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I have decided to take the plunge and go for an RS. I will keep this build thread open to show my progression from stock to bolt-on to stock again to RS, and then RS to bolt-on.
The ST community has been the best automotive community I've been a part of, so thank you guys for all the help and knowledge you've provided me.
I have decided to take the plunge and go for an RS. I will keep this build thread open to show my progression from stock to bolt-on to stock again to RS, and then RS to bolt-on.
The ST community has been the best automotive community I've been a part of, so thank you guys for all the help and knowledge you've provided me.
Thanks for dropping by guys!
This is my second thread I've started on this forum. I joined, became a lurker and never had the urge to post anything. Well now I do.
http://www.focusst.org/forum/introductions/49108-jdm-no-longer.html
Above is the first post I made, mostly just me giving a rundown on who I am, my car history and the fact that I bought a new car like so many others have done. Well it's been almost a year since I've bought the car, and after some very insightful advice from a long time friend of mine (Wait a year until you mod the car). His reasoning behind me not modding the car? Give me ample time to break the car in and make sure there are no factory defects as well as allow me to further grow a bond between myself and the car, get to know the ins and outs, every single detail about the car. One year and 14k miles later, after numerous parts lists, build ideas, temptations to switch to a Subaru or go with an RS, I've stuck with my little white hatchback because she's never done anything to let me down. Wise advice? I'd say so.
Well now I know everything I need to know about the car, everything it can and can't do, every limitation the car may have (might I also say that Ford did an amazing job with this car?) and I've decided to celebrate my 1 year anniversary of buying the car. Developed a parts list and have a general idea of a build I'd like to do but my problem was figuring out where to start first. The car is a very well rounded and balanced car from the factory. Ample power, plenty of handling ability, decent fuel economy, I never had a single complaint about it at all in my first year of ownership. So where was I going to start?
My goal for the car isn't to chase numbers or to beat a particular car on the street or to set records. This car is my daily and I love everything about it, so my goal is to make the car more or less mine and not one of many mass produced cars. I want to have a smooth, linear powerband with no crazy peaky boost or lag. I want it to be useable power, it's not fun if you can't hook and FWD cars don't look cool spinning all day (sorry not sorry). Ideally I'd like a nice conservative tune, maybe 290 or 300 or so but like I said, numbers mean nothing to me.
Anyways, if you've read this far I thank you. If this build interests you, stick around! I look forward to making this list be completed and seeing the car become a reality. I've got about $500 every paycheck I can toss at this list, so it won't be done particularly in order so much as what's available and if it's within budget as well as where I'm at during the build (i.e. pointless for me to do coilovers on stock wheels IMO)
POWER
Injen short ram intake - $277 Edge Autosport - Ordered 30 Mar 17 - Installed 4 Apr 17
Airtec FMIC
Damond oil catch can - $151 Edge Autosport - Ordered 13 Apr 17
GReddy Sp Supreme exhaust - $675 THmotorsports - Ordered 14 Mar 17 - Installed 8 Apr 17
GReddy MX downpipe
SCT Handheld tuner - $400 Unleashed Tuning - Ordered 13 Apr 17 - Installed 20 Apr 17
91 Octane tune - Unleashed Tuning / Torrie - Ordered 13 Apr 17 - Installed 20 Apr 17
HANDLING
CP-E Stage 1 rear motor mount - $131 Edge Autosport - Ordered 7 Apr 17 - Installed 14 Apr 17
Bilstein B14 coilovers
Strano swaybar
Whiteline endlinks
DBA Pads / Rotors
Stoptech braided brake lines
AESTHETICS
Boomba BOV - $135 Edge Autosport - Ordered 3 Apr 17 - Installed 8 Apr 17
Boomba symposer delete - $39 Edge Autosport - Ordered 30 Mar 17 - Installed 5 Apr 17
Boomba quick shift
Cobb polyurethane exhaust hangers
Advan Racing RZII Indigo Blue - 18x9 +38 - Ordered 5 Jul 17
Advan Racing center caps - Ordered 5 July 17
Advan Racing black lugnuts - Ordered 5 Jul 17
Muteki SR48 locking lugnuts - Ordered 5 Jul 17
Maxton Design front lip
Maxton Design side skirt extensions
Maxton Design rear diffuser
Maxton Design spoiler extension
Yellow foglight overlays - $21 Headlight Armor - Ordered 15 Mar 17 - Installed 18 Mar 17
Yellow foglight H8 bulbs
Mountune shift knob
Mountune shift boot
"Mugen Style" Rain guards - $40 Amazon - Ordered 7 Apr 17 - Installed 12 Apr 17
Rock guards - $70 Amazon - Ordered 13 Apr 17 - Installed 14 Apr 17
Window tint
Black roof wrap
LED light swap
Breedt engine cover
Upgrade factory speakers
True 3 gauge pod upgrade
Spec-D Tuning LED tail lights
ST Octane Academy "black" badges - Free - Received 17 Apr 17 - Installed 6 Jun 17
