Focus MK2 ST225 AWD conversion start to finish with annotations

[@bravofoxable]

The most information so far on ST awd conversion. Very well done 👍🏻

[@jonesszzy5682]

Finally a video showing how to convert fwd to 4wd. I want to do this in future with the Ford Focus st estate 2018

[@veoverse4286]

Awesome job done. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, not everyone does that and I think it's very nice of you. You are a real car guy👍 I am planing to forge my engine and awd swap my ST with a cheap v50. I hope i can ask you a couple of questions when the time comes. Thank you again, you are a great inspiration to me.

[@liamsutcliffe473]

Done what Ford should have done from factory. Well done 🤝

[@gareth198808]

Unreal engineering 💪🏼

[@davecozzie1]

Brilliant mate! Well done, I hear that the focus rs mk2 has all the bolt holes in place for a 4wd conversion all that’s needed are the kuga parts

[@tyroneturbos6916]

Curious tho is it full time 4x4 or does the rear diff kick in when wheel spin is detected

[@veoverse4286]

@@tyroneturbos6916 its a haldex system. I only kicks in when needed

[@jamiefowler2329]

Remove the haldex put the full time awd conversion part in bobs your uncle 😉

[@mortalnet]

Great job!!! I'll really like to make the same to my ST.

[@MyNameIdeasWereTaken]

Excellent work! You have the perfect ST now!

[@alextripp1230]

Just found this video.. excellent job my friend, informative and helpful. Cheers, Alex.

[@derrickdaly296]

Fantastic work! Hope it's still going strong

[@Tvan95]

Wow excellent job man. Thanks for sharing it with us. I have my work cut out for me.

[@woooster17]

Very impressive work.. just watched this on FYDs channel..

[@centsam5947]

Cheers mate:)

[@joecarrolljnr]

Respect fella! Some serious re-engineering done. 👌

[@MrTurbo_]

Awesome! I'm currently planning out a awd swap on a mk7 fiesta st using the rear suspension / subframe and diff from a ford ecosport and i'm looking if the 2.3 out of a focus rs will fit, which it seems it will. It's going to probably be a gigantic project but your car has definitely been a huge inspiration

[@jamiefowler2329]

Yh man that sounds mad I got a mk7 with mk2 st 5 cylinder in her and she goes I wanted todo awd but finding a eco sport with the awd is hard might have to buy complete car 👍👍

[@MrTurbo_]

@jamiefowler2329 damn man, that's awesome, you got any videos of it? I've decided to not go with the EcoSport stuff because it's not that good geometry, I'm instead waiting for a rolling chassis of an r5 fiesta to go for sale, I saw some that sold for about 18k (stripped chassis is like 8k) with suspension and subframes and everything in it, so if something like that goes for sale again for a good price I'm buying it

[@jamiefowler2329]

@@MrTurbo_ I’m away atm but I’ll get some videos when I’m back👍also have you thought of maybe twin engine? Might be a lot easier cheaper and less complex? 1.6 in front 1.6 in the rear buy another st you would have everything to make it work ☝️👍🤝

[@jamiefowler2329]

@@MrTurbo_ that would be 360 bhp better torque would be a lot of fun 🤩and mapping both engines sky is the limit

[@MrTurbo_]

@@jamiefowler2329 ha ha, twin engine is cool, but also a crap top of work to do in a clean way, and I love that inline 5. I'd also want to make it something street legal and put an interior in it so I can at least drive it somewhere on a vacation without having to trailer it, like not a full race car, but like a rally car for the streets kinda thing, kinda like ken block had. I don't mind spending a bit more to make it something actually drivable on the streets. I also live very close to Germany and the autobahn, so I wanna try breaking 300 km/h, although I might do that with my current fiesta as I have a fully sleeved 1.6 engine coming in soon which will hopefully run about 500bhp in the near future, although all on the front wheels so idk how that's gonna feel at those speeds. Also lemmy know when you post the video, would love to see that

[@theox709]

That's insane bro 2 questions tho: 1. Can I do it with 2.0 Duratec as well? 2. How much did it cost you?

[@deafsi8351]

Ye man love this video, iv got an awd v50 t5 but its auto and iv been debating whether to convert it to manual wich is doable but im more into the idea of a awd focus st estate so thinking i might just do that

[@Thegorby74]

Would love to do same to my st you done an amazing job on yours pal.

[@Aristocrafied]

I've seen v50 gearbox and rear axle conversions. Would you say the Kuga rear can handle more power?

[@mgxdhhda3385]

Genius 💪😎absolutely amazing job

[@evolvingguy2766]

I wish we got that generation in the USA

[@rapidbanana162]

Next do it for rs mk2 !!!!! It would be so sick man!

[@ewok8367]

love it, I hope to do the same. Probably hit you up for some info when the time arrives???

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣΜΗΤΡΑΚΟΣ-ι1σ]

Hello and congratulations for your work!!! I have a question ...can i have this conversion on my 2008 ford c max which has the same platform as the mk2 focus ???

[@centsam5947]

Yea it would work, but youd either have to get a kuga mk1 engine and gearbox, or a volvo 2.5t petrol or volvo 2.4D diesel, but other then that i cant see why it wouldnt work

[@ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣΜΗΤΡΑΚΟΣ-ι1σ]

@@centsam5947 thank you very much my friend!!

[@Wasmachineman]

Holy fuck yes, C-Max with a ST engine and AWD is something I always wanted to see!

[@louischouvelon1751]

is not possible to use directly kuga gear box for the build ?

[@TheNonganario]

Is that rear sub-frame from the Kuga just a bolt in fit? Or did you have to drill your own mounting points? BTW, I think this is one of the coolest diy 4WD conversions I've ever come across on KZbin. Well done mate... I'll definitely drink a Bells on this build!

[@centsam5947]

nah i tried a kuga subframe but its completely different and wont fit onto a focus chassis without modification, you need a v50 subframe

[@TheNonganario]

@@centsam5947 can you post a parts list by any chance? For example the model year of the v50 subframe ect? I'd love to try this... as I live in South Africa I think the parts shouldn't be too difficult to find.

[@centsam5947]

@@TheNonganario Its from 2005 to 2012, but it needs to be from a 2.5 awd, in the uk theres only about 60 of them ever made

[@michaeljohnston1129]

Hi Sam, great job. Can you confirm the rear subframe doner please as the vid shows one from a Kuga but in the comments I see Volvo v50. Many thanks

[@centsam5947]

Hi the subframe is from a v50, i got a kuga subframe for the rear diff

[@robertlamb2388]

Hi mate awesome job on the ST I’m doing the same could really do with some advice if possible some part numbers on gearbox and transfer box kind regards Lamby👍🏻

[@centsam5947]

The gearbox is an M66-C box, and the transfer case is is 36011446

[@robertlamb2388]

Centsam5 thanks for reply 👍🏻

[@robertlamb2388]

Hi mate Rob here again I have some more questions can you possibly tell me which bearing he has used on the ST rear sway arm and knuckle kind regards Rob👍🏻

[@centsam5947]

@@robertlamb2388 you need v50 rear knukles mate, the shock mount is in a different place and the bearing bolts in from the opposite side compared to the normal focus bearings.

[@robertlamb2388]

Centsam5 Thanks buddy forgetting back to me it’s slightly bigger project than I thought but I’m on it I’ll get there thanks for your assistance👍🏻

[@monzorak706]

I have plans for having my rear to be electric powered by a Hyper-nine electric motor.. I am not looking forward for the throttle programming tho....

[@wewo1000]

Hello, do you have the reference of the gearbox and how can I contact you for more information? I am in the process of doing so. Thank you.

[@ashtea23]

The 4wd system on the kuga came from 4wd rs mk2 which ford developed but never put ib the rs mk2 because of the 4wd system being too heavy

[@centsam5947]

yea, probably would have been to heavy, even out the factory the mk2 rs weighs like 150kg more then an early mk2 st

[@OYAMGIARC]

What extra wiring is needed to do this conversion. Is it running ST ecu or volvo

[@centsam5947]

nothing really, the wires are already in the car, theres a plug under the rear driver seat taped up

[@silwillemsen9235]

Hello I got a questions how did you wire the haldex controller? Greetings sil willemsen

[@AnthonyLivesTwice]

If you lived in America mate you’d be making pretty pennies converting cars DRIVEtrains

[@mac801123]

I know it might be a silly question but can you do this to a 1.8tdci mk2

[@nicorudolph900]

great video can someone tell me which car the fuel pump is from?

[@centsam5947]

the intank pump is from a v50 awd and the external pump was a dw pump

[@David-rv9kj]

So would this job be easier on an RS mk2? rather than the ST? because you could use the original RS trans ?

[@KKlepacki]

Did you reuse the FWD down pipe or had to get different one?

[@davidbriggs3811]

Hi there is. There any chance you could send me any kind of list to get this job done from start to finish? I find it amazing bwhat you did, I want the same for mine but want a step by step guid, I can't keep relating to a video, , any info would be welcome

[@davidbriggs3811]

PS I want full time 4wd

[@muhammadadibabwahab2446]

After 2 years of driving it, would you say it's a worthwhile project? Do you think an auto box from s60r, the 6 speed one would work?

[@christough3040]

the mk2 rs already has the tunnel and bolt holes to accept kuga 4wd running gear rs shell was built at factory to run 4wd but decided stick with fwd 🙈🙈 nutters

[@centsam5947]

true, wasn't just the shell thats ready for 4wd, the gearbox in the rs is pretty much ready for the transfer case to be bolted into it too.

[@GabrielSTEFAN943]

Hey, mate Did you find an alternative solution to raising the engine by 10mm ?

[@focus3303]

Where did you get the S60 AWD gearbox from?

[@ZndChannel]

hey man! great work! love it! Would it work to just take everything from a V50 t5 awd? Gearbox, subframe, fueltank etc

[@veoverse4286]

Yes should work. I am planing on v50 awd swap my st

[@jamiefowler2329]

What diff did you use mate?

[@ryanlewis4773]

Was the s60r gearbox that you purchased Manual ?

[@rekineke3692]

isn`t faster way was to buy v50 awd t5? and put it inside st?

[@mahalagiul]

Hi! How much the whole thing cost you? And how long took the whole process?!?

[@daveytn]

about £5000

[@macst2562]

Hey ... Which model model do you have the drives from ???

[@iciman100]

Hi, so there is no clutch between the engine and the rear differential

[@centsam5947]

hi, there are 2 clutches between the engine and rear diff, one is the normal clutch bolted to the engine which you use as normal with the pedal, the other is on the rear diff which is controlled electronicky

[@iciman100]

@@centsam5947 tnx mate.

[@Borden1991]

Do you have a link to a build thread

[@ProtonFilms_Mark]

One thing bothers me is the lack of an LSD in the rear. I searched far and wide for one for the Kuga, couldn't find any, did you solve this issue? I might have missed it in the video.

[@centsam5947]

i cant see any need for an LSD, even in the rain you get 0 Slip even from a launch, unless you drop the clutch and turn in you wont have an issue with traction, but yes you can stick an s60r lsd in if you really want

[@goldas0]

And how is it after 3 years of use?

[@daviddamian4585]

How much does it cost ?

[@catf8271]

is it fulltime awd or just a normal 4wd

[@DestroPlaysMinecraft]

I'm Very interested in doing this to my ST500. is there much difference between the Kuga MK2 and Mk1 subframes? i can find loads of complete Mk2 ones

[@Reggie_Kray69]

Believe he says somewhere it's a volvo one from a 2.5 awd v50

[@soositta4221]

Just out of interest, why didn't you use a gearbox out of a Kuga 2.5? That's also an M66 Volvo unit, although the gear ratios might be more for a crossover than a sporty car.

[@centsam5947]

Hey, i could have used the kuga 2.5 gearbox but in the UK theyre very rare and they use the kuga uses the same gear ratios as the s60r :) all M66-C awd petrol gearboxes have the 3.77 final drive

[@VideoOrama123]

Hey mate just wondering does the subframe have to specifically be a mk1 kuga could it be a mk2 kuga as well or nah?

[@centsam5947]

subframe you need from a v50, you just need the kuga diff. mk1 or mk2 kuga subframes do not fit the st, i have tried them

[@BOAF216]

hi, would this conversion fit a 1959 ford consul?

Yes, as long as your hammer is big enough.

[@miwadabest1isgood476]

WHAT was the total cost cost @Centsam5

[@dominickinnersley7820]

Where can i get the list of parts required!? I so wanna do this?

[@centsam5947]

dont really have a list but you basically just need a v50 awd, but good luck finding one in the uk

[@ianh9696]

@@centsam5947 there are 3 Volvo V50 AWDs on ebay as at 20/7/19 😊

[@centsam5947]

@@ianh9696 i can only see 2 and one is auto, but yea, they very rarely come up

[@JunnanYue]

Centsam5 Hi. How about use MK1 Kuga drivetrain to do the same thing?

[@chrisrobinson7395]

How long did it take you?

[@markwalks4205]

Could you do this same conversion on a zetec focus?

[@centsam5947]

you can depending on engine if its a 2.0 diesel you can, but if not youd have to swap the engine to either a 2.4 volvo D5 2.5 T5 st engine or kuga 2.0 diesel

[@markwalks4205]

Just found an adapter plate for the t5 transmission that will bolt right up to my engine

[@spencerchristie4000]

@@markwalks4205 did you end up getting it together? About to replace my 2.0 duratec and stock transmission. Wondering if I should pony up and go for an awd set up.

[@markwalks4205]

Still getting the funds together for the big projects

[@wortz1234]

You should get Ricky From llf todo a review

[@centsam5947]

he's already got a 500hp one coming at some point.

[@wortz1234]

Centsam5 awd?

[@centsam5947]

@@wortz1234 yea, not sure when but iv been told it should happen at some point

[@davecozzie1]

@@centsam5947 hasn’t happened yet mate lol

[@nazsky786]

Would this work on a RS? Wiring up ECU on haldex was that simple? And transfer case that was from a 2.0 diesel?

[@centsam5947]

yea all the wiring is already in the car, its just under the rear driver side seat taped up basically

[@nazsky786]

@@centsam5947 So the front box is a kuga diesel and the wiring is just there. Other issue is the headlight leveling how did you get that sensor on? And would mk3 fuel tank fit easier as it has module built in?

[@centsam5947]

@@nazsky786 the rear diff was from a 2.0 diesel kuga, but the transfer box needs to come from a 2.5 kuga or 2.5 v50, not sure about the fuel tank, im not sure if the module would be able to work with the ecu in the mk2

[@nazsky786]

@@centsam5947 I have the kuga rear end and v50 axle. I used the kuga rear AWD box and v50 axle but with RS mk2 parts also to make rear end. I then stopped trying to get fuel tank and angle gear. impossible to get. Issue I faced with back are the fuel 2 sides of tank, fuel gauge, and headlight level. Looking at RS mk3 info they have 2 pumps one to get fuel from the other side to main side and another pump to injectors. To fix that could try doing same thing but external to push fuel to main side and keep the original Mountune pump. There is also of RS stuff that wish to keep like LSD, but know you can get a LSD for a v50 AWD from quife. Is the casing the same on m66 AWD and m66 fwd boxes? I mean the opening on the gearbox output to angle gear. That way keep the rs gearbox just replace the LSD for AWD LSD.

[@centsam5947]

@@nazsky786 i just uesd the v50 fuel pump 2:11 which has a pipe that pulls the fuel from one side to the other, then just used a fuel pressure regulator to regulate the flow, an rs mk2 gearbox you could just stick a new awd diff in and replace the driveshaft seal with an awd one and yes it would work, but not an st box st box has a different case

[@tracktimevideos5164]

Very impressive. I currently have a broken S60R. Would love to move everything into a Focus body. Ever considered building them for customers?

[@centsam5947]

dono, the parts are pretty rare, also if its the transfer case thats gone, replace the transfer case then put a gen3 haldex on it, youll get more power to the rear and it puts less stress on the transfer box

[@tracktimevideos5164]

@@centsam5947everything on the Volvo works, just need to change the clutch.

[@centsam5947]

@@tracktimevideos5164 ah fair, can't imagine thats gona be a fun job.

[@jamesheasman8486]

@@centsam5947 you ever thought about offering this as a service ? I currently run a 310 st shes my pride and joy and would love to do something like this too truely make her stand out !

[@danf3576]

Is the rear subframe and diff in this from a kuga or a v50?

[@centsam5947]

rear subframe is from an awd V50 and the diff is from a 2.0tdci kuga

[@lucasf.1755]

@@centsam5947 Wouldn't the kuga subframe fit as well?

[@centsam5947]

@@lucasf.1755 nah theyre different i originally bought a kuga rear subframe and test fitted it but nothing lined up and its missing a mounting point

[@Tvan95]

@@centsam5947 why the Kuga diff and not the V50 diff.

[@centsam5947]

​@@Tvan95 kuga diffs are easier to find, and the v50 diff is gen 2 haldex so i needs the front wheels to spin abit before becoming awd, vs the kuga diffs are gen 3 which is more like proper awd and is engaged before the front wheels slip

[@danj8608]

How did you you control the haldex

[@centsam5947]

I just wired it up to the stock abs module and let it control its self

[@mrhuss4939]

Hello, would you consider working on my car? Thanks

[@mrhuss4939]

Happy to discuss a fee

[@aimless3827]

Anybody try this with mk3? I only knew it is possible but fuel tanks and rear structure make it hard at this time.

[@perrypowell1]

Awesome job mate!! Want to do mine for £ ?🥊🥊

[@steeldevil98]

Erm sorry but what is the point?