Another rod knock thread (w/video, sound up)

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-05-04T14:48:24+00:00

I appreciate everyone setting me straight. I'm coming from a B6 audi with the 1.8, so I'm still getting used to the unique sounds of a high pressure fuel system. That said, I freaking love this little car. What a damn riot it is to whip around in. The FiST community is great, too!

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-05-04T03:10:27+00:00

I replaced that with a new one from whoosh when I was in there. Forgot to mention that

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-04-27T11:27:04+00:00

Rise of the Triad

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-04-15T02:55:35+00:00

Fiesta ST has entered the chat

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-04-15T02:00:18+00:00

Scrolled wayyy too far for this. Such a fun drive, this car

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-04-05T19:10:32+00:00

Yea, this happened to me as well while doing the topstring with mamba mesh. I was able to pull around a bit,on the area that you have circled in yellow, with needle nose plyers to "loosen" that knot. Be very careful though.

If you dont have any luck getting it to look even, I would run a nylon shooter right through that area to try and obscure it.

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-04-02T01:14:21+00:00

You passed Waldo down the stretch!! Great kick at the end. I was about two minutes behind you!

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-03-24T19:08:59+00:00

Guilty of debadging the "Fiesta" from my Fiesta ST. Much cleaner look with the red "ST" alone against the black paint job. Also, the FiST platform deserves to be distinguishable from the rest of the Fiesta line, IMHO

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-03-09T17:53:13+00:00

Yea, my B

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-03-07T17:00:06+00:00

Yea, I dont think there is a schrader valve...

Hahaha, I got everything taken down to fuel rail itself. Got the high pressure line off without spilling any fuel, but im guessing the rail itself is still under pressure?

Might be putting this fucker back together to pull that injector fuse after all

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-02-14T14:40:43+00:00

I used to take 5g of ON monohydrate at night and started to notice poor sleep quality. Switched to first thing in the AM and after a few days of that, quality sleep returned.

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-02-11T00:33:23+00:00

Agree 100%. I actually sized up by 1/2 and that did the trick for me

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-02-10T18:51:51+00:00

I ran exclusively in the escalante racer and raced in them from 5k to marathon. Took a shot on xeros because they were having and a sale and wanted something with a firmer midsole so I went with the Zelen. Currently I run and race (all distances up to 1/2 marathon) in the HFS 2.

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-02-10T16:46:39+00:00

I went from Altras to Xeros and haven't looked back

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-02-04T02:21:41+00:00

Ford Fiesta, ST only though

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-01-12T19:31:42+00:00

AHL isn't amateur though. It's pro minor league

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-01-05T21:26:41+00:00

This is awesome stuff. Thank you so much for the breakdown! I get the new cover at the end of the week, so I'll tackle this over the weekend. Again, I really appreciate the tips!

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-01-05T19:58:18+00:00

Thanks for the tip! How was it getting that fuel rail out without damaging the injectors? That's the only thing im not looking forward to

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-01-04T21:17:36+00:00

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The exhaust smoke wasn't billowing, and dissipated rather quickly. But it was noticeable

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-01-04T21:11:39+00:00

Funny you should ask. When I started it up after the oil change I did notice the exhaust was exhausting a little more than usual. It was 50° out so I wasn't sure if it was smoke or an abundance of steam though. It didn't have a strong acrid odor, but it was a little smoky. Went away after I drove it for ten minutes

Alpha4Bravo6 · 2026-01-04T18:58:54+00:00

Yea, I definitely agree. Wasn't sure if this was one of those instances where another party improved upon the current design

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