Meh. I've had 350+hp FWD cars, and while it's fun, the amount of work it takes to get usable traction at lower speeds isn't something I'd want to do, IMO.
That being said, I think the Fiesta ST is great in stock form, and a tune + a few other things would help a bunch for the twisties. I never find myself accelerating hard in this car, but as soon as I see some curves, I dive into them and tear up the road.
Tons of fun. I may, one day, explore going with DHM's 290 kit, but for now I'll probably just do a catback/intake/tune/RMM & call it a day for a while. Car is too great as it is without throwing 100+ fwhp at it IMO lol
This is all my opinion, and we have different goals, etc which is why I'm glad this platform has a decent aftermarket.
That being said, I think the Fiesta ST is great in stock form, and a tune + a few other things would help a bunch for the twisties. I never find myself accelerating hard in this car, but as soon as I see some curves, I dive into them and tear up the road.
Tons of fun. I may, one day, explore going with DHM's 290 kit, but for now I'll probably just do a catback/intake/tune/RMM & call it a day for a while. Car is too great as it is without throwing 100+ fwhp at it IMO lol
This is all my opinion, and we have different goals, etc which is why I'm glad this platform has a decent aftermarket.
With that said I did not upgrade the intake nor did I retune anything. I'm still on the stock tune. The car has a lot more power from freeing up the airflow. No I have not dynoed anything yet it I am going to continue to drive the car as is next week as is.
There is a drone noise at about 5k which I hope to resolve with a 1/4 wave resonator pipe. I just have to figure out the length. As for daily drivability I can comment more on that last week. I am now at 157,000 miles.
I really think something less than 300/300 is really the upper reasonable limit of a daily driver. I'm not trying to fight with anyone here that is just my opinion. The exhaust note is very nice. I ran the recirculating bov back through the factory sound silencer. I do still here a little whistle at 6k but it is very subtle. The car is also a lot smoother. I also did not install the Cobb motor mount.