What did you do to your Fiesta ST today ?

[Ecmdrw5]

That course looks familiar...I may have raced that in GT.

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I’m at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.


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[flbchbm]

Finally getting the rear corners quieted down. I also put ensolite on all the plastic panels. Next year I'll do whatever sections I might I get to ...lol: roof liner, doors, floor and firewall.

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[Erick_V]

Finally getting the rear corners quieted down. I also put ensolite on all the plastic panels. Next year I'll do whatever sections I might I get to ...lol: roof liner, doors, floor and firewall.

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Thought about doing that exact thing because I have the rear seats deleted. Does it make a good difference? Want to get new clips for the rattling and deadening to quiet the wheel wells down . Also probably throw some in the hatch too

 

[flbchbm]

Thought about doing that exact thing because I have the rear seats deleted. Does it make a good difference? Want to get new clips for the rattling and deadening to quiet the wheel wells down . Also probably throw some in the hatch too

As you probably know, the kilmat doesn't do it alone. The mat is meant to quiet metal that can resonate and/or amplify noises. And I used the thinner one to minimize weight and costs! Originally I did the spare tire well and just the deck from tail to rear seat well. No ensolite yet. I did NOT notice any difference.

I knew most of the noise when the rear seat was down was coming from the rear tire wells. Now that I have the wells fully covered, but not above them, I should give it a test, but honestly, I'm rushed for time and already planned to add the ensolite. Well, that and there are so many little sections under that little window with so many attachment points for wire straps and such. Then you have the holes for the retainers. Ugh, it's a pain for sure. If I had the time, maybe. I can always go back AFTER I do the roof liner and moon roof.

Under the little windows, I tapped on the metal to find the highest pitched places and put a little kilmat there. The ensolite should handle the rest. I say this bc as of Friday night, I'm not finished... I will be "finished" Saturday and will take a test ride. If it needs more kilmat, I'll add it next year.

I also put ensolite on the back side of the side cargo carpet well covers and plastics. I figured it was easier then working around all the stuff mentioned above. Still a pain. It creates a wall surrounding the cabin, rather than directly on all the metal/kilmat. Yes, I left the vents open on the side carpets. Those that have never looked behind the carpets and plastics.... you're in for a surprise at how busy and convicted it is.

Anyway....too much rambling.. I'll let you know tomorrow and edit this post below.

EDIT/UPDATE... With only a very short low speed drive to test it out (40/45), I could detect some difference; however, I'm not sure how much difference. I really need to get out on the highway Sunday to know for sure. In fairness, I have not covered the kilmat on the deck yet either. I do have some foil/Kraft paper backed ensolite for that. I just ran out of time. In the meantime, I did put a yoga mat over the whole spare tire and deck well area for sound insulation and roadside troubleshooting.

When I was putting the plastic pieces back over the triangular window area, I thought if needed, I could put some non-adhesive ensolite over all the sensor wire areas and use tyvek tape to secure it. That way I get the sound insulation and it's still removable in the future w/o gummy adhesives.

2nd UPDATE... after testing up to 80mph, the annoying high frequency swishing/hissing road noise/aero is gone. The mids are mostly gone and of course, lower freq such as the exhaust, are still there, but I would say less pronounced. Of course, ymmv since all of this is affected by the thickness of sound deadening and ensolite rubber used. On the back side of the plastics, I used 3mm enso. On the the metal I used 50mil kilmat. I have 5mil enso for the deck surrounding the spare tire, but will also cut the yoga mat to cover it all.

 

[Dubcc]

Installing the DNA trac bar when I noticed some earl leaking from the axle. Is this a concern? It’s the passenger side. The driver side is dry.

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[TyphoonFiST]

Installing the DNA trac bar when I noticed some earl leaking from the axle. Is this a concern? It’s the passenger side. The driver side is dry.

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Looks pretty wet TBH. Is it under warranty still?

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[RubenZZZ]

Finally got around to throwing on a Mojo Manufacturing 2" shifter extension topped by a 6" Bubble shift knob. Long boy.

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[Dubcc]

Looks pretty wet TBH. Is it under warranty still?

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2016 with 73,000. No warranty.

Is that a full on axle relacement?


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[Noma660]

Took off the whoosh poly exhaust hangers and replaced with the stockers again to maybe help quiet the cabin down a bit more. Seems to have helped, even if just a little. Have had the Thermal exhaust on for a few months now and earlier this week the down pipe adapter slipped out of the band clamp. Was fun finding that out on the way to work. I like the Thermal but I do miss the actual flanges of the Greddy I had.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

2016 with 73,000. No warranty.

Is that a full on axle relacement?


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Nope....most likely a axle seal. If that was a cv boot leak the grease will fling all over.

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[Sam4]

2016 with 73,000. No warranty.

Is that a full on axle relacement?


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Unless it's making noise - why worry? The joint has some fluid on it - it's not dripping or leaving a mark on the floor? As a complete CV shaft - they're dirt cheap.

 

[Overland History]

Met up with some people from the Arizona RST Facebook Group that organized a drive from Phoenix to Prescott to Jerome, AZ. I met up with them here in Prescott. Good times with good people!

We had 1 FoRS, 4 FoST's and 2 FiST's including myself.

 

[METZGER]

Once you get the ride height and feel where you want it, consider having it corner balanced. Unless you have the scales and can do it.

Also consider setting the rake on the car before having it corner balanced.

Yea I might have to.. I think it also has a little too much roll as well.. I'll adjust the sway bar end links a little and see how it goes..

I can feel them breaking in too..

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[Ludeem1]

Took off my CPE intake and put a ramair crossover, my whoosh induction hose and my ST200 airbox. Definitely love this setup more even tho the CPE is beautiful 🤩 gonna monitor intake temps and compare to the CPE

 

[iammacey]

I finally had enough of the dash/gauge cluster squeak or rattle. Bought some black felt, cut off a couple of pieces, and tucked a piece above the tach and speedo. Problem solved. Sanity restored.

Also did new pads on all four corners. I never apply the pad grease, but these things whistle so badly I will have to pull them and apply. So I'm just going to throw a new set of rotors on as well. I was trying to wait until the car is garaged to cut down on rotor rust, but I'll just do another set when the house is done.

 

[Magnetic]

These will go on today or tomorrow!

 

[Magnetic]

For reference vs OEM.

 

[flbchbm]

As you probably know, the kilmat doesn't do it alone. The mat is meant to quiet metal that can resonate and/or amplify noises. And I used the thinner one to minimize weight and costs! Originally I did the spare tire well and just the deck from tail to rear seat well. No ensolite yet. I did NOT notice any difference.

I knew most of the noise when the rear seat was down was coming from the rear tire wells. Now that I have the wells fully covered, but not above them, I should give it a test, but honestly, I'm rushed for time and already planned to add the ensolite. Well, that and there are so many little sections under that little window with so many attachment points for wire straps and such. Then you have the holes for the retainers. Ugh, it's a pain for sure. If I had the time, maybe. I can always go back AFTER I do the roof liner and moon roof.

Under the little windows, I tapped on the metal to find the highest pitched places and put a little kilmat there. The ensolite should handle the rest. I say this bc as of Friday night, I'm not finished... I will be "finished" Saturday and will take a test ride. If it needs more kilmat, I'll add it next year.

I also put ensolite on the back side of the side cargo carpet well covers and plastics. I figured it was easier then working around all the stuff mentioned above. Still a pain. It creates a wall surrounding the cabin, rather than directly on all the metal/kilmat. Yes, I left the vents open on the side carpets. Those that have never looked behind the carpets and plastics.... you're in for a surprise at how busy and convicted it is.

Anyway....too much rambling.. I'll let you know tomorrow and edit this post below.

EDIT/UPDATE... With only a very short low speed drive to test it out (40/45), I could detect some difference; however, I'm not sure how much difference. I really need to get out on the highway Sunday to know for sure. In fairness, I have not covered the kilmat on the deck yet either. I do have some foil/Kraft paper backed ensolite for that. I just ran out of time. In the meantime, I did put a yoga mat over the whole spare tire and deck well area for sound insulation and roadside troubleshooting.

When I was putting the plastic pieces back over the triangular window area, I thought if needed, I could put some non-adhesive ensolite over all the sensor wire areas and use tyvek tape to secure it. That way I get the sound insulation and it's still removable in the future w/o gummy adhesives.

2nd UPDATE... after testing up to 80mph, the annoying high frequency swishing/hissing road noise/aero is gone. The mids are mostly gone and of course, lower freq such as the exhaust, are still there, but I would say less pronounced. Of course, ymmv since all of this is affected by the thickness of sound deadening and ensolite rubber used. On the back side of the plastics, I used 3mm enso. On the the metal I used 50mil kilmat. I have 5mil enso for the deck surrounding the spare tire, but will also cut the yoga mat to cover it all.

Updated above and yet another update here: I noticed a bare spot since the side carpet doesn't reach it. Yes, I have not done the deck yet, but I will be adding some directly on the wheel wells for that additional dampening.

Overall, I'm pleased with the results. The only way to get a quiet (luxury) cab is to finish it all out, but as I said, that's next year...I will do the deck before winter sets in.

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[TyphoonFiST]

Updated above and yet another update here: I noticed a bare spot since the side carpet doesn't reach it. Yes, I have not done the deck yet, but I will be adding some directly on the wheel wells for that additional dampening.

Overall, I'm pleased with the results. The only way to get a quiet (luxury) cab is to finish it all out, but as I said, that's next year...I will do the deck before winter sets in.

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How much invested so far?

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[TyphoonFiST]

These will go on today or tomorrow!

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What size spacers and where did you buy them? Still gonna roll the stock veels?

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