Both Tips Performance

06/28/2026

Please don't be like this customer, (name and personal information hidden on both sides) bought engine, has an issue after warranty expired I try to help we figure out it's casting flash not a crack, Engine issue changes to bottom end failure, headgasket in a bottle, engine running bad. Offer another engine even outside warranty period but need proof of damage, video shows healthy running engine and a drain pan that looks to have been sitting out for 3 weeks (no fresh oil dump like requested). Customer has repeated crash outs even when offered free replacement with proof and no need to send current engine back. Customer wants me to stop responding and just move on with their life so I do only for them to bash me publicly. Customer states no money for oil but buys another vehicle and brags about it publicly 2 weeks later. Customers blocks me after the above things happened while I actively try to help only to unblock me to have another crash out and say I ignored him.

I understand that he is upset and he spent good money on an engine and I have tried to make right of it even given they are outside of the warranty time. I verify engines before they are shipped if I can't I put them in the question pile or they get stripped for parts. I am not free from mistakes though and I will preach that till the day I die. But I need good proof I made a mistake before I will correct it.

How would you guys handle this person? Should I have handled it better? Would you still be trying to help given their attitude and blocking you?

06/14/2026

Race number 2 today hopefully no brake caliper issues like yesterday! Started in the rain this morning

https://www.youtube.com/live/1flQawKaaWg?si=0sX7sPE5raM4nTYb

06/13/2026

Race this weekend at autobahn country club in Joliet,IL watch live stream here

https://www.youtube.com/live/PhYUf8xPO5k?is=m8Y-xCY7w2-3_NmA

06/05/2026

A lot of Fiesta's have come through the shop with little time to sit and make a post about all of them. Here are some pictures of the most recent and ones from about a month back. Below is a current list of the aftermarket inventory.

Aftermaket parts currently

MAP intake $130
Mishimoto catch can x 2 $100
Ingen exhaust $450
AEM intake $150
Levels Intercooler $300
CPE 3in exhaust $550
black with red rally armor rear mudflaps $50
carbon fiber steering wheel insert $30
carbon fiber, intake shroud $30
Cobb rear motor mountx2 $80
oil filter breather cap $40
Ingen maf housing with induction hose $150
Turbo J pipe x3 $30
crossover intake $100
Damond catch can $100
braum racing seats$600

17in Black XXR wheels ok tires $500
17in Black Motegi wheels good tires $600
16in Gold Rota wheels new tires $900
17in black Sparco wheels ok tires $600
Aux Port fuel injection plate $200

Stock Parts Prices
Grey RECARO SEATS (3 sets)$600-1200 depending on condition
Orange RECARO SEATS $1000 Driver seat in not good condition on bolster
Green Envy Front bumper $700 complete assembly
Engines $1000-2000 currently mileage goes up price comes down
Transmissions $1000 each (decent supply currently) as I sell out price will go up
Side skirts $200
Driver inner door handles $60 (these have been selling like hot cakes lately)
Spoilers $150 (no black ones right now)
Front and Rear hubs $120 a corner
Fan control Modules $80
Intercooler Brackets $60
Front subframe $200
Rear Subframe $200
Brake calipers $75 front $40 rear
Axles $100
Flywheels $150-250
Turbo's $200
Stock Downpipes $250
Cloth Seats $400
Steering Wheels $120
Shifter lockout with boot $45
Shifter assembly $80
Shifter cables $70
Airbags $100 Each (any location)
Trunk Floors $80
Fuel Pumps $90
Stock shift k***s $50
Headlights $80
Hoods $200 (no shipping)
Fenders $120
Rear bumpers $300
Engine Harness $200
Engine Bay Harness $250
Upper cowl panels $80
Left or Right window trims $40 each

05/28/2026

New car otw in this one sadly is a green envy death. The car even has a clean title but mileage and whole side being damaged likely means this will just be parts.

05/21/2026

For anyone who maybe be looking for their friends or themselves hers one I fixed that needed very minor work.

2015 White Fiesta ST recaro package with heated seats, no sunroof (pretty uncommon with recaros) runs and drives great, 35+mpg, cold ac, hot heat (if you’re wanting even more heat than the sun is giving us right now),no warning lights or weird noises, decent tires, almost new front brakes, rears are 3/4 life, car does have some rock chips but no major body damage everything in the car works. No foreseeable major repair needed in the near future.

$6500

05/10/2026

Lines loosened intentionally to have a visual reference on pressure please read. If you watch the video, I have all of the individual brake lines to each individual wheel after the ABS module loose. The three that are still threaded and loose all leak fluid when the brake pedal is pressed. The third one in the row I have the line completely off and absolutely no fluid comes out of it.

After swapping the ABS module recalibrating everything and reprogramming it to the car, everything works as it should and the car stops properly without pulling in either direction. This is definitely something many of you should look out for as an issue. I’ve also seen where the valve to one individual wheel get stuck closed with pressure in the system locking the brakes up.

This particular fiesta had the left front wheel fall off after a Ford dealership replaced the swaybar end link and the tie rod on that same side. Insurance ended up totaling the car because of this, seriously…

After fixing multiple minor issues as well as replacing the front fender I took the car for a test drive had no warning lights, weird noises or issues. Other than the fact when you would hit the brakes, the car would pull to the left and it would not stop for its life. I have sold many ABS modules over the years many more so in the last six months to a year for whatever reason. But the cars have been getting older obviously and it seems like this is becoming more of an issue, especially on the 14’s and 15’s most likely just because of their age.

Hope everyone’s having a great Sunday. I’m just happy this FiST can now stop properly again.

04/14/2026

For anyone who’s like to see our fattest lap in the fiesta at Daytona here it is I should have the full race up later.

2016 Ford Fiesta ST fastest lap 2:12.26 this is after our accident in the morning fastest overall lap time in the field unless the EC field was faster.

04/12/2026

While we may have finished 4th/last in class and 34th overall out of 78 cars at Daytona. I think I proved how great the FiST can be. You don’t need high HP or a straight line car at Daytona to be the fastest car on track. Many cars started pulling away from us around the top of 4th gear because shoe box aero but the infield, high speed braking zones, and bus stop the car dusted everyone by a lot.

Unfortunately a new driver to the car misjudged his speed/braking point after having been stuck in traffic for multiple laps and ran the car off track into a tire wall damaging the driver side of the car and breaking the tie rod, bending the steering rack and lower control arm minimum on the driver side. We got the whole front subframe swapped with a back up and got back on track. 200+ laps of Daytona and the little fiesta didn’t skip a beat even after hitting the wall and being run into by a Porsche.

Until the next one!!

04/09/2026

Gonna be unavailable until Monday 4/13 for some racing action. Any messages I will respond to when I have time pictures and shipping will happen on return.