New member from the Inland Empire (CA)

[FiST_MxPSI]

Hey guys, newbie here... well I was a lurker for a while.
I have an Orange FiST that I have been enjoying for a year or so.

I bought my 2017 orange ST from Chino Hills Ford in 2018.
There are several things that I cannot stand about the FiST, but many more that I love about the car.
I mainly use the FiST as a commuter car as I work in LA. So I often FiST around the 60 fwy during rush h
I went from a Honda Fit to this car, however, I still have the Fit - so I now drive both.
What else...
Upgrades:
Stereo system has been ”upgraded”, with new amp and speakers.
I have a COBB controller and I changed my map to a 91 oct boost map that came with the controller.
Just purchased a turbosmart em dual port BOV from Ron.
Desires:
I hope to get some meaty tires in the near future as well as some tame engine mods to extract a little more hp. Like I said, it’s a commuter car.
Right now I have my eyes on a set of 16” OZ wheels... maybe even some 15”?
Next I will look at an intake, then motor mounts.

 

[Flaco]

Welcome !

 

[D1JL]

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Dave

 

[XR650R]

Welcome! It's a good way to get to work.

 

[Dpro]

Welcome!

 

[RubenZZZ]

My in-laws live in Chino. Sometimes I drive my FiST out there.


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[FiST_MxPSI]

Yes, chino is out my way. What color FiST?

 

[KnockOff]

Welcome to the I.E. bro.

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[Capman]

Intercooler, colder spark plugs, accessport, and get a tune from one of the ecoboost tuners. The cobb ots tunes ran terribly for me

 

[FiST_MxPSI]

I’ve never even considered spark plugs.

 

[RubenZZZ]

Mine is white. I have orange wheels on it.

You’ll find the supplied tune from Cobb really wakes up the car. A flash tune from Dizzy/ Stratified will add even more.


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[Capman]

I'd go dizzy for stock turbo, his response time is awesome and the e30 tune really is the only way to go. I only ran his 91 when I was not around a flex fuel station. Just be sure to test it if you want to be a responsible

 

[FiST_MxPSI]

How would I go about getting these tunes? Do you need a Cobb controller? I wasn’t considering another turbo until I saw the kit that whoosh was offering. I might do it.

 

[Capman]

Honestly if you're even considering a turbo, save your doe and do it right the first time. I spent way more money on all the small shit before dumping it on a turbo setup. Plugs are a must in my opinion if you're going to get tuned. Accessport is needed either way so that's not a waste. Buy a IC that can handle a bt, the price difference isnt that much. With those 2 things you can basically max the stock turbo out and use them when you go bt

 

[FiST_MxPSI]

Thanks for the advice. I was worried that I would buy stuff now for small mods and then want to upgrade more stuff. Which plugs do you recommend?

 

[bryramos]

Welcome and looking forward to your mods!

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Thanks for the advice. I was worried that I would buy stuff now for small mods and then want to upgrade more stuff. Which plugs do you recommend?

NGK Iridium 6510 or the Ruthenium 95605 both are a step colder for keeping Cylinder temps down. Gap to .026-.028 also if not already pre-gapped

 

[FiST_MxPSI]

Excellent, thanks for the info. I’ll pick some up and do that next. This place is very helpful and I appreciate everyone coming forward with the advice. This really is a great community.

 

[FocusedSlayer]

, like you said very helpful place for any type of FiST info.

 

[John9851]

Welcome !!!!!!!