Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Forced Induction turbo kit for the contour,zx3,zx2 364 hp&368tq

this IS a great discussion. to be honest, if i can safely get over 220 fwhp for less than $2000, i might keep this car for a very long time.

could you explain a little about the exhaust you are running... have you modified the exhaust header/removed cats, etc... also, do you have any pics of your setup? i will host them for you. just email them to me baco@alum.dartmouth.org i want to see how you have positioned the I/C and if you made any mods to the body to allow more air in. would the SVT front bumper be big enough to accomodate the same size S/C as yours, but with different dimensions?

and finally, what are my chances of getting this to work on a rebuilt motor? i would undoubtedly need to rebuild and balance the motor before running any boost with 102,000 miles on the car.

if this fits in the budget, this may be my project once the MG is done. SVT body kit from Micah, quaife, exhaust, paint, BAT handling kit, and a big faty turbo. i'd be satisfied for a while!

went to fun ford in atlanta this week end

# 1 qualifier

# 4 focus frenzy race (bracket race 19 cars)

1st focus to ever win the true street race

won best of class (car show)

R/T .538
1/4 13.77
MPH 102

weight with driver 2940lbs

NOT BAD FOR A ZETEC TURBO HA

this turbo kit rocks

tom

Dude, with that amount of HP/TQ to the ground, you should be seeing mid 12's, low 13's ... what are your 60' times? I have a feeling that is where you problem is

Great to hear your still around! I'm glad to hear the Focus is stll runing and apparently KICKING SOME A$$!! Ya know it is pretty amazing what you can do with a factory ECU when you know what your doing. Keep up the good work, and congratulations on your recent accomplishments.

I concur on the Zetec's ability to handle that much HP as long as you tune it right. Zetec is stock form is a very strong engine.

So how much are these kits running for?

Only 102 MPH trap speed though...

Down on HP??? Where'd the TQ go???

260 FWHP S/C SVT's get that.

my 60`s were 2.348 and it was hot and humid 92 deg.

i am still spinning alot but this is still my every day driver weight was 2940lbs with driver and the same tires i drive it to work with and im still learning how to drive this thing

BUT STILL NO ONE WANTS A GOOD TURBO KIT

am still looking for a zetec contour for testing

tom

I don't know near as much about turbos and superchargers as the rest of you here in this forum, but I do throughly enjoy reading these posts from the experts. I think in order to better explain how you get your results, you should post a little flow chart that explains the fuel mapping and retard/advance along the RPM range (and try to get the dyno run up as well). Once again, thanks for all the good info.

You can use my Zetec for a "trial"

~^DJ^~

Check this thread out over on Focaljet. linky

1turbofocus runs a 13.1 @109 This is still on the stock internals!

Way to go Tom