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01-16-2016, 10:41 AM

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bluebeastsrt

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Originally Posted by Stone629

I plan on getting rid of this wrong wheel drive Focus ST asap. I modded it, it makes a ton of torque, and it refuses to hook up. I can't take it anymore, lol.

LOL Did you not know that was going to happen?

01-16-2016, 12:51 PM

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LOL Did you not know that was going to happen?

Yea I knew, but I let my curiosity get the better of me. Even still, this thing spins way worse than previous fwd cars I've had. I guess it's the 360wtq at 2500 rpm thing lol

01-16-2016, 11:55 PM

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I still say damn.... I've been on here for a while and have followed his build closely.

I haven't made a pass in several years so I don't even remember what my 1/8 was.

I'm going for something in the low 6s right now. Probably just a pipe dream but we'll see...

01-17-2016, 10:29 AM

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Yea I knew, but I let my curiosity get the better of me. Even still, this thing spins way worse than previous fwd cars I've had. I guess it's the 360wtq at 2500 rpm thing lol

I liked the challenge of wrong wheel drive. But that kind of power is good for one thing in a FWD car. Breaking stuff!

01-17-2016, 10:54 AM

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I liked the challenge of wrong wheel drive. But that kind of power is good for one thing in a FWD car. Breaking stuff!

Exactly. And this one wheel hops on top of it all. I screwed up worse when I assumed Ford put an LSD in the ST. They didn't, it uses "torque vectoring" the brakes to grab the tire breaking traction. It half *** works and I can feel the front end fighting itself. Sometimes it pulls positive traction, just depends. I had to work hard to get a 2.3 60'. Car is nasty on the back roads though. Either way, I'm out ASAP.

01-17-2016, 03:39 PM

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Let me recommend something with a coyote for your next ride.

01-17-2016, 05:12 PM

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Yea I knew, but I let my curiosity get the better of me. Even still, this thing spins way worse than previous fwd cars I've had. I guess it's the 360wtq at 2500 rpm thing lol

Stone you got any pics of your car?

01-18-2016, 10:47 AM

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Mines the same, fun as hell in the corners and even hooks decent on the street from a dig for what it is but holy hell it was ugly at the track. Now with having a home as well I'm looking to get out of mine sometime this year if i can.

01-19-2016, 08:34 AM

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Dude mine won't hook below 50mph this time of year. This morning was in the 20s and I was able to stomp it at the bottom of 3rd and get spin.

I'm liking the new SS and also the Focus RS depending on whether or not it lives up to the hype..