My home boy just picked one up and he already called me out. I still got 8 months on this deployment, so its going to be a while. I think I have the advantage: stock weight, lsd, mtx, 160whp, pretty good driver. Him: auto, lots of weight. He did say he got the car side ways pretty eazy when he first looked at the car. That got me wondering
Unless he's modded, you've got him. That's the previous-gen 300, and that 4-speed auto was *NOT* tuned for any kind of performance. Even with 250hp, that car is ~3600lbs, and that's about half a ton more than any FoFo. 0-60 is timed at low to mid-8s, so you should pretty much own him with a ~160whp mtx Focus.
I've already taken down the newer 3.5L 300 model in my bone stock '08 Focus, so you'll have no problem wiping that thing all over the place.
i raced one of the 3.5v6 and beat him pertty bad so you should be ok.just make sure he doesnt try to run you off the road the the guy i raced he was pertty pissed when he got beat buy a kid in a 4bangger.
Thread from the dead. Yeah, I only brought this back because I saw all the crap talking going on...Well, my fiance drives a '99 Chrysler 300M auto 4speed and I ran it a few times at the 1/4 mile track for the hell of it. Only mods were removing the FULL SIZE 17" CHROME SPARE TIRE and the back seat. I ran consistent 15.6's @ 90-91mph. That car would be perfect for bracket because every run was within 3/10ths of each other. You guys are right about the gearing though, first gear goes to like 46mph or something ridiculous. But I don't think most Foci are just gonna stomp on something that runs that quick. I've knocked out my fair share of integras and mazda 6's in the "Corporate Cruiser" [shhh]
EDIT: However, the newer 300 ...that thing does weigh quite a bit more than the one my fiance drives if I remember correctly.
Did i say it was fast? Learn how to read a post. There's not even a mention of it being "FAST". But, it is a lot faster than most of the times i've seen posted on here for naturally aspirated foci with bolt-ons. 14 second stock zetec? [rolleyes] You comment on a car you don't own, and you can't spew out factual statements on your own car. Wow.[xx(]
By the way, what has your car ran in the 1/4 mile when it was stock?
My point was, this car was quicker than I expected for a 3600lb+ car with a 4speed auto.
it is kinda funny that is being talked about because my POS spi gave some getto rich wanabe and his V6 300 a run for its money today. i jumped off the start got in front and took a right hand cruve at about 35-40mph and he laid off he probally would beat me heads up though.
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