[zx2guy]

it may have had less the 100 hp , but after a cat back and some poor man intake adjustments (which actually help the throttle plates close and open faster) it had noticeably more pep to it. im not saying it would blow the doors of anyone, but if i were to pit the thing against my zx2 the ford would fall, just like neons, and yes i have dropped 2.0 n/t's both were friends of mine(only by a little though all of which were close but i led), and they hated losing, so iknew ild get a decent run from them, i think someone with a litle tech know how had it before i did, mostly cuz if you lines mine up v. another 1.8 mine sounded... (well as more throaty as a 1.8 could) like it had more lope to it. are there many AEM cams for the 1.8? it could have been the hills of eastern ky, had lots of them, and i always could take the corners a little faster then them. that coulda been it too. light car + sharp corner= fast exit speed, and heavier car+ same sharp corner= slower exit time