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So an intake and exhaust can only do so much...Carbon fibre hood or weight reduction should do??? 
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What are the 'to the wheels' numbers of the z24. If you know them. And is the ATX duratec much better than the z24?
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Originally posted by bc_contour:
What are the 'to the wheels' numbers of the z24. If you know them. And is the ATX duratec much better than the z24?
Stock for Stock?
The ATX vs. ATX would probably be pretty even
ATX Contour vs. MTX Z24.. Depends on the driver, but I'd put the money on the Cav.
I barely squeaked out an MTX Z24 in my MTX Contour.
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Ok, this thread looks pretty messy, but I'm going to be stupid and deposit my own $.02 into the mix and see what happens. My mother owns a Zetec ATX Mystique, and I'll admit it winds the rev needle rightfully and willingly and it sounds pretty damn furious at 6500, but that's all it is: SOUND! I couldn't even pull a full carlength ahead of a Chevy Suburban 2500.  So either the guy who lays claim to walking all over a Z24 must have one helluva turbocharger on his Zetec, or maybe the Z24 driver left his handbrake on by accident. Either way, I'm just vouching that the Cavalier probably will hand a Zetec ATX it's own ass.
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Originally posted by midnghtflm:
Originally posted by LoCoZeTeC2.0:
Thank you and that 16.8 is with a great driver.
Uhm... so is the 16.9 for the Zetec!! ???
Read the sig..... ATX !
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Originally posted by svt_contour_r203:
My mother owns a Zetec ATX Mystique, and I'll admit it winds the rev needle rightfully and willingly and it sounds pretty damn furious at 6500, but that's all it is: SOUND! I couldn't even pull a full carlength ahead of a Chevy Suburban 2500.
i'm sorry, but there is something wrong with your mom's car or something really right with that chevy. my car stock would not get beat by SUVs when stock. i've let other people drive my car and they come back and tell me that's it's not slow (SUVs are easy to beat). once my car is rolling, a can hang with my friend's v6 stang. maybe you should take your mom's car into the shop. and about the reactionary thing, just because you react different (hmmm, maybe because no1 is bad mouthing your car) to these posts doesn't mean anything. we're just replying, you're all replying too, or should i say all being reactionary. 
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man, i don't check this forum every day and i miss all the exciting stuff. anyway, after reading the locked thread and this whole thread just now, i forgot what the argument was about.  i respect all contours. i also respect z24s. my best friend has a 99 z24. 16.3 was his best time bone stock. i actually matched that in his car, and i shifted from 3rd to 5th (DOH!). but i did get a 2.2 60', something i've yet to do in my car. he gets me out the hole, but that's it. currently, his best time is 15.6, but he has a few mods now. i think his flywheel actually slowed him down. and i don't believe he can work his clutch right (aftermarket). what's my point? i don't know. are we talking about cars beating cars, or drivers beating drivers? whole lotta difference there. i believe whoever said they beat the cavalier. not that it's been said, but to turn that into a contour can beat a cavalier statement is wrong. i also believe Demon can drive. his times show that to be true. though i hate him for that  , i believe it. damn 14's.
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Hey "ZETECRACING" you forgot buddy, I own a ZETEC as well.. ahaha I can beat Cavaliers, not z24's.. (never tried) I have beatin a sunfire, Dont know if it was a GT Do know it was a 5 speed.. All I have is an AIR FILTER, Chip, Exhaust, and other small mods... One thing for sure, I can beat the hell outta cavaliers with my Corrado... like nothing! 
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
i'm sorry, but there is something wrong with your mom's car or something really right with that chevy. my car stock would not get beat by SUVs when stock. i've let other people drive my car and they come back and tell me that's it's not slow (SUVs are easy to beat). once my car is rolling, a can hang with my friend's v6 stang. maybe you should take your mom's car into the shop.
I launched wrong. I know I did, that's probably why I was beaten. But does your Zetec have an MTX? Maybe that's why your faster. Oh, and my mom's car is rarely driven past 3000 rpm, if that may mean anything...Maybe there is something wrong with the power and I just refuse to believe it? Hell, I've got my own Duratec SE Sport, so I'm in no worries of losing to any Suburbans.
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