I had the 5 pot Volvo T5 way back in the day. I got it chipped and boosted to 350 hp. It did suffer torque steer when launched from the lights but it was a whole lot of fun brilliant engine. Remember the plod was using them back then.
@@TheLyonCrest thats where my hearts heading lmao currently got an e88 125 so i was thinking the st would feel a little too similar performance wise & just more expensive to run on a daily basis
Megane rs owner here and I have to say I don't agree with the lsd talk Ricky, I've had several fast cars and the ones with diffs I always preferred. One wheel peels are not the one lol. This sounds lovely though tbf and looks good 👍 👌
@@Rickyseniorr well the megane has just over 300 and my old Astra gsi coupe had around 370 but no diff, it would always spin one wheel and loose traction under hard cornering/acceleration and made it a bit unpredictable IMO. Maybe your right for something pushing big numbers but the best 2 fwd cars I’ve had for handling and feel have had lsd. I don’t know if 300 hp qualifies as high hp anymore lol. ✌🏻
Ricky mate if you read this please review the Corsa with the 7 speed auto I'm sure for a Corsa the the lil thing is kinda sick be good to know what a real car enthusiasts thinks, Is that in Slough hes driving looks familiar. Ford is nice like the way they handle! Are there any Peugeot heads out there?
I just bought one with 150k km on the clock for 13k€, it's a totally different car than my last car Volco C30 although on paper they are the same. C30 was civilized and Focus is like it had two lines of cocaine for breakfast.
Mine was nicked and blown up, Pearl white 5 door, got it back, no cosmetic damage. It’s going for repair in the next few weeks at MW Motorsport, owner of the red nitrous mk2 that was on your main channel! Can’t wait to get back on the road!
Been on the fence with one of these or a megane 225 for a track & street use. I have a zx10r for a speedy whip and e36 for a side ways whip now wanting Boost.Still can't make up my mind but next year I want boost back in my life. Can't beat the feeling 💨💨😇
@@DazOwen001 mainly in hotter climates, most cases caused by pre detonation or cooking tge block. Not really the "liner" the whole cylinder wall usualy cracks.
@@Rickyseniorr B5244T is no joke, the B5244T5 (2.4 T5) is the best out of the 5 cylinders to tune in my opinion, it is a R engine without the cylinder wall issues. The 2.4 is a semi common swap for P24 R's and P26E R's were the block has cracked. My car has a the B5244T3 (2.4T) engine, while it doesn't have the same head as the B5244T5 (with VVT on both cams, same as the R or B5254T4 as it is officially known) it is the same 2.4 block. I personally went with the 2.4T over the 2.5T because of the thicker cylinder walls. I also looked at a 2.3 T5 but that was the worst Volvo P2 I have ever seen, so that particular example was a no go. And yes I know that some will argue that the B5234T3 (2.3 T5) is better.
@@ronyaziz2331 Yeah man block mod is essential when tuning these, this is what I had done- Focus ST3 Build Engine: Collins CP340 Map Airtec Stage 2 FMIC Auto Specialists Induction Kit Auto Specialists Inlet Summit Front Strut Brace Pro Alloy Header tank Chrome Ecu Holder Anembo Billet cover Collins Dump Valve Focus Rs Injectors Collins Actuator Mongoose 3” downpipe Mongoose section 59 with decat Ross Parkin slam panel end covers Gloss black battery cover/fuse box/slam Block mod Suspension & Drivetrain: Eibach lowering springs Drilled and vented rear discs Brembo rear pads M Factory LSD Focus Rs Clutch Focus Rs Flywheel Hardrace torque mount Collins Short shifter Ferodo DS2500 front pads Exterior & Interior: Monutune Gear Knob Mountune Gear Gaitor Mountune Start Button Collins Mats Ford Boot Liner Kill all wipers delete Gloss black diffuser Rob Galloway Splitter Black Centre Caps Black mirror caps Black lower lip Black front grills Panther Black Wheels
I Love The 5 pot 5-Cyclinder Sound's Insane my Dad's Got one in Black 07 plate stage 1 300bhp+ atm it will be 400bhp Soon These Are An Absolute Animal 💯 Cracking Video As Always Ricky Love Definitely Can't Beat The 5-Cyclinder Noises
Make driving look easy but you got to be a driver driver to drive like that. He looks so in control. I have boys who try drive but look like there not in control what so ever.
I had one of these for 7 years. Had it stock and went to ds mod x at 300. Then hybrid 400r turbo. 300 is the sweet spot so underrated! Watching this had made me miss it 😩
@@u04pww2 yeah decent literally power doesn’t drop off quite aggressive delivery. Mine was running 385 ish but torque was lowered as the engine wasn’t forged. I would looking back for piece of mind have had it forged tbh
I raced a mk5 gti In my electric wheel chair and absolutely destroyed it, we raced for pinks so I put my wheel chair in the back and drove home, I have no legs though so I had to control the clutch and accelerator with my hands and managed to hold the steering wheel between my arse cheeks, unfortunately could not see due to my positioning trying to drive and I drove the mk5 golf into a lamp post doing 220mph, it's a mk5 golf though so as well as being much faster than everything else on the road as you know (apart from my wheelchair but it has tesla p1 motors) it's also the safest so im alive but now have no arms as well as no legs ffs, it was so fast though I was amazed 🤯
@@andrewlittle4563 Astra’s are much lighter cars and would have a lot more torque as it’s a mapped diesel.. Would make sense. My point was that focus ST just isn’t fast.. raced plenty of them.. in my cars.. haven’t lost 🙂
The Astra is around 1350kg, the Focus is around 1360kg and the GTI is around 1330kg. Basically nothing to separate them and although a mapped 1.9 will plenty of torque, it isn't a strong linear power like a bigger german diesel and nowhere near the plateau of a tuned Focus ST. A stock GTI would run close to a Stock Focus ST, barely worth arguing but against a tuned one, it wouldn't have a chance
Remember when everyone asked you to review Critical's channel you said on video you found the content abit boring not much was happening, my guy was being chased for fun... now ur doin POVs in a Focus? 🤔🤷🏼♂️ just saying.
Ford always produce a good gearbox, the way their manuals feel new or old are something else.
Yeah, but the throw is soo long
You cant be talking about any of the pre millenium Fords!
Ya mean volvo.. its a volvo motor and box..not ford. I have one
@@mateuszzacharski2049 drop in a short-shifter kit simple as
@@WANHandleryou basically just said "just buy a new trans"
5 Pots sounds unreal
Especially volvo 5 pots
@@JDMz same engine
Mines slow
@@stu9070 wa you got st or t5
@@richardgerard1223 yes. That was his point ffs.
One of the quietest Focus STs I've heard 😂😂
Better than the shitty earrape drone exhausts that 90% have fitted 💀
It’s fun for 5 minutes then annoying AF.
@@skynet1.044 I agree with you
@Syst3M D3Cod3s it is a 2.5 what are you on about 🤦🤦🤦
@Syst3M D3Cod3s it sounds like every 5cyl from volvo and focus only had one 2.5l and this is it haha
@Syst3M D3Cod3s stock exhaust and aftermarket exhaust and trust me you cant mistake the 5 pot for anything else :)
These sound epic with a KMS exhaust system !! This car made me fall in love with the 5pot sounding cars
It’s basically a quattro! Love that 5 cylinder turbo what a noise 😍
Do you know what quattro is/means? It's not an engine or sound.
I had the 5 pot Volvo T5 way back in the day. I got it chipped and boosted to 350 hp. It did suffer torque steer when launched from the lights but it was a whole lot of fun brilliant engine. Remember the plod was using them back then.
Great car also i love the different camera angles you've used in with the pov view works well man. 👌
That sound Jeee sounds close to what my 20VT sounds like!! Ricky on the drivingg!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
These were always my favourite of this era along with the Golf R32 for the sound👍classic
I've had two mk2 st's in the past and by far best cars I've had. Absolutely epic cars!
Nice video bro, Ricky please......do a Mk5 gti stage 2 POV drive for the vw fans ...was good competition for the 5 pot Focus ST those days...
Great video ricky making me want to get out of bed and do for a blast in my mk2 facelift 😂 😎
Best car I’ve ever owned!! Think the colour was an optional extra?!? That’s what I was told when I got mine 👍
These are such good value considering how much more the RS version is
This will always be my favourite gen st for that Volvo engine
love those decals on the Speedo cluster Perfect
Nice example of an st friend had 1 300+hp had a likely spin in it loved it
Yes Ricky well done a Ford focus 👍 good man!!
Torque steer🤯
I only have the base model from 2008 but it's still fun to drive and still spins it's wheels in 2nd. Great on fuel too
got one myself, great car but bout the fuel tho... 😂
@@rv5299 oh, I know. If I have too much fun it will drink half a tank in half about an hour
Great on fuel… from a 200+bhp 2.5ltr engine you can’t be seeing more than 25mpg
Sounds pretty good even though it's not crazy loud 🔥🔥
Nice car, Its scary seeing all the cars being on the wrong side of the road - coming STRAIGHT AT YOU! Got '15 focus ST and I love it!
More RS3's please ..... Or a Supercharged B7 RS4 ..peace
🤐 and deadly ❤❤❤
sounds beautiful, defos having one soon.
Sounds just like my Volvo v70 T5 😉
bro either one of these or a 335d is gonna be my next car to start a fleet, never owned a front wheel drive car before and these heavily take my fancy
they're good i've had two of them but go for the 335
@@TheLyonCrest thats where my hearts heading lmao currently got an e88 125 so i was thinking the st would feel a little too similar performance wise & just more expensive to run on a daily basis
@@DrivenByLJ yeah mate that's another thing, fuel in the ST is ridiculous! Stage mine was getting 16mpg 😂 335 will sit at 55 on motorway
sounds 🔥
Megane rs owner here and I have to say I don't agree with the lsd talk Ricky, I've had several fast cars and the ones with diffs I always preferred. One wheel peels are not the one lol.
This sounds lovely though tbf and looks good 👍 👌
Do you own a high horsepower fwd car?
He’s right in what he says. I’ve got an LSD in my turbo civic and its all over the place when it’s on boost.
@@Rickyseniorr well the megane has just over 300 and my old Astra gsi coupe had around 370 but no diff, it would always spin one wheel and loose traction under hard cornering/acceleration and made it a bit unpredictable IMO. Maybe your right for something pushing big numbers but the best 2 fwd cars I’ve had for handling and feel have had lsd. I don’t know if 300 hp qualifies as high hp anymore lol. ✌🏻
I'd never get rid of mine 💥💥🔥🔥
Ricky mate if you read this please review the Corsa with the 7 speed auto I'm sure for a Corsa the the lil thing is kinda sick be good to know what a real car enthusiasts thinks,
Is that in Slough hes driving looks familiar.
Ford is nice like the way they handle! Are there any Peugeot heads out there?
How much boost ?
I just bought one with 150k km on the clock for 13k€, it's a totally different car than my last car Volco C30 although on paper they are the same.
C30 was civilized and Focus is like it had two lines of cocaine for breakfast.
Mine was nicked and blown up, Pearl white 5 door, got it back, no cosmetic damage. It’s going for repair in the next few weeks at MW Motorsport, owner of the red nitrous mk2 that was on your main channel! Can’t wait to get back on the road!
Elle me fait de l œil cette voiture ❤ 😂 sûrement suspension citron je c est pas pas ❤
Gaffers had the Volvo V70 T5's, I wonder if these are those engines?
Kinda reminds me of the 5pot audi (90) quattro sound. (2.0).
Been on the fence with one of these or a megane 225 for a track & street use. I have a zx10r for a speedy whip and e36 for a side ways whip now wanting Boost.Still can't make up my mind but next year I want boost back in my life. Can't beat the feeling 💨💨😇
i had one of these couple months back, justt got it to stage 2 and someone crashed into the side of me writing it off.. NICE!
U going on the trip with calvin evil gt and Jamie bro? Hope u do
“ I never lost a race in that car” ok I lost one to Audi s4 but I even managed to keep up with some evos? Keeping up means your losing Ricky 😂
HANDLING IS INSANE IN THESE...BACK END COMES OUT BEFORE UNDEERSTEERS YOU SHOULDN'T TALK FALSE ABOUT THESE THINGS
Came here for the 5 pot 🤘🏻
Man I’d love you to drive my car it’s only a megane t1 running 270bhp but it feels like a rocket lol
Just bought one red 5 door they're an endangered specie now.
Trying to select 5th take some getting used to
Hi Ricky, do you have a link to the video when you got your wheels powder coated? I think it was on the M4 car and the place was in Slough?
My first car this was with 350bhp witch I still own. Fucking love it.
What lows were on this focus st it’s sits really nicely, I’d like mine to sit like this.
Whoever wins this your one lucky mother!!
the car is a best only the interior could be better
Got a stage 2 mk3 st of you wanted to compare?
Focus vs Megane comparison!!!
Where did you find your steering wheel ?
Great video!!
Ricky you used to throw your st about like it was a 4x4
Seriously clean this it looks tip top 10/10 props to builders 👍👌
Awesome ❤
Looks like it’s rubbing on the tyres 😮
Best mk 2 vid & pov i hav seen .
Would love to see a hybrid turbo fez on the website.
I love my ST225, hard to beat the engine note imo.
I LOVE FORD FOCUS❤❤❤❤
how much h[?
Its funny how people think turning off traction control makes you a better driver reason why ppl crash cars after car meets
Beautiful cars
🔥🔥
Love these POV drives!! Sounds mint!!
Laughs in Volvo 2.4 liter superiority😂
My block should handle 400-ish without shimming the block.
lol
Liners can and have gone on bone stock cars also.
@@DazOwen001 mainly in hotter climates, most cases caused by pre detonation or cooking tge block.
Not really the "liner" the whole cylinder wall usualy cracks.
@@Rickyseniorr B5244T is no joke, the B5244T5 (2.4 T5) is the best out of the 5 cylinders to tune in my opinion, it is a R engine without the cylinder wall issues.
The 2.4 is a semi common swap for P24 R's and P26E R's were the block has cracked.
My car has a the B5244T3 (2.4T) engine, while it doesn't have the same head as the B5244T5 (with VVT on both cams, same as the R or B5254T4 as it is officially known) it is the same 2.4 block.
I personally went with the 2.4T over the 2.5T because of the thicker cylinder walls. I also looked at a 2.3 T5 but that was the worst Volvo P2 I have ever seen, so that particular example was a no go.
And yes I know that some will argue that the B5234T3 (2.3 T5) is better.
Gown lad
I owned one of these for 5 years, got it to 335bhp and 416 ft lbs, best mod I did was an lsd and suspension, amazing car
@@ronyaziz2331 Yeah man block mod is essential when tuning these, this is what I had done-
Focus ST3 Build
Engine:
Collins CP340 Map
Airtec Stage 2 FMIC
Auto Specialists Induction Kit
Auto Specialists Inlet
Summit Front Strut Brace
Pro Alloy Header tank
Chrome Ecu Holder
Anembo Billet cover
Collins Dump Valve
Focus Rs Injectors
Collins Actuator
Mongoose 3” downpipe
Mongoose section 59 with decat
Ross Parkin slam panel end covers
Gloss black battery cover/fuse box/slam
Block mod
Suspension & Drivetrain:
Eibach lowering springs
Drilled and vented rear discs
Brembo rear pads
M Factory LSD
Focus Rs Clutch
Focus Rs Flywheel
Hardrace torque mount
Collins Short shifter
Ferodo DS2500 front pads
Exterior & Interior:
Monutune Gear Knob
Mountune Gear Gaitor
Mountune Start Button
Collins Mats
Ford Boot Liner
Kill all wipers delete
Gloss black diffuser
Rob Galloway Splitter
Black Centre Caps
Black mirror caps
Black lower lip
Black front grills
Panther Black Wheels
@@ronyaziz2331 u mean shims `?
Running Mod X in my pfl, only lost to a modded M4 😂. Love a good hot hatch 🏎💨
Im on modx rs dream science maps are great with the supporting mods 💯 😎
@@HipHopPlayaMan Defo! Is it worth switching to XRS?
I Love The 5 pot 5-Cyclinder Sound's Insane my Dad's Got one in Black 07 plate stage 1 300bhp+ atm it will be 400bhp Soon These Are An Absolute Animal 💯
Cracking Video As Always Ricky Love Definitely Can't Beat The 5-Cyclinder Noises
Stage 1 300 lol. OK mate
Stage 1 is a map. 260ish
Wtf is stage 1...use proper terms and parts
Make driving look easy but you got to be a driver driver to drive like that. He looks so in control. I have boys who try drive but look like there not in control what so ever.
I had one of these for 7 years. Had it stock and went to ds mod x at 300. Then hybrid 400r turbo. 300 is the sweet spot so underrated!
Watching this had made me miss it 😩
Was that the sabre 400r?
@@u04pww2 sure was :)
@@lewiscb9235 did you not like it? I'm currently around 300bhp but really tempted by the drive in drive out package he offers.
@@lewiscb9235 what did you think of the 400r package? I'm very tempted by it.
@@u04pww2 yeah decent literally power doesn’t drop off quite aggressive delivery. Mine was running 385 ish but torque was lowered as the engine wasn’t forged. I would looking back for piece of mind have had it forged tbh
Raced one of these (stage2, guy had some flames) in my stock mk5 gti.. I left him behind.. please think carefully before buying one of these 😂
I raced a mk5 gti In my electric wheel chair and absolutely destroyed it, we raced for pinks so I put my wheel chair in the back and drove home, I have no legs though so I had to control the clutch and accelerator with my hands and managed to hold the steering wheel between my arse cheeks, unfortunately could not see due to my positioning trying to drive and I drove the mk5 golf into a lamp post doing 220mph, it's a mk5 golf though so as well as being much faster than everything else on the road as you know (apart from my wheelchair but it has tesla p1 motors) it's also the safest so im alive but now have no arms as well as no legs ffs, it was so fast though I was amazed 🤯
Hahahahaha... I remember my Mk5 GTI having to fight against mapped Astra H 1.9cdti's. They are not a fast car.
@@andrewlittle4563 Astra’s are much lighter cars and would have a lot more torque as it’s a mapped diesel..
Would make sense.
My point was that focus ST just isn’t fast.. raced plenty of them.. in my cars.. haven’t lost 🙂
The Astra is around 1350kg, the Focus is around 1360kg and the GTI is around 1330kg. Basically nothing to separate them and although a mapped 1.9 will plenty of torque, it isn't a strong linear power like a bigger german diesel and nowhere near the plateau of a tuned Focus ST. A stock GTI would run close to a Stock Focus ST, barely worth arguing but against a tuned one, it wouldn't have a chance
funny that my mate's new GTI can't get anywhere near my stage 2 st
Remember when everyone asked you to review Critical's channel you said on video you found the content abit boring not much was happening, my guy was being chased for fun... now ur doin POVs in a Focus? 🤔🤷🏼♂️ just saying.
Sounds baaaaaad
Shame sbout how weak the cylinder liners are.