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| Golf GTI / R / R32 |
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196 | 0.02% |
| Impreza WRX / STi |
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133 | 0.01% |
| Mazdaspeed 3 |
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92 | 0.01% |
| Veloster Turbo |
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20 | 0.00% |
| Focus ST |
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149 | 0.01% |
| Other Hot Hatch |
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230 | 0.02% |
| Elantra GT |
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1000001 | 99.92% |
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Had some 'hot hatches' over the years My second ever car:  My first Viggen:  Second Viggen:  All very fun, sloppy chassis, overpowered, slightly modded, FWD cars. Spent the last several years riding around in boring trucks until I finally got a company rig. Traded in my truck and motorcycle and got a '14 ST with 7k miles last month. No Recaros, they never felt right on my back, I just wish they offered the stock seats in leather.  Really happy with it so far. Enough power to have fun and the steering feel is amazing. The only thing I hated was the huge amount of wheel hop, I know it's been a problem for others before I bought it, just had no idea how bad it was until I romped on it for a while. Recently installed the Boomba rear motor mount and the wheel hop is 90% gone and the shifting feels much more solid from first to second. The vibrations under load at around 800 to 1200 RPM are annoying though, hopefully it 'breaks in' after a while. Will have to take a nice picture of it at some point as well...
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Dec 28, 2014 01:42
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After owning a couple bright cars and test driving an orange ST and seeing the attention it got I am always happy I went with the most boring ST color, ingot silver. No tickets and no kid racers. Now to try and convince a friend of mine to get the RS...that thing sounds so drat angry!
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Feb 4, 2015 03:03
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I feel like my feet are too big to heel toe anyways...the only thing I really wish I had in my poverty spec FoST is a sunroof...glorious sun god.
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Feb 10, 2015 18:46
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whitey delenda est posted:Any FoST owner want a 3rd gen Cobb accessport? I have to sell my car in the next couple weeks as a consequence of moving to NYC. I figure it's a pretty niche product so I'll post up in the AI marketplace as well, but I wanted to put out feelers specifically to goons what already own the car. Pm sent
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Feb 12, 2015 04:07
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Received the cobb access port v3 from a fellow forum member last week. Just running stage one on my focus st until I purchase a large intercooler but results so far are great. Throttle response is improved and feels more punchy from idle to around 2500rpm. Not sure if I would pay retail on it if I didn't plan on further tuning but it's a real nice system. Better than anything I had for my old saabs...not saying much but I am impressed. Anyone have experience with the levels performance bolt on intercooler? Seems solid for the price, but am open to suggestions.
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Feb 23, 2015 22:56
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AnimalChin posted:Fat girls. Fat dudes, too.
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Feb 24, 2015 03:25
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Can you even spec a 370z to 50 grand?
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Apr 13, 2015 21:03
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That is goddamn ridiculous.
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Apr 13, 2015 21:49
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Put a Depo intercooler and Turbosmart BOV on the FoST. The intercooler is awesome, huge, and heat soak is no longer an issue. Will just boost all day long. The BOV is dumb and serves no purpose with the stock turbo. I just had a gift card and like loud noises.
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Apr 19, 2015 04:50
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Ringo Star Get posted:There's been a lot of talk about removing the clutch assistance spring in the FiST and FoST for much better clutch engagement. Apparently the Mustang guys do this too. I gave it a whirl and it feels much smoother but it'll take some getting used to. There's no mechanical downside that causes any damage according to some Ford employees. I would like to know more.
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Apr 24, 2015 14:03
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Ace944 posted:I picked up a 2013 Focus ST so I joined the club! White is the best, kind of want to trade my silver for a white with a sunroof.
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Apr 28, 2015 18:05
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mad.radhu posted:Here's 57 images from the ST Octane Academy, and the museum at Miller Motorsports park, which is packed full of GT40s and Shelby cobras. http://imgur.com/a/JGFgi Holy poo poo does that look fun.
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May 11, 2015 04:17
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The Ferret King posted:Bought a 2014 Focus ST3 in November and I'm really enjoying it. MyFord Touch is poo poo, and I wish I could replace it with something aftermarket, but everything else about the car is good. Someone is selling a short shift breedt plate on focusst.com
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May 18, 2015 03:44
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Ordered a Depo 100cel DP today. Excited to see what Cobb AP stage 3 (and the eventual custom-ish tune) feels like. Also wanting more grip and less bump steer...
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May 21, 2015 03:37
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Hill assist works in reverse. Focus st update: Installed my depo 3" dp today. Fits as well as the intercooler, rough finish but solid quality for real cheap. Pm me for 5% off a depo order. Installed the Cobb stage 3 tune. Car is real fun now. Lots of easily manipulated power. Do it if you have not.
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May 31, 2015 23:23
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Selling my ST http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3515402&pagenumber=14#post447524100
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Jul 9, 2015 02:02
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Sold my ST today. It was an absolutely fantastic car for the money. Almost too good, on the verge of boring easy to drive fast. Anyway, I'll miss hanging the rear out and making dumb blow off sounds with you, car. 
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Oct 25, 2015 08:01
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KidDynamite posted:What makes this shift difficult? Not OP, but I found I had to move the shifter slightly to the left in order to make a clean 1-2 shift. This problem p. much went away with a better rear motor mount (boomba). It also killed 95% of wheel hop. The break in time is rough, though.
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Nov 17, 2015 04:16
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KidDynamite posted:I ordered the RS in black because the blue would just get me pulled over a bunch. I also don't like it as much as the blue they used to announce the car which Ford keeps under wraps only for concepts. I was kind of annoyed at being limited to 4 colors for the car but whatever. Congrats! Excited to see it.
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