MK3 FOCUS STFord Racing Puma engine; that was followed
by a Mk6 Fiesta ST150, in mountune MP
spec with bucket seats and so on... and now
this.”
The Focus ST feels like a natural
progression for somebody who’d been
eagerly and consistently honing his skills
in this fashion, although interestingly Liam
hadn’t planned on buying such a thing at all.
“I wasn’t actually looking for another car,”
he recalls. “I was in a local Ford dealership
in West Bromwich, picking up a family
member’s new car, and I saw this Mk3 ST-
sitting there as a manager’s special. It was a
very good price; completely standard and
with just 10,000 miles on the clock. And
having owned naturally-aspirated vehicles
for all those years, I thought it was about
time for some boost!”
Fair enough, that’s the sort of logic we
can get on board with. And it’s fair to saythat Liam embraced the world of forced
induction wholeheartedly, as it was only two
months of ownership before he blew it up!
Properly channelling the #justsendit vibes
of the scene there, and of course a clear
green light to upgrade. The engine was duly
rebuilt with forged pistons and rods, the
car being off the road for around a month,
at which point Liam started working at Co-
ordSport Ltd as Motorsport/Performance
Parts Distributor – which obviously helped
the project’s progression immeasurably.
“This led to my Focus having demonstration
parts supplied by COBB Tuning in Texas, all
for test purposes,” he grins, fully aware of
how fortunate a set of circumstances that
is. “The car was fitted with a COBB carbon
induction kit, intercooler and hard pipes, 3in
cat-back exhaust system, rear motor mount,
short-shifter, and a COBB Accessport. With
the Stage 3 map installed, the ST wasThe ST is fitted with plenty
of parts from US -based
Cobb TuningSEPTEMBER 2019 FAS T FOR DȭѱFord Racing Puma engine; that was followed
by a Mk6 Fiesta ST150, in mountune MP
spec with bucket seats and so on... and now
this.”
The Focus ST feels like a natural
progression for somebody who’d been
eagerly and consistently honing his skills
in this fashion, although interestingly Liam
hadn’t planned on buying such a thing at all.
“I wasn’t actually looking for another car,”
he recalls. “I was in a local Ford dealership
in West Bromwich, picking up a family
member’s new car, and I saw this Mk3 ST-
sitting there as a manager’s special. It was a
very good price; completely standard and
with just 10,000 miles on the clock. And
having owned naturally-aspirated vehicles
for all those years, I thought it was about
time for some boost!”
Fair enough, that’s the sort of logic we
can get on board with. And it’s fair to saythat Liam embraced the world of forced
induction wholeheartedly, as it was only two
months of ownership before he blew it up!
Properly channelling the #justsendit vibes
of the scene there, and of course a clear
green light to upgrade. The engine was duly
rebuilt with forged pistons and rods, the
car being off the road for around a month,
at which point Liam started working at Co-
ordSport Ltd as Motorsport/Performance
Parts Distributor – which obviously helped
the project’s progression immeasurably.
“This led to my Focus having demonstration
parts supplied by COBB Tuning in Texas, all
for test purposes,” he grins, fully aware of
how fortunate a set of circumstances that
is. “The car was fitted with a COBB carbon
induction kit, intercooler and hard pipes, 3in
cat-back exhaust system, rear motor mount,
short-shifter, and a COBB Accessport. With
the Stage 3 map installed, the ST wasThe ST is fitted with plenty
of parts from US -based
Cobb Tuning
SEPTEMBER 2019 FAS T FOR Dȭѱ