very nice upgrade! hope this one treats you just as well

 

Thanks man! I do too.

Nice. I hope mine gets me through college aswell, but I'm not sure I could part with it afterwards...[bawling], unless I couldn't afford 2 cars.

Edit: also, that interior makes me jelous. (<thats terribly mispelled)

Thanks! I didn't want to either, but no room or time for three cars. If I didn't have the project car, then I would have kept this one and turned it into my autox/weekend car.

You treated the blue one really well. And, she responded in kind. I noticed that the blue one leaving your driveway for the last time had the right brake light "out". my 2¢

Thanks, definitely did. Being proactive with maintenance and oddly, owning it that long I never hit the rev limiter once [dunno]

Turn signal was on in the last pic and just how the camera caught it []

 

Nice. I hope mine gets me through college aswell, but I'm not sure I could part with it afterwards...[bawling], unless I couldn't afford 2 cars.

Edit: also, that interior makes me jelous. (<thats terribly mispelled)

 

You treated the blue one really well. And, she responded in kind. I noticed that the blue one leaving your driveway for the last time had the right brake light "out". my 2¢

 

Turn signal was on in the last pic and just how the camera caught it [][/QUOTE]

If you look again, the third braked light is on, and in the next picture you've turned right, opposite of the "left" brake/turn signal???

 

Congrats on the st your gunna love it.

 

Totally jealous!

 

Nice upgrade!!

 

I am liking the white on white. And thanks for answering my question. I was wondering if you could run 17" 50's on a ST, and I guess the answer is yes, if you are running 16's.

 

sad to see it go but nice upgrade

 

Wish I'd gotten to see the ZX3 when we met. But your Merkur was awesome.

 

Wow, thank you for all the kind words! I loved that ZX3, but having three cars is just too much and it would be great to see someone with fresh ideas get to work on the car and do the mods it always needed (SVT brakes, LSD, etc).



Thanks dude. Merkur is getting a new turbo this spring

Awesome ZX3 and a great upgrade! Hope to see that thing at the UCONN car show!

Hope so! Either this or the XR for sure!

 

That is the best looken st i have seen.

 

Wow your last MKI looked great. I have a hard time parting with my SVTF. So, I am just going to get another ride. I bought an SUV a couple of years ago. And now am thinking about another ride by end of summer.

That ST definitely looks tempting.

Yours looks great. Congrats on the bump. And still in a very reliable ride.

Ray

 

[hihi] I remember that pose when i installed my svt pedal...i also did one with my partially hanging out the door []

 

I really like the blue on white combo! Congrats.

 

Both your old FoFo and new ST are sharp looking cars, buddy. Congrats on the new ride! Hope to see it around.

 

Glad to see your in a ST. Great move, enjoy.

 

Awesome ZX3 and a great upgrade! Hope to see that thing at the UCONN car show!

 

Thanks!

Finally had a chance to change some things.

Steeda Short Shift Bracket:

FSWerks Intake:

This is actually my first FSWerks product...in 8 years of Focus ownership. Really impressed. Fit great, great install directions and very high quality parts.

 

Nice mods! How much of a pain was the shift bracket to do on the ST? I just did that yesterday on my NA III.

 

Thanks!

Hardest part was getting the airbox out. It really wasn't too hard at all, just need to be patient when removing the shift cable and when tightening the allen screws from the bottom.

 

80 mile trip including some traffic, highway cruise and sweeping back roads. Double the power of the cold car and 3-5 more mpgs? Yes please.

Started replacing the stock worm gear clamps with t-bolts clamps. Had a couple spares that fit, ordering the rest now. The OEM worm gear clamps were very loose and the couplers were starting to slip off the pipes.

Put in the FSWerks rear mount with sport bushing:

Comparing the ST, 08-11 Duratec, and 00-07 cars:

 

I also have a white st. And just orderd an fswerks intake. How does it sound? I haven't talked to anyone with an st intake.

 

It's fantastic. I absolutely love it. The video doesn't even being to do it justice.

 

Yeah I have seen videos. I am kinda excited to get it in the mail. I'm matching mine with the Cobb tuning turbo inlet tube.

 

Very cool. Can't go wrong with any of the Cobb or FSWerks pieces!

 

Would you happen to know witch tunner is better cobb or SCT? i know 2 people with evo's and one subaru. they all have cobb. and i know 3 people with fords that have SCTs......

 

Have you any experience with either piece of hardware? It really comes down to preference more than anything. Both have good tuners writing tunes for them and you'll get the same end result from either.

Personally, I'm buying the Cobb AP from FSWerks. That gives me access to the Cobb tunes as well as Randy's tune. Randy tunes on the SCT device too, but I want the Cobb hardware so I can use AcessTuner Race. ATR allows the end used to modify (open source) maps for free and create your own. SCT does not and I want the ability to play around. That is the big deciding factor for me. If you never plan on playing with tunes then both are good pieces and will give you the same result.