pelotonracer2's FiST build

[pelotonracer2]

One of those two size 527s you mentioned above would be on my car as we speak IF it did not have that double bolt pattern.

They took one of the BEST looking wheels on the market, and DESTROYED it's beauty with that damned double drilling crap , and yeah I know; "better resale when you want to dump them since twice as many can use them" etc., yada, yada, but I do not buy wheels (or cars for that matter) for their resale value/popularity.

At this point, if I had beaucoup buck$ laying around for rolling stock for this car, I would have CCW make me up a custom set of forged C10s in 16x8 in satin black.

The ROTA Titans have four holes. I may have an extra set of those coming in (17x8 +40) that I would sell for around $550 for the set (in the box), which is much cheaper than anyone else.

 

[pelotonracer2]

Well, the eye lids came in. They are actually really nice and fit really well. I won't install them until my euro projectors come in, which I ordered from Whoosh Motorsports, along with a shorty antennae, tuner lugnuts and 1-2 other things. I also bought some carbon side mirror caps, DMB ST fender gel badge (like the one shown below). Still waiting for the Pumaspeed X47R. I am finally parting ways with my 3" Scorpion exhaust system and going with a Cobb cat-back. This is mainly because the exhaust tips weren't long enough and they managed to melt some of my lower valence. I'm also looking for a slightly more aggressive sound, which it should deliver since it has no resonator. The Maxton hood vents arrived and I will probably get into that project on Sunday.

 

[DaveG99]

I love those headlights.

 

[M-Sport fan]

The ROTA Titans have four holes. I may have an extra set of those coming in (17x8 +40) that I would sell for around $550 for the set (in the box), which is much cheaper than anyone else.

The Rota Titans, and Recces ('busy' as they are) look GREAT on these cars as well, and IF the TD Pro Race 1.2s, and OZed Racing Supertourismo LMs/WRCs did not exist, they would be my next in line choice in a 17" wheel for this car.

That ST fender badge is sweet, I am just reluctant to get one as it will be one more thing on this car (along with all of the fender/trim 'body tape') to grab and collect with a showing white line, the Collinite 845 I use to maintain the paint.

 

[pelotonracer2]

Not really digging the flat black XXR 527s.... the 7.5 inch wide XXRs don't have enough "concave-ness" lol

Black wheel "detail" kind of gets lost... all I see is a black blur. These will be up for sale soon...

 

[M-Sport fan]

^^^I think the black looks badass on the silver, and helps hide the extra PCD holes of the 527s.

Gloss black Titans would look about as good as anything you can put on that car, IMO, but yes, may still not be 'concave' enough for your tastes.

 

[pelotonracer2]

^^^I think the black looks badass on the silver, and helps hide the extra PCD holes of the 527s.

Gloss black Titans would look about as good as anything can put on that car, IMO, but yes, may still not be 'concave' enough for your tastes.

I think I am going to really like the 17x8 +40 ROTA Titans much much better. They will have black tuner lugs and black center caps so there is going to be some contrast thrown in to counter the hyper black color

 

[pelotonracer2]

Pumaspeed X47R hybrid turbo should be here on Monday. DHL has been holding the package for 5 days. FIVE DAYS.... and never contacted me that there was additional duties due.

What a PITA.

 

[pelotonracer2]

Maxton Design hood vents are installed (what a pain in the @ss it was too lol). Pictures in the morning....

 

[pelotonracer2]

Maxton Design hood vents

This took all day...

But I am digging the black accents. Hopefully it will also be functional and aid in venting under hood heat.

Next up, black side rockers, rear splitters and front spoiler

 

[Dr.Prutteklutt]

Do you have any Pictures of the Working Progress while fitting these Vents? I want to do the same, looks awesome

 

[pelotonracer2]

Do you have any Pictures of the Working Progress while fitting these Vents? I want to do the same, looks awesome

Thanks, and no. But it was kind of a pain in the @ss because of the shape of the vents. When I first cut the hood out I didn't quite go big enough despite my measurements. I had to do some additional cutting which added some time. I used a dremel tool to cut the hood. I secured the vents with Ultra Black

You'll want to take some measurements so that the vents match on each side.

 

[pelotonracer2]

Well, the 2.5" Cobb exhaust is on. My goodness it is so quiet compared to the 3" Scorpion! Honestly though I kind of like it, it has more of a stealthy sound... It's about 22 pounds lighter too which is a bonus.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Yes, the black vents look GREAT on a silver car, especially with the black wheels and carbon mirror caps!

Are you going to put anything on (functional or not), or in place of, the rear wing?

 

[pelotonracer2]

Yes, the black vents look GREAT on a silver car, especially with the black wheels and carbon mirror caps!

Are you going to put anything on (functional or not), or in place of, the rear wing?

Yes, probably a carbon wing, like a Seibon. Possibly risers but not sure I want to do that.

 

[pelotonracer2]

My Pumaspeed X47R turbo finally arrived today and so did my UMB gel ST fender badges. The badges look REALLY outstanding with my black accents (pics in the morning).

Unfortunately it looks like Adam @ Tune+ is booked solid for two months. TWO MONTHS! He must be doing something right over there.... he's literally like less than 20 miles from my doorstep. I tried to bribe him with some extra $$$$ (under the table) if he can fit me in before January. If he still won't do it, I'll take it over to Growler Motorsports and have them do the turbo installation part and a custom tune and then schedule another dyno tune with Adam so he can do his thing.

I can't say enough good things about Adam. His 93 octane/E30 tune has been flawless for over 20,000 miles. Despite him being ridiculously busy, he's still lightning fast when responding to emails. I frankly don't know how he does it.

In other news, I was disappointed to hear that my euro headlights came with some broken mounting tabs. Ron @ Whoosh is expecting some more sets this week so hopefully I will get them before the weekend. Whoosh is another GREAT company that supports the Fiesta ST community REALLY well, so support him back with your money! I bought euro headlights, one of those Velossa big mouth intake scoops, tuner lugs for my ROTA Titans, a stubby antennae, and something else I can't seem to remember. I'm still waiting for my ROTA Titans, carbon side mirror caps, a set of flat black and a set of silver ROTA center caps.

 

[pelotonracer2]

Yes, the black vents look GREAT on a silver car, especially with the black wheels and carbon mirror caps!

Are you going to put anything on (functional or not), or in place of, the rear wing?

Thanks, except those are just flat black mirror caps right now. The carbon ones are on the way.

 

[pelotonracer2]

Well, now I've gone and done it... I ordered full Maxton Design aero kit, which includes, front spoiler, side skirts, rear splitters, and rear spoiler extension... along with Velossa Tech diffusers (from Whoosh Motorsports) *ALL* in black.

 

[pelotonracer2]

Looks like the X47R is going to be installed Saturday. Ordered a GFB DV+ BPV and Tune+ wastegate actuator. Can't wait to have a bit more power. Stage 3 feels pretty tame now that I've lived with it for awhile.

 

[DaveG99]

Growler is installing it? How much they charging?