Well, after 2 gti’s over the last 2 years I decided to switch to the hot hatch I really wanted in the first place, the focus st. There are many things I like about it over the gti. I think the shifter feels much more solid and the clutch doesn’t feel like hot butter and slip with just a mild stratified tube. lol. 

The only thing I’ve been bummed about it the induction noise on the turbo. With just and intake the gti would really loudly let you hear the turbo spool. I’ve only had the focus for a few days and the previous owner put an rs Intake on it and what looks like a k&n filter. All the roof lining and lining in the fire wall is still there. I hear it’s louder if you remove it but I’m I just making a super hot Intake at that point? And will people take off parts of the Intake box to make it louder? I remember also seeing st’s with those oval snorkel intakes in there grill. Will they do that to get more air in there after removing the liner? Thanks for the advise. 

Also looks like first mod will be a bigger intercooler before I contact stratified for a tune. I liked how loud the stock diverter valve was on my gti. If I do intake mods to make it louder will it still be necessary to change? I don’t want a super obnoxious bov but I want to hear something which I hear nothing now. 

Car also has a monotune exhaust which I like how quiet it is. It still have the stock symposer. 

Need all the advise I can get bros! 


Questions from a gti guy who just bought an ST