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2005 Focus


swimmingcarguy
09-26-2004, 06:13 PM
Besides the slight body change is there any major differences in the 04 and 05 models? Im looking to buy a new car soon and plan on spending a little bit extra on upgrades. Also im curious about turbo upgrades? How difficult is it to add a turbo to a focus Zx3?

zx2srdotnet
09-26-2004, 06:19 PM
ther is not more Zetec motor, there are 2 diff 2.0 duratecs and a 2.3 duratec fro teh zx4 ST, ther doent seem to be a lot of support yet for the 2.0 duratecs, if you want to turbo you should probably look into the 04 and older focus with the zetec you can get 500+whp and 11's out of them depending how fast you wanna go and what you have to spend

swimmingcarguy
09-26-2004, 06:22 PM
Thanks, that helped alot.

Markgase2000
10-08-2004, 09:00 PM
the 2.0's have 136 hp instead of 130 and the 2.3's have about 150 hp and go like a molested primate well they both do just the 2.3 is more molested and upset. at least the standard issue focus has 136 hp instead of the split ports whopping 110 hp! and they cost only a fraction more than last years base models. I have the awesome opportunity to drive them on a daily bases since I work for ford and only thing I cant recall is wether the zetec was upgraded +6hp or if it really is a duratec cus I heard its still zetec only new engine redesigning placing the intake in front instead of behind and a few other differences I got some pics of it from the first one we got in spring.

zx2srdotnet
10-08-2004, 10:21 PM
there is a 130hp 2.0 also, and the duratecs are not zetec related, more mazda related. and the 2.3 isnt amazing in stock form its only running high 15's at the track

Markgase2000
10-09-2004, 09:19 AM
high 15's in a non svt focus is good realistically for a stock car like that. Most v6's dont have good times like that. As for engines available on the newer models the base 2.0 engine has 136hp. I guess it may be different in the states cus I hear you guys still make fresh new zx2's at the plants and here in canada the zx2 was taken out of the loop in 2000. zx2 was my fave ford fwd body style.

Markgase2000
10-09-2004, 09:27 AM
oh ya they "Are" using the zetec engine redesign for the newer focus base engine that is why they call the sedans (ZX4's) and the wagons and the hot hatches (zx3) and (zx5)still have z in the name which points toward the motor name. Glad I remembered that one. I work for ford too but like I said before it may be different in the states. Im also gonna get all the info on svt , saleen and cobra focus's as well as the lemans focus.

zx2srdotnet
10-09-2004, 10:22 AM
they arnt gonna rename a car line cuz the motor changed DX3 would sound stupid. and a lot of fords i4's are darivatives of eachother, but the zetec was designed my cossworth, the duratec is fords version of a copy.

ford oesnt list te zetec on the site anymore as an option. and the zx2 was finaly cut in 2003.

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