What did you do to your Fiesta ST today ?

[Downsy]

I just did this on mine over the winter break and I can absolutely attest to the fact that it's life-changing. What a difference ! Thanks @KXNGABE85

I'll have more details on my build thread soon, but the gist of it is :

80mil butyl insulation as a first layer : LINK
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394mil closed cell foam insulation as a second layer : LINK
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Wow! The 3.5k-4.5k RPM resonance on downshifts is attenuated to a large degree and the cabin is much quieter.

how much weight do you think you picked up?

 

[Volumetrik]

The butyl panels were the most heavy parts of this. The thicker foam is quite light. I think I used five butyl panels overall. I'll weigh the panels next weekend and reply here.

Honestly, I think I added less than 10lbs.

 

[Downsy]

Long day and semi-long evening. When I got back from my son's bday party around 6 there was an EIBACH, Amazon, and Rock Auto package in the package bin. So installed the following after running into town to grab a spring compressor from Oriley's.

New wipers all around
Cobra Radar Detector installed and hard wired in.
H&R Springs removed and Eibach springs put in place.

Tomorrow, Discount Tire should have my new tires (KUMHO PS31s to replace Lockouts with RT660s), TPMS sensors and Dekagram wheels in for install. Then I have to swing by a few alignment places and see if they can squeeze me in. Tuesday it's back to regular work.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Long day and semi-long evening. When I got back from my son's bday party around 6 there was an EIBACH, Amazon, and Rock Auto package in the package bin. So installed the following after running into town to grab a spring compressor from Oriley's.

New wipers all around
Cobra Radar Detector installed and hard wired in.
H&R Springs removed and Eibach springs put in place.

Tomorrow, Discount Tire should have my new tires (KUMHO PS31s to replace Lockouts with RT660s), TPMS sensors and Dekagram wheels in for install. Then I have to swing by a few alignment places and see if they can squeeze me in. Tuesday it's back to regular work.

My suggestion for the Alignment is find The a garage the Local hot rod guys use that use string and measuring to get it done. i have found them to more precise and better than the machines do.

 

[Downsy]

My suggestion for the Alignment is find The a garage the Local hot rod guys use that use string and measuring to get it done. i have found them to more precise and better than the machines do.

I used the string/jackstand method in the garage. Had to go about a half turn on each tie rod to get to slight toe in. Ive got a set of better metric machinist rulers coming in and some alignment tools as well so I can check my work done with strings and a tape measure.

I checked camber with my analog angle finder and Im between 1-1.5 degrees there.

Discount got delayed on getting my wheels in so I still dont have those yet. I'll be keeping the Lockouts and RT660s for more spirited use.

 

[Cneu]

I recently did all my wipers just like Downsy. That time of year in the PNW.

I got under the car to take care of a mild boost leak. I tightened all the connections and clamps on the cold air side of the turbo. Not sure which it was, but hey the whistling is gone! I don't think there's a measurable difference in boost PSI. I still hangout around 24-26psi like before.

While under the fiesta I also tried to remove the rocks from the subframe. This is the most annoying thing about this car. I have absolutely no idea how these rocks get in the subframe and then I can't get them out. I drive gravel roads a lot so obviously that's how they get there, but i don't understand how they get into the subframe like they do. It sounds like someone is whacking my exhaust with a hammer when one gets into the right spot. Super annoying. All i can really do is give it a good rev to hopefully move the rock somewhere else. lol

My suggestion for the Alignment is find The a garage the Local hot rod guys use that use string and measuring to get it done. i have found them to more precise and better than the machines do.

My best alignments are always done by the latino/mexican tire shops here in my town. They do it by hand and it's usually faster than the chain tire shops. They're used to doing all kinds of weird alignments so they're more knowledgeable to work with, in my experience.

 

[ranger024x4]

Long story as to why, but been keeping my car at work over the last month while I slowly chipped away at fixing a handful of things due to the turbo swap I recently did. Finally put the front bumper back on today along with the euro headlights.