How fast is my standard Mk2 Ford Focus ST to 60mph? 

4th gear for me is like time warp gear ;)

@Tacky Stump Mine feels alright on the front. A little stiff for general crap UK roads but hey. I need to get my tracking done as it's tramlining like a bit and can snatch a bit over bumps too :p Would like more induction sound though.

@Tacky Stump wow yeah you'd notice that. The springs are a common thing I think. Mines 100k and had been sat for a while. Then on the way to an MOT or on the MOT ramp a spring broke :O Just need this fuel crazyness to stop now.

Yea it’s not bad for an old girl! Plus these cars are more about in gear rolling times as they’re not great from a launch really! I know the M2 launches well though I was surprised at how well they take off!

Yea she’s not too bad once on the move! Still 6.9 not that bad for its age and the tyres it’s on!

Yea the mk4’s are quick - I’ve had a few to review a while back and really enjoyed them! Thanks for watching mate!

Yes they sound so good, it’s addictive!

I will sell u mine 😁

I bet it’s crying out for a diff isn’t it?haha

@@CarFocused Ye mate 🙈 I've tried to put the foot down twice so far and each time the car wants to kill me lmfao but gives it character 😝

@@INSANEripsaw 😂😂

Yea it’s deffo more about rolling starts with these but unfortunately I can’t do anything over 70mph on a public road 😢 Need a runway!hehe

@@CarFocused yeah exactly, the good thing about the ST’s is that you can have fun without breaking any speed limits 👍🏼 it’s more than quick enough for the back roads but not too fast where you’re in licence losing territory. The RS would be at home on a runway haha!

Same with my megane 225 . Off the line got beat by a mapped 120d in the rain. X drive.. but mid range i got in front of him

Thank you mate!

Cheers mate - need some decent tyres on it really!

Yea it’s all about the roll with these 👌🏻

@@CarFocused took mine to santa pod, 1st run was 16.5! Buy the time I worked out the right strategy, traction off, slip the clutch, give it death in 2nd, quickest time I got was 14.1 and that was with a boot full of subwoofers 🙃

I was going to suggest that. I’ve got it for a few months!

Thanks mate!

Yea it’s always a bit of fun getting behind the wheel. More time in the bag with decent rubber and a more aggressive launch though 👌🏻

@@CarFocused reminds me that we never progressed that RS/ST rolling road day/meet up.

Need to do your Cupra!

@@CarFocused I tried, but the front wheels just kept lighting up 🤣. To be fair, that was when it was cold and greasy AND before I fitted the Revo dogbone mount.

@@CarObsession haha yea it’s not the easiest in these fwd cars is it! I reckon you’ll be sub 6 👍🏻

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Back in the day I had a Volvo S40 T5 AWD with the same engine and gearbox as this has, and it was able to do 0-60 on 2nd gear. It did had a remap (260hp/380nm), but not sure if that increased the rev limit. Anyhow my best 0-60 with that was 6,3s. No wheelspin off the line of course, but the haldex system makes it 150kgs heavier, so not a huge difference on dry with the Focus.

agreed,I had an early mk2 st and after I bluefinned it 60 was possible in 2nd gear...that one mod tcompletely ransformed that car..along with an intake it could keep up with a friend's mk2 rs...

@@rossturnbull8632 that sounds about right, mine was a pre face-lift also and had a decat as the only other mod, I only had 2 goes against a mk2 rs and while I believe I had more on the lower end, the rs definitely pulled slightly at the top of the rev range

Take your time - find a good one and it’ll treat you well ☺️

Do it - I've had mine for a long time and I still love it. A future classic (and my insurer seems to agree).

Yea the fuel bill sucks!haha

After my ford performance tune, I get around 32 mpg per tank in the summer if I don't drive it hard.

@@msimrow you have the 2.0 4 banger though don’t you? The 5 cylinders in the mk2 are notoriously thirsty.

Welcome to ST ownership 😂

@@CarFocused mate I'm still trying to process in my mind if that's right or not😂.. if that's the case I probably won't have this car for too long😒

@@roberts5368 I’m averaging 25mpg at the moment….

No one believes me, but I average 30-35 overall. I even managed nearly 41 once, on a gentle motorway run, about 100 miles! (I always verify the computer's figure at the pump.) In the 90s, even a sensible car of this weight wouldn't have bettered these numbers.

The problem is I’m reluctant to spend anymore money on it 🙈

Yeah stage one with launch control should beat it. My best is 5.4 with stage 3 on ps4s

😂😂

Mate can you turn of Traction control off permanently or do i always have to press that button?

@@emptyzone8542 Have to press it every time you start the car.

@@otacon5648 that sucks since every time it resets when u shut off the car

@@emptyzone8542 Yeah but that’s just how it is. The design of the car is nearly 20 years old.

A better tyre compound makes quite a difference in terms of traction, so it should make a difference.

Total agree m8!

They’re like chocolate sticks 😂

Stage 2 would be a fair bit quicker than mine which is standard so I’d expect you to be getting better times - I can’t help you with the fault maybe ask in the forums?

Thats a weird one paul. Forget forums, theyre pretty dead. Join up to the focus st owners uk facebook page, ill keep an eye out but it sounds like theres more to it than just what youve mentioned?

At first it gave me pedal sensor fault ..car had no acceleration....put the obd in found the code cleared it ..car was fine 20 mins later I got engine malfunction put obd to clear ..it refuse to clear..I then had to take battery terminal of...waited for a while..put back terminal..car started fine..I put the obd in an limp mode again..my problem as something to do with the dongle

Just to add I did 13.2 at tarlton racetrack ....an 13 flat at rosslyn track..

@@paulreddy664 fair enough but i dont get how an obd dongle could cause limp mode, all its doing is reading from the ecu and modules in the car. Limp mode has to be something else wrong with the ecu i would think. If the dongle was the problem youd only get to connect to some of the modules before reading anything. Strongly recommend a usb elm327 with a metal toggle switch, can be bought off ebay. Also use forscan. If youre already doing both then itd be worth trying a different elm

Physically grab it and feel for play, listen to clicking on full lock, clunking when pulling away and vibration in the steering wheel on the move which is worse under load.

Thanks for the reply, I picked on up yesterday and have read it's a common thing to go but was unsure of the symptoms I'll definitely keep a eye out for it 😊

Feels like u have really bad wheel balance aswell as the above

My driveshaft was making a warping noise and just thought it was the wheel bearing…would still be doing 130’s and taking corners like a prat lmao then one day it sounded like a tank moving through a quiet village🥹

That will be coming soon 👍🏻

Yea I wasn’t sure if it would just run out of puff. Annoyingly the tyres are new so can’t really justify changing them them haha.

Yea itll be down to the turbo 100%. It runs out of puff just before 5500rpm, but that should still be quicker than shifting up to 3rd i think? - I could hear the logger beeping just as you shifted up in the video. Not sure where the limiter kicks in with the factory map, ive revved mine above 7500rpm but thats with a custom map and hybrid ST turbo. As a side note i'd bet that if you did the tests again with a stage 1 fmic youd get better results; the ecu holds ignition back with the standard fmic due to increasing IATs, even without a remap mine felt more freed up with a fmic fitted.

@@lastexile1187 I’ve been offered a Pro Alloy fmic for a very good price which I’ll probably have…

@@CarFocused go for it. Even a 2nd hand airtec stage 1 (or 2) would do. Dunno about R sport or whatever theyre called, the cheap ones..

You thought it would be slower or faster than that?

@Car Focused I thought more like 7.5 that's why 6.9 surprised me, but I've mentioned before that the gear box has a pretty long throw and you should fit a quick gear shift kit it makes a huge difference, try one on your ST and I guarantee you would fit one to your RS, its a real cheap mod and easily fitted 👍

They’re actually pretty solid if you look after them. But I guess with a car that age it’s always at the back of your mind that it might break!

Thank you 😃

That’s the plan!

Hell no - super unleaded in my cars!

The Ford drive shafts are good. Beware of anything other than that. !

@@euanscotland I've had my ST over 10 years now. if you drive properly and don't launch it, the driveshafts will be fine. Always go Ford if you do swap.

That’s the plan - although I’m not going to enjoy launching that 🙈

I’m torn on wether I should mod it or not 🙈

Gaz the most important thing pal block mod for defo.then i would say anthing around 300ish afterthat its silly moneytime its all in the map thats why i swear with motorsport developments ive drove loads with diffrent types of maps but nothing like the way theres are.like i said try mine m8

That’s not really I launch control - I believe it’s to prevent damage to the car, so they just put a limited on when the clutch is engaged.

Not quite sure it’ll hit 60 in second, plus it’s a bit brutal.

Roadcruza’s struggling for grip 😂 They’re so bad in the wet 🙈

The point was testing the 0 - 60 times of the car lol

And have a giggle. 😂

I wouldn't say it's advertisement. Like Gary said in the video he wasn't being paid to advertise the product the company sent him out a box to use on any of the cars that are on the channel. It's not an advertisement at all, just a pleasant gesture to the company which sent him the box, to make this video possible. 🤷‍♂️

I'd say the video has more of a point to it than you leaving this comment 🤣 Negative Nelly...booooo