Originally posted by Pascal:
Originally posted by DonSVO:
[b]no offense, but just call it slow. a naturally aspirted I 4 is a dog. my ranger is a dog. 2.3L I 4. i hate it.
There are VERY powerful NA I-4s everywhere.. Granted, the 2.0 Zetec isn't one of them.. 
[/b]in a stock weight contour, an unmodified I-4 is most certainly a dog. i never made mention of another car. perhaps i should have said, "YOUR CARS ENGINE IS NOT POWERFUL" and left it at that. especially fords 2.0/2.3L platform. the newer I-4 offerings are a tad better, mainly the DOHC duratec thats being used now.
honda four cylinders are anomalies and works of engineering art. the S2000 for example, pushes way past the 'perfect numbers' of 100 hp/liter. but i dont see any 2.0-2.3L ford engines doing that aside from the circle track racers.
basically, all i meant was that the engine in his car is not the best.
