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Hey, I'm just about to join the club (ordered during my deployment, about 3 more months til it's mine) and figured I could learn about some of the stuff that get's modded on these. Especially if they get auto-crossed.
 


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Welcome Aboard.




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You're in the right place, man. Do a lot of research on the Cobb Accessport and the various tuners on the board (Tune+, Stratified, etc.), be ready to upgrade the rear motor mount, and look at wheel/tire packages as our platform is severely limited by the 4x108 bolt pattern. Those are the three thing's I'm doing first, and the AP and RMM are considered by many the best first mods you can do.

What color and options did you order?
 


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Thanks! I went with magnetic after a long debate between that and the molten orange. And just the ST1, only added option being the black rims with red calipers.
 


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Nice, that's a sweet color in person, but so is the MO. I would have got mine base, no options but all they had locally was one with sunroof and nav. You'll be happy with the car, very nimble and fun to drive, good on gas, lots of aftermarket support, and many prefer this to the Focus ST and RS, just because it's so damn fun to drive.

What do you do in the Air Force?
 


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IT guy. All sorts of computers and networking fun.

I looked into the RS actually, but at double the price it was just a bit out of budget.
 


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Cool man, I'm current Army, grew up an Air Force brat.

I like the RS, it's cool and everything, but I would not pay more than $35k for it. They're going for $45k plus around here, insane. Wish the FiST came in Nitrous Blue though...
 


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Oh nice! My dad was at Fort Riley when he was in the army. What's your MOS if you don't mind me asking?
 


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92F Petroleum Supply aka glorified mobile gas station attendant lol
 


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Ahah sounds like a blast. 3D0X2 here. Id like to say I'm an admin, but I do more base clean up than anything
 


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