Hi, Guest
02-23-2007, 11:27 AM
the only reason to drop your gearing in a focus is because you either cannot drive or because you are trapping at such a high speed that you're shifting at the line killing time to keep accelerating.
4.06s and a Quaife with a good clutch in ANY focus works well.
as for the differences between the 3.... it's mostly been covered already
STAY AWAY from the phantom grip.
the FR difs are better for a Road racing application but have a lower power limit of between 400-500lb/ft and no warrenty.
the Quaifes will work EXTREMELY well in every situation and are probably better suited for wet/snow weather driving here in Canada than a FR, because of the biasing. imho atleast. the power limit is beyond that of what is reasonably possible with a Zetec but maybe not with a duratech. not that it would matter, if you could afford to max out either the Quaife or the focus you probably would not own a focus in the first place and would have a nice stable of cars to play with! ;)
the torque Biasing of the Quaife is a little better suited for the strip than the FR but will not let you down on the road course or AutoX either.
i've driving lots of powerfull Zetecs with the FRs or Quaifes and you would be hard pressed to feel a difference between the 2 unless both cars were set up EXACTLY the same, even then you'd need to be one hell of a drive to find the differences. So i would say go with which ever is cheaper.
i'm selling the Zetec FRs for $780cnd plus tax and ship.
last i check the Quaifes have been jumping around in price and my most current price sheet has them at $950cnd for the Zetec unit. but that may have come down since then.
i run 4.06s with 220lb/ft without issues as do all the guys outside of NA with turbo or SC'ed Zetecs... it's a matter of driving and driving skill.
build to your goals and learn to drive it.
oh and i commend you for doing your build the right way, build for power BEFORE the power! not the other way around.... to many people get it wrong then can never get the most out of the car untill to fix the oversights! ;)
4.06s and a Quaife with a good clutch in ANY focus works well.
as for the differences between the 3.... it's mostly been covered already
STAY AWAY from the phantom grip.
the FR difs are better for a Road racing application but have a lower power limit of between 400-500lb/ft and no warrenty.
the Quaifes will work EXTREMELY well in every situation and are probably better suited for wet/snow weather driving here in Canada than a FR, because of the biasing. imho atleast. the power limit is beyond that of what is reasonably possible with a Zetec but maybe not with a duratech. not that it would matter, if you could afford to max out either the Quaife or the focus you probably would not own a focus in the first place and would have a nice stable of cars to play with! ;)
the torque Biasing of the Quaife is a little better suited for the strip than the FR but will not let you down on the road course or AutoX either.
i've driving lots of powerfull Zetecs with the FRs or Quaifes and you would be hard pressed to feel a difference between the 2 unless both cars were set up EXACTLY the same, even then you'd need to be one hell of a drive to find the differences. So i would say go with which ever is cheaper.
i'm selling the Zetec FRs for $780cnd plus tax and ship.
last i check the Quaifes have been jumping around in price and my most current price sheet has them at $950cnd for the Zetec unit. but that may have come down since then.
i run 4.06s with 220lb/ft without issues as do all the guys outside of NA with turbo or SC'ed Zetecs... it's a matter of driving and driving skill.
build to your goals and learn to drive it.
oh and i commend you for doing your build the right way, build for power BEFORE the power! not the other way around.... to many people get it wrong then can never get the most out of the car untill to fix the oversights! ;)