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"Slowfoc" the first gen ST

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Slowfoc

I purchased Slowfoc on August 29, 2013. He only had 73XXX miles when I claimed him. Bought sight unseen through an online auction where the dealer claims "needs nothing". Upon delivery, an inspection ensued which revealed what looked like hail damage to the hood, a rock chip in the windshield, and an overcharged A/C system. Here's what he looked like on day one.

Unmolested and completely stock. 2013


One year later, we entered the slightly modified stage. 2014


Fast forward another year and a little bit more done, but mostly the same. 2015


Which brings us to now. 2016


He is in a daily driver state for the time being, however, he debuted at Focus Rising for the first time this year with quite a few changes. The trip consisted of 3600 miles from Houston, TX and was completed by three people in a straight drive 20 hour drive. Best. Road trip. Ever.

Here is Slowfoc in all of his show build glory.






 
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Mod List

Exterior:
- Street Appearance Package w/ spoiler delete.
- SVT Contour 16x6.5 205/45 Sumitomo [daily]
- ESM 004 17x8 205/50 Falken (painted)
- Ksport coilovers
- Debadged
- Shaved rear ford emblem
- Legal tint


Interior:
- Painted dash trim
- Gloss Black Metallic shifter surround
- Gloss Urban Camo radio bezel
- Shortened shifter
- Pioneer double din
- LED dome light
- LED interior conversion (in progress)


Engine:
- Cosworth intake manifold
- Stock ported throttly body
- Steeda SRI
- EGR delete
- BSD delete
- FSWerks tuned by Raffi (w/ LC)
- Painted metal valve cover
- Partial wire tuck
- Saleen stress bar
- SVT degas cover
 
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I received a revised tune from Raffi at FSWerks with an updated Launch Control rev limit. Took him out for a couple hits, but on the second hit I lost 3rd gear. Tried to baby him home as I could still engage 2nd and 4th, but eventually pulled up to a light, took off in second and lost fourth gear. Then all gears were gone. The shifter felt like a sloppy joystick at an old arcade. So I coasted to a stop on the side of the road and waited for AAA. They showed up, said "your car is too low," and left. Alternate plans were made. I called a former coworker who grabbed a tow dolly, and pulled me home.

The culprit for the failure was in the gear selector assembly inside the transmission. I had sheared a roll pin in two places where it connects the selector pin to the gear selector shaft. $10 fix, only because I bought a box of assorted roll pins. She's healthy again with a very tight shifter. I might mention that the shifter felt loose the previous week. One good smack into third gear was enough to break that roll pin. All is well now though.

 
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That's crazy, but its good to hear FSWerks is still doing tunes. Thought they would be done with that after Randy left.
 


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