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Originally posted by supertouringmike:
BTW turboed 4 clys have made Mucho HP in many forms of racing (over 1000 in F1, near that in some IMSA GTP cars in the 80s/90s)
are these zetec's?
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in it stock form im understanding that the zetec will last longer
that would be enough for me
i like having a powerful vehiche but reliabilty and endorence come first
as far as the turbo it would probly shortan the zetec life span in that case go with the longer lasting engine
ahh im just poor
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Originally posted by LoCoZs/c:
  SVTs aren't anything special.  
but they do carry higher insurance premiums (at least in Michigan).
Wouldn't it make more sense for a sleeper to look plain-jain average with no inclination that it isn't driven by a 65 year old woman? The best true "sleeper" combination would have to be taking the 401 whp turbo 2.5 and putting it into an early model zetec car, unlowered, untinted, w/ 15" steelies, and doilies or what not like you see in old women's cars. No one would expect a thing out of a car like that, but when you punch-it and roast the tires off it'd be a sudden dead give-away.
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
This topic i s stoopid.
Kermit- I expect better from you!
Dakmis- they are turboed 4 cly motors (with big HP)
Pre98- Hey you posted too!
SVT24- I guess the "sleeper" part was the unexpected turbo Zetec (wrong choice of words)
Big MoneyRacing- I gues you'd need BigMoney......
PDXSVT- "eventually" you guys will have some Imagination and less critisism.......Nah!
BTW: most people don't know a Contour from a Escort, much less a SVT. 
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supertouringmike, you have a really inerresting idea if you can make it better than the S/C 2.5's and 3L's. I am always up for learning something new, and if you can pull more power out of a ZTEC than a 3.0 it would set a lot of people in their place.
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Originally posted by Wyrp:
Originally posted by LoCoZs/c:
SVTs aren't anything special.
but they do carry higher insurance premiums (at least in Michigan).
Wouldn't it make more sense for a sleeper to look plain-jain average with no inclination that it isn't driven by a 65 year old woman? The best true "sleeper" combination would have to be taking the 401 whp turbo 2.5 and putting it into an early model zetec car, unlowered, untinted, w/ 15" steelies, and doilies or what not like you see in old women's cars. No one would expect a thing out of a car like that, but when you punch-it and roast the tires off it'd be a sudden dead give-away.
That sounds like fun!  As for the title of this thread
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Originally posted by Wyrp:
Wouldn't it make more sense for a sleeper to look plain-jain average with no inclination that it isn't driven by a 65 year old woman? The best true "sleeper" combination would have to be taking the 401 whp turbo 2.5 and putting it into an early model zetec car, unlowered, untinted, w/ 15" steelies, and doilies or what not like you see in old women's cars. No one would expect a thing out of a car like that, but when you punch-it and roast the tires off it'd be a sudden dead give-away.
Thats the true definition of a sleeper.
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Originally posted by cliffjohnson:
i was considering doing it b/c my current 2.5 needs about 1 quart of oil every 8 days, it sounds like there's a marble somewhere in my transmission and i can't afford a new engine/trans right now. plus, gas is $$$ and i have the '99 zetec my brother wrecked that runs like a champ at my parents house wasting away.
This would make sense to do if you were strapped for cash and absolutely had to have a car to drive. But then you would have a 105 hp "SVT" When you start comparing cost of adding turbo to a zetec that you already own outright vs. buying a 3L i would imagine it would have to be about the same cost right? Factor in all the other [censored] you have to do to go from the 2.5 to a zetec and it gets more expensive. Bottom line, it's not a good idea
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I'm going on the assumption that someone would have a blown SVT engine not able to be salvaged at all. Then buy the cheaper/more mod-able engine=Zetec, for advantages already posted.
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just call turbo tom, he knows how to get the power out of the zetecs.
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