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How many are waiting for the Mountune MT215 kit?

Harvick

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I spoke with Mountune and they said they plan to have the tune fairly soon for NA. Part of me want to get the Cobb and the other wants to get the full Mountune MT215 kit


My 2013 Fiesta ST MP215 review

Postby Josh ? Thu Aug 01, 2013 6:10 pm

Right, here's my little review on the MP215 package and my Mountune experience in general.

I left home at 07.30 this morning and took a leisurely drive along to Mountune HQ in Hutton, Essex. I arrived just before 08.30 and first impressions were very good. There was someone there ready to greet me outside and direct me where to park my car.

I parked up and walked into the reception where the friendly receptionist asked my name before calling Doug to come and meet me. He turned up, we had a quick chat etc and then got on with business. We went into the waiting room where he offered me a tea or coffee, before asking me if I'd like anything else while I was there.

Once I'd explained to him what I wanted (MP215 package and a set of mats), he went off to get the card machine etc.

Once everything had been paid for, he took the keys, made me another coffee and left me in the waiting room. There were plenty of magazines to read, along with a TV and DVD player, with a couple of Ford DVDs. There are also a few of their parts in glass cabinets for you to have a look at (probably to try and get you to spend more money :laugh:)

The wait in the waiting room seemed like the longest experience of my life to be honest.

When Doug came back, he showed me through all the paperwork and my warranties etc. We then went outside for me to pop the mats in before being shown around the Mountune HQ.

What a place that is. They've got some amazing cars in there, and the work that they're doing sounds amazing. We spoke briefly about what the next ST package could "potentially" be, and I'm looking forward to seeing that released.

After having a look around, we took a walk back outside to the car before I left.

When I jumped into the car and fired it up, it seemed to have very slightly more noise than standard, but that may have been a placebo as I was expecting to hear more noise.

I started the car three times to check for any faults etc before driving off.

To begin with, I drove the car slowly, to see how the "normal" driving is. I was pretty shocked to find that it felt NO different to standard. It's really quite impressive, as you normally sacrifice part-throttle when having the car mapped for performance. Not with this.

I then decided to open it up on a little stretch of straight road just before entering back on to the A127. The surge is really quite impressive, and the torque seems unrelenting. It's so smooth that you don't realise quite how quickly you're going until you look down at the speedo :eek:. The noise from the turbo and in the cabin is also even louder noise. You get a lovely whoosh from the turbo as it starts spooling, along with a much louder "Pssht" as you let off.

Pulling away quickly in first, the tyres now give a little skip as you throw it into second gear. As said in the other review, second, third and fourth gear are quite amazing now. Fifth and sixth are very easy for cruising in, but with plenty of low-down torque to get you out of trouble, should you need it.

I then took the car along the dual-carriageway for the majority of the journey home. Leaving it in sixth nearly the whole way, I still managed to average 40+mpg the entire way home.

When I got close to home, i decided to take to the country lanes by me for a bit of a "hoon". This is there the package really shines. Down the lanes it was simply pulling and pulling, without any sign of giving up. Out of the bends, it's got much more "oompf" than before, and it simply pulls you through.

There's also strange Vtec like "kick" at about 5,000rpm, as Nick mentioned in his review. It's quite impressive, as where is started to die off on the standard map, it seems to pin you back more in your seat.

This is the car that the ST should have been as standard IMO. It's simply brilliant, I can't fault the car in any way now.

Overall, I'm very impressed with upgrade, and Mountune's service in general. I'd definitely recommend it and them to anyone who's considering an upgrade :thumbsup:

Here are a couple of pictures to wet your appetite...
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If Ford stands behind the warranty I'd be down for it.
 


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I'd love to see this become available in the U.S. Anyone have any more recent information? I emailed Mountune USA, but no answer yet. Not surprising, perhaps, as to them I'm just a voice from the darkness.
 


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Per the press release at http://racing.ford.com/series/more-...llaborate-on-focus--fiesta-performance-p.html

The Ford Racing/mountune product line will consist of power enhancement and chassis components that will be available to all Ford Racing distributors. The new product line will be supported by the industry-leading Ford Racing technical hotline, with select parts covered by a Ford Racing vehicle warranty when dealer-installed.
Enthusiasts can expect to see availability of Ford Racing/mountune performance parts in the first quarter of 2014.


I for one am waiting for the parts but I also don't have my order yet so it is easy to wait.
 


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Since my car won't be here until March, the wait is easy for me. I'll focus on exterior goodies while I wait.
 


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I am also awaiting the MP215. My car arrives in late March/early April so hopefully the timing will work out.
 


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I should mention here--thought I had, actually--that the good people at Mountune USA did respond, and the response was in line with what we're hearing across the board. Sometime soon, but no specifics. Maybe I should've mentioned I have a birthday coming up . . . .
 


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I'd like peoples' opinion on this: My understanding is that Mountune and/or Ford have submitted the MP215 kit (or whatever the US equivalent will be called here) to CARB for emissions approval. First, is this actually the current status of things or is there some other federal or state agency that is reviewing the parts? If it is in fact waiting approval from CARB, does anyone have any ideas for how to contact CARB to see if one can determine the status of the review? Finally, the last thing I want to do is delay the approval process so do folks think that a cold call or email to CARB will be viewed as pestering and therefore delay the process? Thanks.

/Rich
 


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I'm interested, but need more information about total price. As far as contacting CARB, don't waste your time. They're a government organization and it would be almost impossible to get any information.
 


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Ronbo -- You're probably right that CARB could be a dead end but I'm wondering what we have to lose other than maybe 30 minutes spent tracking down a number and leaving a voice mail. My real concern is whether a cold call from an interested consumer coud backfire and cause a delay in the process.

/Rich
 


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Another thought is to contact Ken Anderson at Mountune USA and get his feedback as to whether consumer calls would be helpful or detrimental to the cause. (Or whether, in all likelihood, consumer calls would make absolutely no difference to the timing.)
 


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Ouch, thats $930 for the tune but I would love to see a dyno of the results. They show an increase over stock at higher RPM's that Cobb does not.
 


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I think you get the handheld with tunes loaded but it is a lil High though you do get the Ford warranty
 


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I think you get the handheld with tunes loaded but it is a lil High though you do get the Ford warranty
For $400 I'll take my chances with the Ford warranty and stick with Cobb haha.
 


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I have to agreed as I could not wait for them..
But for some Folks it is a great Option as they can have a quick FiST as a warm fuzzy too ;) win win and it pushes (I hope) others to match Mountune's type of tunes and product.. one can never have enough options...
 




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