Mountune will upgrade your Focus ST, Fiesta ST

UK-based Ford tuner Mountune set up shop in the U.S. just a couple months ago, and is already offering upgrades to the Ford Focus ST and the Ford Fiesta ST. Mountune is Ford's official partner in Europe, and their experience goes back 30 years

Mountune comes from a slightly different branch of Ford tuning that North American buyers are used to -- their specialty has been tuning Ford's smaller cars in Europe rather than muscle cars, and they've worked on everything from Escorts to Focuses (though perhaps not the Escorts and Focuses that we're used to). But the company now offers upgrades for U.S. market Focus and Fiesta models.

For the 2013 and 2014 Ford Focus ST models, Mountune offers a low restriction intake with an exclusive K&N air filter along with a Samco silicone coupling hose, a high-flow direct injector upgrade set, an uprated air recirculation valve and revised engine calibration. Mountune also offers a performance intercooler; it's larger than the stock unit and is ready for cars that see the track quite a bit. Mountune also offers a high performance silicone boost hose kit for the Focus ST, as well as a silicone ancillary coolant kit by SamcoSport. The intercooler and the low restriction intake are offered in silver or black, and the whole host of underhood upgrades for the Focus ST can be purchased either piecemeal or as an entire kit for $2,100 in either color.

Mountune also offers 18-inch OZ Racing / Mountune Formula HLT wheels for the Focus ST in a choice of silver, black, or white. The company also offers sport spring kits for the Focus ST, developed along with Eibach. Mountune hasn't gone all out when it comes to the springs, mindful of the state of real world roads that the cars will be driving on. So their springs have increased the stiffness by about 15 percent while also giving the Focus ST a slightly lower stance, with the car dropping 1 inch in the front and 1.4 inches in the rear.

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An intercooler upgrade for the 2014 Ford Fiesta ST.

When it comes to stylistic upgrades, Mountune offers a rather modest leather shift boot, floormats of their own design, and vinyl side splashes for the doors featuring the Mountune logo.

For the Ford Fiesta ST, Mountune offers an induction upgrade kit that along with an included K&N air filter provides an increase in airflow. Just as for the Focus, Mountune will also sell you a high performance intercooler upgrade, available in black and silver. The intercooler is easy to swap out, and at a cost of $703.00 it's the priciest upgrade available right now for the Fiesta ST from the company. Other upgrades include a short throw shifter for the five-speed models, and a rear spoiler extension set.

By Jay Ramey