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Purchased my 2015 ST3 package Focus back in June 28 of 2015 with 2 miles on delivery. Today it has 91,000+ and counting slower than it was because of my much shorter commute and commuter car.

List of everything I have done to my car to date and will add more I am sure. I am not even going to get into the LONG list of items I want to do.

Engine/Transmission:
Steeda Intake
Steeda symposer delete
GReddy 3" Downpipe
GReddy 3" Cat Back Exhaust
TIAL BOV custom hot side pipe to engine bay
Depo Racing charge Pipes
Depo Racing 3.5" Intercooler
Cp-e xFlex Rear Motor Mount Stage2
Cobb Accessport V3 on Stage 3 tune Tuned by Tune Plus+
FSWERKS Aluminum Shift Bracket Bushing Kit
Mountune Quick-Shift
Mountune Upgraded Solid Shift Cable Bushing Set
Redline Tuning hood struts
Snow Performance stage 1 methanol injection
NGK HX plugs gapped at .026
Ford Performance air snorkel
Spectre Air Duct kit
NAPA Auto 1342 oversized oil filter
Optima Red Top 35
Steeda Clutch Spring
Clutch masters Stainless Steel line
Ford Performance short shift
PowerFlex Engine mount (Street)
Baldwinracing86 downpipe bracket

Interior:
Anarchy Motive Titan Shift knob
Husky Floor mats
Start Button relocated
3M wrapped bits
Cobra Dash-cam (hardwired)
Sparco 4 point (for autocross events only!)

Exterior:
Octane Academy badges
Craven Speed ST 2" shorty antenna
ZL1 Add-ons Rock Guards
COBB rear wiper delete
Transformer badge
customcargrills.com (custom lower grill replacement)
Drake Muscle Cars Hood vents

Wheels:
Yokohama Advan Racing 18X9.5 +35 wheels Bronze w/ Mich PS4S 245/40/18
Stock "Snowflake" winter wheels painted bronze w/ Mich A/S3+ 235/40/18

Suspension/Chassis:
ST Suspension Coil-overs
ST Suspension rear sway bar
Pierce Motorsports front 6 Point Tiebar Bracer
Massive Rear Shock Tower Brace (picture on page 5)
TB Performance Products Rear Traction Bar
TB Performance Products Front Strut Bar
TB Performance Products Front Crash Bar
TB Performance Rear Mid Chassis Brace
Steeda bolt on Jacking Rails

Brakes:
RS Brembo Brakes with TCE SS lines
StopTech stainless steel brake lines rear
AMSOIL Synthetic brake fluid


Course more pictures can be found on my Instagram page @baldwinracing86

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Purchased my 2015 ST3 package Focus back in June 28 of 2015 with 2 miles on delivery. Today it has 80,000+ and counting slower than it was because of my much shorter commute.

List of everything I have done to my car to date and will add more I am sure. I am not even going to get into the LONG list of items I want to do.

Engine:
MELE Design Firm Battery box with Odyssey PC680 battery
Steeda Intake
Steeda symposer delete
GReddy 3" Downpipe
GReddy 3" Cat Back Exhaust
TIAL BOV custom hot side pipe to engine bay
Depo Racing charge Pipes
Depo Racing 3.5" Intercooler
Cp-e xFlex Rear Motor Mount Stage2
Cobb Accessport V3 on Stage 3 tune Tuned by Tune Plus+
FSWERKS Aluminum Shift Bracket Bushing Kit
Mountune Quick-Shift
Mountune Upgraded Solid Shift Cable Bushing Set
Redline Tuning hood struts
Snow Performance stage 1 methanol injection
NGK 6510 step colder plugs
Ford Performance air snorkel
Spectre Air Duct kit
NAPA Auto 1342 oversized oil filter


Interior:
Ford Performance short shift
Anarchy Motive Titan Shift knob
Husky Floor mats
Start Button relocated
Steeda Clutch Spring
3M wrapped bits
Cobra Dash-cam (hardwired)

Exterior:
Octane Academy badges
Craven Speed ST 2" shorty antenna
ZL1 Add-ons Rock Guards
COBB rear wiper delete
3M wrapped pillars
Transformer badge

Wheels:
Yokohama Advan Racing 18X9.5 wheels w/ Mich PS4S 245/40/18
Stock "Snowflake" winter wheels painted bronze w/ Mich A/S3+ 235/40/18

Suspension:
ST Suspension Coilovers
ST Suspension rear sway bar
Pierce Motorsports front 6 Point Tiebar Bracer

Brakes:
StopTech stainless steel brake lines
Painted black Brake Calipers
AMSOIL Synthetic brake fluid

Course more pictures can be found on my Instagram page ;)

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curious as to how did you move the push button down the their?
 
#20 · (Edited)
Coming soon!
RS Brembo Brakes (plans to paint them red)
Mountune Pads on all 4 (back ordered)
Factory RS rotors and replace ST rotors for rear (in the mail)
TCE SS brake lines (in the mail) (I have StopTech SS lines but the Brembos take a different fitting )


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#25 ·
jedi force balancing in use!
 
#29 ·
What are all those pipes?! looks like some Porsche wizardry.
 
#36 ·
Yea they must give off some sound...Id imagine a lil puff puff sound, since they seem to have a really bad leak on one side and smaller leak on the other...LOLOL...just kidding. I'd say they need some better clamps. Can you post a picture Baldwin of how you attached your intake ducting to your new Steeda intake box...I like the idea but I have a velossa tech ram air so I am thinking of where else i could run the air ducting...I am think into the wheel well...and maybe opening up the foglight housing with a dremel very carefully.
 
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The filter gets stupid dirty because of all the intaking the tube and snorkel does. I would NOT recommend pulling lower or you will just pull more dirt, most likely. just think it isn't worth modifying foglight for an intake.

If you zooOOoom way in you can see the intake tube coming from the front into the air box. sadly I wasn't able to use the mount like I was able to on the stock box, I just cut a hole just big enough for the hose in the Steeda intake and pushed it through.
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@TB Performance Products Rear Traction Bar

Very easy install, very high quality product. I have installed about 6 or likely more on cars but always a quick and easy fit onto the car.

First autocross day is on the 31st, cant wait to throw her around some cones and see how she does.

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#49 ·
How are those coilovers? I've seen a few people saying they don't last very long. Not trying to spend 2k on crazy good ones, but also not trying to cheap out completely on crap
 
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I love them. Been running them for almost two years and I think I have over 30k on them. It was night and day difference, so good that my wife even noticed how much better the ride was.

I have had 0 issues with them, yes I have seen a few users having issues with them but I have not had those issues. Could be because I don't run mine as low as they "can" go (not should go). I have seen users running them low and it says right in the manual that they have a range of adjustment and NOT to go outside of that range or you could risk damage. Could be wrong but some could have been installation error, maybe not but I mean they have a warranty for 5 years so if something fails in that time frame then you should be ok.
 
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