though, gas prices are eating up my wallet
I almost bought an ST. decided to wait it out and ordered a 22 ultra black M/T Veloster N. Its at the port now. Ive got a good feeling the 4+ month wait will be well worth it. and for no dealer mark up :) Can you guys please make an in depth Veloster N "before you mod" video please!??? that would be so dope. also no "what fits" video for the VN?? only 1 for regular veloster? I appreciate you guys. I want to buy some nice 18s and tires for it. ill make sure to add to gallery :)
@fitment industries :)
Ayeee this would be cool! -Edgar
Great video guys! Idk why but I was watching this hoping you would’ve somehow used my footage😂 enjoyed it for sure
Ayeee there’s always a next time! 🙂 -Edgar
Well i live in Germany and a 2018 ST3 with 4k miles on it and stealth grey, i love it so much.. i hope it will be a unicorn in future!
-Roxy
2013 St3. She treated me great. Fbo. Stratified tune. Sparco wheels and B.C. racing coilovers!!!
well, I didn't have enough for an ST. so I got an SE. I have done son fun things to it. OptionLabs wheels , bilstein coils from you guys , changed the bumpers and some other little things . today I just got some flowmaster muffler and my cold air intake is on the day to be delivered today. so far is not the fastest car on earth but it looks awesome and I love it
Hell yeah homie! Do you have it up on the gallery for us to check out? -Edgar
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Can't wait to get mine back on the road, I lost cylinder 1 after 3 years in storage. Only change will be a SP63 Stage one longblock, this added with my MRX EFR big turbo and Aux fuel will make it a blast to drive !!! It is a fun platform to play with and they handle pretty good (Many trips to the Tail of the Dragon)
What other plans do you have for it?! -Edgar
Bought mines brand new!! I love it! Is perfect the way it is stock. The only thing I did is bought the ST 3 carbon fiber trim. In Europe they been had the ST since 2002. As for the RS badge its been around for a long time.
Ayeee thats whats up homie! -Edgar
FiST squad droppin in for the FoST bros n sis
2014 Fost owner! Owned it for 3 years now. Still love it
Using nitto NTT5 or something like that. Great tire
I just got some new A-Line VF1 wheels for my ST mk3 with the red trim and some Michellin PilotSport tyres. Also put a Ford Performance windshield banner decal on. Small touches but it looks like a new car. I'm planning on install some interior red lighting as well by splicing in an old PC RGB LED strip into the center console 12V wires. Next is rear wing extensions and then some performance parts like catless downpipe and K&N cold air intake with a new intercooler. Maybe throw in a after market BOV too.
Personal opinion:
Pros:
1. Drives like a go-kart
2. Decent aftermarket parts available
3. Easy to work on
4. Easy to make decent power (400 whp)
5. It has a good community (if you are around the right people)
Cons:
1. ItS jUsT aNoThEr St 🙄
2. All St's are the same... (yeah okay)
3. There are a lot of them
4. Some judgment towards the ST community
Overall ST's are fun cars and are very great cars for individuals who are looking to dabble into the Car community! They are easy to customize and are very fun to drive even when youre stock.
BUT PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! DO NOT BUY A POP CRACKLE TUNE FROM STRATIFIED! (Thank you for my TED talk)
🤝🤝🤝 this was a food and informative Ted talk. Gracias! -Edgar
I just want a strat tune to shoot a flame, and never run that hot garbage again. Like I tell literally everyone Natural backfires > Forced garbage
Steeda Clutch Spring is a fantastic upgrade and for only $20!
I've been wanting an ST since Jr years of high school I recently graduated and I'm working hard and saving my money to get it one day :)
Hell yeah homie! 👌🏽👌🏽 chase those dreams! -Edgar
Keep grinding, man! I love mine, they're a blast to own.
Rocking the FiST myself but I love me some Focus action.
I have an Hyundai Elantra GT and I love it. Hatchbacks are the move for a both fun and practical driving experience.
Heard good things, any big plans for it?! -Edgar
@@FitmentIndustries Already put an exhaust on it. Next is probably going to be wheels (from FI (; ), and then in no particular order: different blow off valve, 2022 i30N conversion (both bumpers, headlights, taillights, skirt, spoiler), chrome delete wrap. Those are the ones I have planned. Any other performance mods or anything like that I’ll probably do later on. I’d rather focus on looks because I enjoy the way to drives for right now
Figured I would put this as its own comment
Don't buy cheap coilovers.. Ultimos are garbage unless all you are looking for is to be low.
Downpipe > Catback. Muffler and resonator delete drones like shit do one or the other. Full catback on stock turbo makes no sense other than noise because it makes no power. Yes to the depo intercooler. Full bolt on is filter, intercooler, downpipe.
Get the AEM dry flow(easier to maintain over a green or cobb filter)$65, Intercooler $360, Rear motor mount $50, cnt racing 200 cell downpipe $350. If you want some more noise do a Resonator delete or if you want different tips do a muffler delete(more noticeable drone than resonator delete) either way $50. Accessport $300 used. Get some sort of tune from Edge, JST, Stratified, etc ~$300-350 for a pump and e30 tune or ~250 for just a pump gas tune(91/93) 280-290 is more realistic hp numbers and about 360 TQ
$1525
Big turbo. BNR 67 or 71 is $1700 if you're on a budget. Both will max out stock fuel and don't need an external gate. Will need blowoff valve and charge pipes though.
Depo Charge pipes $220, Blowoff valve of your choice $40-300; have someone weld the flange for whatever blowoff valve to the depo hot pipe $50-75. 1 Step colder plugs $28 New tune $400-450. 350-375hp
~$2550
If you need MO POWA BABY than you need aux fuel. 2 port aux will max out either of those turbos. Can normally find them used for about $550 but its $995 new.
Tune revision $150 (save 50 dollars if you have this when you go big turbo on tune) BNR 67 will be at ~425whp and BNR 71 will be ~475whp when you go BT that ls when you really should be grabbing your 3 inch catback for the actual performance so it can breath.
If you want quiet Awe Resonated Touring and the nvidia q300 are the way to go.
Mid level I would say is the mbrp.
Loud would be cobb or a little louder would be the awe track.
Solid bushings and short shifter are good things to get too. If you do a short shifter, lever>arm>plate. The ebay dfj lever is a super cheap lever that works. It’s basically a steeda clone I believe.
Want flush stock snowflakes? 20mm spacers in front and 25mm in the back.
Want flush Premium wheels? You have to cut your front studs a bit but same spacers otherwise you have to run 25mm in the front and back. Most people grab the garageline spacers.
Don’t forget clutch upgrades after you go big turbo. Stock ST clutch is rated for 400tq I believe and the RS clutch for 450tq (RS clutch fits the ST as well as the RS slave cylinder)
I bought mine new in 2018 and I really like it. People have different ideas of what they want to do with their ST's and that's good.
I'm more into the external body mods than modifying the engine...I'm good with the way it came from the factory.
They're fun cars to drive...I'm now at 64,000 miles, and no issues!
I’m bout to buy a used 40k miles one. Same year 2018! A year later have you had any occurring issues yet?
@@KidYouRage No big issues. Just replaced battery and spark plugs after 5 years. That's about it. Stay away from all that crazy stuff people like to do that I don't think adds real power to the engine and you'll be good to go.
@@KidYouRage No engine issues just basic maintenace from the time i drove it off the show room floor. Great car.
@@KidYouRage Now at 90,000 miles. Changed battery, fluids, spark plugs, rear struts and brakes...no other issues. Car runs like the day I bought it.
Love my ‘13 st2 more than anything, haven’t made it to cosmetics much yet but if it’s a bolt on, it’s done. Not mentioned in this video I HIGHLY recommend a short shifter as well as motor mounts changes the entire feel of the car.
Cannot forget an air/oil separator, yes Ik it’s not a Subaru but seriously, if you’re going to do anything more than just the casual pull here and there, please consider one of these it’ll save you so much in the long run
Mods I currently have include: custom 2.5in straight pipe with drone pipe (needed)
3in catted dp
Boomba rear motor mount
Cobb cold air intake
Cobb short shifter
Turbosmart bov
Depo Racing 3.5in fmic (with air blocker removed lol)
Stratified stage 3 on 93 (no e30 where I live :( but have the tune loaded in my ap when I travel :))
Mishimoto catch can
Just installed a Catless downpipe, looking towards a tune now. Excited to squeeze some extra power out of ‘er.
Sounds like party time to me! What are you running for a wheel/tire setup on it? Anything else besides the downpipe? -Edgar
Recaro made the ST1 seats too, just not branded. And the higher tier cars get HIDs where the ST1 has halogens. :(
Can't wait to grab a cpe intercooler and AP for mine.
No one remembers the Mk1.5 ST (2005-2007)… It wasn’t turboed, but it’s still a fun car. My 06 has the SAP body package, and I got some wheels from FI that I’m putting on this summer.
What wheels did you pick up homie?! Make sure you add it to the gallery when you have it dialed in! 🔥🔥🔥 -Edgar
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Finally someone acknowledges the first gen st, I got a 07 ST and for being a non turbo car it’s still lots of fun
@@FitmentIndustries I got some XXRs 527s and got them painted in Joker Purple, definitely will post when they are on!
Fun fact. In Canada the ST was only sold in the ST3 package.😉
I was lucky enough to scoop my 2018 focus ST in may 2020 just as the pandemic was starting to ramp up.
Ayoooo, very nice! Whats all done to it? Im sure you could get a good amount of 🤑 if you sold it! -Edgar
17' Kona Blue Metallic
Mods:
Roush Intake
Borla Exhaust
TSW Nürburgring's 18x8
Rally Innovations Full Aero Splitter Kit
VelossaTech Design Rear Diffuser Fin Kit
Spyder Design Headlights
Focus RS Tail Lights
Boomba Short Shifter 30%
And a whole lot of interior carbon fiber goodies.
Add it up the gallery if you haven’t homie! Looks like a solid build list! 🤘🏾👏🏾 -Edgar
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I'm starting to see people really getting these cars built up for power now that they are getting some age to them. Don't be surprised when you start seeing 500-600 ho focus cars on the street soon.
That'll be insane. Anything can become a build with enough time passed by. -Edgar
Been saving up for an ST for months and feel like this video was made for me
Lets gooo! Which version you going to go with? -Edgar
My brother has owned a 2016 focus st for a few years now. We just installed an intercooler, intake, downpipe and tune last week. It was a fun car in stock form, but is a blast now. I highly recommend the focus st. You won't regret it.
I have a 2019 3.5 ecoboost f150 that is tuned to over 400rwhp and my dad has a stock 2016 3.5 ecoboost f150.
Ford's 2.0L and larger ecoboost engines are a lot better than people give them credit for, when maintained properly. They need fresh oil every 5k miles or sooner, not 7,500-10k, like ford recommends. At 5k miles, my oil life meter reads 50%, yet the oil is spent. Used oil analysis reports show that even 7500 mile intervals are too long. These engines are hard on oil, due to being direct injected, high compression and turbocharged. It is also why they make so much low-end torque and overall power.
I've seen plenty of 200k+ mile ecoboost f150s that are still reliable and the one thing they all have in common is frequent oil changes.
That’s crazy I was thinking the same thing
Adam tune plus is the way to go when tuning or building a ecoboost!
My ST is a blast and the most fun car I've ever owned. 415whp/413wtq at the moment, limited by stock injectors. Car has been super super reliable and I beat it daily, and it sees rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear almost daily from spinning during pulls
Stock longblock
Mountune balance shaft delete & oil pan baffling
Mountune PCV Baffle plate & Damond Catchcan
JBR Stage 2 RMM
AWR side motor mounts (both)
Garrett G25-550 .92
Tial 38mm EWG
XDI Evo HPFP & Ethanol content sensor
stock injectors
Mishimoto intercooler & CPE charge piping, Tial 50mm BOV on cold side pipe
MBRP Catless DP
Cobb Intake
Spec Stage 3+ clutch & lightweight flywheel
Rebuilt trans with carbon synchros & Mfactory LSD
JBR short shifter arm & all shift cable bushings changed to solid ones
BC Racing BR coilovers
Massivespeed swaybar endlinks
JBR Rear Upper Control Arms
TB Performance Traction Bar
4x Enkei NT03 with 255/35/18 Nitto NT555 G2's
2x Enkei GT7's with 26x8.5x17 M&H Racemaster slicks
ruclips.net/video/wm-vq3oEOFs/видео.html
Add that bad boy to the gallery if you haven’t fam! 💪🏽💪🏽 -Edgar
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These 2.0L motors are very underrated. I went big turbo at 100k miles. 450 crank hp on stock motor happy as can be is impressive
What else do you have done to it? Is it up on the gallery?! -Edgar
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@@FitmentIndustries all supporting mods for big turbo EWG setup. MST RPF1 knock offs. Eibach prokit springs. stage 3+ spec clutch. ill take some decent picks and throw up there
@0:25 GTI and MS3 owners like "Am I a joke to you?"
😵😵😵 -Edgar
I have a 2014 Stage 3 Focus St on E30. Its so much fun 🤠
💥💥💥💥 what else is all done to it?! Do you have it up on the gallery homie? -Edgar
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@@FitmentIndustries I do not sir I actually just found your channel today! & these are all my current mods -
FS Werkes Intake
Levels Intercooler
ATP Catless Downpipe
Roush 3" Cat Back Exhaust
CPE Stage 2 Motor Mounts
Steeda Short Throw Shifter
Blow Off Valve
Steeda Lowering/Leveling Springs. 50% Stiffer in rear than stock springs
Cold NGK Spark Plugs
Steeda 70% Stiffer Rear Sway Bar & adjustable end links
245 Width Michelin Pilot Sport 4 all season tires
Custom Stage 3 Tune By JST With 93 Octane & E85 Fuel Mix (E30).
Removed spare tire, rear seats & other small miscellaneous things. Removed about 165 pounds from the car.
I had a 2017 ST2 and had to sell it because my financial situation changed and I regret selling it every single day and it's been like a year. I wish I could go back in time, but hoping to get back on track financially and I'm eyeing up a Fiesta ST
I picked one up a few months ago and I love it!
Just bought a newish 20k mile motor for my 2014 Focus ST. Glad to give it a refresh
Nice! Running better than ever now? -Edgar
@@FitmentIndustries oh yeah, like butter man, found a motor for only 1000 bucks out of a Ford Escape! I don't think I'll ever get rid of this car!
Hey that’s my ST at 6:44!! Thank you guys! 🙏
Hey Papi @OhDizo
Ayeeeee yes fam! 👏🏾👏🏾 -Edgar
@@Wutsparks hi ❤️
Love seeing the Mazdaspeed comments, I might be biased, but the mazdaspeed platform seems to be underrated
Personally haven’t gotten to drive one but have heard so many good things! -Edgar
The Focus ST is a gentlemen's car. I'm 39, owned mine for over 2 years now after upgrading from a Fiesta ST, and bought it used from a 70+ year old. It's not always for the youth!.
The car for all generations of people! -Edgar
Definitely not just for the youth. I bought my first ST in 2013 at 38. I bought my second one in 2015. In 2018 I bought my Race Red RS. Been wasting gas from red light to red light ever since 🤣🤣🤣.
funny thing is like 5 years ago i was looking at them and there where going for about 18k-20k back then and i recently looked for one and there all about over 25k for even a 80k miles one, the car market in gen is super high.
wish i owned a st. they’re so fun
Can still find one! Getchu one homie. -Edgar
Look for a 2005 zx4 st
@@ScreamoCat proud owner of one, had a 03 svt. Both are great loved the 6speed in the svt hope to find another but the 5speed in the st's were more durable. Still I see nothing wrong with zetec vs duratec for these year focus's 03-07. Lots an lots of differences though these years shop carefully lol.
@@justacarguy1072 yes, I would say one with a 2.3l and 5 speed bc they're much more durable and reliable, plus timing chain>timing belt imo
btw, Cobb is good for parts, and while the tune by them (OTS stages) are a decent upgrade, you really dont feel the power upgrades until you get a custom tune by JST, Stratified, Panda, Edge, etc...they will open the car up and reach its potential (on that tiny little K03)..worth every penny for roughly $250-300 to ensure you're getting a custom tune that wont kill your motor.
Custom tunes always scared me. What else do you have planned out for it? -Edgar
@@FitmentIndustries Planned, for my car? I cant do anything now besides a big turbo and HPFP or aux fueling. Im maxed out on E30/stock turbo. The OTS tunes wont get you to the max on these cars but it wont be THAT much less. We just simply dont have the turbo to get that much out of these cars..but the tuners can definitely tweak it enough to get your money's worth lol.
I’ve got a 2006 Ford Focus zx3 5 speed and it’s got over 300,000 miles on it.. never had an issue except for tires, brakes. A lot of people hate this car but the one I’ve got has been the best car ive ever had. Better than the Honda Civic that I had lol
Though a bit boring looking, I purchased my Wife a 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch (due to F having Clutch problems), and my wife loves her SKYACTIV tech! (She has a heavy right foot)
Then in 2019, Mazda offered AWD!
Best RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE (4-door) Hatch seen in the past 5 years in my opinion.
And a sweet SLEEPER that is N/A...
Mazda's have been stepping it up, its great to see! -Edgar
This was so helpful and informative thank u guys so much!! I’ve got some research to do🙃
💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 hell yeah! Education is key. -Edgar
i love my st, favorite mod by far is the steeda rear sway bar and endlinks
i kinda feel like im on the other side of the glass as a SE owner, injen has some parts but worry about stuff not fitting or just a smaller selection
Any chance for a Kia Forte GT video? I know it's a new platform, but man I've been stalking your site looking for wheels and suspension and I need ideas!
Can't wait to go E30. They *finally* put a e85 pump in my town. That and some wheels XXR527 in purple with coil overs.
You know where to find us homie! Plenty of choices to go about. -Edgar
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I have the ZX3 5 speed.
Its on 02 3 door an its hold them down.
600 whp to wrap it up
I had a 2013 FoST for 3 years love the thing so much great daily fun car wish I could have kept it but needed a truck to pull around the other toys hope to get another one one day
Always an opportunity! -Edgar
I still have my ST! Only thing I've done to it so far was a straight pipe and a BOV, but I want to get coilovers for it sometime!
Nice! You know where to find us fam. 💪🏽💪🏽 -Edgar
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Going on 30k miles with my eBay 2867r turbo, pushing about 400hp, zero complaints
I bought a set of Silvers coilovers through Fitment industries a little over a year ago for my 2016 Focus ST and those shocks blew out when i hit a bump on the highway that i couldnt avoid without hitting the car next to me lol. so id recommend going with a different set if you're looking for Coilovers for yours.
Did you ever get ahold of silvers? -Edgar
don't cry mustang v8 prices in europe are around 110.000$ instead of the 50$K
Bought in last may love It but check for problems like leaky shift tower change trans fluid both motor mounts went bad with more power but love my awr rear mount and get a downpipe and intercooler don’t run the Cobb tune for long there is other tuner boxes but use Cobb and go with edge tuning or stratified for more cost effective if more power you need a a different bov and run a true boost line the car has what is a vent to the cabin for more noise and becomes annoying when you get a exhaust go to meets there are a lot of guys pushing the platform but whatever you don’t boost below 3 grand in 5th or 6th your ring lands will go out and you’ll need a engine but also get a catch can set up these gdi engines will get a lot of carbon on valves and will help with that and they love to change spark plug gaps after a while change after every 2 oil changes for max performance and go a step colder with ngk plugs
Currently I have:
CP-E front mount intercooler
CP-E exhale intercooler piping
HKS super sequential blow off valve
CP-E catless downpipe
Magnaflow 3 inch catback exhuast
K&N performace intake
Boomba intake manifold spacer
Boomba throttle body spacer
15% window tint
Bosch iridium spark plugs
(and I got rid of my hood liner for more turbo sound so I'll count it)
Surprise this is actually a 2.0 fusion lolol
CATCH CANs, rmm, fmic and tune. I went alot further but that is where I would have started knowing what I know now.
AWE Track exhaust with catless downpipe and e85 tune with hybrid turbo here.... all about balance this car! 400hp tune with barley bigger turbo and this thing is GOLDEN. match with track suspension and anti roll bars and I swear no one catches me in them corners boi! I'm fast as f--k BOY! BEST HATCHBACK EVER MADE. Just threw a 5k sound system in this baby. Sony premium st3 is actual flaming hot garbage my system makes people tear up. Also best rims BY FAR: ROTA GRID! 18 by 9.5s in Matte black. Ooooo mommy this video got me excited. ST 4 life
Hell yeah homie! Its a good hatch. 🤘 -Edgar
My ST3 MK3 ST is a Gem. My Tangerine Scream Colored paint turns heads all day. its stage 3 and puts alot of people to shame. JST Tuning should be your go to for flash tuning. OH i almost forgot the leather recaros and dual climate control is amazi g. in saving up to go big turbo shortly
Lets gooo! What do you have for wheels and do you have it up on our gallery?! We'd love to see it! -Edgar
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@@FitmentIndustries i have a set of wherls from axis(bbs look alikes) i have plenty of pics of my car. im sponsored by mishimoto as well and stay active in the community. and ill shoot you guys some pics. maybe we could colab
One thing that most people seem to forget is that the ST is not a hatchback. They also made a wagon version
Don’t forget your oil catch cans!! Very important for these cars
Wish the st had more wheel options when it comes to going wide for a widebody kit. Just about all the options that fit are relatively heavy unless u go for a expensive pair of custom forged wheels. Other than the dumb bolt pattern I love my st.
I have a 2014 focus st 😤🤟 with rotiforms tmbs, injen intake, mishimoto intercooler, borla exhaust and bilstein coilovers.
Do you have it up in the gallery homie?! Sounds like a nice build! -Edgar
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Probably not asking in the right place, but screw it - I've got a 2017 Focus S sedan. Hard to find parts for non-ST/non-hatchbacks. Would the same suspension parts fit, as they use the same chassis? Not new to the car scene, but very new to actually modding.