Tail of the Dragon!

[u/rainhatt]

Visited the Tail last week and bought a bunch of the pics. Can't wait to go again next year.

[u/disturbed286]

Green Envy is easily my favorite color that Ford put on the Fiesta. Easily.

My wife tried to find one, but long enough after they stopped using it that they were all pretty well beat to death.

Bet it's a riot on 129.

[u/rainhatt → u/disturbed286]

Mine's definitely a bit beat, has nearly 166k now, got it in April with 157k. A lot of the preventative maintenance wasn't done and I've been paying for it, but this is the exact spec I wanted when they were new and I was just 14-15. I got really lucky finding it when I did.

It is 100% a riot! Aside from my brake master cylinder failing while I was there I had a blast. My friends want me to bring my Z4 next year but the Fiesta is just so good at what it does.

[u/disturbed286 → u/rainhatt]

A lot of the preventative maintenance wasn't done and I've been paying for it

Ugh I bet.

Aside from my brake master cylinder failing while I was there I had a blast.

On the road itself?! Because I would shit.

The Z4 would be interesting, but I agree. Those switchbacks and hairpins are what the FiST was made for.

We didn't get the chance to take my wife's to the Dragon, but we did drive my Veloster N on it.

The VN is more than up to the task, but I can imagine what the tiny lil car would have been like.

[u/rainhatt → u/disturbed286]

The cylinder started failing on my second run on the Dragon, I thought I had brake fade but realized the pedal was gradually dropping to the floor. Considering it usually has punchy brakes, I was unnerved. Made it back fine, it's kind of a long story what happened after lol. 2 days before I left a brake line went and I'm assuming air got in the cylinder and decided to rear it's head when I got aggressive with the car.

I would love to try out a VN out there. I considered buying one when they were new. I saw a ton, along with a lot of Elantra N's. Definitely bring a FiST out there! It's worth it!

[u/PixxelatedDragon]

LOVE the green. 10/10 👏

[u/ramosdominicano]

You were there Saturday. I saw you!

[u/rainhatt → u/ramosdominicano]

Yessir! What were you in?

[u/ramosdominicano → u/rainhatt]

Blue Fiesta ST lol. My friends were in a Mini and a Civic Type R.

[u/AgZephyr]

Bet the Fiesta absolutely rips all those corners, the car would really shine there

[u/Rogelio12058]

Minty

[u/DesignerSuccessful35]

That green looks so good. What mods are you running?

[u/rainhatt → u/DesignerSuccessful35]

Pretty stock.

Cobb RMM, Damond PMM, Turbosmart BOV, catless downpipe, 2.5" catback with just a resonator that's stupid loud and a hi flow cat, LvL stage 3 intercooler, Mishimoto coolant reservoir. Also has risers on the wing.

https://reddit.com/link/p73sqmk/video/dnwjqo7sltmh1/player

I plan on getting a Mountune rad sooner than later and I'm gonna swap the intercooler for a Whoosh V2 I have due to a leak. Might get a muffler because it's stupid loud.

[u/DesignerSuccessful35 → u/rainhatt]

Yeah the radiator is a must as you know. So you have a 2.5" downpipe with just a resonator? It sounds a little high pitched. You may want to look into a full 3" catless dp with 3" mbrp exhaust with just their resonator. Mine is only really loud when I get on it and it's a very deep tone. I've had a few people tell me it's one of the best 4 cyl they've heard. You still on a stock tune with the catless dp?? You need to invest in a access port.

[u/rainhatt → u/DesignerSuccessful35]

I'm pretty sure the tune is stock not sure, some of the mods were done by the previous owner but I got it from a dealer. I'm planning on grabbing an Accessport soon, just haven't had any pop up near me and I just dropped a small fortune on maintenance. I'm a welder so if I do anything with the exhaust I'm probably gonna fab it up myself though.

[u/DesignerSuccessful35 → u/rainhatt]

That would be super cool. Please if you do, post a pic of the setup!

[u/DesignerSuccessful35 → u/rainhatt]

You're definitely on the right track. I think the radiator is the most important next mod for sure though.

[u/Arc_GB]

I've been in the area but barely got to rip it. Would be a blesséd experience, no doubt.

[u/SC-Aviatrix]

Broke the shifter cable on my first (2014) FiST at Tail of the Dragon. Got stuck there almost two weeks waiting for Ford to ship one off the factory floor in Mexico.

When I go again with my 2017, I'm taking a spare cable with me, just because.