Originally posted by Blackie:
Just a question...how many Modded Zetec Contours are as fast or faster than a STOCK SVT in a quarter mile???
1...sleeper
2...D Davis - NOT!!!!!! 
3...?
4...?
I agree with Hector, this is and has been an embarrassing thread to read (though extremely entertaining). I know some of you Zetec guys are very gung-ho and that's a good thing. But please realize that setting an SVT in your sights takes more than referencing what other people have done with the engine. You don't see Madmole on here slapping his dyno results in everyone's face, do you?
It boils down to this:
Zetec = not as fast as a Duratec/SVT
Duratec/SVT = faster than a Zetec
Now, you can argue 24/7 about what
could be done to make your Zetec faster or you can get out under the car and
make your car faster. I agree the potential is definitely there. The engine's strong point is that it's
solid (except the rods - DOH!) and can take quite a bit of beefing up.
The Duratec is amazing in its own right simply because it's such a small-displacement V6 that's managed to be quite a contender in its time. There are 4-bangers with almost as much displacement.
Someone said it earlier; we're all Contique enthusiasts,
NOW HUG AND STFU!!! 
