My focus st225
 

Well here are some pics of the new motor. I've had it 5 weeks now and absolutely love it! the power and the handling is great and its such a well built car. I've always wanted one and held out til a Electric orange one came about and now I'm in a good position to afford one. The running cost and tax was'nt really a issue due to my astra being a 2.0 TURBO so tax and mpg are the same, the st guzzles a bit more but not much more.
Any way here are some pics.
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/99609101.jpg
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/23e9cc3f.jpg
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https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/f7d797e5.jpg
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/2bb66e9e.jpg
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/5be52e56.jpg
also plan on some decals like this which is different from most st's with the usual white stripes.
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/c8677256.jpg
Well decided to try out some plastidip spray on my wing badges. Will let the pics do the talking.
During
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/3a8e36a5.jpg
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/5a78c541.jpg
After
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/11c160f5.jpg
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...46717820_n.jpg
Jobs done so far is k&n gen 2 and also a dreamscience remap. The car pulls a lot better now and I've also got other maps to choose from

Great cars mate,had mine for nearly 3 year and never missed a beat,and that was running over 300 bhp for most of that time

Very nice mate, lovely cars :-)

Nice mate still regret selling mine I miss it everyday

I miss mine :sad:

Thanks for comments. Seems you all missed it after getting rid.
I also found out 2 weeks after getting this I'm gonna be a dad for the first time. No plans on getting rid thou I love it and it's a safe car with a big boot

Looks nice mate! My dad loves his had it a few year now..

I didnt see the tape when you painted the wing caps though, i thought what the hell!!

Its a nice car but im not a lover of black wheels.

There wasn't any tape. It's plistidip sprayed it straight onto the wing then peeled off the excess

They were on it when I got it. Wasn't so sure myself at first but they have grown on me

I thought the same when I see that pic lol. Thought what a twat he's sprayed it onto his wing pmsl

Haha that would be a bit stupid thou

Met the new owner of my old st yesterday and proper miss it :cry:
You'll love it more and more!
And looks good mate, nice touches.

I cant imagine getting rid of it. I love driving it and just to hear it pop and bang lol I need to behave its costing a fortune in petrol pissing around haha

That looks really nice, allways loved this colour.

Looking lovely! (but then I would say that wouldn't I? :cry:)

Haha why's my car on your sig ;) lol. Love the colour only colour I wanted when looking for a st

Decided to use my left over plastidip to paint my fogs and get rid of the horrible grey.
Need to do my grills.
Here's my attempt
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/0dbaa8a3.jpg
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...r/abf0d8fa.jpg
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Well I've not updated for awhile so heres a few bits and pics.
Well not long after getting this I found out the misses is pregnant so I purchased our child seat as I'm not getting rid of the focus.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...D45F7FD23A.jpg
Got it all tracked on my mates fancy new equipment.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...2518000813.jpg
Also instead of paying out for a cat back system which doesnt see any gains on the ST I decided to do the de-res mod which now sounds like this.
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...36845837A2.mp4
Then a group buy came up on the airtec gen 3 so was rude not to
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...0166C121D0.jpg
Picture is a bit hard to see but its fitted. looks great behind the grills with the orange letters
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...017818B482.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...01743B1014.jpg

Love the recaro baby seat!

If only my st had 5 doors I would of kept it.

Nice update, cracking car!

mines only 3 door lol

Mine was as well but with a 2nd on the way I needed a bigger car.

Met the new owner of my ST though and she's looked after and soon to be running 320 bhp.

Ah right. I'm trying to get the bits I want now before little one is due

Aaaaarrrgh!!!!! More black wheels - too many sheep. Apart from that, nice car, orange is my favourite colour in these. Baby seat is well cool.

Really nice that mate, I think it'll look nice with the side stripes you were talking about, thinking of something similar for mine.

Very nice mate, get all the spendig done now, you'll be permanently skint when the baby is here :cry:

Haha the wheels was already on the car when I bought it. Can't beat the baby couldn't resist it when I see it. Matches the interior great

Yeh thinking of them in black thou to go with the theme. May order them and see how by look

I am doing mate. Just got new powerflex bushes to go on the front. Got a list of bits I want before feb lol

My first daughter is 1 tomorrow, hence my ST is currently laid up SORN'd in the garage :cry:

Let me know how you get on fitting the bushes as I am tempted on a set myself. They are supposed to be a nightmare to do.

Looking at the threads on st owners club it's a pain but not to hard. Just need a press and a blow torch to burn the old bushes out. My mate will be doing it but ill let you know how it goes. People have managed in their own garage without a press so imagine its not to hard

+1 :cry:

Looking good Noel.

Cheers Andrew

The guy i bought my RS off has got a nice orange ST up for sale on Ebay, looks like a nice car and he was a really decent honest guy that was also a Ford enthusiast and new his stuff. I wouldn't hesitate in buying from him again.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1109795028...84.m1423.l2649

looks tidy

Nice looking car. Electric orange is a stunning colour. How are you finding the Plastidip?

Its ok. The first time I did it I put to many layers on to quick and it started to peel. Second attempt I took my time and its fine now.

Glad to here the products working. Have you done any other mods to the car other than the FMIC? Did you notice any difference in performance?

I'm running a dreamscience map and K&n panel filter. I noticed it was a bit more responsive and also the intake temps have dropped a fair bit since fitting it.