FAST 330bhp Revo tuned Fiesta ST review!

[@keithstapleton7805]

Great review Gary, it was a pleasure to meet you in person and to share an enthusiasm for these types of cars (oh and aircraft, but that's a different story). The boost is actually 1.6 to 1.8 bar (told you wasn't a statistics guy), I think I got the rest right (nothing is scripted you know). It's a fun car, yes it's a Fiesta and lots of people will have an opinion on whether it's worth spending that sort of money on and for that money what other cars could you have, but these things are rarely thought out from the start and this is 3 years of ownership and work. I'm very pleased with how it's turned out, so it's not just a Fiesta, it's my Fiesta!You put a lot of work in to these videos, all in your own time, so I'm looking forward to the next one. I may even get my RS out for your camera in summer....but only if it's dry (damn garage queen that it is!).

[@johnjackson12]

You got some tasteful mods on your fiesta. Sounds fantastic not too loud and can hear the conversation inside the cabin. Glad the outside looks almost stock looks great

[@gustavjacobs8447]

Hi Keith, I also have a Fiesta ST with the RT330 turbo tuned by a local Revo authorised dealer here in South Africa.On my car I get severe compressor surge between 3000rpm to 5000rpm but I don't hear it on your car in that rev range. I do hear the flutter on your car when changing gears, but that is different to what I experience. Who did your installation and do you have any dump valves installed?

[@keithstapleton7805]

I've heard of this, but mostly in the US where the turbos are not run with the Revo software (different ecu) and I'm not sure if that's the same case in SA? Mine was installed and mapped by a Revo dealer, the map options are limited with the Revo software.

[@gustavjacobs8447]

Hi Keith, the SA cars are also EU spec cars so my car is the same spec as yours and it use the same ECU. I used a Revo authorised dealer here in Cape Town that worked together with Revo in the UK to get a tune that work. I have watched a lot of the UK spec cars with the Revo RT330 turbo and on all of them I can clearly hear the surge on low rpm, but on yours it seems to be a bit different. I did listen again to your video and between 8:22 and 8:24 you can hear the surge at low rpm on your car as well on a wide open throttle. Mine is just more pronounced.Do you you have an aftermarket dump valve on your car?

[@keithstapleton7805]

Gustav Jacobs no dump valve, but I’m looking in to the “surge” and there may be answers soon, but not via Revo.

[@PsychoPablo]

This is awesome! I have a 2016 ST3 in molten orange, it’s got the Collins performance cp2 map on it atm. I love it but I still feel like I want more power hahaha. Love my fiesta though, cracking little cars.

[@PsychoPablo]

Car Focused unfortunately I spend most of my time skint and unable to buy things 😂😂

[@charlottehull3628]

I love my cp2

[@samlockhart8865]

Great videos, love your enthusiasm for these cars. Picking up a second hand ST on Thursday, buzzing to finally own one for myself!

[@doinkydeano2226]

bro, you're not going to regret it. I own a second hand FiST and i love it. Warranty has ended so the mods are started soon.

[@samlockhart8865]

@@doinkydeano2226 Owned it for two weeks now, best decision ever. Such an incredible little car to drive, and I've barely had time to get it anywhere near it's potential yet. What mods you getting?

[@doinkydeano2226]

@@samlockhart8865 for now, I'm upping the brakes because they need to be changed anyway so going aftermarket on those. Then exhaust is being changed, not sure what to yet because I don't want to be obnoxious but it needs a better sound. Then induction. Also want to get a second set of headlights and do the retrofit quad projector thing.

[@samlockhart8865]

@@doinkydeano2226 Yea agree about the exhaust, that'll be the first thing I do. It just needs a little more of a grunt out of it. Like you say not obnoxious, but just a tad more.

[@jimmyjt16]

I didn’t know Phil Mitchell drove a fiesta

[@keithstapleton7805]

Well he does and he has a twin brother so "yew better not mess wiv us Mitchells!" :)

[@mitch_st1809]

Keith stapleton i was gonna say minty🤣🤣

[@Dantianblue]

Great review as always, sensible, articulate, and also showing the fun you get with these cars and what is so good about them. You can keep them stock, add a few subtle mods - eg MP215 - or, as here, go to whole new levels. Whatever you do, or don't do, it's a great car. This car looks a real beast - yet perfectly usable day to day, which is what these fast Fords are all about. What tyres are on it - Bridgestones?

[@JBCTR]

Cracking video 💪🏼 love the RT330 package!

[@RoadandRacetv]

Nice vid as always Gary AND now tracking shots. Very good.

[@robin_rs8072]

Awesome vid mate, Wicked car too Keith! 💥👌🏽

[@Matt7R]

Lush car. Amazing what was possible with the mk7 engine. There's a lot of skepticism about the mk8 3 pot but the first tunes seem to have some huge gains... So let's just wait and see! Hopefully mountune have their map out soon, my mk8 is coming in a few weeks!

[@9roon9]

Same man picking mine up in march

[@robc9136]

Im not a huge fan of the styling of the mk7 ST.. but your mods work very nicely, good job Keith! It must also drive great with the LSD and that power! Enjoy :)

[@ianwalton5156]

Interesting video, there's no doubt that model & the latest Fiesta ST's are fantastic hot hatches, with this much power though wow. There's been issues with the 1.6 ecoboost though I believe, cracked blocks leading to overheating, hopefully it's a rare event

[@ianwalton5156]

You mean like the RS's? I read some utter tripe about that but it was a stupid head gasket, a very stupid mistake at the Ford plant in Valencia

[@gooner70_ns]

Great vid.. I am sure this chap is on the STOC forum. Lovely car. Still waiting for the next upgrade from Mountune.. currently running the MR230.

[@gooner70_ns]

@@CarFocused agreed but I am comfortable with the team at Mountune HQ and all the mods thus far are from there... also I have heard changing the cam from the 230 back is a pain and expensive. Thanks for coming back to me buddy 😊

[@gooner70_ns]

@@CarFocused Haha fair play. Yea your RS is lovely mate. Keep up the good work. Would love a ride in an RS one day .. to date not been in one 😱 ... take care

[@valterRS]

Great review Gary and lovely Fiesta Keith 👍🏼

[@keithstapleton7805]

Cheers Tony :)

[@jimmyjt16]

@@keithstapleton7805 what spring did you have on this? I have the H&r and they're terrible. I'm raise the car with better comfort

[@Ireland103]

That's a great ST. Fiesta st rock's. .

[@fluffymat1]

I own a mp215 had it two years, i recently went out and brought a mk6 mountune mr200 because i missed my old one,the sound is unbelievable in the mr200, when i get back in my mp215 it feels quick i think to myself you don’t need anymore power than this,cant imagine this stage 3 revo car must be mad! Ps. If you want to review a mk6 mr200 contact me mate it would make a wicked video! Good video mate

[@fluffymat1]

Car Focused i can imagine its a little rocket 🚀, where are you based if you dont mind me asking mate

[@fluffymat1]

Car Focused barnet east London if one day you would like to do a video of the mr200 please id like you to 😊 id happily meet up with you

[@fluffymat1]

Car Focused nice 1 mate

[@jamiepudney7988]

To get that flutter what do I need ?sounds so good!!!

[@Stallzyx]

Great video! Not watched your stuff for a while but been subbed since you had the Fiesta and when you were speccing up the RS etc :) Do you know what springs he was using? Interesting to see an ST that smooth

[@Greg-hu8lg]

Hello Keith, i like so much the config of your ST, very simple and so powerful, very nice job. i'd like to ask you if you have any issues with your wheels and spacers, your tires Don't touch your fenders? Thank you and enjoy your little Pocket rocket

[@mohammedbostan9467]

brilliant little hot hatch perfect size for b roads.

[@LR180]

Really good review!! Iv gone back to another ST as i missed mine way to much!! :D

[@white-dragon4424]

I couldn't quite tell what he said about conversion price for the Revo 330.

[@quentinrs2507]

What BOV are he running ? Nice vid btw 🔥

[@johnjackson12]

Great review as always but I have a burning question. How does this car compare to the similar powered mk1 focus rs you drove a few months ago?

[@johnjackson12]

@@CarFocused ah quite interesting that you thought it would be the other way around with it being a bigger engine and still running the stock garret 25 turbo. Suppose that's progress in engineering for you! The power looked more manageable in the fiesta it seemed

[@krAwly]

I've got a full Milltek Race System w/ sports cat and yours definitely sounds decatted 🤭🤫

[@focusst273]

What makes that wushing sound on the turbo? Like it.

[@antslim168]

No headgasket issues with the FIST.

[@CarObsession]

That's a tidy looking car 👍

[@carlsmith1042]

Hi keith lol 👍 great video. Ex astra turbo owner

[@jamiepudney7988]

Think I can feel that pothole🤦‍♂️😂😂😂quality

[@nikobellic6264]

Brilliant video

[@B.Walker.]

Great video 👌

[@2595220]

Nice video. I like it.

[@gavinringer1552]

What size wheels are they (offset ) and what suits set up are you running thanks

[@stevewalsh-balshaw1727]

Had ford built an rs fiesta it would have been a monster buttt it would've out sold the focus rs hence why they didn't build one had 2 focus rs mk2 1 focus rs mk3 1 focus st and now fiesta st as an all round car on public roads and counting running costs the fiesta is best of them all

[@mossy1314]

Good video Gary 👍

[@WilliamshanksExp]

What spacers did you have to use for the big brakes

[@cesargalon7246]

Good day sir, I just want to ask what size and et of your rim....and size of your tire I’m a fiesta lover also from philippines. Thanks in advance

[@ducky-o7y]

Does this put the power down better stage 3 with the LSD than stage 2 without? Anyone know the difference between the quaife dif and the mountune that is half the price?

[@ducky-o7y]

@@CarFocused thanks mate, yes hopefully someone will.

[@keithstapleton7805]

The stage 3 will be better than stage 2 due to the bigger turbo (assuming stage 2 is at the standard turbo's max). The Fiesta is a very capable little car so without a LSD it's fine to drive, but with it it's better.The Quaife diff is the Mountune diff (I even think Mountune market it under the Quaife name as they have sole distribution rights to it) so the price is £804 for either. I have a MFactory diff which is the same as a Quaife but less money (again due to the Mountune exclusivity on the Quaife) at around £660. All prices are plus fitting and new bearings, seals and bolts. It's worth noting Mountune fitted price for the Quaife diff is vey good.

[@ducky-o7y]

@@keithstapleton7805 Thankyou for your reply, I went stage 2 just before Christmas and have been struggling for traction compared to my mp215 think I would take advantage of the diff now before I consider stage 3. I saw that Mountune do a fitted price of around £1000 which is cheaper than the pricing of the quaife without fitting( I think I saw it priced around £1100 but your price of around £800 seems more reasonable). thanks again for your info and reply.

[@calvincolledge1781]

Right quick question before i spend any money . Will the red st seats swap directly for my grey st seats ? Front and back? Mine have wear on drivers side ballast and want to stick a set of red ones in . Mines a mk7.5 fiesta st same as this one and in white

[@CarFocused]

Yes. Should be a direct swap if yours is also a 3 door.

[@calvincolledge1781]

@@CarFocused yeah mines a 3 door its identical to that one bar the seats and POWER 😂 . cheers mate

[@white-dragon4424]

What size wheels are you using?

[@simontaylor3211]

That is a very fast ST!

[@simontaylor3211]

Lol, I did cheat a bit as I saw the clip on Insta earlier. Still watching

[@simontaylor3211]

Like you say Gary, add 4 wheel drive and you’ve got yourself a Fiesta RS

[@simontaylor3211]

@@CarFocused yeah so is never likely to happen 🤷‍♂️😪

[@charlottehull3628]

Exactly what eibach springs are they please, did you say they hugely improve the drive ?

[@charlottehull3628]

And exhaust please

[@keithstapleton7805]

charlotte hull Eibach pro and Miltek.

[@charlottehull3628]

20mm ?

[@keithstapleton7805]

Yes

[@desmondobrien68]

The real peoples hothatch affordable 💯

[@eddiefaison929]

The stock brakes are terrible? 60-0 in 97ft? Is that the US version? The eibach suspension looks like it rides terrible. I've never rode in a aftermarket suspension that is better than stock. ALL aftermarket suspensions ruin the car. Nor does it increase the handling. I'm speaking from experience.

[@harrylloyd6955]

Any one recommend any similar hatches that are cheap to tune? Got an astra 1.6T gtc but after seeing the st180s I'm feeling a Christmas present to myself.

[@harrylloyd6955]

Also, did you do the Revo big brake upgrade or yourself ?

[@argyrislivas8043]

does this conversion require any forged internals? or just full bolt on options?

[@dannyfawcett8253]

Don't need to open the engine on this package

[@keithstapleton7805]

Argyris Livas no, nor any transmission mods (though mine has a LSD fitted).

[@joostonline5146]

6:40 time to change your shocks mate

[@Kai_ST200]

How reliable is the gearbox on these 300+ bhp fiestas? Thinking to go for stage 2 or stage 3 🤔

[@manz7860]

As soon as you mod these things reliability goes down the drain

[@Kai_ST200]

@@manz7860 of course, but how much? That's the question.

[@yoric6939]

@@manz7860 not necessarily so these engines are fabulous

[@manz7860]

@@yoric6939 buddy used to have one of these things. After he got it tuned by COBB he kept having issues and eventually dumped it Drives a 5.0 now lol

[@yoric6939]

@@manz7860 I guess everything has its limits but generally speaking when you consider the volume of sales and tuning available atm a stage 3 is tolerated pretty well if maintenance is adhered to etc

[@stephanoya]

What size wheels??

[@LoveGod16]

Was that a pothole?

[@rt330driver3]

Awesome car and great video to watch. Owning an RT330 Fiesta ST myself I can say they are lots of fun and can certainly embarrass what others might consider more premium cars. If interested this is a Dyno run of mine and another RT330 ST kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHfXe5yarLGAp8k

[@thurmanmerman9099]

is it for sale

[@CarFocused]

No it’s not mate.

[@101francis101]

Jesus, fucking pothole! Pure pain :(

[@carlickio]

He basically admitted it’s a midlife crisis car... and what’s better than that? Must be a mega little car. Very nice.

[@CarFocused]

Keith has a few now! This fiesta, Mk2 RS, Cooper S convertible, and a little Corsa SRI track car. Fair play 😁

[@carlickio]

@@CarFocused fantastic. Good to see someone enjoying life!

[@moturauk8853]

I would bet money on that not making 330 on a dyno...

[@x58evo2puma7]

Motura UK I have seen these turbo making only 327 to 330hp but it’s not the fastest turbo out there the new x57 make between 360/380hp I would never have revo very aggressive map I think and I seen have lot of trouble with there new turbo

[@gerryr1893]

Mk8 way better car all around

[@wilsontennis31992]

Oh yeah, listen to that WOT compressor surge, can't believe Revo is still selling these things. Such a poorly designed unit.

[@keithstapleton7805]

Been reading US forums again.....?