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Old 05-09-2006 | 08:42 AM
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86Lude20Si
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Originally Posted by Horatio
Sounds like a really pimpin' ride.

Do they Turbo Charge 2.0l Zetech engines? Oh, I guess I'm outta luck then!
Are you crazy? A Ford turbo? lol J/K...Ford Focus's and even Ford Contours have many turbo kits available. Depends on whether you have a manual tranny or an auto. Ford's autos don't really respond well to being beaten on. The torque that a turbo can produce is ALOT for stock Ztech auto trannys. A friend of mine has a 2000 Escort SR (not SVT) and it's got the Ztech 2.0 with the manual 5 speed and it'll do 140 with no problem. Turbo kits are hard on your engine unless you spend a decent amount of money on fuel management, rotating assembly, combustion chambers, A/F controllers, wastegates, manifolds, and of course your turbo. Just alot to think about. I just built a stock turbo prototype out of my B18A1 in my Acura. I hate Vtecs... My non-vtec engine would take them off the line and had no problem holding them off until they hit the 9000 RPM redline while I was in the next gear at 3 grand lol. I had a 94 Ford Explorer with a 4.0 litre V6 that pushed out 150 horsepower from the factory with 225 lb./ft. of torque, left my hands with 257 wheel horsepower and 327 lb./ft. of torque. On a naturally aspirated engine, no turbo or supercharger. Forced induction has problems on an everyday engine. Sorry for getting off topic here. DON'T HATE ME MODS!!! lol
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