[Sir_Gawain]

Title says it all....can it be done..and any guesses how to get there..I wanna get there turbo or supercharged..i see the numbers are there nmore for the turbo side of the house...i really want that good ole' american blower sound though.

Let me tell you friends...guy in my shop (poor military shop) just bought a damn Z06....he's braggin....i wanna kill that damn chevy crap...his quote " I was gonna buy a focus, but......" but what? oh his wife is a freakin nurse and her daddy buys them everything....I wanna kill that damn vette!!!!! at least on the road course (probably easier done huh?) straight i wanna keep up and make that 50,000 dollars look 30,000 too much for a toy, if you know what i mean....i figure by 20,000 total invested in my car i can make him look poopy.....

sorry to vent so much, he really did try to make me feel small about the ZX boys!!!and he bought it just because i bought a car recently and he had to have better...I am fine....I am ok...I love myself....no problems....The frekin FocalJet Rocks!!!!

KILL KILL KILL

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[arskiker]

You're gonna need more than 200 to take a z06, try 300whp -in terms of acceleration.

 

[icemanZX3]

well.. if you get the JRSC, FC throttle body, FS coolflo, A good cat back (Bosal or Borla) a UDP, some mild cams and cam gears and a FS street header plus Random cat and FS flex pipe..

its possible with the right tuning...

 

[focalxplosion]

maybe pick up some prozac while you are out, you have to be out of your head

 

[icemanZX3]

oh yeah I forgot to add.. you need the contour SVT engine in there...

 

[Sir_Gawain]

question.....
how can a neon beat a viper but.......

 

[zman]

Just wait for the 5.0 liter kit to come out, drop it in and happy hunting.

 

[Sir_Gawain]

is a wrx in my reach? sportwagon wrx? mustangs? "ram-air" v-6 firebird's? (i'm not making that up he really put the stickers on it)

 

[Ducman69]

So you are going to underdrive the JRSC...

Yeah, that'll beat a Z06. Give TurboTom a holler, but you are going to have to pick which venue you want to match/beat him in... can't really get both with a small engined compact (w/o totally transforming it). Straight line, or on a track. I don't see how you can manage both w/o a huge budget.

For track balance your funds amongst tires, suspension, LSD+flywheel, and balance power with response (AC kit seems to be the best compromise for that). But that'll give you a flat torque curve and about 200whp, which is very nice but grossly insufficient to catch a 405hp/400ftlbs RWD Z06 in a straight line (Focus is not that much lighter). Track is all about balance and control, so that'll be the key.

For drag you are going to want to spend most of your budget on the engine and bias your goals to maximum power over other considerations, yank out whatever extra 'fluff' you've got, go with a really stiff suspension, LSD, and some wide front slicks (can keep the stock skinny rear tires).

Or you could just mod to a level that is fun to zip around in, buy an expensive call-girl with the extra money, and use the huge hatch to load in two or three beer kegs and throw a party.

 

[Sir_Gawain]

oh, im married.....i wouldnt mind having a kick arse zippy car either...i know i couldnt beat em....it just erks me too have our clan shot at...... I wouldnt mind giving him a scare though...to let em know whats up.....oh my wife is a call girl..not really..oops i'm probably gonna get my backside smacked now....(that aint bad neither whoo hoo!)

 

[Ducman69]

Actually... I forgot about a nitrous buildup. One trick wonder, but definitely the most affordable 1/4 mile setup.

 

[1turbofocus]

i havent had any problem staying with a zo6 from a roll but it wasent a 2002 zo6

tom

 

[nazthug]

shutup tom, youre making us jelous damnit

jk

damn, i cant imagine seeing a focus stay with a z06 on the road, just doesnt even seem right, i hate you tom

That is brutal. I drove a zr1 on the freeway, and downshifting at 60mph or so and gunning it is rediculously fast, and the z06 is faster than the zr1. I couldnt imagine being able to keep up with my friends dad's zr1 in my focus if i got that kit. Damn, i want it

oh well, im still gonna have to settle for 200-220whp this summer hopefully, that should be enough for the regular vettes, or at least stay close with em, thats all i want. Im basically out to get the mustangs and camaros on a good day, and civics and acuras daily

those are the best, especially those RSX S owners, who think they are the fastest damn thing out there

 

[FastFocusZX3]

hmmm tom's kit at $5200 keep up with Corvette Z06? hmmm.... Tom do you have a payment plan?? I could drop my car off with about $3000 or maybe $3500 and have the rest paid off within a year...

 

[S. on Da 5]

With a pulley boost upgrade and fuel upgrade I'm quite sure it should be able to to hit 200hp.

The thing about the basic JRSC kit is that it is a street legal bolt on kit.

 

[UltegraSTI]

hey sir, i thought u were about all-motor dude? wassup?

-Ult

 

[Sir_Gawain]

i am trying to get an idea....of both worlds actually...the FI seemed as a plan to quich kill, and a horsepower adder over night (quick, as in speed and timely) I really do want to stay more of a all motor dude...but those darn blower sounds......ohh wee....

I am in undecided territory where probably alot are in. To Be Blown; Or Not To Be Blown, obviously that is the question which occupies the Focus driver's attention...and mine as well.

i guess I will wait for more companies to test their equipment on Focuses near them. So when I test products on mine, no "rods" will be thrown, no oil lines disturbed, and most importantly no dollars wasted.

Oh by the way anyone know where my prozac is hidden?

 

[GEARBOX]

I remember a car and driver issue were they raced a FR200 against a zo6. I cant remember what track, but I think the FR200 beat it by less than a second.

 

[nazthug]

at drag racing the fr200 lost, no traction, runing on stock tires, with 300hp is stupid. PLus they had that ugly looking, 10 ton body kit on that car, and those rims must have weighed like 50lb a piece, so 13.4 for that car wasnt so bad, with that power, on slicks and none of those body mods is gonna be a great competitor for the z06. Imagine at the drag strip, a zx3 taking out a z06..WWWWOOOOOWWWW

 

[ZX3_NJBoosted]

And that is when some kind of miracle is acting, such as messed up launch for the driver in the Z06!!