Originally posted by svt_contour_r203:

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.

i have ATX. i know that first time i took my car up to high speed, i got that bad sulfur smell (and it lingered). so maybe i blew some buildup out, so maybe your mom's car needs that. but if it's an ATX, what is there to launching? i know you can "power brake" but that's not gonna decide a race. i know our little zetecs are slow off the line, just due to weight/hp ratio, but once moving, that's when you can suprise other cars.

98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15