2014 Ford Fiesta ST project
Nov 9, 2014, 08:56 AM
#91
Great video!
Feel free to share it here as well:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/mo...ad-merged.html
Nov 9, 2014, 09:03 AM
#92
Going to a larger turbo is going to make it more challenging as all the VE models and such have to change and it looks pretty complex but it might be more of the same as the above.
Cobb recently did a software update that GREATLY helps boost control and changes the strategy, also introduced switchable maps and some other cool additions on top of the OEM strategies that really helps tuning.
Before, the OEM boost control strategy was intertwined over 10+ tables and such, total pain in the ***.
So far their support of the platform is soooo much better than it was with the Mitsubishi platform.
I actually love the power of the ECU, makes the Evo stuff seem like the stone age.
Last edited by razorlab; Nov 9, 2014 at 09:09 AM.
Nov 10, 2014, 01:53 AM
#93
It's pretty complex compared to the Evo stuff but once you get in there,log, compare, see the connections, etc it starts making sense. At least with the stock turbo.
Going to a larger turbo is going to make it more challenging as all the VE models and such have to change and it looks pretty complex but it might be more of the same as the above.
Cobb recently did a software update that GREATLY helps boost control and changes the strategy, also introduced switchable maps and some other cool additions on top of the OEM strategies that really helps tuning.
Before, the OEM boost control strategy was intertwined over 10+ tables and such, total pain in the ***.
So far their support of the platform is soooo much better than it was with the Mitsubishi platform.
I actually love the power of the ECU, makes the Evo stuff seem like the stone age.
Going to a larger turbo is going to make it more challenging as all the VE models and such have to change and it looks pretty complex but it might be more of the same as the above.
Cobb recently did a software update that GREATLY helps boost control and changes the strategy, also introduced switchable maps and some other cool additions on top of the OEM strategies that really helps tuning.
Before, the OEM boost control strategy was intertwined over 10+ tables and such, total pain in the ***.
So far their support of the platform is soooo much better than it was with the Mitsubishi platform.
I actually love the power of the ECU, makes the Evo stuff seem like the stone age.
I guess when I get back from deployment next week I will have to have a look see, and test drive one... after the test drive it may not even be something I am interested in...
They look super fun, but parts seem to be really expensive for them from what I have been looking at... looks like I might start fabbing my own stuff since I will have a bit more time once I get back...
I don't think they were prepared for the plethora of information you always include in your posts on the fiST forums... I think it was info overload LOL... Looking forward to more results!
Jul 4, 2016, 07:00 PM
#97
Haven't updated this in forever.
This weekend I returned this Fiesta ST to Ford as I had leased it for two years.
Apparently I enjoyed it so much I ended up replacing it with another Fiesta ST. 2016 Fiesta ST in white again. For 2016 it's a pearl white. I really wanted a Magnetic Grey one but it proved impossible to find in the options I wanted. (Recaros, Nav, Sunroof)
I shopped around and test drove other options before I went with another Fiesta. Truth be told there really isn't anything that has the same performance to value balance.
The FRS/BRZ twins are close in driving involvement but just didn't do it for me overall, plus they cost more with same equivalent options and the Fiesta is WAY more powerful everyday.
The cars I was looking at and test drove: Scion FRS, Subaru BRZ, Mazda CX-3 (basically an AWD Fiesta), Mazda 2 (used), Focus ST, VW MK7 GTi.
I don't plan on tracking this one as that is what my Evo 10 is for, so just a fun little normal week day driver.
This weekend I returned this Fiesta ST to Ford as I had leased it for two years.
Apparently I enjoyed it so much I ended up replacing it with another Fiesta ST. 2016 Fiesta ST in white again. For 2016 it's a pearl white. I really wanted a Magnetic Grey one but it proved impossible to find in the options I wanted. (Recaros, Nav, Sunroof)
I shopped around and test drove other options before I went with another Fiesta. Truth be told there really isn't anything that has the same performance to value balance.
The FRS/BRZ twins are close in driving involvement but just didn't do it for me overall, plus they cost more with same equivalent options and the Fiesta is WAY more powerful everyday.
The cars I was looking at and test drove: Scion FRS, Subaru BRZ, Mazda CX-3 (basically an AWD Fiesta), Mazda 2 (used), Focus ST, VW MK7 GTi.
I don't plan on tracking this one as that is what my Evo 10 is for, so just a fun little normal week day driver.
Jul 4, 2016, 08:53 PM
#98
Haven't updated this in forever.
This weekend I returned this Fiesta ST to Ford as I had leased it for two years.
Apparently I enjoyed it so much I ended up replacing it with another Fiesta ST. 2016 Fiesta ST in white again. For 2016 it's a pearl white. I really wanted a Magnetic Grey one but it proved impossible to find in the options I wanted. (Recaros, Nav, Sunroof)
I shopped around and test drove other options before I went with another Fiesta. Truth be told there really isn't anything that has the same performance to value balance.
The FRS/BRZ twins are close in driving involvement but just didn't do it for me overall, plus they cost more with same equivalent options and the Fiesta is WAY more powerful everyday.
The cars I was looking at and test drove: Scion FRS, Subaru BRZ, Mazda CX-3 (basically an AWD Fiesta), Mazda 2 (used), Focus ST, VW MK7 GTi.
I don't plan on tracking this one as that is what my Evo 10 is for, so just a fun little normal week day driver.
This weekend I returned this Fiesta ST to Ford as I had leased it for two years.
Apparently I enjoyed it so much I ended up replacing it with another Fiesta ST. 2016 Fiesta ST in white again. For 2016 it's a pearl white. I really wanted a Magnetic Grey one but it proved impossible to find in the options I wanted. (Recaros, Nav, Sunroof)
I shopped around and test drove other options before I went with another Fiesta. Truth be told there really isn't anything that has the same performance to value balance.
The FRS/BRZ twins are close in driving involvement but just didn't do it for me overall, plus they cost more with same equivalent options and the Fiesta is WAY more powerful everyday.
The cars I was looking at and test drove: Scion FRS, Subaru BRZ, Mazda CX-3 (basically an AWD Fiesta), Mazda 2 (used), Focus ST, VW MK7 GTi.
I don't plan on tracking this one as that is what my Evo 10 is for, so just a fun little normal week day driver.
Jul 4, 2016, 09:06 PM
#99
I'll tune this Fiesta ST for E30 again as soon as COBB gets their act together and releases AccessTuner again. They took it off the market to retool it and unfortunately I wasn't able to update it for 2016 before they did that.
Jul 5, 2016, 06:39 AM
#100
No Focus RS because I have the Evo 10. I was looking to keep a cheap lease, I got this one for approx $1300 under invoice and am paying about $15 more a month than my Fiesta before ($250 vs $266). It's seriously a bargain for what it is. Anything else close to that price is something boring or is fun but has no torque (Mazda 2, CX-3, FRS/BRZ).
I'll tune this Fiesta ST for E30 again as soon as COBB gets their act together and releases AccessTuner again. They took it off the market to retool it and unfortunately I wasn't able to update it for 2016 before they did that.
I'll tune this Fiesta ST for E30 again as soon as COBB gets their act together and releases AccessTuner again. They took it off the market to retool it and unfortunately I wasn't able to update it for 2016 before they did that.
When you drove the FiST was it allot more responsive and less lumbering then a Fost?
Glad the deal worked out.
Jul 5, 2016, 08:52 AM
#103
Don't even get me started on the MK7 GTI, it felt like a piece of soggy bread compared.
Jul 5, 2016, 10:53 AM
#104
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Jul 5, 2016, 10:58 AM
#105
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I would really enjoy a FiST for a daily. I just also really need the truck for trailering the Evo to track days...sigh...lol