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danny's and my car

sometime tomorrow, (maybe mid day or afternoon) i will be heading to danny's (of course only if he is home...) to wash and wax my car, and ill be checking over everything and cleaning the engine bay and such... so if you want to come to meet me i should be there... :party:

also if you want to give me some pointers, im open to anything...


i drive a '01 Foci SE

for things done to the car:
gapped plugs to .065
ported the TB (thanks to danny)
hacked the stocker antenna (untill i get a euro)

things coming soon for the car:
SVT suspension KIT
K&N High-flo dropin replacement
SVT snorkel (going to modify the side of the stocker to include the stocker snorkel coming in from the side)
 
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boosted said:
sometime tomorrow, (maybe mid day or afternoon) i will be heading to danny's (of course only if he is home...) to wash and wax my car, and ill be checking over everything and cleaning the engine bay and such... so if you want to come to meet me i should be there... :party:

also if you want to give me some pointers, im open to anything...


i drive a '01 Foci SE

for things done to the car:
gapped plugs to .065
ported the TB (thanks to danny)
hacked the stocker antenna (untill i get a euro)

things coming soon for the car:
SVT suspension KIT
K&N High-flo dropin replacement
SVT snorkel (going to modify the side of the stocker to include the stocker snorkel coming in from the side)
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Should have came Sunday! Dan said you'd be doing the kit Fri or Sat depending if it comes in on time. I would be more than happy to stop on by, just give a call or email.
 
Discussion starter · #3 · (Edited)
just got back from danny's and detailing the car... mmm didnt vaccume though...

yea hopefully the SVT suspension should be in soon... dono what day though... i have to close both friday and saturday... but i dont ahve to be at wrok till 5:30 each day... so id have to leave by around 4:30

Oh, and im looking for an early '00 Intake Manifold, to replace the crappy 2 peice stocker so if you run across it somewhere online or around your area, please let me know... thx

also... battery location... what do you think?
 
Discussion starter · #5 · (Edited)
yes, considering to move it to the rear of the car to help balance the weight out some

anybody want to go junkyard diving with me someday (dont know where any junkyards are) and help me find some stuff
 
Discussion starter · #12 ·
ive seen quite a few people on here gapping to .060 and .065, basically what danny said is that the wider the gap, the better the chance to burn all of your fuel and have a good combustion... as long as you arent blowing out you spark
 
Discussion starter · #14 · (Edited)
what about brake upgrading? any comments on that?

thanks, ill check there

EDIT: once i get the suspension in... i should need the car aligned... what setup should i go to on the alignment... i think something more agressive? also where should i go... i live very near disney around 535, 536 and right off Independance Drive
 
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well theres not much to aligning a focus iirc. theres no caster adjustment. camber adjustment is available through aftermarket parts, though when you lower a car youre likely to incur some negative camber. toe is about the only thing you can change with a factory stock focus.
 
Discussion starter · #16 ·
basically what would be my best bet for a setup to allow the best bite and traction... so what should i bank on for toe and such... i may bet a camber kit later on but not for now
 
#17 ·
i wouldnt do anything with toe. im not a suspension guru but any toe-in or toe-out in typical driving is just gonna wear your tires oddly. of course to maximize your suspension setup you have to look at what kind of driving your doing on what kind of track so it changes all the time. spend some time in the suspension forum and you can pick up alot.
 
Discussion starter · #18 ·
soo im guessing some sort of camber kit will be in line in the future if/when i finnaly get some track time and auto-x?

=/ forgive me, im still learning
 
#19 ·
like i said, youll probably get a little negative camber when you lower the car, but with the svt kit it will probably be less then some other cases. if you want a couple degrees of negative or you want to zero out your camber, you should get some plates. im trying to find the nice ones for the focus but am having trouble.
 
Discussion starter · #20 ·
what shops should i look at for alignment and what not? for the toe... and what should i expect to be charged.... a new shop at home wants 60 for alignment for just the toe....

also what about any auto-x days, or any type of club Time Trial or any open track days around here, i would love to try some auto-x and open track day if i could... if not, atleast go to an event, while im down here
 
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