Fiesta st

[Terry Tibbs]

Hi all
Long time lurker, very very occasional poster, but thought I would contribute a bit more and what better way to do it than show my new wheels.
Won’t go into too much history about me - basically I grew up with warm/hot hatches. First car was an xr2i, then a few xr3i’s before settling for a couple of 205 gti’s - these were my favourite and I regret getting rid of my last one back in 2003, but getting married/having kids took over so for the last 17 years it’s been boring family cars (but a few bikes mixed in for fun too though)

For a while I’ve been wanting a fun car again, 205’s have rocketed in price and I wouldn’t want to use one as a daily. Looked at Clio 172/182 etc but had a horrendous experience with a Renault a few years ago and just couldn’t do that again..


I like Fords, heard good things about the Fiesta st so arranged a test drive at a local dealer, not really intending to buy it, just more to see if I liked it. After 10 minutes I knew I wanted it, what a blast! Very playful, kinda reminds me of a 205gti but quicker and a lot more modern.

So here it is -










So, it’s a 2014 ST2 with the Mountune 215 kit added. I’ve not driven a standard one, so can’t compare the difference but can say it goes very very well. From just over 2000rpm it pulls strongly, you can leave it in 6th and just use the torque for overtakes, or drop down a few and it just takes off.
The steering is great, razor sharp and loves to corner. The car just feels like it wants to be thrashed. Low speed ride in town is firm but not a problem.
Mpg after 300 miles is 36mpg, it was sitting at 38 but some short journeys through town has dropped it down a bit.

So that’s it really, plan at the moment is just to enjoy it. No mods planned, but maybe a slightly fruitier exhaust at some point. Would be interested to hear from any other ST owners about your time with the car, any mods, mpg etc. Do these benefit from super unleaded?

Thanks for reading

[Evoluzione]

You need to explain what 'Mountune 215 kit' is.

[smiley_boy2501]

Evoluzione said:

You need to explain what 'Mountune 215 kit' is.

Not sure whether you meant it to be but that sounded unnecessarily aggressive for a reply to someone's first post.

Most will know what the mountune kits are (it's a standard addition on a lot of Ford's for petrol heads).

I would presume its a map from Mountune which bumps power to 215bhp (+/- exhaust/rad).

Alternatively there's Google.

[andrew.b94]

Looks great in red.

[Terry Tibbs]

Mountune 215 kit is a replacement air box with a K+N panel filter and a remap to 212bhp (or 215ps, hence the 215) but more importantly it raises torque from 177 ibs ft to 236 ibs foot.

[Macron]

They look great in red, and nice to see one without van style tints too.

There seem to be plenty of mods people do beyond the 215 if that’s your thing OP, although something that was safe enough to retain the warranty and up power has got to be a good thing anyway.

[Terry Tibbs]

Thanks, yeah i don’t think I’ll ever be chasing big power, feels about right with what it has right now. I’m hoping to take it on track at some point, never done a car track day although I’ve done a fair few with bikes.

[zygalski]

Nice car.
Hope you have taken security precautions ref the OBD port.
I agree about the 182 after having owned one for a couple of years. Big PITA with everything that went wrong.

[leef44]

Terry Tibbs said:

Mountune 215 kit is a replacement air box with a K+N panel filter and a remap to 212bhp (or 215ps, hence the 215) but more importantly it raises torque from 177 ibs ft to 236 ibs foot.

Yes, that would be my perfect set up. 200+ bhp and 200+ lbft in a small light hatchback.
I'd agree, I don't think it needs more, it would spoil the balance then you would have to start chasing other mods - brakes, suspension, differential

[Terry Tibbs]

zygalski said:

Nice car.
Hope you have taken security precautions ref the OBD port.
I agree about the 182 after having owned one for a couple of years. Big PITA with everything that went wrong.

I have! Also using a disklok and looking into extra security I.e viper alarm/immobiliser.

The Renault I had was a scenic, had it for 12 months and it was terrible - maybe I just got a bad one..?

[Terry Tibbs]

leef44 said:

Yes, that would be my perfect set up. 200+ bhp and 200+ lbft in a small light hatchback.
I'd agree, I don't think it needs more, it would spoil the balance then you would have to start chasing other mods - brakes, suspension, differential

It does feel just right to me, everything’s nicely balanced.

[Mike1990]

Bang for buck they are probably the best hot hatch out there.

MP215 is the sweet spot. My mate had a MR230 example, coupled with a few choice Mountune goodies, Springs, Short Shifter etc, and was an absolute blast to drive, satisfyingly quick too. But the cost is quite high compared to the MP215.

Hot hatches are just great.

Enjoy.

[Evoluzione]

smiley_boy2501 said:

Evoluzione said:

You need to explain what 'Mountune 215 kit' is.

Not sure whether you meant it to be but that sounded unnecessarily aggressive for a reply to someone's first post.

Most will know what the mountune kits are (it's a standard addition on a lot of Ford's for petrol heads).

I would presume its a map from Mountune which bumps power to 215bhp (+/- exhaust/rad).

Alternatively there's Google.

Typical Snowflake response then

[cerb4.5lee]

Really like these, especially it that colour.

Enjoy it.

[Terry Tibbs]

Thanks, will do!
It’s a lively little thing, can I ask any current/former ST owners, is a bit of tram lining on rough roads normal?

[Backtobasics]

Nice car OP, take a look at Spark Plus Steve on YouTube, he's done plenty with Fiesta ST's.

You'll find a varied bunch on here, in the vast majority you'll find it a very helpful place though :-)

[Kaveney]

Hi there i run one as a track car and have had it from new and done a fair few things to the car so let me know if you need any info .

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=18...

[thewarlock]

Evoluzione said:

smiley_boy2501 said:

Evoluzione said:

You need to explain what 'Mountune 215 kit' is.

Not sure whether you meant it to be but that sounded unnecessarily aggressive for a reply to someone's first post.

Most will know what the mountune kits are (it's a standard addition on a lot of Ford's for petrol heads).

I would presume its a map from Mountune which bumps power to 215bhp (+/- exhaust/rad).

Alternatively there's Google.

Typical Snowflake response then

You call yourself a specialist in Duratec engines.

And had to ask that question?

[Terry Tibbs]

Backtobasics said:

Nice car OP, take a look at Spark Plus Steve on YouTube, he's done plenty with Fiesta ST's.

You'll find a varied bunch on here, in the vast majority you'll find it a very helpful place though :-)

Funnily enough I’ve been watching his stuff, very imformative!

[Terry Tibbs]

Kaveney said:

Hi there i run one as a track car and have had it from new and done a fair few things to the car so let me know if you need any info .

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=18...

Cheers mate, I spent a few hours reading through your thread last week, you’ve created an absolute weapon!