I drive a 2003 Pitch Black Ford Focus ZX3 SVT.
The story of this car begins with my first Focus. Before this, I used my mom's 2004 Focus ZTW wagon for a while. Eventually, I started making payments to her for it. I found out that it had the 2.3L Duratec, a very desirable engine in the Focus. About all I had done to it was plasti dip, a couple of lighting mods, and a resonator delete. That was this past summer. I loved that car. It was to be my year-round daily.
Come winter, I did a full on muffler delete. So the exhaust setup was a header with a cat, a cat after the flex pipe, and then just straight pipes to a left side exit. I loved the sound.
Then, tragedy struck.
On January 6th, I was turning left at a 2-way stop. I was in the no-stop road, waiting for oncoming traffic to pass. Then, a Nissan Pathfinder came up over the hill behind me at 35+ mph. Car=totaled. I was devastated.
Being the positive thinker that I am, I decided that an upgrade would only be sensible in this time. I started shopping for SVTs, knowing I could probably find a good one. I found this one at Speedway Auto in Maribel, WI. I traded him my salvage-titled wagon and $2500 cash for this.
This is in its stock, unmodified form.
2 weeks into ownership, the engine blew. $1400 and a few months later, and she was back on the road.
Now, she looks like this:
So far, I've done the following:
SRI
Powerstop drilled and slotted rotors with carbon ceramic pads
Maximizer High Performance Type R exhaust system
OZ Racing wheels with all-season tires
FRPP lowering springs
heavier shift knob
Currently working on wiring in a rearview mirror with a compass and temp reading.
Much more to come!
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