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picked up my new car and my first ford from Horsham Ford .
Its a Ford Fiesta ST-3 with a few options of rear parking sensors and style pack all in the colour Blue that I have had for just over 12 months .
After running it in I could really enjoy it and the car can still get very good MPG if you want it to
I had the car standard for just over 5 months and did a trip to Germany in it
Then i thought I would installed a Mountune intercooler and Charge pipes and hard pipe
Old intercooler
Old vs new
Installed
New charge pipe and hard pipe
Its a Ford Fiesta ST-3 with a few options of rear parking sensors and style pack all in the colour Blue that I have had for just over 12 months .
After running it in I could really enjoy it and the car can still get very good MPG if you want it to
I had the car standard for just over 5 months and did a trip to Germany in it
Then i thought I would installed a Mountune intercooler and Charge pipes and hard pipe
Old intercooler
Old vs new
Installed
New charge pipe and hard pipe
This was how I was going to keep the car and finish off with the Mountune MP-215 to tie everything up and this would give the car 215 BHP and 235 LB/FT .
After reading through a few things and looking in to other option I went for the Collins performance CP2 I flash remap .
To get the best from this map the car needs a stage two intercooler and for best gains the ITG induction system
All installed
This set up gives the car around 230 BHP and 250 LB/FT and removes the torque limiter in first and second gear and a 0-60 time of 5.9 seconds and is a bit more powerful than the Mountune MR-230
With this set up the car drives amazing and there is so much power and torque across the whole rev band to go with the great handling of the car and is a great set up and makes the car really come alive .
After reading through a few things and looking in to other option I went for the Collins performance CP2 I flash remap .
To get the best from this map the car needs a stage two intercooler and for best gains the ITG induction system
All installed
This set up gives the car around 230 BHP and 250 LB/FT and removes the torque limiter in first and second gear and a 0-60 time of 5.9 seconds and is a bit more powerful than the Mountune MR-230
With this set up the car drives amazing and there is so much power and torque across the whole rev band to go with the great handling of the car and is a great set up and makes the car really come alive .
Edited by kaveney on Monday 5th June 12:24
Then on to this year and in April I went to see Collins performance to have there CP4X stage 4 upgrade done .
This package set up is the X47 Hybrid turbo , Airtec stage 4 intercooler and CP4 software .
Below is the information on the new turbo
•X-47 Fiesta ST Hybrid Turbo
•Inlet Elbow
•CP progressive Actuator
•New 45mm Large Bore Turbine shaft with Clipped back blades
•New 56.5mm Extended Tip 7 Blade Billet compressor wheel
•CNC re-profiled compressor cover to match new X-47 billet alloy wheel
•Motorsport Heavy Duty thrust bearing assembly
•Modified Seal Plate to match hi-flow compressor wheel
•Motorsport Specification Cut back turbine blades for high flow at high RPM
•330bhp (300 whp) capable
Pic of the black Airtec intercooler with no logo to keep the car looking stock
I did not get the exhaust done as I was going to do this later and the car will run ok on the stock cat and exhaust but will just be down on power .
The car now is very quick and with only 1060 KG to hall along goes very well indeed and I have been told this setup is in the same league as a BMW M4 / RS3 .
This package set up is the X47 Hybrid turbo , Airtec stage 4 intercooler and CP4 software .
Below is the information on the new turbo
•X-47 Fiesta ST Hybrid Turbo
•Inlet Elbow
•CP progressive Actuator
•New 45mm Large Bore Turbine shaft with Clipped back blades
•New 56.5mm Extended Tip 7 Blade Billet compressor wheel
•CNC re-profiled compressor cover to match new X-47 billet alloy wheel
•Motorsport Heavy Duty thrust bearing assembly
•Modified Seal Plate to match hi-flow compressor wheel
•Motorsport Specification Cut back turbine blades for high flow at high RPM
•330bhp (300 whp) capable
Pic of the black Airtec intercooler with no logo to keep the car looking stock
I did not get the exhaust done as I was going to do this later and the car will run ok on the stock cat and exhaust but will just be down on power .
The car now is very quick and with only 1060 KG to hall along goes very well indeed and I have been told this setup is in the same league as a BMW M4 / RS3 .
Krikkit said:
Well that escalated quickly! Can only imagine this is absolutely mental with nearly 300hp.
8000 miles and I have had the car just over a year from new and when I picked it up from the dealer the words ( I will not be touching this ) came out but as ever this turned out to be lies 
So to bring this topic up to date at the weekend I got round to installing my Milltek 200 cell sports cat and milltek 2.75 inch exhaust system along with the GFB diverter valve and Mountune exhaust hangers
I went for the Milltek non race res system the quietest aftermarket system you can get for the Fiesta ST to keep this as stock as possible
Milltek exhaust Front box
Milltek exhaust rear box
Join link pipe
Rear tips
Milltek 200 cell sports cat
Mountune uprated exhaust hangers
GFB diverter valve
Old stock divert valve
New GFB divert valve
Old stock 2.14 inch system
Old 2.14 inch system and new 2.75 inch system
Stock cat removed
Old stock cat
New Milltek 200 cell sports cat
Rear tips
The car now goes very very well and is great fun to drive and with it looking / sounding stock it is a bit of a little sleeper too as people don't expect a little fiesta to have 310 + BHP
I went for the Milltek non race res system the quietest aftermarket system you can get for the Fiesta ST to keep this as stock as possible
Milltek exhaust Front box
Milltek exhaust rear box
Join link pipe
Rear tips
Milltek 200 cell sports cat
Mountune uprated exhaust hangers
GFB diverter valve
Old stock divert valve
New GFB divert valve
Old stock 2.14 inch system
Old 2.14 inch system and new 2.75 inch system
Stock cat removed
Old stock cat
New Milltek 200 cell sports cat
Rear tips
The car now goes very very well and is great fun to drive and with it looking / sounding stock it is a bit of a little sleeper too as people don't expect a little fiesta to have 310 + BHP
sgtbash said:
I had a right time at the ring in my ST180, I cant imagine it on CP4X!
I have the below for the ring this year .The Fiesta St will just be the support car .
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/saxo-vts-as-a-tra...
culpz said:
Amazingly tunable these cars. The MK7 Fiesta ST is one of the best cars i've ever driven. It just felt right, both when pootling along at slow speeds and even better when stretching it's legs right out. I had to restrain myself from ordering one there and then when i got back!
For me though, i wouldn't personally go all-out on one. I've not got a problem with others that do, it just shows that these can become proper giant-slayers with the right mods. When i drove one, i didn't feel that it needed any more power. It would be the MP215 kit for me and that's it.
Car looks great, regardless. You'll really shock some much faster metal no doubt with that kit!
TBF I would agree with you and say out of the box it is quick enough and with MP-215 would be a great little car .For me though, i wouldn't personally go all-out on one. I've not got a problem with others that do, it just shows that these can become proper giant-slayers with the right mods. When i drove one, i didn't feel that it needed any more power. It would be the MP215 kit for me and that's it.
Car looks great, regardless. You'll really shock some much faster metal no doubt with that kit!
I just wanted my one to have a little bit more as I think the chassis can handle it .
bungz said:
As these have a torque limiter at 180, how likely is it to s
t the bed with a 300 map and the limiter off 
Nice looking motor
Collins Performance ran there CP4 320 + for 50000 miles with out any problems .t the bed with a 300 map and the limiter off Nice looking motor
https://www.facebook.com/CPNextLevel/?hc_ref=SEARC...
In the USA 360-380 on stock internals has been fine .
RC1807 said:
OP: handling must be fun with 300 gee-gees!
My standard ST will always light up the traction control lights when it's booted, and it's standard.
Having had an S-Max 2.5T with 365bhp, I gave up funding the local tyre places a few years ago
TBH the map is so smooth that it really can put the power down very well with good tyres on it .My standard ST will always light up the traction control lights when it's booted, and it's standard.
Having had an S-Max 2.5T with 365bhp, I gave up funding the local tyre places a few years ago
There are so many spikeeee torque maps that look good on paper but do not drive well on the road .
MP-215 or CP2 would be a grate choice but even stock the car is good fun ( but with 310 BHP its even more fun )
mooseracer said:
Bet that's a hoot! I like the way you've kept it standard looking too.
I've a standard 180 and keep thinking I should get the mp215 on it but in the back of my head there's the feeling it would only be the start of a slippery slope like yours seems to have been
I've a standard 180 and keep thinking I should get the mp215 on it but in the back of my head there's the feeling it would only be the start of a slippery slope like yours seems to have been
The total cost was less than £ 3000 for this little lot so I think that is a good price for a car that can keep pace with a new BMW M4 .
Birdster said:
Love these cars and should have done something like you've done to yours instead of changing. My Golf R is a great car, but just isn't as fun and too grown up. Had some great drives in Wales.
Any more plans with yours?
Any more plans with yours?
The stock car was great quick and not too harsh TBH .
All late 2015 reg cars came with the ST 200 suspension so are less harsh and handle better .
All late 2015 reg cars came with the ST 200 suspension so are less harsh and handle better .
Otispunkmeyer said:
fk sake
My "new car" list has gone round and round the houses these past few weeks....
ST was originally on it, because why not. But then I thought its perhaps a bit too focused on the B-road blasting to be used for other duties like touring europe. So then that moved on to a 208GTi which from reading is nicer inside, nicer to cruise in, not quite so nice to drive. Then I decided these things bit too run of the mill.... cue looking at RCZs, and 595 Turismos. Then I catch wind of coking problems on DI petrol engines so swung back to some older school metal, Focus ST MK2 and Volvo C30 T5. All the while I secretly would like an MX-5 but I am too tall for it to be a comfortable daily prospect.... and then I come in here and see a lovely blue ST and I am back to square one again.
This is why my current car is 11 years old. I cannot bloody decide!
Awesome car by the way OP. Bet that is a complete riot with 300 ponies!
Can someone just tell me what these things are like, stock on normal roads.... is it as harsh and bouncy as all the reviews make out? I have driven one, though it was only a short drive and on decent roads. You don't really get time to notice harsh ride when your first port of call is seeing how fast it goes hahaha.
k sakeMy "new car" list has gone round and round the houses these past few weeks....
ST was originally on it, because why not. But then I thought its perhaps a bit too focused on the B-road blasting to be used for other duties like touring europe. So then that moved on to a 208GTi which from reading is nicer inside, nicer to cruise in, not quite so nice to drive. Then I decided these things bit too run of the mill.... cue looking at RCZs, and 595 Turismos. Then I catch wind of coking problems on DI petrol engines so swung back to some older school metal, Focus ST MK2 and Volvo C30 T5. All the while I secretly would like an MX-5 but I am too tall for it to be a comfortable daily prospect.... and then I come in here and see a lovely blue ST and I am back to square one again.
This is why my current car is 11 years old. I cannot bloody decide!
Awesome car by the way OP. Bet that is a complete riot with 300 ponies!
Can someone just tell me what these things are like, stock on normal roads.... is it as harsh and bouncy as all the reviews make out? I have driven one, though it was only a short drive and on decent roads. You don't really get time to notice harsh ride when your first port of call is seeing how fast it goes hahaha.
Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Thursday 8th June 14:58
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