How I Built a Fun Focus ST

So over the past 5 years, I have practically disassembled and reassembled this car from the ground up. I get a lot of people asking what all is done to the car up to this point to get it to where it is today. Well, this video should answer most of the questions people have been asking or want to ask. Let me know in the comments what else you think I should do to the car to make it perform well at the track and get that lap time down! ALSO, let me know what power figures you think this car will put to the wheels. Thanks for watching!
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[@diese1rikan1]

One of the craziest ST's I have ever seen, all you need now is appearance mods

[@derekgardin1512]

Appearance mods? What does he need those for? It looks like its eventually going to be a track only toy.

[@austinedison3533]

one of the few channels i've followed for quite some time on a car I love and its great seeing it come so far. Can't wait to see what it does on the track!

[@slohachi6433]

Definitely looking forward to the review on the R1 BBK!

[@jimiboii209]

Mannnnn I need to be pulling like this in my ST!!! This gonna be my year for her!! 2016 black st2 stage two e30

[@comet30265]

Thanks for that list of mods man, keep going, keep pushing dude. Let’s goooooo Ford Racing

[@jong4939]

massive front tower brace. worth it.

[@jnoe491]

I run Bridgestone s-04 pole position street only, I gained 20mph confidence in turns compared to stock. Great brand

[@IIFKHOW]

Good job Merry Christmas !!!

[@vr8429]

Love the racing decals, would love to have them on my black ford as well :)

[@thomasoleson2651]

Thank you bro

[@focusst273]

First! Hey like always man good content.

[@Nes2303]

R1 concepts are great but from my experience you still might have brake issues, hopefully not being a big brake kit. Not sure if you have but upgrade to steel braided brake lines, that made the biggest difference for me.

[@naratouzumaki]

Try falken Azenis 660 rt I’ve heard really good things about them and I love your vids you seem like a real down to earth guy and merry Christmas

[@angelbetancourt2574]

I’ve been watching for about 3-4 years and I don’t regret it lol, I have an older focus so I might be a little biased and have a soft spot. But I can’t wait to see what else you have planned for it. Also I wanted to ask cause I can’t remember, do you have an LSD? And personally I think it’ll be at 450+ whp. Happy holidays!

[@tbr.performance]

No LSD yet unfortunately. When I get one, I’ll be building the trans as well and documenting everything.

[@oceanhome2023]

@@tbr.performance Get an LSD immediately you will wonder how you got by without one !

[@MetallyCorrupted]

Merry Christmas

[@tbr.performance]

Merry Christmas

[@stjezeky2224]

I have a question for when you were running what you guys over the pond call stage 3 (300hp 500nm aprox) how much difference did you notice with the rear seats and spare wheel stripped out? I am happy with 300HP on mine as its a daily driver 17k miles a year and money is a huuuuge factor at these times. But I dont ever carry passengers and dont plan to. So would taking the rear seats and spare wheel make difference to how the car drives? What did you notice?

[@daytona4406]

I miss my ST. That cars was the only turbo 4 ive owned besides all my v8s lol

[@ericspanninger1355]

Just started watching his videos has he dynoed it yet I would love to see the numbers this car is pushing very impressed overall

[@tbr.performance]

As soon as the tune is dialed in fully. The car is running with new charge pipes after the last track day. It feels amazing! It has some low speed drivability issues but the top end feels absolutely amazing. It’ll be on a dyno soon for sure.

[@dham99]

FYI....RE71's are amazing on track. I've had some very aggressive, all-out racing weekends and they grip stupid well and seem to wear nice an even (keep them rotated and good tire pressure). I have a track dedicated set of wheels with RE71R's on them and I will prob stick with them for now. You hit the nail on the head as far as brakes..other than FMIC, the brakes on these cars are NOT track or back road capable..at all. If you truly push your car to its limits, you'll be entering corners very fast, which requires VERY heavy braking. The last thing you want is mushy/no brakes going into a corner at 120mph! Get high temp fluid (like MOTUL600) and good quality pads dedicated for the track on track days, then swap out the rotor/pad combo for the street. its what I do and i dont have to worry about destroying anything and not having a way to drive it home!

[@Halfrightfox]

When's that dyno video coming? This things a beast

[@tbr.performance]

Soon! I’m still ironing some stuff out with my tuner.

[@derekgardin1512]

Nice list of mods. I'm buying one in the next few weeks. Looking for a '17 or '18 ST3. Just need to wait for the right one to come along. My only requirement is it has to be bone stock. I want to modify it the way I want with the parts/brands I want. Plus I think cars that have been modded have been driven harder and can never be sure if they were tuned properly or even tuned at all after adding parts. Edit... why didn't you spin the car around so you could talk without the sun in your face ? Lol

[@KT-M]

You should get a sequential shifter for some faster shifts

[@tbr.performance]

That would set me back $9,000... not ready for all that hahaha

[@Bladesje]

brother, i know its not a quarter mile car but i wanna see the ET!

[@reyes_mk3816]

Try nankang AR1 bro or the toyo R888rs

[@hodg1gaw]

Sounds beautiful. 😭 cyl4 my st went out 6 months now. Have no idea what to do. Any recommended socal shops?

[@tbr.performance]

Mine if I had one🥺. Personally, idk any local shops that work on these cars that I trust. I usually just do the work myself.

[@hodg1gaw]

@@tbr.performance thanks for reply. Wish I had the space and tools. 😭 and knowledge lol. Your st is sick man

[@Alex-qn3me]

Mine blew about a year ago and its back in order i found one at salvage yard with 11k miles it came off fusion i think. In my case i was lucky cause the vehicle engine in the st model was hard to find but you can grab them for like 800-900 with low miles 😱

[@nbm02ss]

Maybe I missed it, but what clutch are you running? Limited-slip diff? Nice car. I'm slowly adding supporting mods before a larger turbo. Clutch and LSD is about all I've got left to do. Thinking ACT and MFactory.

[@tbr.performance]

ACT 6 puck clutch with their single mass flywheel. No LSD yet😢

[@bobbydouglas16]

What fuel are you running?

[@kindica09]

happy holidays! ever think about upgrading the turbo?

[@tbr.performance]

It has a Garrett gtx2867r with a 0.64 a/r housing. I said it later in the video. My bad.

[@kindica09]

@@tbr.performance no no, you mentioned that. i was asking if you planned on upgrading it to a larger turbo. all good.

[@tbr.performance]

@@kindica09 Ohhhh I plan on upgrading to the G series with the next engine.

[@Chups559]

Dope car bro.. it would be dope to link up i live about 1 hour away from you have a 15 ST

[@vapo2017]

yow you need to visit nishan tuning he tuned a st for 651whp

[@tbr.performance]

I know he does great work but I already paid for this tune and I’m more than satisfied with the results. I’ll be posting some more vids in the coming months about the car and it’s current state. I’ve been crazy busy with life and need time to catch up with the KZbin stuff.

[@cecilbermudez8679]

How are you running the GA with a HKS? I thought it wasn’t able to do so because of the the type of valve it is

[@tbr.performance]

Works just fine!

[@cecilbermudez8679]

@@tbr.performance stratified said it wouldn’t , that’s weird, maybe I’ll get it then

[@bacchusthompson5834]

I took your advice and went with the HKS on the Intercooler Elbow 👍🏾... A hell of a lot CHEAPER!!!!!! When building the engine, did you send anything to the machine shop?

[@tbr.performance]

@@bacchusthompson5834 Of course! A engine machinist is absolutely necessary to build a successful engine. You learn to become very familiar with the machining process. The head and block should always be machined flat and the rotational assembly needs to be properly balanced. I did that part myself but the machinist will need to balance the crank. Also, if you want to run a specific bearing clearance, a line hone is required to make sure the crank bores are true and that they will meet your needs.

[@daviddeister2999]

With all mods, it's obvious would not pass smog in CAL.

[@SidMascardo]

Dope vid! Is it cool if I message you on IG? I'd like to pick your brain on some mods that I can do to my ST that I bought in December. But serious question thoo, I also live in Cali (Pasadena), do you just not care about having the front license plate on? Cause I really don't want to put mine on 😂

[@chrisotwell6693]

How much power

[@wickedwonderingdream]

Ok how will u smog I’m in Cali too

[@jnoe491]

Would you be interested in selling your original sync 3 harness? The three plugs that go in the original amp

[@tbr.performance]

I threw all the extra wires away for the radio, speakers, srs, etc. I got rid of those in the vid where I went through the entire body harness in the car.

[@jnoe491]

@@tbr.performance bummer lol i would've paid for them, Dope car though dude. Im really enjoying your channel

[@longwingdetrain3183]

Build an engine is costly! Really enjoy ya'll, especially the ST. Merry Christmas, hope you all are having fun an delicious dinner with family!

[@geoffnelson64]

Way costly! If I blow mine I'll buy another stock block lol

[@1023jeffhardy]

@@geoffnelson64 i blew my st motor last year. Blew the used motor i put in this year. I just finished installing Manley pistons and rods, kind bearings, arp 2000 studs and balance shaft delete. Have 200 miles on the new built motor and I wish I would have done it sooner. If you have the ability, build it. You won't regret it.

[@donovandelane6063]

Smaller a/r 2867 will peak around 430ish whp

[@donovandelane6063]

I run g25-550 .72 ar on 2 port aux. should be around 450whp on stock motor lol. You also don’t have to do all of that for e85. It has been proven you can run straight e85 on 2 port aux and stock fuel system up to around 450whp. 4 port you can up to about 600 and under

[@poyo3582]

I cant wait to buy a focus st😭 but can I rly go big turbo, make 350whp and make it a reliable daily?

[@tbr.performance]

Absolutely! Aux fuel is highly recommend for going big turbo as well to improve reliability.

[@poyo3582]

@@tbr.performance I've decided that I'll go with a cpe intercooler, hks bov, atp gtx2867R, cpe CAI, a high flow catted DP, roushcatback, aux fuel and of course the cobb accesport hopefully that would be good enough for 350 wheel

[@tbr.performance]

@@poyo3582 The fuel type will change reliability but 350 should be attainable.

[@poyo3582]

@@tbr.performance i was going to go with an e30 blend hopefully that doesn't effect reliability too much

[@jessebudelman]

What’s your brake(s) set up

[@tbr.performance]

Stock brakes but I have EBC slotted rotors and EBC yellow pads and it still doesn’t stop.

[@masoncass22]

Need carbon body panels if you wanna talk saving weight

[@rathuanyatzi]

Carbon fibre hood would be the best.. the other panels are so light already it wouldbt be worth the money

[@kevins5983]

Yeah spending another couple thou on carbon fiber totally makes sense for an already light car 😑

[@DS-bx6xs]

You can save like 30 some pounds running a race battery too

[@tbr.performance]

100% I wanna get a lithium race battery.

[@DS-bx6xs]

@@tbr.performance ive got the grimmspeed set up and the battery they offer. It starts my car here in michigan under 20 degrees too. Saves the weight on driver dide too. Also i have same turbo/fuel system on mine. E40 tho.

[@DS-bx6xs]

@@tbr.performance interested to see your dyno after all this. Im close to ordering my internals but been pushing my oem for years

[@oceanhome2023]

I put my battery in the trunk with a old school remote kit and it really opens up the intake area besides more balance to put that heavy battery back in the trunk

[@shlomogoyslop]

*knock knock* whos there? Def not cyl 3. RIP my st blew a hole in my block 1 week before Christmas

[@tbr.performance]

Sorry to hear😕 More reason to build another lol

[@zeropointstar]

Mine misses ONLY at or above 4k rpms and ONLY if I hold those rpms for a 5 or greater second interval.

[@tbr.performance]

@@zeropointstar Check your plug gap. Cars will start to break up under boost if the gap is too big.

[@slohachi6433]

@@tbr.performance I had the exact same problem with my ST. 95,000 on the original plugs. The gap was .045" 😅 Engine would misfire at full throttle in 3rd gear or higher. Never was an issue on the stock tune. Only became an issue after I installed the cobb accessport on stage 1 tune. New plugs fixed it right up! No more misfire.

[@Alex-qn3me]

Plenty of low mile 2.0 turbo automatic engines out there for cheap.

[@TheZlozlo]

100-200?

[@tbr.performance]

40 - 115/120 MPH was the straight pull

[@jay_2168]

What was the power of the car in this video ? 🤔

[@tbr.performance]

Still don’t know the exact HP but I’m gonna get the car on a dyno pretty soon. Probably once it cools down some more.