in the 10's

im not looking to race my car. but ild like to see if there is a good way to guage what needs to be done to get a desired outcome. taking into account my previous thread ("mod list"). what do you think it would take to put me into the 13's.

to add to this, i did a really vague 1/4 mile time on the back roads near me. and i got 18 sec/ 75 mph. again this was vague... like looking at my gas milage counter and guessing... then hitting the start on my watch, and saw how fast i could go by the time it hit what i thought was 1/4 mile. one of these days im goin to actually measure it out so me and some friends can take some passes more accuratly

5 speed, decent turbo kit (8+ psi) some sticky tires and a nice tune.. should see high 13s

what kind of turbo would you suggest? there is gude (which im not a big fan of) , there is that one guy that altec suggests... but in not too trusting when it comes to homemade... no offence to the guy.

on another note muscle mustangs and fast ford mag has a zx5 project car and i was looking at thier #'s they arent bad.
ModificationsET/MPHStock18.52/75.00Steeda cold-air, Focus Central 65mm throttle body16.90/79.99MNitrous Express 75-shot 14.92/90.00Precision Turbo turbocharger kit14.56/93.20

im thinkin about dropping them aline to see if there are zx2 applications for the turbo.

they ran 18's stock? shit driver or a auto SPI

(for a 5spd)
full bolt-ons and a good tune and a good driver .....high 14's
7PSI on top of that (maybe 8 or 9 with a REALLY good tune) 13's

for an auto.....full bolt-ons and good tune is only the high 15's or low 16's
turbo you'd have to fully build the motor to make it 13's

To run 10's..Esslinger ran 11.1 N/A with a FULLY built race motor, custom 6spd tranny and making the car weight like 1180 WITH driver. The car made 300+crank HP.

the zx5 they have is a atx with a zetec... or if you are refering to me my guage was rough and i got the atx to boot.

personnally i dont want to get into the tens... i just want to shut up this subaru wrx sedan thats been hot rodding around... and thoroughly demolishes me. i dont want to beat the guy... but at least do better then i am.

18s is sad, atx zetec tour's don't even run 18s, theyre mid-high 17 some are mid low

18s is sad, atx zetec tour's don't even run 18s, theyre mid-high 17 some are mid low


i have launched from an idle and spun ALL of 2nd..still pulled a 17.1 haha

i think weight and drag play a major role in why the focus ran that. the car is much heavier and is lets admit it... the car is a bubble with wheels... or in this zx5's case an oblong bubble.

i think weight and drag play a major role in why the focus ran that. the car is much heavier and is lets admit it... the car is a bubble with wheels... or in this zx5's case an oblong bubble.

that didnt mean SHIT

it was ALL driver error, that should be a low 16sec car.

low 16... its auto.. ill give it low 17 high 16..

about the 17.1 comment, you also have 143hp and a 5 speed ;)

ahh i missed the auto part