1/4 Mile Zetec Times - CEG Archives

16.3 at 7psi, stock engine, stock auto trans.

Originally posted by 99SEsport2004:

Originally posted by MadMerc97:
Dude...Take the 3.0L outta the Taurus, put it in the Contour, then go down to the 3.0L Area. Trust me, 14s and 15s are very normal for V6 Contours. The Contour is just a bit too heavy to be using a 4-cylinder and getting any performance from it...

Would a 95 3.0 really be worth it? I was under the impression that people on here used 99+ 3.0's due to a better design...?

I think he was kinda kidding (I hope). Don't bother with the 3L in a 4 banger 'cause you'd have to change the PCM, engine bay wiring harness & bunches of other stuff too. You'd be better off buying a fast car, or if you really want to do sup'm to the Contour, have a pro design & install a turbo. Darn few of those have been done to the Zetec. Either way, you're talkin' $$$ and lots of time.

I don't think he was kidding, just generally clueless. Maybe a bit of both. But hey, what do I know, I drive a ford.

ya a 95 wouldn't bolt up to the tranny, and I bet its a vulcan

Yeah,its a Vulcan 3.0L so I don't think it'll work.I don't want to do anything that major anyways, just bolt on mods including :

Headers and 2 1/4" exhaust w/no rez and Magnaflow
Cold or warm air intake
UDP
Chip
Better Throttle Body
Better upper intake manifold or PP it

I'm just wondering what I can expect with this-I'd like to get into the high 15's in the 1/4 mile and would be using a 5spd instead of the ATX(I think it seems like the ATX will not get anywhere near high 15's).

Originally posted by Z Contour Tuner:
Most of the Honda's and other imports run high 14's to low 15's in the 1/4 at my local track and I'm wondering if the 4cyl Zetec Contours can keep up with that.

My current car is a 95 Taurus 3.0L with a tranny going bad and there is no aftermarket for it and the best I can do is low 16's in the 1/4.I'm looking for a Zetec Contour to mod and hopefully I can do better times than the Taurus.

I see you are faily new, but why would you just get an CSVT. Trust me as you surf this site more and more. you will want a CSVT. Nothing against the 4 bangers but. Just do it right and get a CSVT.

I have to agree with the others here about buying a quick car from the start, if your most important goal is to get low 0-60's and low E.T.'s. If the numbers are that important to you, might want to get a CSVT or even a Mustang or something.

With that said, the little zetec in my 96 w/ MTX is quite peppy. The cool thing about it is that it feels like its well suited for cruising through the gears. It's actually torquey for a 4 cylinder. What I mean is that in normal to spirited driving situations, it will put a smile on your face each time you grab for that next gear. When completely floored and shifting at higher rpms, it also performs well, but this is where you will wish you had a lot more. The engine winds up and theres not much more excitment than what you find at part throttle cruising through the gears. Make no mistake, there is plenty there for passing and getting somewhere in a hurry, but if you are going to put it up against a timer, I don't think it's going to have what you're looking for.

I think the Hondas and others that you are seeing laying down the 14 and 15 sec 1/4 miles are probably similar displacement engines, but in very much lighter cars.

I ran a 16.9 in my mom's Corolla

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I see you are faily new, but why would you just get an CSVT. Trust me as you surf this site more and more. you will want a CSVT. Nothing against the 4 bangers but. Just do it right and get a CSVT

Oh, I'd love to have a CSVT!But the one's for sale in my area are $12,000!Way too much for me.The regular 4cyl models are about $2000.

I really just want to mod a different type of car, and having had a V8(Z28)and a 6cyl,I just want to try a 4cyl and the Zetec seems like a good 4 banger.I really want to find a 5spd though,as it seems the ATX robs the car of quite a bit of power.

Better go by another contour MTX than swap de trans.

12 grand is over twice as much as CSVTs are worth

ok my 96 mystique atx, ran a 18.1 as its best run. I don't have the slips with me to see what my other times were

I would have to say a mildly moded zetec would be a 17.5 range

My mods;
UDP
cat-back exhaust
cam gears timed at 0,0
optimized TB
chip, with semi-custom burn
CTA intake

With;
stock 15" rims
215/55/15 Kumho 711 tires
35 psi all around
stock suspension
stock transmission
wheel hop

I ran a best of 16.3
I haven't ran since the new suspension, lightened flywheel and Quaife. I might be able to pull a 16 flat.

Another Zetec, 4bangs5spd or something like that, ran a 15.9 with intake, fidanza flywheel, and cat-back exhaust.

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Another Zetec, 4bangs5spd or something like that, ran a 15.9 with intake, fidanza flywheel, and cat-back exhaust.

Thats what I like to see.Low 15's should be atainable with a few more mods on an MTX Zetec then.

Originally posted by Z Contour Tuner:

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I see you are faily new, but why would you just get an CSVT. Trust me as you surf this site more and more. you will want a CSVT. Nothing against the 4 bangers but. Just do it right and get a CSVT

Oh, I'd love to have a CSVT!But the one's for sale in my area are $12,000!Way too much for me.The regular 4cyl models are about $2000.

I really just want to mod a different type of car, and having had a V8(Z28)and a 6cyl,I just want to try a 4cyl and the Zetec seems like a good 4 banger.I really want to find a 5spd though,as it seems the ATX robs the car of quite a bit of power.

If you want a Zetec then get a ZX2 or ZX3. If you want a Contour, get a Duratec.

And always get a MTX

Originally posted by KyleH:

If you want a Zetec then get a ZX2 or ZX3. If you want a Contour, get a Duratec.

And always get a MTX

If you want a 4 cylinder,
get the new Focus with the 4 cylinder Duratec.
Cosworth has some great power goodies for it.
And yes, always get a MTX.

Weird...with an intake and SVT rims, I ran a 16.4 with my Zetec, and that was without a tach. lol

That was a while ago, think i still got the ticket around here though.

With my modded auto zetec w/ some weight removal but on 17"s, I ran 11 flat in the 1/8. That should equal to a low 17 second 1/4 mile.

I agree with most of the people here. Do NOT buy a Zetec Contour to mod. It wouldn't make sense to want to spend less on the car and more on mods...just buy a better engine from the start...

Nothing wrong with the zetec, but the aftermarket isn't as great as an imports, and the engine definitely isn't up for moving a heavy contour. If dead set on a contour, definitely get a duratec, actually get a svt, they're cheap enough.

I ran a 8.929 1/4 mile!....

In a 984HP Mine's Skyline GT-R R-34...

in Forza Motorsports on my Xbox.

Originally posted by Kerry2Kool4U:
I ran a 8.929 1/4 mile!....

In a 984HP Mine's Skyline GT-R R-34...

in Forza Motorsports on my Xbox.

That game kicks it! I like the Dodge Challenger R/T myself. I've got a funny replay of me beating a hard-computer controlled Enzo with it on Road Atlanta. I block him off the whole race....

Originally posted by PurpleMystique:
I agree with most of the people here. Do NOT buy a Zetec Contour to mod. It wouldn't make sense to want to spend less on the car and more on mods...just buy a better engine from the start...

Do not buy a Zetec to Go fast. Buy a Zetec to Feel fast.
Buy a SVT to turn fast, buy a Zetec to turn decent.
and Finally...
Buy a Zetec for Cost, buy a Duratec...just buy a Duratec

Note: All the above siuations are based on the presence of a MTX or Manual Transmission. If ATX is your option, you need not reply. The opinion expressed is solely that of a former MTX Zetec owner.

Originally posted by SleeperZ:

If you want a 4 cylinder,
get the new Focus with the 4 cylinder Duratec.
Cosworth has some great power goodies for it.
And yes, always get a MTX.

Just be sure ot get a 2.3 liter Duratec and nto the 2.0 Duratec. Msot of the cossie goodies only work with the 2.3.

19.339 1/4 mile
dead stock

slushbox

Was it super slow car drag race night?

Originally posted by SVTfrog:
Was it super slow car drag race night?

What did you run?

Hector, quit being stoopid. I was saying look at the time of the car in the other lane. They both ran 19s!!! When I ran my contour, I was THE slowest car at our drag strip that day. You usually don't see multiple slow cars on one day.

But anyways, I ran 11 flat in the 1/8.

Originally posted by SVTfrog:
Was it super slow car drag race night?

it was a honda civic in the other lane...

I think the best I did with my Merc was 18.4 in the quarter. It wasn't going to go any faster without some more expensive work done to it.

if i was going down the 1/4 mile in a 19 second car id probably fall asleep!

i have no room to talk though cause i ran a 16.3 with a 3L hybrid and all the goodies, MTX, torsen, spec stage 3 and spec flywheel! ......about 3-4 days after i first started driving stick. nothing like stalling in the staging lanes multiple times, hitting the rev limiter 2-3 times going down the track, wheelhop so bad the bezel holding in the radio popped out, and no traction whatsoever!

ive since learned to drive alot better