WZ Fiesta ST Mountune Thread

[5 FTR 5]

Looks awesome, was it pretty easy to remove the front bumper.

[Basil brush]

[QUOTE=5 FTR 5;5153731]Looks awesome, was it pretty easy to remove the front bumper.[/]
Piece of **** to remove the front cover, just have to pull my grill out next time to paint around the edge :-)

[Swoopdown]

great work did it take you long to do the fic? looks like a direct replacment.

[DreadlyST]

Originally Posted by 5 FTR 5

Looks awesome, was it pretty easy to remove the front bumper.

Yep, would have been easier if I had a knuckle adapter for my socket set, as some of the bolts & screws were quite awkward to undo.

Originally Posted by Swoopdown

great work did it take you long to do the fic? looks like a direct replacment.

An afternoons work! It is a direct replacement and bolts into the slot where the stock one was.

[jd dad]

Looks good, have you got a pic of it with the std one for comparison?

[Swoopdown]

http://www.mountune.com/downloads/Fi...all_rev1.0.pdf

Maybe check this out

[DreadlyST]

[Swoopdown]

Makes the OEM look cheap haha

[Franco Cozzo]

Factory IC looks exactly the same as the one fitted to our TDCI Focus, I got rid of mine too for an aftermarket one lol.

[jd dad]

Be interesting to see temps from each one, looks the goods though

[mrmavx]

Originally Posted by DreadlyST

Got this update from Mountune the other day after questioning availability and compatibility with Aus climate and fuel:

"There will be no issues with the MP215 in Australia - we sign off against the base car sign off, so if something is good in x temperature on x fuel, ours has to be as well. What you may find is the car will derate without an intercooler also installed, but the standard car would also, so the delta gain is still the same.

In terms of mountune in Australia, here's the official line:

Ford is currently exploring opportunities to bring Mountune products to Australia through its Dealer network. There is a great deal of back office work required to offer Mountune’s range of products to the Australian market, which includes meeting legal and legislative requirements specific to Australia. The good news is, Ford has gone through a number of gateways to date. The next stage is physical ADR testing and assessment, which can’t be based on information from other markets. Should ADR testing be successful, Ford hopes to make an official announcement towards the end of 2014 on the availability of Mountune products in Australia."
Kinda sick of waiting and as soon as I have enough money saved up, I'm pulling the trigger!

I spoke with a good friend of mine who is a senior engineer at ford aus on friday(8/8) and he has done some enquires with hs work coleagues including all who work in calibration (he says most likely first stop for any local checking of mountunes mp215 kit) and none of them have had any work at all on any mountune products at all, he also went on to say that it could be able to be signed off without any physical testing here (says above statment about adr's is incorrect as uk and euro info is enough to sign off here if it has been signed off on base car as stated above) but that he would expect them to at least install on 1 car just to give it a quick run thru. his considered opinion is that 1 of 2 things is happening and they are

1.nothing will happen with mountune at all as far as ford aus is concerned (more likely)
or
2.it is with the bean counters and pencil pushers who will be going thru all the "crap" with warrantys, who pays for training to install, how will it be distributed(all dealers or selected) and everything else to do with the buisness case for bringing it in factory approved

in view of the above conversation i will be writing to mountune to see if they have any new information as to there beliefs as to if or when there products will become available here

mrmavx

[oemdenied]

Fiesta ST 215
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5OSbn6GReU

Focus RS 375
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyVVvTLRgS0

We have been supplying Mountune upgrades to euro models in Australia for a while now.
Fitting is done by Jamie, our UK Ford dealer trained tech.

[Skramit]

Who is we?

[oemdenied]

Originally Posted by Skramit

Who is we?

OEM Denied Performance.
We are a Euro Ford RS/ST/Cosworth Specialist workshop in the Sunshine Coast. www.oemdenied.com facebook.com/oemdenied

Please be aware that Mountune upgrades are not warranty approved.

[Skramit]

Ah Qld. Bugger. I'm trying to find a tune in Melbourne.

[oemdenied]

For owners who do not live in QLD we are happy to supply the kit and "talk you through the install" over the phone/skype for a 1/2 hour labour charge.

email us oemdenied@hotmail.com

Please note: We offer this service for Mtune & Bluefin products only, all other products we will not supply unless fitted in house.

[catafo]

Originally Posted by DreadlyST

Got some more Mountune bits today, now just the MP215 kit is left to aquire! image
Induction hose:
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Charge pipe upgrade kit:
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Coolant hoses:
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Quick shift:
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Everything will be fitted to the car once I have the complete puzzle on hand.

Pumaspeed have a short shifter Kit for only $142.00 why pay Mountune, s inflated price when you can get the a product 5 equal quality for less money and they normally deliver within 5 days to Sydney Australia. This Kit with their superb PS 215 or 240 hp retunes will be ideal partners

[Skramit]

Bit the bullet and got the bluefin tune. Can't compare to other tunes obviously but it's certainly turned my car in to a beast.

[brustar]

This is the response to my inquiry to ford... :(

Reference: 300093054

Thank you for your e-mail to Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (Ford Australia).

In relation to your enquiry, Ford Australia has no plans at this stage to expand our current product range to include the Mountune Kit for the Ford Focus and Fiesta’s.

Your comments will be directed to our design teams who will utilise this feedback to help us continually build excellent products for the future.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Ford Customer Relationship Centre on 13 FORD (13 3673), between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm (AEST), Monday to Friday, quoting your reference number.

We trust this is of assistance and thank you for taking the time to contact Ford Australia.

Kind regards,

Brenda Birrell
Customer Service Representative
Ford Customer Relationship Centre
Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd
Telephone: 13 36 73 (13 FORD) (Local Call)
Fax: +61 3 8301 3899
Email: foacust1@ford.com

[catafo]

Originally Posted by Skramit

Bit the bullet and got the bluefin tune. Can't compare to other tunes obviously but it's certainly turned my car in to a beast.

Pumaspeed do a set off great tunes ranging from 215hp to 280hp they are really smooth and have excellent driveability alinng wIth 320nm torque. Had Mountune stage1 the Pumaspeed is better everywhere

[oemdenied]

Originally Posted by Skramit

Bit the bullet and got the bluefin tune. Can't compare to other tunes obviously but it's certainly turned my car in to a beast.

Stage 2 and GGR intake?

http://www.superchips.co.uk/search?m...1&variant=2965

[MISTA FIESTA]

Originally Posted by oemdenied

Stage 2 and GGR intake?

http://www.superchips.co.uk/search?m...1&variant=2965

This is exactly what im looking at, minus the GGR Intake.

[oemdenied]

Not advisable to do without the intake.
With flash tunes you should always follow the required hardware.
- Not having a dig at you at all but people loading tunes without the hardware has been the cause of many an RS tune to get a bad rep in Australia.

Files are created using certain hardware. If you use different hardware from what was originally used the expected result is not the same.
Common example that we see a lot of in Australia is exhausts on the XR5 focus. People get a larger down/dump pipe and sports cat/decat but leave the rest of the system stock then expect the same gains as advertised by the file creator.

Superchips files are created using De cats, here in Australia the penalties are far greater if caught using a decat than in the UK so sports cat is the only option. If loading a file that requires a sports cat or decat and you stick with the stock cat even with changing the rest of the system it wont ever give you the same gains

[Skramit]

No just stage 1 bluefin. Spoke to john about stage 2 but don't think I need the extra power.

Has stage 2 been released now with their custom air box? When I last spoke to john it was still in testing.

[oemdenied]

yep it has, got this the other day :

Dear Superchips dealer,

We are delighted to announce the introduction of our Superchips High Flow Direct Air Induction System (DAIS) for the Ford Fiesta ST180, developed in collaboration with Graham Goode Racing (GGR).

This tuning package consists of the product hardware (see the attached photos) and a custom Stage 2 remap. It is a completely engineered package - the High Flow DAIS hardware is designed to complement the Stage 2 remap, neither the remap nor the hardware will work correctly on their own. The DAIS and custom remap are also compatible with sports catalysts and full decat exhausts.

It will be necessary for your customer to have already installed our Stage 1 remap using a bluefin handset.

[Skramit]

Thanks. I don't understand the last bit about needing stage 1 already? Surely a customer can jump straight to stage 2 mapping a plus air box?

[MISTA FIESTA]

Looks like you need the handset (which has the stage 1) to load the stage 2. Stage 2 doesn't include the handset from what I have read.

Any ideas on pricing? Considering the GGR intake is rather expensive for just a pod/MAF adapter/Intake Hose. My plan was to run the K&N Apollo CAI with the stage 2, and accompany it with the other hardware.

[Skramit]

Speaking to john the air box has custom sensors to get around the issues with reprogramming the locked part of the ECU. Im sure it's far more technical than that but sounded necessary to get a proper result with stage 2 superchips.

[oemdenied]

You are correct, customer must already have stage 1 as then they will already have the handset.
Will let you know re pricing soon as I know.

Originally Posted by MISTA FIESTA

Looks like you need the handset (which has the stage 1) to load the stage 2. Stage 2 doesn't include the handset from what I have read.

Any ideas on pricing? Considering the GGR intake is rather expensive for just a pod/MAF adapter/Intake Hose. My plan was to run the K&N Apollo CAI with the stage 2, and accompany it with the other hardware.

[catafo]

Originally Posted by oemdenied

You are correct, customer must already have stage 1 as then they will already have the handset.
Will let you know re pricing soon as I know.

True once you have the handset Tony and Andrew from Pumaspeed just email u the Stage 1 or 2 Tune they even have tunes for all different Fuels/RON