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For the new ST owners the most important mods: catch can, intercooler, better spark plugs, tune, down pipe (if you’d like), short shifter, suspension, rear motor mount. After that it’s your canvas

An important note to everyone who's picking up their new project car: No matter what you do to it, some people will hate it but that doesn't mean it's tasteful or properly executed.

As a 4 year Focus ST owner, these are my best recommendations. An intercooler 100%. These cars do not fare well in hotter weather and even in cooler temperatures the OEM tube and fin design intercooler is very much lacking. I would see 60 degree Fahrenheit spikes on charge temps in one third gear pull. Very very bad for the poor engine and it really robs power as the hotter air with limit the amount of fun you can have with these cars. Turbo cars need as cold as they can get. Secondly, a rear motor mount at a minimum. Please do yourself and your poor car a favor and get a new rear motor mount. The wheel hop, 1st to 2nd and all other shifting is greatly improved, and the power will get a more direct transfer to the ground resulting in a faster response and a more enjoyable car. I’m going to slip in that I personally recommend getting the passenger and driver side mounts for the car as well. To my surprise when I replaced my transmission mount my oem unit was about to fail and drop my transmission on the floor which easily would have totaled the car. With these mounts upgraded the car will feel absolutely amazing. Precision feel makes shifting better when things aren’t wiggling around in the engine bay, and the whole front end becomes rock solid. When I say rock solid I mean that all three engine mounts have had a bigger impact on front end rigidity, and turn in than any shitty offerings for strut tower bars or other front end chassis bracing. I really think AWR Racings engine mounts are the best you can buy for these cars. I used to run CPE and I’ve felt what Cobb rear mounts are like and I can honestly say that AWR mounts are the most solid built and well composed when it comes to improving things without much in the way of draw backs. I run 88 all around but it’s up to you. Modifying cars is always a trade off with comfort and performance. Tunes are great! Don’t use OTS from Cobb. They blow engines and I mean it. Tunes are adjustments to a wide range of things that affect how your engine runs and it’s best to have one custom tailored to your car and what parts you have. This includes where you are in the world because you’re access to different types of fuel will be limited as well as factors like elevation. Get an access port and then a tune from a reputable source like stratified, edge auto sport or others. At this point you can also more closely monitor your engine and how it runs by looking at data from the ecu. Reading codes is another wonderful benefit from this as diagnosing issues becomes an easier and faster process. These are great cars and those are my top recommendations. Tires and brakes are also huge factors alongside suspension. Just do the research and make sure to buy quality the first time. I made the mistake when I first bought the car thinking I could get a away with products that had lower price tags and I was wrong. There are exceptions for example the Depo Racing 3.5 and 5.5 intercooler but it’s up to you to find them at your own risk. Good luck and google everything. The focus forum is an amazing resource.

I just sold My 2014 Focus ST ... Picked up an Elantra N as its replacement. Don't regret it in the slightest. FoST was such a great daily driver - always wished I could've gotten myself into a Focus RS, but Ford only wants the US Market to drive Mustangs.

Don’t forget to add CP-E to the list of amazing aftermarket companies! Super high quality stuff

Love mine! I've had my '14 ST3 since 2016 and in the last couple years started modding it. Only had a couple issues that were pretty easy to fix, but so far so good.

Miss my ST like crazy. FMIC, tune, and RMM are definitely best bang for your buck mods.

I love my Tomei catback Exhaust, sounds sooooo good with the natural burbles, and noticed a lot of pop and bangs when I installed my TiAL bov. Love this platform

The ST tuning and modification platform is amazing and well supported. I didn’t realize this until after I bought it and owned for a year or so and it’s incredible the amount of support there is and affordable solutions compared to other platforms

I picked one up a few months ago and I love it!

This was so helpful and informative thank u guys so much!! I’ve got some research to do🙃

My 2014 is such a blast. Things I’d do: -Oil catch can (being Direct Injection it helps keep oil out of the combustion chamber that slips past by being a turbo car) -FMIC, the stock intercooler has a lot of problems with heat soak from factory. -A tune after all the other bolt ons. I got my car E-Tuned by Alan at Edge Autosport. He knows his stuff when it comes to the ST. Of course I’d do wheels and tires. I’m running 1552 Tarmacs and Toyo Proxes that I bought from the great people at yours truly, Fitment Industries.

I just bought a 2016 ST2 about 3 months ago and it came lowered on eibach springs and artisa kinetics on it! I freaking love the setup

Other must-do ST/RS Upgrades: Brembo RS brakes! TB Performance bracing! NaviUpgrade Sync 3 upgrade 😏

Still have my Tangerine Scream ST. 8th year now. Bought it brand new in 2014. Drove it out from showroom and I added the Mountune MP275 kit from UK, then in 2016 I added the MR300 kit from UK and finally in 2019 I went BT with Mountune MRX kit from US. Zero issue have clocked 180000Kms. It keeps up with my other German cars here in Dubai. Wish I had installed the EFR turbo much earlier. My advise to anyone buying an ST, do regular maintenance always n oil changes every 5-7K kms. This car is rock solid n fun. Reason I have not parted with it because it’s the only hothatch with manual tranny.

I miss mine, had a Garrett 2867 pushing 25psi to redline, traction was a big issue. I recommend keeping it stock turbo, full bolt on, tune and beefing up the suspension for the twisties

Best mods for your budget ST build (based on my experience spending too much): 1. Wheels, tires, coil overs (raceland Ultimos specifically) 2. Depo Racing 3.5" FMIC, muffler & resonator delete + new exhaust tips (or full 3" catback, AWE and Accellatec are great) 3. Cobb Accessport & custom e30 tune All in you can do this for around ~$3500, making ~300whp/380ftlbs and look good doing it. (add $2000 for a big turbo, external wastegate and bov for ~380whp)

Have had my MM ST1 since new. My mods are: CPE lightweight intercooler, rmm and exhaust. Ford Performance short throw shifter. Mountune shift arm and cable bushings. Velosatech snorkel. Damond symposer delete. Panda 93 octane custom tune. Pirelli sottozero tires go on every winter. Sync 3 conversion upgrade on my wish list. Recaros were on my list but the base seats are very comfortable and a non issue during spirited driving. Same with stock suspension and brakes.

Good video!! Thanks for the information!!

Excellent daily driver for some fun on the way to work. Decent mpg, manual, agile, looks aggressive. I went with Konig Hypergrams carbon with the machined lip, much more aggressive stance and lighter too.

I have a 2015 focus st I have a ton of stuff done to it I have it wide bodied, bagged, fender exit, big turbo, FBO tuned, lots mods & custom things coming soon I’ll actual be posting most of my that on my KZfaq too glad to see some love for the ST I love this car!

Rocking the FiST myself but I love me some Focus action.

I feel like the odd one out here, when I got my car I didn’t have much of a say in what it was so drive the upgraded trim of the base. Even though I don’t have the turbski under the hood this car is still a fun little daily driver. Even though there aren’t many performance mods you can do to the base there is plenty of aftermarket support for good looks and you can really make these cars look great

My ST was such a fun little ride. My suggestion is replace the rear motor mount. It greatly reduces the wheel hop that the stock mount was prone to do when you do a hard pull. I got the Mountune one and it took me about 45 minutes to install. Ford Performance has a tune you can put on the ST that wouldn't void your warranty. It didn't raise the power but it raised the torque by 90 lb-ft. That really made the car really fun. That little 2.0 Ecoboost can put out lots of low to mid range torque. The suspension is really great on these cars, while not as great as the Fiesta ST, but this baby can handle for a FWD platform. Also a really big upgrade that will also compliment your upgraded motormount is a Quaffe LSD. I overall love this damn car.

I have a 2016 ST1 with a injen intake, one step colder plugs, turbosmart BOV, Cobb fmic, and a Cobb tune. Absolutely a blast to drive. Reliable, pretty versatile little egg. I have done a few exterior mods, TSW wheels, rear quarter window louvers, wing riser, shaved front grille and shark teeth. One of my favorite cars I have owned.

I have a 2016 ST1 i bought new. FBO, E30, perfect blend of daily and performance. I track mine, it out ran EVERY car in my class...passed every car, didnt get passed once in over 4 race days now. The car is slower than a lot of higher powered cars obviously, but a good driver can drive a FoST at max when high powered cars really need excellent drivers to reach their potential. Another major upgrade besides the FMIC, if you plan on driving hard on back roads or the track, is brake pads at minimum with high temp fluid. I have a RaceRed with black RPF1s sitting on H&R springs, whiteline sway bar, FSWerks front stability bar all for suspension and it sits perfect (the wheels are 18x9 +35mm offset with 245/40/18's). These cars are great for the cost, but dont tune quite as well as the VW's or even the Hyundai's (the K03 turbo is its weak point). Great car if you plan on doing simple upgrades and daily driving it. btw..not sure which wheels those were on that dropped ST, black, steelie looking wheels with chrome ring...but that look was mint! ^_^

for anyone wanting to get a focus ST or fiesta ST. be aware that they have terrible paint issues, especially places it snows/where salt is used. rear quarter panels always have paint chipping off, rear trunk and the inner doors. keep your eye out and make sure to always oil spray your car

My friend had one FBO and when he added a MFactory LSD it made it a whole new monster in the small twisty roads we have and launching.

Picked up a 13’ ST2 a year ago and took it to the track almost instantly. Coming from an SRT4 and NB2 owner, this can be the best of both worlds

i love my st, favorite mod by far is the steeda rear sway bar and endlinks

Bought mines brand new!! I love it! Is perfect the way it is stock. The only thing I did is bought the ST 3 carbon fiber trim. In Europe they been had the ST since 2002. As for the RS badge its been around for a long time.

well, I didn't have enough for an ST. so I got an SE. I have done son fun things to it. OptionLabs wheels , bilstein coils from you guys , changed the bumpers and some other little things . today I just got some flowmaster muffler and my cold air intake is on the day to be delivered today. so far is not the fastest car on earth but it looks awesome and I love it

2014 Fost owner! Owned it for 3 years now. Still love it

Installed a PCV catch can for reliability, FMIC for cold air, short shifter and solid shift bushings, and a rear motor mount. These mods work well for whatever you're using your car for. The next logical step was to, of course, put SE front calipers on to fit 15" wheels, rally tires, give it a 2 inch lift, steel skid plate, and go rallycrossing.

Love my ST, can definitely recommend a short shifter and a full turboback exhaust system. But what really waked the car up is a custom tune by stratified

Great video guys! Idk why but I was watching this hoping you would’ve somehow used my footage😂 enjoyed it for sure

Adam tune plus is the way to go when tuning or building a ecoboost!

Just installed a Catless downpipe, looking towards a tune now. Excited to squeeze some extra power out of ‘er.

GCM here - Focus ST channel here to see what your on about...we love an ST, however the mk2 is far superior, you even shared mine a while ago...

Can't wait to get mine back on the road, I lost cylinder 1 after 3 years in storage. Only change will be a SP63 Stage one longblock, this added with my MRX EFR big turbo and Aux fuel will make it a blast to drive !!! It is a fun platform to play with and they handle pretty good (Many trips to the Tail of the Dragon)

2013 St3. She treated me great. Fbo. Stratified tune. Sparco wheels and B.C. racing coilovers!!!

Looking to get new wheels and coilovers this season. Ive got h&r lowering springs and konig hypergram wheels. However, the ST looks squatted with the springs I have on. Also want to do more cosmetic mods now that Im pretty much done power mods. For those interested this is my build/mod list: -Injen intake -velossatech grill intake scoop -wagnertuning FMIC -NGK step colder plugs -"racing" downpipe -mbrp catback -GFB DVX BOV -COBB rear engine mount -COBB sound symposer delete -Accessport -Stratified eTune (roughly 275whp 340tq) -COBB short shifter plate -COBB shifter cable bushings -H&R Lowering Springs -Konig Hypergram wheels -SPEC-D Taillights

I had a 2013 FoST for 3 years love the thing so much great daily fun car wish I could have kept it but needed a truck to pull around the other toys hope to get another one one day

As always, appreciate the plug my dudes.

I just got some new A-Line VF1 wheels for my ST mk3 with the red trim and some Michellin PilotSport tyres. Also put a Ford Performance windshield banner decal on. Small touches but it looks like a new car. I'm planning on install some interior red lighting as well by splicing in an old PC RGB LED strip into the center console 12V wires. Next is rear wing extensions and then some performance parts like catless downpipe and K&N cold air intake with a new intercooler. Maybe throw in a after market BOV too.

I heeded the call. Glad I did.

Been saving up for an ST for months and feel like this video was made for me

Not sure of Focus ST's in the rest of the world. But we here in South Africa have the Cologne plant in Germany builds. Done all the mods as well as Cobb software. But so far i know of more than 50 Focus ST's who suffered severe engine damage after all the mods. Mostly holes burned in pistons and burned valves.Obviously no factory warrenty's. And very expensive to repair. I removed all mods and have done 70 000 km sofar with no further issues. But head was cracked already on 50 000 km.Front top engine mount broke just after warrenty expiring. Cooling water pipes cracked. But a joy to drive everyday.

Love it! You guys should check out the Lincoln MKZ with the 2L ecoboost Same engine with the Lincoln luxury! And lots of the parts cross over to the mkz platform!

Steeda Clutch Spring is a fantastic upgrade and for only $20!

Hey I just retired as a professional cdl driver so I wanted a fun car without the fuel penalty.My everyday was a 2008 5speed focus,so this a upgrade.Just ordered a oil catch can,vortex intercooler,ford performance exhaust,hangers and tune with colder plugs.New hood struts and recirculation valve.Just for performance and reliability. Can't wait to get it installed. Who says the youngins have all the fun.

I have an Hyundai Elantra GT and I love it. Hatchbacks are the move for a both fun and practical driving experience.

FiST squad droppin in for the FoST bros n sis

Wouldn't sell my mk2 focus st, the smiles she brings to my kids and me is off the charts. 5 pot sounds unreal 🤩

Love my ‘13 st2 more than anything, haven’t made it to cosmetics much yet but if it’s a bolt on, it’s done. Not mentioned in this video I HIGHLY recommend a short shifter as well as motor mounts changes the entire feel of the car.

I got a 2014 stage 3 st on 93. Honestly, best aftermarket part you could throw on for performance is the intercooler. I have the depo racing 3.5 fmic and its incredible and its half the price of bigger well known brands. Charge temps went from 170 to never above 80. Awe track exhaust, catless dp, depo racing intake pipe and air filter. Have the flash tune from stratified for a little over 6000 miles and I can say, it's VERY fun to drive as a daily. Not too sure how much whp but if I had to guess 270-280ish and torque in the 300s. From a roll, it rips and it feels great.

Bought in last may love It but check for problems like leaky shift tower change trans fluid both motor mounts went bad with more power but love my awr rear mount and get a downpipe and intercooler don’t run the Cobb tune for long there is other tuner boxes but use Cobb and go with edge tuning or stratified for more cost effective if more power you need a a different bov and run a true boost line the car has what is a vent to the cabin for more noise and becomes annoying when you get a exhaust go to meets there are a lot of guys pushing the platform but whatever you don’t boost below 3 grand in 5th or 6th your ring lands will go out and you’ll need a engine but also get a catch can set up these gdi engines will get a lot of carbon on valves and will help with that and they love to change spark plug gaps after a while change after every 2 oil changes for max performance and go a step colder with ngk plugs

Well i live in Germany and a 2018 ST3 with 4k miles on it and stealth grey, i love it so much.. i hope it will be a unicorn in future! -Roxy

Think for any manual car a short shifter is a pretty good upgrade from stock.

Watching this for when I get an ST

Love this video, one small gripe tho, I have a 2006 ford focus zx4 st and I live in the us

I have a 2014 Stage 3 Focus St on E30. Its so much fun 🤠

Fun fact. In Canada the ST was only sold in the ST3 package.😉 I was lucky enough to scoop my 2018 focus ST in may 2020 just as the pandemic was starting to ramp up.

I just bought some esr cs8 wheels. Just waiting for fi to deliver them 🔥 🔥

Don’t forget your oil catch cans!! Very important for these cars

Wish the st had more wheel options when it comes to going wide for a widebody kit. Just about all the options that fit are relatively heavy unless u go for a expensive pair of custom forged wheels. Other than the dumb bolt pattern I love my st.

Just bought a newish 20k mile motor for my 2014 Focus ST. Glad to give it a refresh

I almost bought an ST. decided to wait it out and ordered a 22 ultra black M/T Veloster N. Its at the port now. Ive got a good feeling the 4+ month wait will be well worth it. and for no dealer mark up :) Can you guys please make an in depth Veloster N "before you mod" video please!??? that would be so dope. also no "what fits" video for the VN?? only 1 for regular veloster? I appreciate you guys. I want to buy some nice 18s and tires for it. ill make sure to add to gallery :)

I still have my ST! Only thing I've done to it so far was a straight pipe and a BOV, but I want to get coilovers for it sometime!

Recaro made the ST1 seats too, just not branded. And the higher tier cars get HIDs where the ST1 has halogens. :( Can't wait to grab a cpe intercooler and AP for mine.

Love seeing the Mazdaspeed comments, I might be biased, but the mazdaspeed platform seems to be underrated

I've been wanting an ST since Jr years of high school I recently graduated and I'm working hard and saving my money to get it one day :)

AOS for DI engine also a must!

I bought mine new in 2018 and I really like it. People have different ideas of what they want to do with their ST's and that's good. I'm more into the external body mods than modifying the engine...I'm good with the way it came from the factory. They're fun cars to drive...I'm now at 64,000 miles, and no issues!

I have a 2014 focus st 😤🤟 with rotiforms tmbs, injen intake, mishimoto intercooler, borla exhaust and bilstein coilovers.

Can't wait to go E30. They *finally* put a e85 pump in my town. That and some wheels XXR527 in purple with coil overs.

Hey that’s my ST at 6:44!! Thank you guys! 🙏

I have own my St for a year now and I obviously love this car so much

Tsw Bathurst work well on 245s on 18 x 9. It's honestly really hard to run out of grip if taking a turn correctly...this was on proxies btw..

Yo wassup love the vids keep up the good work. Can ya'll do the kia stinger.

I have the ZX3 5 speed. Its on 02 3 door an its hold them down. 600 whp to wrap it up

Hall should do first gen minis! The r53 cheers!

nice video, realistically tho, dropping your car really low is not at all drivable on Hawaii's roads, however, Id personally lift it some and have a rally/off-road setup with a widebody kit. The focus RS is my dream car after all.

Being a focus st owner myself, I'm disappointed to to see nobody urging people interested in the platform to a catch can. The only thing I regret about my st is not getting a catch can right off the bat. If you don't want to have issues down the line with carbon buildup that can really hurt the performance of your engine, I highly recommend this mod being the first to buy.

Me and my wife just sold our/her ST. It was high mileage and we wanted to get rid of the loan especially and the current state of the market was very good for that. Still have my RS and will never sell it though.

Mine was bt 4 port aux making 430 wheel good sfun

Got to talk about wheel specs for cars that have vehicle specific widebodies

look at all them Focus RS style parts in the Focus ST video.

I bought a set of Silvers coilovers through Fitment industries a little over a year ago for my 2016 Focus ST and those shocks blew out when i hit a bump on the highway that i couldnt avoid without hitting the car next to me lol. so id recommend going with a different set if you're looking for Coilovers for yours.

funny thing is like 5 years ago i was looking at them and there where going for about 18k-20k back then and i recently looked for one and there all about over 25k for even a 80k miles one, the car market in gen is super high.

My ST is a blast and the most fun car I've ever owned. 415whp/413wtq at the moment, limited by stock injectors. Car has been super super reliable and I beat it daily, and it sees rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear almost daily from spinning during pulls Stock longblock Mountune balance shaft delete & oil pan baffling Mountune PCV Baffle plate & Damond Catchcan JBR Stage 2 RMM AWR side motor mounts (both) Garrett G25-550 .92 Tial 38mm EWG XDI Evo HPFP & Ethanol content sensor stock injectors Mishimoto intercooler & CPE charge piping, Tial 50mm BOV on cold side pipe MBRP Catless DP Cobb Intake Spec Stage 3+ clutch & lightweight flywheel Rebuilt trans with carbon synchros & Mfactory LSD JBR short shifter arm & all shift cable bushings changed to solid ones BC Racing BR coilovers Massivespeed swaybar endlinks JBR Rear Upper Control Arms TB Performance Traction Bar 4x Enkei NT03 with 255/35/18 Nitto NT555 G2's 2x Enkei GT7's with 26x8.5x17 M&H Racemaster slicks

i kinda feel like im on the other side of the glass as a SE owner, injen has some parts but worry about stuff not fitting or just a smaller selection

CATCH CANs, rmm, fmic and tune. I went alot further but that is where I would have started knowing what I know now.

ST1 are recaro seats as well just not stitched

My 2005 saleen focus turns heads everywhere I go. Plus most have never even seen or heard of the saleen focus. It's not "fast" stock, so I'm about to possibly do a volvo straight 5 cylinder diesel swap 🥴 I'm still researching into it

This video came out just in time lol. Just finished my ST sedan swap lol

17' Kona Blue Metallic Mods: Roush Intake Borla Exhaust TSW Nürburgring's 18x8 Rally Innovations Full Aero Splitter Kit VelossaTech Design Rear Diffuser Fin Kit Spyder Design Headlights Focus RS Tail Lights Boomba Short Shifter 30% And a whole lot of interior carbon fiber goodies.

I love my Volvo C30 it is a carbon copy of the Focus with a different body and powerplant. And that powerplant is an inline 5 so it sounds like nothing else on the road!

Though a bit boring looking, I purchased my Wife a 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch (due to F having Clutch problems), and my wife loves her SKYACTIV tech! (She has a heavy right foot) Then in 2019, Mazda offered AWD! Best RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE (4-door) Hatch seen in the past 5 years in my opinion. And a sweet SLEEPER that is N/A...