Focus ST With BIG TURBO - Is it Worth the $2,000 Upgrade?! 

iHelmster i came here because i test drove an rs today and coming from a modified tuned st the rs was slow And a lot more money so I decided im going big turbo lol

same

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This is my 3rd time watching it😂😂😂

I watched this before I got one 2 years ago and over a month ago I got a 16 st3 FoST stage 2 I love it

Of the 150whp gain, about half of that could have been done with tuning on the stock turbo. So really that $2000 upgrade only got him another 75whp.

@@meetthecarolinas9638 your terribly wrong man . Some people cant get e 85.

You would still be in a ST though.. RS handles better and is awd making it a more capable vehicle.

@@meetthecarolinas9638 ya and the turbo would shit out after a couple pulls

@@meetthecarolinas9638 Exactly that's half, that's why you need a bigger turbo

ThatDudeinBlue yays!

My brother this exact model except for the wheels, still stock everything but man oh man is that BOV intoxicating

ThatDudeinBlue..... Different sound as of hearing the air flowing and pressurize through the intake? That was my first impression when I first drove a focus st. What was the make and model of the bov? Sounds like a cat sneezing lol.

ThatDudeinBlue please do a big turbo srt4 review.its like the one car you never did. I live in pa n have a 400whp one with 75k miles if your up this way

Evan Williams He's said in a past videoevery time he's set one up they would break down

Terrence Sanchez same! I’m picking mine up on Tuesday

Hope I can see both of your reviews, safe driving

I plan to buy an ST as my first manual car, I just don’t have the money right now

@@pngmemes8519 so relatable that I thought I wrote it

picking mine up monday :) my first manual too

And thats also an ST1 lol

@@CluelessDriversofSouthCarolina wrong, it’s an st2 look at the infotainment system, the ST1 only has the small lcd display, same one that’s on the dash

@@retro9051 pretty sure you can just install that.

@@huadua8697 I agree, st2 has factory recaros. the one in the video has st1 cloth seats.

it’s a Mk3 st-1

What lip is that on the front you are running? Looks really good. =)

Moondragon hey man I'm the owner of the car and I actually have the FSWerks front splitter!

Awesome. Thanks for the info.

Wilfred Diaz this gives it 360 at the wheels, the RS has 350 at the crank which is about 300-310 at wheels. So this is making about 50 more hp than RS

Ryan Kinney drift mode on the RS is worth the $$$! LOL

Yeh but the RS is 4x4 so will handle much better. This ST might be faster in a straight line but not around a track. My 2006 ST 2.5 Turbo has too much power at the front wheels, so this will be stupid to handle.

@@Kuntot Exactly, can't drift on the front wheels, unless you do it in reverse. Lol

Why Notagain wouldn’t some aftermarket motor mounts help? I bought some for my 2018 St and it almost completely eliminated torque steer pulse it reduced wheels hop.

in motion he did not do that stop lying

@@ekbenny3939 sounds like a thing my dad would do so....

@@AlexTurbo Dad's are weird. They're never there.

DriveWayBoyOscar haha happy it convinced you! It really does change the whole car.

Dagger's Garage sounds sick dude you should make some videos on it

Will be 1000hp gtr r34 *soon*

But why.. it's a fwd hatchback

If you don't keep up with the car you wouldn't know, there are only a few STs with 500 whp at the moment (ecoboost at least). One dude just hit over 600 so everyone is playing catch up.

Dagger's Garage i can imagine having no grip at that point in a fwd car. I wouldn't know about the ST but I always had rwd imports or awd and just know about those from experience.

i hate having passengers 😂 it’s like you don’t have a turbo anymore

Had a FBO Forte race me had 220whp he said and was kinda talking smack because "I barely beat him" even tho i have e30. Both my buddies were 500lbs combined...and walked him once I hit 100. I can confirm you really feel the weight. On the stock turbo I was always really confused while it pulled so well up top against comparable car. Touched 150 a few times just laying in to it.

same here bro lmao, sometimes in second as well... one thing i hate is how freaking quiet the exhaust is, but its kinda saving me $$ cuz it saved me with a few encounters with cops, like I would randomly decide to push it and the cop is just there, but he cant hear me :P

Muiz Awan took the resonator off mine. Sound is perfect. Burble is nice. Loud enough to be fun when you're fucking around. Quiet daily driving. No drone. Cheap to do

I got rid of the resonator and put a magnaflow muffler, got it all done for 260 bucks. It sounds damn good.

Tires. Motor mount. Suspension. LSD (if it has one, otherwise a huge improvement).

Even mine is 100% stock and spins 1st and 2nd with traction control on

CRAWFORDx96 ST is the wild child

CRAWFORDx96 ST is a great daily driver. RS not so much, but if you do track days, worth it!

I have a 2015 ST3. Love it. Such a willing to have fun package. I smile everyday. Recaros not great for big butts like mine though! Haha!

Try a Fiesta ST. I was wanting a FoST until I tried and bought the FiST.

David, any problems with the Fiesta?

Dude Shark there's a guy in our ST Club who loves this car and owns a vette as well.

Zach C. Benton yeah man I'm sure it's great and tons of fun, as I said though it's just my personal preference and as such wouldn't spend my own money on it. Not meaning to dis it or anything, if I was given the opportunity to drive one I wouldn't think twice

Dude Shark just buy an ecoboost mustang then

Underpantsniper maybe if I had the money. But between college and just purchasing my 3V, I just have enough change left over to feed myself

Dude Shark - I used to be like you and hated anything FWD, then after reading a write up of the Fiesta ST I simply had to try it... (The people doing the write up were RWD fans, and if they liked it, then there must be something in it)... Long story short, I bought the car the same day...! That was 3 years ago and I'm still having a ball like no other car I have owned. Honestly, modern FWD has engineered out all that nastiness FWD used to be. Being able to point the front wheels, press the gas and have the car pull you through series of corners at speed, while your RWD mates fade into the distance with their tale happy RWD cars, is quite exhilarating...! Peace...

Brooo get rid of the bimmer , i had an 08 xi n54 beautiful car miss it everyday but its so much nicer getting in one of these

my car with sticky summer tires spins 1st and about halfway thru second at stock power so it’s definitely soon pretty good with 100+ more hp

My focus st with the stock turbo spins through first and 2nd

How much ofva difference is the LSD?

Victor Giannella I can tell you that the focus and fiesta ST are both fantastic

Victor Giannella Focus is a great car for a starter enthusiast.. or an older Golf GTI. Currently, there are no other cars that really give a better "bang for your buck" than the ST range as they are modifiable, reliable, sensible and practical.. Not to mention easy to insure, which is ideal for first timers.

Victor Giannella if you have less than $10k go for an sn95 gt

im Jonny 350Z has expesive insurance actually.. they have a high crash/death rate because people think they are Han from Tokyo Drift.. if you get a starter, at least think before owning one of those

Yeah he meant it’s the facelift 2015+

That’s an st2 bro

@@dmotts it's an ST1

@@bacchusthompson5834 i literally own an st1 idk why I said it was an st2?

@@dmotts mine is the exact 1 in the video... I love it, bought new with 4 miles on it. 130k miles now and no issues. 2.0L EcoBoost is solid

BorderHop85 hes done genjuan and gen2 already.. no point unless its fully built and has hood dumped exhaust

Because its making shit for power down low.. it makes 360 whp for about a half second at 6k..

ShitFromShinola at full boost by 3500rpms

Russ Clarke Traction control

Trust me the ST still spins with traction on...

Russ Clarke my friend's doesn't hook either in his stocker either.

Have we come to a point where 360hp isnt much anymore

Ariyan Khan yes, watch today’s car to understand

Karl Hopkins gf doesnt know how to drive stick. :(. I went with the auto :(. I thought they fixed the trannsmision issue on the 15' models tho. Hopefully. Fingers crossed. Haha

Karl Hopkins and i have a 100k bumper to bumper warranty. So im trying not to stress too hard. Haha

Greg Williams nope didn't fix the issues unfortunately. I've got a 12, had clutches replaced twice. Clutches warrantied 100k miles and tcm warrantied 'til 150k

Hey man, 14 Focus Titanium owner here, there's actually a class action lawsuit going on with the transmission right now, you should have gotten some mail about it. Luckily I'm going on 50k miles with no issue, but shuddering is here and there..

Barney M8 id be salty too if my name was barney 😂

Johnny Koch fo sho!

stfu

That's right. In addition, 1st gens are commonly referred to as PFLs or "Pre-Facelifts" with the 2nd gen (as seen in this video) being referred to as FLs or "Facelifts" because of the changes to the front-end.

Caleb Potter when he said st2. I think he meant a facelift st lol. He should've said facelift or mk3.5 lol

this.

Nah this is the st2 the st3 has recaros. I have an st3.

ST3 gets full leather Recaros. ST2 gets the same leather Recaros but with fabric accents and no heat no power. I have the ST1, and the seats that come in it are the ones in the video.

Scotland’s Finest this is an ST1... I have the same exact car.

Kyle Pinet congrats bro looks great

RU-vidr haha yeah tell me about my car

RU-vidr yes it does

"The little different front end" yes you will have that when someone front bumper swaps to that newer one. (very noticeable due to some shit body shop not color matching)

The Prodigy negative waves for the lose.... move on trolly bright crawler, your not welcome here..

Steve Silverado what is a tune

Engine tuning is an adjustment, modification of the internal combustion engine, or modification to its control unit, otherwise known as its ECU (Engine Control Unit). It is adjusted to yield optimal performance, to increase an engine's power output, economy, or durability. These goals may be mutually exclusive, and an engine may be detuned with respect to output (work) in exchange for better economy or longer engine life due to lessened stress on engine components. That was the Wikipedia definition, but as far as a turbo motor goes a tune increases the boost (psi) above stock and usually increases ignition timing as well which results in more horsepower and torque.

Steve Silverado what turbo do you have

Steve Silverado you can tune more power to the top end and you won't spin as hard in the low end. Mid range torque too

GTX2876R .86AR it has a little lag till about 4000 RPM then pulls like a freight train past redline.

I have a question though, i have a big intercooler and ended up removing the active grill shudders just like this car, does this guy have any issues with CEL on the dash? Mine will periodically throw a code (obviously trying to activate the shudders that aren’t there)

Until the motor blows in 2 days 😂

deagle 44 Yeah they get crazy numbers but they use cheap internals so it blows up every other week lol

Yeah theyll make it get 700hp with a Honda swap. Lmao

Greatest King how big do you want?

Greatest King 100mm

Obviously he doest want a smooth linier power curve

Enjoy massive lag and massive top end

Still small as hell as he said barely bigger than the stock ko4 it comes with

XskiXedgeX rip

What you trade it in for? Im curious

LpZ I went back to another Acura. 2012 TSX Special Edition, manual. Basically a grown-up four door SI. No regrets.

Huge downgrade. Smh

Hell yeah the tsx is dope. Not a fan of the 09+ models tho

That’s WHY he raced you LOL 😂 🤣🤣. Love racing the Vtec boys and girls. 👍👍👌👌❤️❤️

sevan grigoryan you’re a different breed of man

The 2018 M5 was just announced and it has AWD with the capability of completely turning it RWD, EA Gamescom for NFS Payback

lsbugsbunny92 a video game ?

People that rag on FWD just don't know how to drive them properly.

One Stock AP2 it was for the EA conference but BMW did a world release for it, all the info is on BMWs site

They all have pros and cons, i don't mind as long as the car is fun.

a Ford being reliable?!?!?!You make me Laugh HAHAH

im Jonny 2000 Honda Accord 271k miles and still no problems only a Honda can do that 💪

im Jonny your cousins not yours lmao your probably a fucking ricer

im Jonny for all I know you could be baiting me so I don't believe you until I see some proof

This thread made me lose hope for the car community.