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Ford Focus ST Radiator 2013+

  1. Focus on Cooling! Mishimoto's Ford Focus ST Radiator R&D, Part 2: A Look at Our First Prototype

    Focus on Cooling! Mishimoto's Ford Focus ST Radiator R&D, Part 2: A Look at Our First Prototype

    Quick Recap

    It has been around two months since our last update on this project. We've had great feedback on the forums, and we appreciate everyone's comments and patience as we work toward completion. Our goal is to provide a performance radiator that allows users to track drive their STs without fear of overheating and entering limp mode.

    The primary reason for the delay was the construction of our first prototype. This radiator design is quite complex, as we showed with our 3D models in the first segment.

    Mishimoto Ford Focus ST radiator 3D model
    Mishimoto Ford Focus ST radiator 3D model

    The stock Focus radiator features several complicated components, each of which needed to be replicated in our design. Our goal

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  2. Focus On Cooling! Mishimoto's Focus ST Radiator R&D, Part 1: Problem and Solution Analysis

    Focus On Cooling! Mishimoto's Focus ST Radiator R&D, Part 1: Problem and Solution Analysis

    Our engineering team often tackles complex problems to provide ideal solutions for customers. This is true for all our product lines, across a broad range of vehicle makes and models. We are not strangers to Ford's lineup of EcoBoost models, and our team is quite familiar with the issues that exist for each. In general, we've found that the stock liquid cooling systems are not handling the abuse from heavy-footed ST (Fiesta, Focus) and Mustang owners. Each model shows deficiencies in coolant heat transfer, rising oil temperatures, and power-crippling heat-soak.

    In our effort to solve each problem, we've started a ton of awesome projects, performed unique testing, and we've had a blast working with the EcoBoost community. Now, we turn our attention to the Focus ST radiator. This component has become the elephant in the room, if the room were the paddock at the track. All around the world, Focus owners are hitting the track expecting a fun day of battles against physics, rev-match downshifts,

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