Hi, Guest
01-31-2005, 03:20 AM
Meford:
The only reason the sedan "needs more oomph" is because Ford shafted them from the factory for the most part in terms of final drive ratios. The sedans are proven to be the lightest of all Focuses. My SPI is indeed slower than a ZTS, but that goes without saying :P If it was a Zetec manual against a ZX3 with a manual, they're supposed to be pretty much equal for performance.
I won't discount your feelings on the interior, as the only ZX3 I've sat in was SL8RZZX3's car, and that was for about 45 seconds as I marvelled at his interior mods :)
As for handling (yeah I'm out-of-order on your points)... I blast around North Bay on the stocker 14" Goodyear Infinities without too much grief... never been in a situation where I couldn't control the car at speed yet.
Anyways, as a pleased sedan owner, there's my polite rebuttal. :)
Was the car you had a stick or an auto?
The only reason the sedan "needs more oomph" is because Ford shafted them from the factory for the most part in terms of final drive ratios. The sedans are proven to be the lightest of all Focuses. My SPI is indeed slower than a ZTS, but that goes without saying :P If it was a Zetec manual against a ZX3 with a manual, they're supposed to be pretty much equal for performance.
I won't discount your feelings on the interior, as the only ZX3 I've sat in was SL8RZZX3's car, and that was for about 45 seconds as I marvelled at his interior mods :)
As for handling (yeah I'm out-of-order on your points)... I blast around North Bay on the stocker 14" Goodyear Infinities without too much grief... never been in a situation where I couldn't control the car at speed yet.
Anyways, as a pleased sedan owner, there's my polite rebuttal. :)
Was the car you had a stick or an auto?
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.