RE: Mountuning a Fiesta ST

[Emeye]

AARONM3 said:

As a slight aside I see the US ST is also a 5-door which adds a dash of extra practicality.

If the UK one was 5 door it would be a no brainer choice of new hot-hatch for me having 2 kids.

The 2 things I want from an affordable hot-hatch are manual and 5 doors. Ok at the moment I drive a Mk1 Audi TT, but already it's been a pain when my wife's FRV had to go into the garage.

I've had a 3dr and 5dr Mk5 Golf Gti previously, and the slight improved looks was hugely outweighed by the extra practicality of the extra door

So the Renault Clio is 5 door but a no-no due to the auto box, the 207 Gti is only 3 door, the VW Polo/Skoda Fabia vRS/Seat Ibiza Cupra/FR are auto only and the Fiesta ST is only 3dr.

I really do not understand the logic of not offering a 5 dr ST in the UK!

I could go up a group to a Golf Gti/ Focus ST, but they are quite a bit more expensive - of go secondhand obviously, but I'd like the option of a new car.

[LasseV]

gimmick gimmick gimmick... Overboost this, overboost that, electric this and electric this... Blah, nonsense. It is still ugly and boring car to drive. Give me a good n/a engine, good manual box and great steering feel. I highly prefer Suzuki Swift Sports over this thing.

I generally hate new cars..!

[Podie]

LasseV said:

...boring car to drive.

Interesting, given that every car magazine I've read has rated both the Fiesta ST and the Mountune upgrade very highly.

I assume you've done a back to back test with the Clio 200?

[Oddball RS]

It would be good to see what the dyno printouts would look like just for the filter box without the re-map, as I suspect it would be better than you would think, modern car inlets are often strangled for noise reasons.

And you mention better pick up at low rpm in higher gears and better higher up the rev range, they describe perfectly resolved breathing issues.

[MarkRSi]

Emeye said:

I could go up a group to a Golf Gti/ Focus ST, but they are quite a bit more expensive - of go secondhand obviously, but I'd like the option of a new car.

New Focus ST is £16.5k on Drivethedeal...

[GHF1975]

LasseV said:

It is still ugly and boring car to drive.

Never driven one obviously.

[Emeye]

MarkRSi said:

Emeye said:

I could go up a group to a Golf Gti/ Focus ST, but they are quite a bit more expensive - of go secondhand obviously, but I'd like the option of a new car.

New Focus ST is £16.5k on Drivethedeal...

Really? I still like the idea of a very practical yet compact hot hatch. And I'd really want a Golf Gti of I was going back up to that size!

Still that seems very cheap - I will have a nosey.

[Jack.]

The overboost is available all the time at full throttle until the engine management detects the intake temperatures are too high for full boost pressure of 21psi and drop it back to 14.5psi. It isn't permenant so can't be quoted as such.

The Mountune upgrade isn't just on overboost either although they only seem to quote the peak overboost figures.

[Emeye]

Emeye said:

MarkRSi said:

Emeye said:

I could go up a group to a Golf Gti/ Focus ST, but they are quite a bit more expensive - of go secondhand obviously, but I'd like the option of a new car.

New Focus ST is £16.5k on Drivethedeal...

Really? I still like the idea of a very practical yet compact hot hatch. And I'd really want a Golf Gti of I was going back up to that size!

Still that seems very cheap - I will have a nosey.

Seem to be the prices for the ST on Drivethedeal are only for people who have VAT registered companies according to the small print.

[roystinho]

Try palmdale.co.uk and see how much Ash there can get you one for. He got an unbelievable price for a friend's sister on an slk

[5lab]

thought you lot might find this interesting about the differences between the cooking fiesta and the ST

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/2014-10best-c...

Things like adjusting the camber to give more lift-off-oversteer surprise me..