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Is it me or do our zetecs rev at high rpms very well?
I know that our powerband levels out at about 4500 but it seems to rev much better than my Honda 4 banger.
It also doesn't seem to mind revving so high almost like the car was meant to be run at 4000 rpm all the time.
What do you guys think?
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mine seems to be in it's element revving between 4000 and 5500 rpm. i'm sure thats what it was designed for. the thing is, americans are used to fat great engines ticking along pulling you, whereas us british love lots of revs, thats where the fun lies!! my car loves being caned! ------------------ 1994 GLX mondeo K&N 57i Filter 16" ST24 alloys stebel twintone airhorns clear side indicators powerflow exhaust spax vsx shocks and springs coming.... Mondeo Enthusiasts Group!
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Mine seems to like to rev because the trans is a piece of crap. Sometimes it will go from 1-3 and then double-downshift if I floor it, sending the engine screaming to redline. I hate Ford automatics and will not own another auto trans Ford for a long time after this car.
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well, today i took my ZX2 to about 7400 in second... didn't mind it at all... (i did it on accident... wasn't paying attention  ) i was surprised, didn't pull hard though, did once i shifted ~Tim ------------------ '00 Ford Zx2, Silver, 5spd Still stock, minus removed res. and air box on intake. '99 Ford Zx2, black, auto chip, exhaust, and moded intake
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My 2.0L Zetec and 5 Speed manual trans
combo seems to start to work at 3500rpm
and provides useful power to about 6000rpm
the last 500 revs or so don't add much.
The engine does seem to five its best between
3500 and 6000rpm and is a bit weak feeling
below that. Mine is a 1997 model HC and the
engine was revised to give more low to mid
pulling power at the expense of top end
compared to the earlier HA/HB series Mondeos.
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http://www.crosswinds.net/~mondeo/
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im rev happy on mine. i took mine to 7000 once.my power band is from 2250 to about 6500. the car is still gaining speed at 6500. with very little loss in power.
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I find that my Zetec comes alive about 3000 RPM. It reminds me of when I used to work for Toyota in the late '80's when free reving 4 cylinders were their speciality. The owners manual says that the maximum sustained RPM for the Zetec to be 6250. I have to break my habit to short shift it. My old Dodge big block would probably fly apart if I held it for any length of time at that RPM.
OK Guys, rev those Zetecs and embarass those other 4 bangers!
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My Mondeo (2.0 Zetec Ghia) just *loves* to go to the redline  Shawn
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My old 88 lebaron gts (3 speed auto! whatajoke!) that thing always moaned and groaned and never wanted to rev very high, it was a huge 2.5l four banger! anyway, the original engine eventually broke a rod at 85 mph, so i bought my zetec mystique, and woah! did this motor wanna just turn! Fun! And when anyones talking in the car, i just gun it and the song of the high revs and the KKM shuts em up! Mark ------------------ Black 98 Mystique GS Spree Ztec ATX (arg) Dropped w/ H&R's, KKM intake, Accel Thundersport 300+ plug wires, Autolite Platnium Pro plugs, Alpine CD, Fog to DRL mod, Accel ignition coil, Mobil 1 Oil (good stuff!) Dunlop SP Sport 5000 tires....more? pics here: http://hometown.aol.com/crazyshovl/projectmercury.html
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I do take it up to red line. even to 7.25 when I wasn't paying attention. but to tell you the truth I like lower rpms. must be a farm boy thing
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