hey guys Im new to the site , but ive been messing around with 97 escort 4 door with the SPI since I bought it new. Ive picked up alot of information since and I also saw that jeff is over here posting who has an SPI swap in his gen 2 escort
my car has seen everything from auto x'ing shows, and now im going for all speed and handling and no show at all
I have a newer SPI bottom end with my 97/top end ( to retain return line setup and I got a good deal) I also have a trans out of a 2000 escort SE
for goodies I have
- Ractive strut bar
- tokico SR struts
- ground control coilovers
- home made camber correction kit for rear and shims in front
- solid urethane motor mount (upper)
- gutted cat with 2.25" to a hayame can
- cta long tube CAI
- msd coilpack and 8.8 wires
- ported intake manifold
- ported intake side of head to 80 grit finish
- ported exhaust side of head (raised hat) and polished
- very minor porting to stock exhaust mani
after all that I cant say my car is much faster but its more than likely because of the auto.....no biggy tho I have an RS manifold from the UK and .42/.48 T3 thats waiting for me to save up a little more money
any questions feel free to ask, it seems most of you think that the spi is a downfall of your focus....I see it as a blessing as the CVH will hold more boost stock for stock internals wise as long as you arent running with bad tuning
Hey, I'm stationed over here in Germany, so if you need any parts from here, gimme a holla.
____________________ Take a grocery gettr, Stuff in an Engine not intended for it, Then JDM the hell outta it...what do you get? One BAD ASS Focus!!
SVT engine swap, SVT brake swap, GT28RS turbo kit
