The Zetec is a force to be reconned with, That is no question. Get a turbo for it and hang on.
As far as the ATX tranny, there are MANY options that have popped up as of recently. There are about $2500 of upgrades you can do to it, to make it bulletproof, and also turn it into a "shiftmatic" tranny. Just like those expensive cars with the shift paddles on the steering wheel.
Check out
http://www.levelten.com? They have all the good stuff for the CD4E.
I plan on upgrading the hell out of my ATX when the time comes. All the cars I used to drag where all ATX's, except for 1 Mustang GT.
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Chris Hightower
CEG Mod-SquadCEG Keychainer
Contour WebChat 98.5 Contour GL Sport Some mods... More to come.
Silver, V6, ATX, Moonroof
2001 Lincoln LS8 Fully loaded.
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