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Interview with Tim Smith, SVT Engineer about Fiesta ST's Suspension Tuning

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[video=youtube;M7YKS9CnpJg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YKS9CnpJg[/video]

Worth the watch!
 


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Now we know exactly what was changed. I like that the actual twist beam was made thicker instead of just adding on a stiffer bar. It's also nice to know that there are specific pads for the Fiesta ST that were track tuned by the SVT engineers and not just some parts they picked from an existing lineup.
 


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I am not a fan of the stock brake compound, its aggressive initially but after about 7K miles, its getting "sloppier"

I can't wait to throw in some nice ceramic pads and new rotors too, my front rotors are incredibility chewed up by the stock pads
 


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I actually like the stock pads there real grabby. The only down fall is the brake dust but thats the trade off for any performance brakes.
 


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Agreed. They seem to work wonderfully but generate a ton of dust.
 


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Agreed. They seem to work wonderfully but generate a ton of dust.
Ditto....I think if they also made it 210-215hp out of the gate...our little demon would of been absolutely perfect...along with offering the three door model here...but regardless, love the Fist!!
 


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The guy doing the interview (BRGT350) is active in the Fiesta ST community, he posts on fiestast.net
 


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Just watched the new savagegeese video on the Mustang Darkhorse, where they interview Tim Smith.
View: https://youtu.be/0m-ZUC4fd_w

Thought this guy looked familiar, then realized @BRGT350 interviewed him about the FiST back in the day. Nice to see he's still working on great projects...
everything sounded great till at the end he stated the weight. Yikes 4k and not all wheel drive! That’s a bit on the it weighs to much side. Too bad it sounded like a great car till they started talking about the weight.
 




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