I bought my car in November of 2000, do I qualify? :lol:

I nominate
NickGT40
KenZX3
Cobrawannabe
SR Preformance
Kwick Black SVT

 

Son of a bitch, November 2007 for me.

 

July 3rd 2005 at 4:45pm for the low price of $9,995 with 1.3 miles. Still had the plactic transport wrapers on it.

I'll get a mod list up later. Its quite a long one.

Interior: Gutted, fixed back Momo Acropolis seat, Auto Power roll cage, Corbeau harness, Fiesta/Puma shift knob. Svt parking brake handle. Saleen guage cluster. (Has a FC overlay on it now)

Exterior: European rear bumper, Svt wing, clear turn signals, rear wiper removed, various battle scars, scratches and dents.

Engine. Cosworth cold air, throttle body, header, flywheel and camshafts YD0222/YD0173. Focus Central under drive pulleys. Set of solid engine mounts, custom passenger side, modified Steeda for driver and a Nerp lower. Roush/Magna flow exhaust. (Will probably be changing out to a HKS tonight can't wait for it to come in.) NX wet nitrous jetted to 100 for those special times.

Engine dress up: 2.3 valve cover, FSWerks engine cover.

Transmission: Torsen diff, Spec stage 2 clutch disk and pressure plate.

Wheels tires and brakes: O.Z. ultraleggera with RE-11 tires 16in. 5mm spacers made by terrible1 and H&R extended studs. Rays lug nuts. Svt rear disk conversion, Hawks hps pads all around.

Suspension: K-Mac top mounts, Kyb Agx, H&R race, Massive camber arms (new style) and end links, Spc camber bolts, dominant Engineering toe arms, Svt front sway bar auto-x-zts rear, full polly everything that wasnt replaced with heim joints.

 

If I still had my SVT, I'd be eligible. August 20, 2006. Closed the deal on an 03 SVT EAP at James Ford, Ford dealer in Half Moon Bay with 19,990 miles on the ODO for $14,999.00 with a 5 year/70k warranty included. Best car buying experience, ever.

 

VEHICLE: 2003 focus zx3 advancetrac (originally what it was)
bought with 18,000 miles on the clock back on summer of 2005.
POWERTRAIN:
- full svt focus power train swap done at 180k on the chassis, engine had 67k at time of swap, now showing over 131k on the odometer.
- Clutch masters stage 3 full faced clutch with lightweight flywheel
- Omni speed dropped battery mount with braille 17lb. battery
- C-F-M billet DSI lever
- C-F-M red silicon intake couplers
- K&N drop in panel filter
- Massive speed system fuel pressure gauge and adapter
- AEM polished adjustable cam gear on exhaust cam
- Wrapped stock svt header
- C-F-M updated off road pipe
- Custom cut cam cover
- Big 3 wiring upgrade
- C-F-M short throw shifter
- BORLA SVTF 2.5 inch full stainless catback
- Turbo Tom SVT drive-ability tune

INTERIOR:
- Full svt blue interior swap with heated seats
- Euro blackwood HVAC surround with functional clock
- WC lathe-werks shift lever extension with modified stock shift knob

ICE:
- ALPINE 9835 cd player
- Audiophile front speakers
- MTX JH805 5 channel amplifier
- POLK MOMO 1040 DVC 10" sub woofer in custom sealed box
- 4 gauge amp wiring.

SUSPENSION:
- SALEEN / EIBACH 2 inch drop springs
- EIBACH front and rear sway bars 22mm front 25mm rear
- KONI orange shocks and struts
- MOOG endlinks
- OG focus sport strut tower bars front and rear

WHEELS, TIRES, BRAKES
- 17x7 inch CHROME svt five spoke wheels
- ARP extended studs
- 215-45-17 BF Goodrich G- force KDW2 tires
* winter setup* stock fat fives with pirelli 210 winter sottozeros 195-50-16
- FRPP rally brake kit with 280mm front rotors and svt rear brake setup.

BODY:
- MACH hid headlamps
- Euro lower grille with fogs
- SVT upper grille
- Hood spaced with washers
- SAP hatch wing plastidipped black
- SVT heated mirrors with black caps
- SVT rear bumper
- Ford EDGE rear wiper
- Smoked tail lamps with niteshade
- 50% tint on front windows rear windows tinted 45%
- Some small dents and scratches. this car is out rain or shine.
- Autox magnets by ZX360.

^^ this is CTHULHU. he always rides with me.

sun and snow, because wisconsin.

passenger is my buddy bryan, and yes i run in SMF on street tires due to my swap. and still place top 10.

 

2004 2.3 5 speed. Bought new (!) in March 2004.

SVT brakes and suspension
Full poly bushings
TCE rear brake kit

4.06 gears
T2 diff
Exedy OE clutch
Borla exhaust
Cosworth CAI
Cosworth flex
Cosworth BSD
Windage tray
FSWerks 93 octane tune
Aluminum hood
DIY under tray

Ford Racing short shifter

I'm sure I'm forgetting things...

140,xxx miles.
I love this car!

 

I dug out my purchasing agreement to see when I took possession of my car.... FEBRUARY 2, 2007!!!! Cypress Coast Ford in Monterey, Ca. I'm eligible by 2 days, WOOHOO! lol

SR Performance (formerly known as RDY4WAR)

It's a 2007 ZX3 5-speed that I bought new with 16 miles on it. I had zero intentions of modding this car when I bought it. I was looking for a compact daily driver that would be reliable and get great gas mileage. I fell in love with the car pretty quickly and drove it all over the place. I drove it up to Yosemite twice, down to San Diego, all over San Francisco, and pretty much anywhere my wallet could take me. In 2008, I drove the car from California to Texas and then 6 months later from Texas to Maryland on PCS moves with the military. The mod bug hit me then but instead of doing bolt-ons, I decided to go straight turbo. I installed the FSWerks stage 2 turbo kit in December 2008 with just 19k miles on the car and it's been a blast ever since.

I started out with the FSW turbo kit, Exedy stage 2 clutch, and FSW 2.25" exhaust for the first few years. The car dyno'd at 230whp/215wtq at 11psi with the stock intake manifold, stock head, stock cams, and stock transmission. In 2011 I started to mod the car more. I replaced the transmission with a built one with a FRPP torsen differential and 4.06 final gear. I also replaced the 2.25" exhaust with the newer 2.5" stealth exhaust from FSWerks, and I replaced the stock intake manifold with a modified Cosworth unit. That following winter, I replaced the stock head with a ported head with upgraded valve springs and Crane stage 1 cams. The car dyno'd at 285whp/230wtq with this setup. The only major addition in 2012 was the meth injection. In 2013, I added the custom cam setup that I'm having the tune dialed in on currently.

The turbo kit has been on the car for 5 years of the 7 years I've owned it. It has 90,800 miles on it with roughly 71,000 of those miles with the turbo. This car is not driven lightly. It has seen a lot of drag racing, as well as autocross. It's made several long distance drives halfway across the country. The car fits my personality of function over form. It's not the most stylish car out there but it drives great and makes great power. I was the first (that I'm aware of) to go 12.xx in the 1/4 mile with a stock motor 2.0L duratec with the stock intake manifold. In October 2010, I ran the car through the 1/4 mile at 12.94 @ 105mph with a 1.91 60ft (8.29 @ 86mph through the 1/8th mile). I backed that time up the following weekend at the World Cup Finals with a 12.93 @ 105mph pass in qualifying. This was done at the 230/215 power level with the stock transmission.

My future plans for the car are to build the motor, and upgrade the turbo shooting for 400-420whp.

2007 Focus ZX3 (S)

Engine:
2.0L Duratec
stock rods
stock pistons
stock crank
FSWerks stage 2 turbo kit with GT28RS turbo (11psi)
FSWerks 2.5" stealth exhaust
FSWerks tuning by Randy
Cosworth intake manifold (modified by FSWerks)
ported 2.3L head (10% flow increase over stock)
Crower valve springs
Crower custom camshafts
CFM adjustable cam gears
NGK BR6EF (non-projected) spark plugs
VF engine mounts (all 3)
Summit catch can
AMSOIL Dominator 5w20 oil with a WIX filter

Transmission:
MTX-75
Exedy stage 2 clutch
FRPP torsen differential
4.06 final gear
AMSOIL synchromesh trans fluid

Suspension:
H&R coilovers
FSWerks rear stress bar
FSWerks strut bar
FSWerks lower stress bar
Steeda rear sway bar

Wheels and Brakes:
SVT 5-spoke wheels with Continental DWS tires
Summit 5-star 15" wheels with Mickey Thompson 24.5" x 8" slicks
SVT rear disc conversion
Power slot rotors
Hawk HPS brake pads

Exterior:
Stock lol

Interior:
Gutted
Corbeau fixed back seats
RJS 5-point harnesses
Saleen instrument cluster

On to the pics...

Dyno with FSWerks stage 2 turbo kit and stock intake/head/cams (circa 2010)

and a video of that dyno pull...

Dyno after adding the Cosworth manifold and ported head (spring 2013, didn't get a good vid with this one)

The day after I bought the car in 2007.

Focus Rising 2010

Covered in snow last winter in Ohio with my other 2 cars

Engine bay shots

More pics

Other videos...

Cam idle

An old 1/4 mile run when I was trying to break 12s

When I was testing out the Turbosmart dual port bov

 

Never even tried for a ride of the month before, so here it goes. Bought in january of 2005. Gone through many stages. Including Procharged, blown up, built and current lol.

2002 Ford Focus SVT

-Suspension

ESM 004 17x8 +38 w/ 215/45/17 Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs
Rota Slipstreams 15x7.5 +45 w/ 235/60/15 Mickey Thompson ET streets II
Ground Control coil over sleeves
Eibach pro-kit struts
H&R 24mm front sway bar
Steeda 28.6mm rear sway bar
Energy suspension endlinks f&r
Ford racing front strut tower brace
Focussport rear strut tower brace
Massive rear camber arms

-Appearance

5% rear 35% front window tint
03-04 SVT HID's
Blacked out corner lights and grill
Yellow lamin-x fogs
Very minor wire tuck

-Fuel

2 Walbro 255's
Custom fuel hat
-8 AN nylon braided feed
Steeda fuel rail
Injector Dynamics ID1000's
Aeromotive boost reference regulator
-6 AN nylon braided return

-Long Block

Stock '98 ZX2 block bored .027"
Clevite 77 rod and main bearings
ARP main studs
ARP head studs
ARP rod bolts
Polished stock SVT crank
Eagle rods
CP pistons custom 9.3:1 compression
CP piston rings
OEM Ford head gasket
Ported and polished SVT head
Stock cams
CFM exhaust cam gear
CFM PCV delete plate
Billet oil pump gears
All new seals and gaskets
Powder coated valve cover
Deleted A/C

-Turbo Kit

Garrett GTX3076R with Tial stainless steel .63ar turbine housing
TopSpeed turbo manifold
Tial MVS wastegate
Custom 2.5" hot/3" cold intercooler piping
Tial 'Q' blow off valve
Precision 600hp intercooler with Garrett core
Custom 3" down pipe
Custom wastegate dump pipe
Custom 4" intake pipe with K&N filter
Diablo Sport Mass Air Flow interface adapter
-4 AN nylon braided feed
-10 AN nylon braided return
-6 AN nylon braided coolant lines
CFM 65mm throttle body
TopSpeed custom intake manifold
Moroso catch can w/-10AN nylon braided lines
Greddy Profec-b spec II electronic boost controller

-Transmission

Fidanza aluminum flywheel
ARP flywheel bolts
Spec stage 3 6 puck clutch w/unsprung hub
Torsen T2 limited slip differential
Royal purple synchromax
Ford racing short throw shifter

-Misc

AEM UEGO wideband Air/Fuel gauge
Autometer NV series boost gauge
Autometer NV series electronic fuel pressure gauge
Autometer NV series voltmeter
VF Engineering engine & tranny mount
SCT ProRacer Package
Kenwood KIV-701 head unit
N2MB WOT box

 

Paladin
Norcalfocus01
KwikblackSVT

 

i'm a few years late!
Noms as follows

Norcalfocus01
Cobrawannabe
Kwikblacksvt
SR performance

 

I've owned a Focus since spring of 2000 and have had my SVT since 2004 but don't think I qualify because I won an FOTM recently and besides I can't compete with some of the cars already posted.

Looks like a good group so far.

 

Drats Steve. You beat me by three years! The only thing mine has, is a full exhaust system and a Bluefin superchip...that'll take it to a heady 101hp. Some cracking cars featured in this thread.

 

Kwikblacksvt - Even though I'm jealous that I can't run a front mount turbo setup.

SR performance(RDY4WAR) If his 2 step box is installed ;-)

 

It's installed but not programmed and tested yet.

I love fender exit exhaust.

 

I signed my paperwork on March 19, 2001 but there is no way I can compete with these guys! My mod list is a little short. Lol

 

Mods don't make the car. Please post pictures. I'd like to see.

 

KwickBlackSVT

And guess I'll toss my ride in the mix as well. 2003 Infra Red SVT(Audiophile package. Non EAP) purchased October of 2003.

Exterior:
Custom Paint Job
Ford Racing Black EAPS
Tinted Windows

Interior:
Custom Rear Seat Delete
EAP Recaro's
Stewart Warner Gauges (RPM w/LED shift light, Vac/Boost, Volts)
Euro 6 Speed Shift Knob
Short Throw Shifter (forget which brand)

Engine:
Custom CAI
CFM 67mm TB
Port Matched Intake Manifold
Adjustable Cam (exhaust side only)
Ford Racing Polished Header
Magnaflo Exhaust
All 3 VF Engine Mounts
Tuned by Ray @ McNews via X-Cal 2

 

I'll nominate myself.
2004 liquid grey zx3 bought in May 2005.

Its been through many changes, centering around auto-x, but also dabbling in TSD rally and rally-x.
Always I have strived to keep a sleeper look, that most would find pleasing, but only an enthusiast would notice the details.
Also, I'm a bit of a wheel whore, Currently sitting at 8 sets (for my 2 foci).
Currently running in FSP class for autox and with a widebody kit and meaty tires on the street.

build thread here: http://forums.focaljet.com/team-rigz/671563-liquid-grey-widebody-cobra-rs.html

auto-x, after cutting the fenders but before the flares

ice rally-x before the fender flares

Exterior
• window tint
• tinted taillight and turnsignals
• vinyl window banner
• SVT front lip
• Euro grill
• fog lights as turn signal
• F2 fender flares

Wheels
• 17x9 Cobra R replica wheels with 255/40R17 tires for street
• 15x10 949 Racing wheels with bolt pattern adapter running Hoosier 275/35R15 A6 autocross tires (clears SVT brakes)
• 15x7 Team dynamics Pro Race 1 (clears SVT brakes) running 225/45R15 Hoosier A6
• 17x7 team dynamics pro race 1 with Conti DW tires for wet autox /street alternate
• 16x6 oem wheels with general altimax arctic snow tires
• another 16x6 oem, 17x7 SVT oem, and 15x6 steel oem.

Interior
• %100 OEM
• Kirkey aluminum racing seats swapped in for auto-x with a 4 pt harness.

Performance
• SVT intake
• 65mm TB
• Ported Early 2000 intake manifold
• UDP
• Tune
• SVT header/ ORP/ flex
• Custom stainless 2.5” catback

Suspension & Drivetrain
• H&R Race Springs
• Koni Yellow shocks
• LCR camber plates
• FS lower front strut bar
• Rear strut bar
• Torsen ATB
• SVT brake swap
• Stainless brake lines
• Full poly bushings
• Full poly engine mounts
• 25mm rear sway bar

 

Toss another nomination to thenorm

 

I nominate:

thenorm
paladin
justalilslow

Now that has been covered, nominations are closed and I will have the vote thread up shortly.

Thanks!