last year i bought an ST170 as daily drive.

i was lokking for an ST225 but i could not find one to my likings so i dicided to raise the budget on my rs turbo and buy an ST170 in stead.

this is how i got it:













i realy hate this kind of wheels so off they went and replaced them temporary with a set i had over i the garage:





it has hella xenon headlamps:



after a good clean:

 

Looks nice.I take it they arnt standard ford headlights.

 

thnx and there not

 

the imrc was not working so replaced it with a new one:

old one out:



new one in:



also put in an k&n 57i inductionkit:



the drive felt much smoother with this filter and the new imrc.

then changed the licenceplate lights to led
also did all the interieur lights leds. looks nice



then i got a hold of a set of frs1 rims and coated them white:





got a set of custom made gelbadges for the centercaps:

 

buyed an rs pack spoiler and had it painted the right colour:






i hated the orange bulbs in the rearlights so they went out and replaced them with some phillips silverlights:

old:


new:


also cleaned behind the rearlights:






then i buyed an bluefinn chip:




then gave it a good clean again:








the next day we went with a couple of guys from focusclub nederland to the rollers:










it made 178,4 bhp with tune 2 map. not bad





that's it so far.
in the next few months i will replace the shocks wit a coilover set
and replace the exhaust with a custom build ss cat back and sportscat to millteck specs.
then i can run the tune 4 map and hopefully will be looking at around 200 bhp

 

Would be interesting if your car made 200bhp when your finished with it.

 

Looks good sum nice subtul mods .

Are the rear lights in the bumper standard on the focus over wher you are

 

nice car. it made good power on the rollers. how do you rate the bluefin?? worth the money?

 

Looks nice mate..

 

@ white focus: no mate i put an english reverse in it for the symertry

@ underdog st170: difficult to say becouse i dont know what the bhp was before the bluefinn.
normally the power should go up by at leat 8 bhp.

I have seen standard st170 on rollers stuggling to make 155 bhp so if that is the case it is worth the money imo.
It also removes the mid range power dip a lott.

 

[QUOTE=turbo-herman;6144548]@ white focus: no mate i put an english reverse in it for the symertry

Ahh so your reverse light is on the right hand side ? Wher ares is on the left hand side ?

 

Correct

 

clutch went dead so it moved to a mate who will take off the gearbox and check the damage.

clutch will be replaced and flywheel also if damaged.
if so we will replace it with a solid one but dont know witch one yet.
any suggestions maybe???

at least it was towed in style


also allready replaced the clutch mastercilinder

 

Bad luck about your clutch

There are a few options with flywheel, sadly all ridiculously priced.

TTV do one and there a few American companies like clutch masters that you can buy online from central Florida motorsports. Try googling focus SVT for examples.

 

A very nice Focus plus an interesting read.

 

today the gearbox went off and the problem became pretty clear

I'll let the pics do the talking:

 

I allready ordered a new set in the u.s.a.
it's a luK set with clutchplate, pressureplate, bearing/slavecilinder and dm flywheel.

the reason i ordered it there is simple: the money!
When i order a new clutch here in holland at ford i will be looking at 1000 euro, and that's only the clutch not to even think about the flywheel.
Now it cost me not even 500 euro for the full set including flywheel and shipping.

Also the thermostat housing has cracked so that will be replaced also.
The cranck seal on the box side is leaking only a little bit, but as the box is allready off we can reach it now so that also will be replaced.

to be continued.....

 

Time to blow off some dust here.
Clutch and flywheel are replaced and it all runs nice now.

I replaced the shoks with an KW variant1 coilover set.
Looks nice and low now

















then i replaced the Original audio with some nice JBL speakers and amp:










Sounds a lott better now

Also give it a good clean.
First a good wash followed by a claybar.
The next day we ''dapped' it2 times and waxed it 2 times.
Now it shines like a baby's butt in the moonlight:






















Then it was time to replace the exhaust.
For now it's only an catback becous they didnt have the right connection for the decat.
But it allready looks and sounds very nice:

















thats it for now.

Next week fordfair for the first time.
Very much looking foreward to it and will also collect some nice updates for the st170.

Also i'm looking for an st170 rocker cover and plug cover.
If somebody can help me with that please contact me.
They are hard to find here in Holland.

 

nice project

 

Been some time since i've updated so here we go....

Aternator had died so swapped it for a new one:







After that i went to ford fair for the first time.
Wauw what an event.
Always wanted to go but never had the time so i wasverry glad tha after a few years of looking at pictures of the event i finaly got to go.
I went for an whole weekend so a planned a trip to burton power to collect some parts for the ST.

A brand new k&n 57i kit becouse the old one was never cleaned by the previous owner.



also bought an full samco hose kit wich is for an rhd so 2 hoses did'nt fit.
But those hoses you cant see unless your onder the car so that's ok



My rockercover gasket was leaking so i got a new one and put a little colour on the cover.



























I changed the submarine interiuerlight from the standard orange LED's to blue LED's



Then the ST went on the bridge again for a custom made decat:













And finally the ST went on the rollers yesterday again to see what the power gain was.





The result:





Honestly i was a little dissapointed by the result.
I was expecting a little more.
I was hoping for around 200 hp and 250 Nm Becouse there was an st170 a few years back in holland with the same specs wich made that power.

I'm trying to figure out why mine did'nt make that power.
Maybe becouse the decat had only done 200 km's when it went on the rollers.
Is that possible????

What are other possibillity's or what can i do more to gain a little bit of power??

was thinking about the next few things:
* 67mm throttle boddie
* other fuelpump
* injectors

What do you guts think??

I allready upgraded the bluefinn to tune4

 

These are very hard to get decent power from over standard with little mods. Like your finding out. You could fit all three of your suggestions and still not get 200bhp.

The chances are, the other st170 you mention, reached 200 because of the dyno inaccuracy.

 

its a stunning car and making great bhp but no way on earth will those mods make 200. mj is right the dyno was fake

 

That's also what i'm affraid of.
But the suggestions i made make any differance at all or not?
And are there any other options for some power gain (if only a little) without rebuilding to a compressor or turbo kit or tb's?

 

wouldn't be too disappointed mine had near enough similler mods and only made 181 on E5 fuel, on the plus side great torque curve.
only other cheap mod is if its due timing belt changing exhaust cam pulley and retarding timing 6 degrees is supposed be worth a few BHP???

 

Being realistic theres a chance even your 187bhp is not genuine. thats a lot of power from your mods and if it is genuine then i would be very happy with it. decats apparently gain almost nothing sometimes a loss so your doing very good. id love it if mine made 187

 

This is very true. From my experience, on N/A vehicles, decats lose power rather than gain anything. Certainly loses torque.

Decats are beneficial on forced induction vehicles though.

You could try the cam pulley mod, as mentioned above. Also converting to single fly. You would also notice a bigger difference with smaller wheels, aftermarket and lighter.

 

n.a. tunning is a heart breaker, best off leaving it alone and enjoy it, or save your penny's towards forced induction if your after some more power.

 

Me too, although I would be happy with 140bhp

Saying that I must get mine on a rolling road soon, see where I am before I mess with it.

Can I ask turbo-herman, what size tyres did you fit on the RS wheels ?

 

tyres are 215-35-18 Kuhmo's

I will sleep on it a few times before i change something again but i think in time i will replace the throttle body for an 67 mm throttle body and the campully's.

 

Thanks for the info, as I was thinking of getting some for my Focus and wasn't sure about rubbing.

 

Nice focus mate - I used to have one the same colour

Interesting project - keep it up

 

I removed the cat on my old sierra hatchback and it was defo faster and more responsive.

 

I was thinking about decat for my focus - but just went with 3" down pipe and 100 cell race cat - what a difference it made , like night and day !

 

Seriously, something work looking at then RoscoST ?

 

Nice focus ,great job with the detailing and subtle little touches make it stand out

 

Should say this is on a focus ST225 and not a 170 mate

 

cheers for the comments guys.
Will keep you posed with the update's

 

i'm looking at pumaspeed for the cam gears but if i'm right i only need an adjustible cam gear for the exhoust side???
If so, are there any other cam gears a should be looking for?

I'm also looking for the 67mm throttlebodie. should be an good upgrade to gain a little bit of hp. are there also any other then at pumaspeed?
If i buy one, will the samco induction hose still fit to the throttlebodie or not?

The only thing i can do then to gain some hp (even if its a little) is maybe an uprated fuelpump en bigger injectors.
Will this be worth the money or not?

I think i dont go with a turbo conversion or compressor due to it's a daily ride and the fuel consumption will only go up and these conversions are quit a lott of money.
I'd rather put the money in my escort rs turbo restauration.

Cheers for the comments guys

 

yes you only need exhaust pulley and retard it to -6degrees. this is one of my next mods too but they usually sold in pairs. iv read mixed views on the throttle body and to be honest it doesnt seem to be worth the money.they are not cheap. im no expert but i cant see what a new fuel pump and injectors will do. if you cant get a major amount of extra air in then fuel will be useless.

 

i agree but i thought maybe with an 67mm throttle boddie it would be good.
Pumaspeed recons it would give an instand 4-6 bhp extra.
On the other hand i can't imagine that the oem pump and injectors can't keep up.
But maybe you guys have more expecriance with that.

I've also seen An underdrive pullykit at pumaspee wich should give a few extra horsepower!!??
I guess it's becouse of the weight of the pully's?
Will this be a good mod?
Next year i need to replace the timing belt so it would be a good excuse to do this.