ESSENTIAL performance mods for ANY FORD FOCUS ST owner 

Its hard to be a car guy and broke....im still on my first mod...the intercooler 😅

"if you wanna steal it, just break into the car, its in the glovebox" hahahahahaha

New st owner here, thanks for your content

I’ve had my focus St for over a year and it’s still stock, not sure what to do and this vid helped a lot, Thankyou

I have a non-crackle combo tune from Stratified for 91, 93, E30, and Eco-Mode for putt-putting around town since my ST is my daily. Stratified is definitely a great option for tuning budget-wise. However, at some point I'm going to upgrade my factory turbo to the Garrett Powermax and get it tuned by Alan at Edge Autosport. Looking to make about 320hp or so. Oh yeah, and also, the Powermax makes nice spooly boy noises, too 😎

What are your wheel and tyre specs fitment on point

Keep going bruv

I LOVE UR ST, I own a 2014 st myself and slowly trying to make it perfect for the track. I would recommend getting some better suspension if you havnt already. Bc coilovers in particular. It rlly makes it just feel much more easier to handle in corners and even when just cruising makes turns feel smoother instead of having body roll

I got a mk6 golf 2.5l tuned to 222hp, might get a st next tho!

The BOV is to help avoid a compressor surge when you suddenly close the throttle. If you have a low restriction filter and remove the filter assembly's top cover, you will hear the famous "stuttering" sound that many like. When this happens, it puts a lot of load on the compressor/turbine assembly of the turbo and will lead to premature turbo failure. However, some light stuttering will NOT lead to damage. You have to make sure you calibrate it according to the manufacturer. On the GFB (Go-Fast-Bits) brand, the correct adjustment is achieved when you rev the engine, the throttle closes, and the engine should not stall or stumble badly as it returns to idle. If you have the factory Ford BOV, replacing it with a better aftermarket assembly is recommended. Replacing takes patience because you have to raise the car, remove the right front wheel, and deal with a lot of clutter. A good trick on the Allen bolts is to apply some dielectric paste on the tip of the driver so that it sticks to it and doesn't fall off. Do not use the wrench to reinstall the bolts. If you get that cross threaded, you will be in for a painful thread repair. Even using a ball-end Allen driver requires a steady hand. GFB offers two types of BOVs. One allows you to adjust how loud you want the sound to be. Of course, it will cost more... Last but not least, bypass the electronically controlled BOV system with a regular intake plenum positive pressure actuation. There are threads on the boards on how to do this.

What area in Florida are you in? I am in Tampa area and have a 2018 st with Intercooler, tune from Edge Motorsport (performance and eco), motor mount but my favorite mod which is not performance is a rear wiper delete. Focus rear wipers are butt and getting rid of it is very cool. Like the video. Thanks

You can't really corner your ST untill you have better swaybars... front AND rear whiteline's, eibach pro's and bilstein b-8s are especially sweet since the stock suspension is basically mush at 55-60k... and far-better (NO BOUNCE ) then somebody's entry-level coilovers. Also check ebc's signature brake pads with slotted for the car and... your big turbo will be NOTHING without upgraded charge pipes.... I went mishi cooling but may look at JBR hard pipes later for my big turbo

I’m just trying to figure out why my car looks like a Tacioma after I had lowering springs installed

I bought a Mishimoto intercooler and a Roush Cold air intake, no upgraded turbo, no upgraded exhaust. Roush intake was roughly about $400 bucks. Havent installed yet, Im thinking of sending it back and invest on something else.

Such a clean ST bro, Are you going to go to a big turbo eventually?

All you need for ford focus st & rs is in edge auto sports .

For the intercooler. At the very least owners should remove the shutters and the plastic covers around the bumper. My temps dropped 40 degrees and I’ve done it on 3 STs I’ve owned

I have order the same tire firestone 255/40/18 for my Fusion 2.0 turbo. I will intall next week on factory wheel and see if rub in the fender. I have a big turbo Garrett 2867 GEN2 with all bolt on. The car are tune to 20 psi on 91 octane and have 335 whp and run 14.3 at 99.9mph on 1/4 mile on stock tire 235/45/18. I buy the 255 and I will try to run 13.9 at 100mph because factory tire dosn't grip :)

No aftermarket header?

so after doing all this how much do you believe this has improved specs?

For a FMI, airtec or direnzo?

My car ran like crap on strat tune, tons of misses. They refused to fix it unless i paid for a revision, and i bought my accessport from them. Kinda disappointing. I wont so business with them anymore.

I would be careful building it 2nd hand because the access port gets married to the vin of the car and it the previous owner doesn’t delete it from his car you will have a useless item just a heads up

Im your 50th like time to straight pipe lol

What was the point of the mentos cap lmaoo

you lost me when you started yapping about the mentos cap ngl