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Originally posted by BiggsvT28:
The zetec drive is also worthless imo.
You need to take my car for a drive then.
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Originally posted by weargle:
front swaybar and end links and swaybar brackets and polyurethane bushings
 Did you install the Cougar bar or something? Such a small difference. Don't know why ppl install it. Did you upgrade rear?
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Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by BiggsvT28:
The zetec drive is also worthless imo.
You need to take my car for a drive then.
Why? Maybe he's driven a zetec before.
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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
, when the headers will be emissions friendly if you retain your stock cat? Mark
um...kinda late to ask but im doing the 3L, installed headers and had to do a high flow cat to be able to connect it all up. will it still be smog legal??   
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*Should* still pass emissions test. Duratecs seem to be pretty clean-running even without all the cats. Ray McNairy proved that a 2.5L w/ headers & no cats will pass a CA smog check....
State ref. would probably fail you on the visual inspection if it ever got that far. I must say, however, that the smog station I go to is fairly lax- they've never once even looked under my car to see if there's a cat.
The average smog guy likely wouldn't be able to *see* the headers due to the cramped engine bay.
Do yourself a favor, though, and put your stock intake (plastic cone filter cover thing) back on for the inspection- most guys know that aftermarket, open-element filters don't carry CARB exemption.
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Originally posted by todras:
Did you install the Cougar bar or something? Such a small difference. Don't know why ppl install it. Did you upgrade rear?
No. I'm prepping my Miata for CSP. I doubt that 13x8's would fit over my CSVT brakes.  
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Oh those are for your Miata. Who knew.
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Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by BiggsvT28:
The zetec drive is also worthless imo.
You need to take my car for a drive then.
Can I ask why you went with the Zetec final drive? Honestly, I can't see a reason for it unless you're over the 300whp/wtq mark.
I've seen a lot of people saying they are frying they're tires pretty bad with their turbo kits, when only pushing ~280-290whp(low boost). I was making 281whp 289wtq when the nitrous was first installed, and I never had many traction issues. Are people just buying cheap-o tires?
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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by BiggsvT28:
The zetec drive is also worthless imo.
You need to take my car for a drive then.
Can I ask why you went with the Zetec final drive? Honestly, I can't see a reason for it unless you're over the 300whp/wtq mark.
I've seen a lot of people saying they are frying they're tires pretty bad with their turbo kits, when only pushing ~280-290whp(low boost). I was making 281whp 289wtq when the nitrous was first installed, and I never had many traction issues. Are people just buying cheap-o tires?
Mark
The power with nitrous comes on differently... 
Do you hit WOT at launch?!
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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Honestly, I can't see a reason for it unless you're over the 300whp/wtq mark.
Better launching, keep it in 2nd doing the 1/4, fuel economy.
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