First, I love the FiST.
But i have noticed that it rides a bit too stiff for my liking. Guys rocking coilovers have less impact coming through the car than we do.
Of course with that said, I am very happy that Ford is producing a car that is this focused and "hardcore" out of the box.
I went to an autocross and ordered a Steeda rear sway bar immediately as i wanted to dial out a bit of the low speed understeer.
I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Pierce Motorsports Lower Tie Bar and Strut Brace as i hear they tighten up the front end in a big way.
I have also ordered a set of H&R springs. They are more in line with the FiST's damping as it is overly tight for the coils out of the factory.
I have added a Magnaflow muffler that i welded in myself and will be cutting out the resonator and replacing it with a test pipe as it restricts the sound a lot.
I have ordered a Dead Hook Motorsports Sound Symposer Delete because its just way too much with an exhaust on the car.
I have the Ford Dealer Tire warranty so ill be keeping the Potenza's on as they will be replacing my first set for free. I find the Potenzas ok for the street but they are not sticky enough for the track IMO.
I will also be leaving the brakes alone as the extended service plan replaces them for free until 100,000km. Also, i think the factory brakes are a strong area of the car.
I will be adding Dyna-Mat to the spare tire area as the exhaust noise isnt fazed by the tin between the muffler and me
I want to add a boost gauge and will do a write up on that plan and its execution.
I will be getting tint done this spring as well (does anyone know a good place to go?)
I decided to get the Chassis sorted out on mine before i added any power. I intend to go with the Cobb Stage III ProTune and a Garrett GTX2860R turbo.
http://www.atpturbo.com/root/releases/images/release040314/ATP_FIESTA_ST_GTX2867R_310WHP.JPG
http://www.atpturbo.com/mm5/merchan...tp&Product_Code=ATP-FIE-009&Category_Code=FIE
Also i think that our cars desperately need an LSD. There are a few write ups on this forum regarding them. I drive my car hard all the time if im honest and i blew off a set of tires in about 10,000km partly because of wheelspin out of corners and partly because if you drive the car hard you are tiptoeing on the front tires a lot and burning them up. An LSD would help half of this problem and FINALLY LET ME PUT THE POWER DOWN!!!
Im sure there are some things im forgetting but i wanted to get the conversation started.