What happens when HONDA meets FORD #2
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What happens when HONDA meets FORD #2
This one was more interesting than the first.
Up memorial highway, a jackass in a tiburon with dual pipes cuts me off....I drop to second and cut his ass back off...Im pissed.......
2 seonds later...all up on my ass a Focus.
Just having my exhaust put on, Im all excited to run something.....we go all the way down memorial at cruise, no chance to run.
So we get all the way up to an area in westchase.
1st run.....2nd gear roll...by the top top of 3rd, he a bumper ahead, before I shut down. He tries to give me the flashers, and i was like WTF? that wasnt even a proper run.
SO we run up some more...I come across a vette
He ignores us. We then ran again from a 3rd gear roll @60...me by a bumper b4 we both had to shut down.
Well he follows me again...and this time we get on a nice deserted stretch...3 honnks and we're off......
Dump the clutch @ 4000, we both peel rubber for a good two seconds, finally hook, shift to second, then third....me ahead by a half a car. (had to shut down, merging lanes)
We did one more run, from dead stop...this time I dumped a bit lower; smart guy he was....he dumped lower too.....we both chirp, 1st i get a half a bumper, second he pulls, I hit vtec pass him by half a car, and on to 3rd before shutting down.
Nice clean car, with CAI and EXHAUST, just like me.
Strange observation: DOHC Z-TECH on the side.
Is there any such thing? I am not into the FORD side of things, but I thought that odd.
Is there any such thing?
Up memorial highway, a jackass in a tiburon with dual pipes cuts me off....I drop to second and cut his ass back off...Im pissed.......
2 seonds later...all up on my ass a Focus.
Just having my exhaust put on, Im all excited to run something.....we go all the way down memorial at cruise, no chance to run.
So we get all the way up to an area in westchase.
1st run.....2nd gear roll...by the top top of 3rd, he a bumper ahead, before I shut down. He tries to give me the flashers, and i was like WTF? that wasnt even a proper run.
SO we run up some more...I come across a vette
He ignores us. We then ran again from a 3rd gear roll @60...me by a bumper b4 we both had to shut down.Well he follows me again...and this time we get on a nice deserted stretch...3 honnks and we're off......
Dump the clutch @ 4000, we both peel rubber for a good two seconds, finally hook, shift to second, then third....me ahead by a half a car. (had to shut down, merging lanes)
We did one more run, from dead stop...this time I dumped a bit lower; smart guy he was....he dumped lower too.....we both chirp, 1st i get a half a bumper, second he pulls, I hit vtec pass him by half a car, and on to 3rd before shutting down.
Nice clean car, with CAI and EXHAUST, just like me.
Strange observation: DOHC Z-TECH on the side.
Is there any such thing? I am not into the FORD side of things, but I thought that odd.
Is there any such thing?
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nice runs 
Zetec is variable exhaust valve timing. It was/is found on the zx-2, not the zx-3. I have a zx-3 and it says it on the valve cover. Don't ask me why Ford put it on the valve cover.
It's not even a performance enhancer...just an emissions thing,
What type of Honda do you have?
Patrick
Zetec is variable exhaust valve timing. It was/is found on the zx-2, not the zx-3. I have a zx-3 and it says it on the valve cover. Don't ask me why Ford put it on the valve cover.
It's not even a performance enhancer...just an emissions thing,What type of Honda do you have?
Patrick
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i believe that it is indeed on the zx-3 im no focus xpert but the zx-2 was an escort and i know i have seen ztec on foci before and yes there is such a thing as z tec and if i am not mistaken it has been around for a looooong time and came from somwhere in europe. like i said im no focus xpert but i retian stuff i learn well and i think that i was informed of all this stuff
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No such thing as "ZTEC". The 2.0l Zetec motor is available in all Foci and the ZX2...and is available in other displacements in Europe. Zetec is basically Ford's DOHC 4-cylinder line of motors, which are soon being replaced by the newer, smoother Duratech line of 4-cylinders. I think I have seen that guy with the "DOHC ZTEC" sticker on the side. If I remember correctly it was dark blue and the sticker looked like the DOHC VTEC sticker found on the last generation Si. Did he also have a big Focus decal on the side?
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Its a 98 ex sohc, full interior + sub,amps, hydarulic jack, spare.
CAI + EXHAUST
They were some real sweet runs!
Also since it was a focus, I dont know for sure what year. I did talk to the guy for a couple seconds, but only to find out what he had done, and how much weight he was hauling.
CAI + EXHAUST
They were some real sweet runs!
Also since it was a focus, I dont know for sure what year. I did talk to the guy for a couple seconds, but only to find out what he had done, and how much weight he was hauling.
Originally posted by "RoadRacer"
nice runs
Zetec is variable exhaust valve timing. It was/is found on the zx-2, not the zx-3. I have a zx-3 and it says it on the valve cover. Don't ask me why Ford put it on the valve cover. It's not even a performance enhancer...just an emissions thing,
What type of Honda do you have?
Patrick
nice runs
Zetec is variable exhaust valve timing. It was/is found on the zx-2, not the zx-3. I have a zx-3 and it says it on the valve cover. Don't ask me why Ford put it on the valve cover.
It's not even a performance enhancer...just an emissions thing,What type of Honda do you have?
Patrick
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YES THATS HIM!! IS he on the boards?
Originally posted by "phatstang1"
No such thing as "ZTEC". The 2.0l Zetec motor is available in all Foci and the ZX2...and is available in other displacements in Europe. Zetec is basically Ford's DOHC 4-cylinder line of motors, which are soon being replaced by the newer, smoother Duratech line of 4-cylinders. I think I have seen that guy with the "DOHC ZTEC" sticker on the side. If I remember correctly it was dark blue and the sticker looked like the DOHC VTEC sticker found on the last generation Si. Did he also have a big Focus decal on the side?
No such thing as "ZTEC". The 2.0l Zetec motor is available in all Foci and the ZX2...and is available in other displacements in Europe. Zetec is basically Ford's DOHC 4-cylinder line of motors, which are soon being replaced by the newer, smoother Duratech line of 4-cylinders. I think I have seen that guy with the "DOHC ZTEC" sticker on the side. If I remember correctly it was dark blue and the sticker looked like the DOHC VTEC sticker found on the last generation Si. Did he also have a big Focus decal on the side?
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Originally posted by "cali"
YES THATS HIM!! IS he on the boards?
YES THATS HIM!! IS he on the boards?
Originally Posted by phatstang1
No such thing as "ZTEC". The 2.0l Zetec motor is available in all Foci and the ZX2...and is available in other displacements in Europe. Zetec is basically Ford's DOHC 4-cylinder line of motors, which are soon being replaced by the newer, smoother Duratech line of 4-cylinders. I think I have seen that guy with the "DOHC ZTEC" sticker on the side. If I remember correctly it was dark blue and the sticker looked like the DOHC VTEC sticker found on the last generation Si. Did he also have a big Focus decal on the side?
Roadracer...Zetec is not an emissions thing. The Zetec motors found in the ZX2 do have VCT (variable cam timing) on the exhaust cam which does aid in better emissions. Fortunately, the Zetec's in the Foci do not have this performance hampering VCT. However, the new SVT does have a similar VCT setup, but it is on the intake cam and actually enhances performance. Just like the VCT found on the ZX2, it is not computer controlled like VTEC.
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