With the upcoming 6 month ownership of my Fiesta I decided it was about time to add a project thread here as well 
About myself
My name is Jeremy and I'm from a small european country called Belgium (yes indeed, where the waffles come from). About 3 years ago I finally got interested a bit in cars when I bought my Fiesta Mk7 1.6 TDCI. After owning it for about 2 years I decided it was time for some more power and went looking around for a replacement. After looking into a lot of options I got stuck between either a second hand Golf Mk6 R and new Fiesta ST. In the end I decided to go for the Golf, however after owning it for a few months I quickly started to dislike it. Due to the 4WD it was very heavy which made it 'slow' compared to lighter less powered cars however it was still having pretty hefty running costs such as insurance, MPG, tires etc. Since it's my daily driver this was something to keep in mind. Due to the weight and 4WD I also found it wasnt as playfull as I hoped and was only fun to drive at high speeds. I didn't forget about the ST as I still had some friends in the Ford scene thus arranged to have a drive in a Fiesta ST. I immediately fell in love with it's playfull character ! Long story short, I owned a brand new 2015 Fiesta ST a few days later.
Some pictures of my previous cars:
Now onto the subject of the thread, my ST
It's a 2015 Race Red Fiesta ST with pretty much all of the options available in the EU except for keyless entry.
I would have killed to get a sunroof however this is not available in EU spec Fiestas.
In less than a week the first mods were already being installed. (as a matter of fact, they were already ordered before having the keys of my ST).
To allow the car to breath a bit better and having that awesome blow off sound enhanced the car was fitted with an Auto-specialists stage 2 induction kit along with a Triple R splitter for it's looks.
After about it's first 2 weeks the car already achieved it's 'breaking-in period' (2500km/1500miles) and I decided it was time for a little trip to "the ardennes". Couldn't refuse making a cheeky little picture with it's big brother I came across along the way.
When the car was about 2 and a half months it's first serious performance upgrade was installed, stage 1 software by Revo Technik. Along with the already installed air intake it made a nice 220 PS and 330 Nm (240 lb ft) at the wheels.
A short while later I was lucky enough to pick up a Milltek Non-resonated race exhaust for a fair price. Ever since I heard a ST with milltek non resonated exhaust for the first time I immediately loved it and new I had to have it.
[video=youtube;lwp5Oxruv4c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwp5Oxruv4c[/video]
This was later also updated with some black exhaust tips
After also installing a silicone induction pipe I decided to see if these changes made any difference in power when a local dynoday occured.
The car was now running 230 PS and 350 Nm (+- 260 Lb Ft) at the wheels!
The latest two updates which were installed are two that massively increased the handling of the car !
First I've installed a Breedt Engine mount.
I can NOT praise this mod enough ! Especially for the low price it costs!
It totally changes the behavior of the car, both the accelerations and gear shifts are much smoother ! If I were to start over this would be the very first mod I'd install.
The car was also installed with a set of Billstein B14 coilovers. This was a mod which was installed for both the handling and the looks.
Imo it's now even a bit more comfortable than the stock suspensions while having a bit better handling.
That's all for now My next update is also a big one and is currently being shipped to Belgium from the UK !
Some bonus pictures
About myself
My name is Jeremy and I'm from a small european country called Belgium (yes indeed, where the waffles come from). About 3 years ago I finally got interested a bit in cars when I bought my Fiesta Mk7 1.6 TDCI. After owning it for about 2 years I decided it was time for some more power and went looking around for a replacement. After looking into a lot of options I got stuck between either a second hand Golf Mk6 R and new Fiesta ST. In the end I decided to go for the Golf, however after owning it for a few months I quickly started to dislike it. Due to the 4WD it was very heavy which made it 'slow' compared to lighter less powered cars however it was still having pretty hefty running costs such as insurance, MPG, tires etc. Since it's my daily driver this was something to keep in mind. Due to the weight and 4WD I also found it wasnt as playfull as I hoped and was only fun to drive at high speeds. I didn't forget about the ST as I still had some friends in the Ford scene thus arranged to have a drive in a Fiesta ST. I immediately fell in love with it's playfull character ! Long story short, I owned a brand new 2015 Fiesta ST a few days later
.Some pictures of my previous cars:
Now onto the subject of the thread, my ST
It's a 2015 Race Red Fiesta ST with pretty much all of the options available in the EU except for keyless entry.
I would have killed to get a sunroof however this is not available in EU spec Fiestas
.In less than a week the first mods were already being installed. (as a matter of fact, they were already ordered before having the keys of my ST).
To allow the car to breath a bit better and having that awesome blow off sound enhanced the car was fitted with an Auto-specialists stage 2 induction kit along with a Triple R splitter for it's looks.
After about it's first 2 weeks the car already achieved it's 'breaking-in period' (2500km/1500miles) and I decided it was time for a little trip to "the ardennes". Couldn't refuse making a cheeky little picture with it's big brother I came across along the way.
When the car was about 2 and a half months it's first serious performance upgrade was installed, stage 1 software by Revo Technik. Along with the already installed air intake it made a nice 220 PS and 330 Nm (240 lb ft) at the wheels.
A short while later I was lucky enough to pick up a Milltek Non-resonated race exhaust for a fair price. Ever since I heard a ST with milltek non resonated exhaust for the first time I immediately loved it and new I had to have it.
[video=youtube;lwp5Oxruv4c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwp5Oxruv4c[/video]
This was later also updated with some black exhaust tips
After also installing a silicone induction pipe I decided to see if these changes made any difference in power when a local dynoday occured.
The car was now running 230 PS and 350 Nm (+- 260 Lb Ft) at the wheels!
The latest two updates which were installed are two that massively increased the handling of the car !
First I've installed a Breedt Engine mount.
I can NOT praise this mod enough ! Especially for the low price it costs!
It totally changes the behavior of the car, both the accelerations and gear shifts are much smoother ! If I were to start over this would be the very first mod I'd install.
The car was also installed with a set of Billstein B14 coilovers. This was a mod which was installed for both the handling and the looks.
Imo it's now even a bit more comfortable than the stock suspensions while having a bit better handling.
That's all for now
My next update is also a big one and is currently being shipped to Belgium from the UK !Some bonus pictures
![[whip]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_whip.gif "Whip [whip]"){kind=icon}
![[:D]](/images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin [:D]")
