Tech Spec fiesta S1600
ENGINE
1997cc four-cylinder 16-valve EcoBoost from Focus ST250, with standalone ECU, modified engine and body looms that run direct injection, drive-by-wire throttle, TI-VCT and OEM CANbus integration, AEM wideband lambda, custom radiator, intercooler, downpipe and boost piping, black silicone hoses, Spal high-performance slimline fan, Forge intake pipe, Pipercross filter, custom Vibra-Technics engine mounts, Mountune/Milltek sports cat and cat-back system from MR155 kit, Powerflex exhaust bushes
Power
(est): 285+bhp and 340lb/ft torque when mapped
TRANSMISSION
Focus ST gearbox with Quaife ATB differential, custom mounts comprising Vibra-Technics and fabricated parts, Focus ST shifter and cables on custom fabricated mount with Cobb short shift, custom driveshafts using Focus ST and Fiesta parts with competitionspec shafts
BRAKES
Mountune Alcon four-pot front brake calipers with 318mm discs and Ferodo pads, self-designed rear disc conversion using Focus ST170 calipers pads and discs (conversion now sold through Sico Developments), Hel braided lines, Motul fluid
SUSPENSION
Bilstein B14 coilovers, Racing Beat front and rear anti-roll bars, modified front subframe to clear driveshafts, Powerflex bushes, Eibach hubcentric spacers (15mm front, 20mm rear), set up and corner-weighted by Blink Motorsport (1240kg with fluids)
WHEELS AND TYRES
Factory S1600 Street Pack 17in alloys in Frozen White with 205/40x17 ContiSport Contact 5 tyres
INTERIOR
Factory S1600 heated leather seats with OEM Bluetooth multimedia headunit and push-button start, Focus ST shifter knob mated to Fiesta gaiter, 12v socket spacer to clear shifter
mount, Ford Motorsport mats and sill plates
EXTERIOR
2010 Fiesta S1600 in Performance Blue with factory white stripes, Mountune rear diffuser, LED sidelights and number plate bulbs
THANKS
Will Pedley for all the hours and attention to detail put into the build, Fraser and Richard at Blink Motorsport for the set-up, my parents for buying the car (“I may have wanted something quicker at the time but I’ve now got something so much better and more unique!”) and lending me their car while the S1600 was on its unexpectedly long adventure!