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New Guy, New Car - RedGFX007 - 09-10-2007
hey guys,
i just picked this Focus up just over a week ago, and a friend of mine on another board pointed me over here,. just thought i would say hi and post up some pics.
![[Image: DSC01939.jpg]](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/blkscort92gt/NewFocus/DSC01939.jpg)
![[Image: DSC01940.jpg]](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/blkscort92gt/NewFocus/DSC01940.jpg)
![[Image: DSC01941.jpg]](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/blkscort92gt/NewFocus/DSC01941.jpg)
![[Image: DSC01943.jpg]](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/blkscort92gt/NewFocus/DSC01943.jpg)
![[Image: DSC01949.jpg]](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/blkscort92gt/NewFocus/DSC01949.jpg)
tell me what you think and gimme some ideas of what to do to it for next summer!!
Chris
New Guy, New Car - SL8RZZX3 - 09-10-2007
:hi:
Let the modding begin!
Lookin' good Chris!
Hopefully i can make it out to a TSS meet soon and see it in person!
New Guy, New Car - Frost__2001 - 09-10-2007
looks good, could use some new Rims... as those look to small on your car.
New Guy, New Car - Focus man. Focus. - 09-10-2007
Very nice. Needs a drop and some wheels. Then an MBRP exhaust, turbo, etc, etc.....:lol: :lol:
Welcome to the site!!!
New Guy, New Car - NOS2Go4Me - 09-10-2007
16" or 17" rims for sure... maybe see if the dealer has a spare set of factory 5-spoke 16s kicking around.
After that, intake, exhaust and an ECU tune. Those three things shouldn't break $1000 and they'll be a night-and-day improvement to your 2.0L Duratec. It just wants to breathe. Trust me ;)
Also, if you want to upgrade the suspension down the road (and you want to add a rear anti-sway), you'll likely need the upgraded rear subframe connector from the Ford Racing catalogue. The stock subframe on the ZX3s doesn't come with or accept a rear anti-sway bar; it's a critical addition if you don't want your car to understeer horribly at the limit.
Welcome to FocusCanada.net! :hi:
New Guy, New Car - NefCanuck - 09-10-2007
Welcome, you'll find this place a wealth of information about your new ride (and a way to make your wealth dissapear as you upgrade your car :lol: )
NefCanuck
P.S. Go new rims first, with the GFX package I'll never understand why Ford saw fit to only put 15" on the car :rolleyes:
New Guy, New Car - NikiterZTS - 09-10-2007
hello and welcome
i already spotted your first mod.....tha Dice!
who's the other Focus beside yours?
New Guy, New Car - oldeguy - 09-10-2007
:hi:
I kinda like the stock 15" rims myself. You don't have to lower the car as much...
Are you in the Durham area? I see an identical ZX3 out my way at the coffee shop
New Guy, New Car - RedGFX007 - 09-10-2007
what is this MBRP i keep hearing about??? i was goin to go with Magnaflow cuz i had a muffler on the scort and it sounded Hawt.
yes the dice are key and they are off my old escort, damn the rust that took her! she is so getting a 1.5" drop and a sway bar! i do have 17s from the scort but i'm not sure if i should use adapters or get new rims with the right spacing. thoughts on that? anyways thanks for the comments guys!
oh and my buddy i in the pic lives out in newmarket so i might have been out that way if you saw one identical to mine...
Chris :banger:
New Guy, New Car - zx5power - 09-10-2007
http://www.Trubendz.com has a good deal on magnaflow flex back or catback systems. I got the 2.5 inch flex back stainless steel and love it , got the 2.5 since im planning turbo in future if you will be going NA then 2.1/4 is efficient. Let the mods begin , a nice 1.5 to 2 inch drop would look amazing ... keep it clean
New Guy, New Car - NOS2Go4Me - 09-10-2007
If you want something that sounds "hawt", anything from WalMart or Canadian Tire will do you.
If you want a real, Canadian-made T304 stainless exhaust that will add power to your car and a smile to your face each time you start it, check MBRP.
Call their toll-free number (they have up to 4 systems now, but ask Lorraine to be sure) and get a quote for anything between a 2.25" cat-back to a 2.5" flex-back.
Seeing as it's a new car, my mindset is to start fresh. You may want to reuse the rims from the Escort if that suits you.
New Guy, New Car - ANTHONYD - 09-10-2007
WELCOME!
Go with the MBRP.
Reasonable in price and sounds great!
New Guy, New Car - zx5power - 09-10-2007
nos2go you are really advertising for them wow lol , they should pay you
New Guy, New Car - 02_svt_guy - 09-11-2007
..... boost .....
New Guy, New Car - euro_zx5 - 09-12-2007
zx5power,Sep 10 2007, 09:01 AM Wrote:nos2go you are really advertising for them wow lol , they should pay you
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:lol: That's what you call good PR, they treated him good, and now he's returning the favour... but yes, to him MBRP is a labour of love. :P