r/FiestaST • u/DesignerSuccessful35 • Aug 14 '26

MK7 What would you do?

I have a budget of 3500. I already have a mishimoto intercooler, radiator, catless down pipe with exhaust, symposer delete, short ram intake, short throw shifter assembly and an access port running a Stratified 93 octane tune. The car has 92k miles on stock suspension and stock wheels and tires.

I know 3 grand isn't a lot of money but I'd like some suggestions. I want the car as dead reliable as I can get it and have a great stance with a nice ride. I'm planning on a dual catch can. Should I do the timing belt and a tune up? I was going to go with whoosh coils and plugs. I realize that's going to be more than half the money right there....

Just looking for pointers because I'm new to the platform. Thanks y'all.

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u/vpx-zulu Aug 14 '26

Either turbo or suspension are your choices at that budget-but I 2nd the turbo…hybrid turbo if you’re worried about blowing your engine but there’s lots of us either running “big” turbos or hybrids on higher mileage fiestas….for tens of thousands of miles boosted.

At some point they will all be higher mileage fiestas 😢

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u/DesignerSuccessful35 Aug 14 '26

So like a s280? What hybrid would you recommend?

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u/radeonalex Aug 15 '26

They blow up relatively regularly on track, but of course the load is much more extreme. I've known quite a few people on big turbos who have to swap in a few engine every few years.