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#1
07-28-2004, 09:20 AM
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I hate a focus
Everyone needs to see a little more about the SVT before the keep dissing the car. Most of you probably drive a little honda or something of the sort and i havent raced a civic yet that can even attempt to hang with my focus SVT so maybe you should know a little about a car before you talk bad about it.
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#2
07-28-2004, 10:28 AM
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#3
07-29-2004, 06:17 PM
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Re: I hate a focus
i drive a foci....not an svt but I have whipped a few SVT's while out late on a friday night. and i dont know what you are talking about....but i havent seen people talkin shit about the focus on here. those imports are just mad i take their money every friday night
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#4
07-30-2004, 01:01 AM
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Re: I hate a focus
ive raced an svt focii...... beat it too..... stock times are 15.9 according to car and driver and motor trend... my stock times are 15.7 in my '03 zx2... ive hit 15.8 w/ 17's in my basically stock zx2... if i put my 15's back on... no need to even say what would happen... svt's are overrated... so are civic si's...
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#5
07-31-2004, 02:29 PM
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Re: I hate a focus
SVTs are not over rated, the SVT focus is. The SVT lighting is a god, the SVT mustang is a god, the SVT Coontour was fast. The SVT focus just doesnt have it. . .
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#6
07-31-2004, 08:01 PM
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Re: I hate a focus
thats cuz people think SVT= straight line performance. The SVT Focus was made with AutoX in mind, if it had say the ZX2's gearing it would run consistant 15.2-.4 range, but it was geared for the twisties.
For th record i have seen a few SVT foci run 15.4-.6's with just air filters
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#7
08-03-2004, 09:31 PM
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Re: Re: I hate a focus
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#8
08-04-2004, 07:15 AM
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Re: Re: Re: I hate a focus
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 The SVT Contour is not that great of a performer, sorry. SVT Contour 15.7 1/4 mile (motortrend) VS SVT Focus 15.9 1/4 mile (car & driver) The quarter mile times would make it a driver's race, but I'd say the Focus would dominate at a road track.
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#9
08-04-2004, 12:31 PM
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Re: I hate a focus
Contour SVT is NOT supercharged
I donno what retard tested those cars but a Contour SVT can run cnsistant 15.2-15.4 runs with a good driver, and a SVT Focus can run constant 15.5-15.7 and fro a Supercharged 5.4l w/ only 380HP is total shit. if a 4.6l can make 390hp then why would they make a truck that can probably make that with out the charger. IMO the Lightning is VERY over rated due to no competition untill now. its only 30HP more then the Hemi or Silverado SS that also has AWD, and th3 SRT-10 makes more HP per L, so even if it was a v8 it would in theory have more power then the Lighting. I dont see getting 30hp fom a Supercharger as anthing impressive, im sure with better tuning, raised compression and a good intake and header/exasut design they could have done it N/A
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#10
08-05-2004, 07:17 AM
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Those times are from the mags by their times. They're generally considered good times. Naturally better drivers can get better times. But they are used as a basic comparison. And they're both off by the same amount...... Contour is only .2 sec. faster.
The lightning is no different than the Cobra, STI or evo... It's really simple to get very large increases in hp. There are plenty around here putting down over 400 whp. And in the hands of a good driver, are very capable track cars, with excellent handling. I know someone who uses one for a tow vehicle and then took it on the track. He beat up on some cars that he shouldn't have been able to. Cobras, WRX, a 911.... Of course, the driver placed in the top 5 at the National historic Shelby race last year.
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#11
08-05-2004, 10:26 PM
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Re: I hate a focus
i'm really not that impressed with the SVT focus either. as for the other svts yeah they rock. as for the svt contour not being fast, could that really be true? 190- 200 hp not fast? could it be that heavy? i'd like to see it with a vortech supercharger, they claim 290hp i think? either way love the looks of all svts
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#12
08-06-2004, 02:28 AM
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Re: I hate a focus
yes they are about 2800lbs (maybe more) it is more of a cruise/refined car then a storty car
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#13
08-06-2004, 08:29 PM
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Re: I hate a focus
yeah, but i just love the looks of those things (getting repetitivee aren't i?) with the factory ground effects and all that. wish they'd dump the svt focus and remake that thing. by the way what's the deal with the first 2 posts on this? just dumb. why pick this web site to try to pick a fight with words? don't you have the nuts to go pick a real fight? forget it, just go smoke one of your buddies at Halo. some people are just dumb
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#15
08-08-2004, 07:33 PM
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Re: I hate a focus
your right my fault the L makes 4more hp per liter, but even with 2 cylinders disabled on the SRT-10 its roughly even HP wise
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