Originally posted by NVS Mystique:
Originally posted by ness1216:
I am 100% sure it will fit. Oh and it fit lol
I bought an edelbrock header for a 2001 focus and it doesn't fit my flange on my mystique (my cat has 4 bolts the focus has 3 and is a weird shape), I ran to 10 different muffler shops and nobody had a flange for a focus the only way to get one was to buy a factory cat because it's one piece since I didn't want to do that I just went to a machine shop and paid them to custom make a flange for the header so I could install it. The downpipe will have to be custom made because the focus one goes a different way. The header itself will bolt up to the block but all the piping and the flange has to be custom. Hope this helps.
Aaron
This header was built for a Cougar not a Focus. It should fit with minor mods - if any. The only difference might be any EGR connectors, maaaaybe the angle of an O2 sensor.
I also contacted James on NECO who is in the process of building 50 sets of headers made specifically for the Cougar. I am under the impression that these are not the ZX2racing.com headers but rather a different custom setup for the Zetec Cougar. Word is he is planning to test fit to a Contour shortly. The prototype headers are currently installed on his Cougar and look quite nice.
In my last e-mail response from him, he indicated that he does not know for certain if the headers will fit a Contour in their current configuration. My guess is, since they are essentially the same car as the Contour I don't expect any more difficulty fitting them than the MSDS or Weapon-R headers that fit the V-6 Cougar/Contour. The MSDS fit fine, the Weapon-Rs apparently require some adjustment of the EGR connector (1" or so of bending).
I don't even own a Contour/Cougar Zetec...  , but I do hope you guys get in on the fun!! Headers are cool! 
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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