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Focus ST Mountune
« on: February 04, 2013, 11:27:56 pm »
..... Drove one of these tonight and loved it.... got itchy feet!

FST Montune vs ED30 stage 1....... nothing in it at all, which surprised me.

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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2013, 11:36:32 pm »
ST's sound great with the 5 cylinder 'Quattro-like' engine warble! Must have been very good indeed for you to even consider jumping ship?
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2013, 06:53:24 am »
I used to have a standard ST, had a few goes in the Mountune MR290 as well over the years. I remember it was described to me as a stage 2 conversion with TBE IIRC. Looked the nuts and the torque was very impressive.

I was never a fan of the cabin (not the best place to be) or the quality of the cabin interior trims and switches but a great all round car.

The petrol consumption was pretty bad on the ST, worse than my Stage 1 Eddy. For me and the way I drive it was maybe 5mpg less so 21-22mpg on average. Don't know if the Mountune is better or worse.

Decisions Decisions!!  :laugh:

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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2013, 07:25:17 am »
the mileage you do Rich you would filling it up every day
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2013, 07:37:59 am »
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2013, 10:00:22 am »
Loved my ST, but fuel consumption was an issue. But the noise was pant wettingly amazing with a decat stainless system!  :love:
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2013, 10:04:07 am »
I'd swap mine for my mates full Mountune Clubsport RS in a heartbeat  :happy2:
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2013, 10:10:16 am »
Quote from: Greeners on February 05, 2013, 10:00:22 am
Loved my ST, but fuel consumption was an issue. But the noise was pant wettingly amazing with a decat stainless system!  :love:


Yeah.... ive got a feeling that "It seemed like a great idea at the time" applies here....   :happy2:

Its funny because we both drove each others cars, and he loved mine and I loved his... i guess the grass is greener!

His was the 260 Mountune version... so on paper not as powerful as mine.... however...
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2013, 10:11:01 am »
used to have a focus st with stage 2 blue fin with a sport cat and 3 inch down pipe.
i had the resonator removed before i sold it and the sound was epic!
used to be able to scare the local track suit family at the bus stop every morning with a 4k gear change and shot gun like pop!

God i miss it :(
Although i can safely say it wasnt as quick as my stage 1 blue fin ed30
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2013, 10:13:21 am »
Driving also made me realise that I miss changing gear....  :chicken:
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2013, 10:41:39 am »
Quote from: richwig83 on February 05, 2013, 10:13:21 am
Driving also made me realise that I miss changing gear....  :chicken:

Physio for your left leg now rich aswell?  :notworthy:
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2013, 10:47:59 am »
Also... getting back in mine the accelerator felt really dead, where as on the ST if you jabbed the pedal it shot off..... I must me mad for even thinking about swapping....  :popcornsoda:

Beddie... that RS must be mentally quick!  :driver:
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2013, 10:49:46 am »
Quote from: richwig83 on February 05, 2013, 10:13:21 am
Driving also made me realise that I miss changing gear....  :chicken:

I met a chap a while back who had a DSG R32 and we drove each others cars. He said he liked the manual, too. For me, there was an appeal to the auto, but I felt that if I had one I'd probably just let the car change gear and wouldn't bother with the flappy paddles, thus negating the need for them altogether. Interesting to compare, though...

I know a chap with a Mountune'd ST and it is a rapid beastie. evo compared one with the RS and if anything the ST was slightly quicker.
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2013, 11:08:03 am »
Was this the 2.5 ST rich or the New 2.0T ST?
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Re: Focus ST Mountune
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2013, 11:10:10 am »
Petey's RS is ballistic once in 3rd.

A much as I love DSG and its other versions elsewhere, I'm having a bit of an anti-auto move now. Pretty soon we won't be able to buy anything nice with a manual 'box, so I'm making the most of them while I can.

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