Brown's 03 ZX2 build
From Mechanical Database
2003 Ford ZX2 by FordEscorts.com member Brown. 5-speed with a 2.0 L Zetec engine.
Ignition:
- Ford Racing 9mm plug wires
- Cleaned negative battery terminal
- Pulled knock sensor
- Motocraft SP-478 spark plugs gapped at .060"
Powertrain:
- Trubendz 2.5" exhaust
- Iceman intake
- SVT Header
- Custom 2.5" ORP by Tygen1
- 98 Thermostat housing and 180 thermostat
- SCT 6600 flip chip w/Vit tune
- Ford Racing UDP kit w/alt ODP
Handling and braking:
- New front brakes
- 21mm RSB w/ES endlinks
- Progress Springs w/ FR Struts
- Ractive STB
Misc. Mods:
- Charcoal Armrest
- B&M SS w/ S/R boot and '99 S/R knob
- DDM 6000k Bi-xenon HIDs
- PCV Valve
- 5w20 Motocraft Full Synthetic Oil
Still needs:
- Timing belt
- Kent Adj. Cam gear
- Fix exhaust leak
- Tires and rims mounted
- Alignment? This is subjective.
Parts purchased thus far:
- Iceman intake ($77 shipped)
- K&N Recharge Kit ($13 from Autozone)
- Sun visor ($13 from Autozone)
- LuK clutch kit ($1.25 on Ebay!!)
- Vit tune ($85 shipped)
- Front rotors ($35.62 shipped from partsgeek.com)
- Front brake hardware kit and brake lube (~$12 from Autozone)
- SVT Header ($20 because the cat and flex paid for it)
- Header wrap ($54.11 from Autozone)
- DDM Hid kit ($59.60 shipped from ddmtuning.com)
- 16x7 Konig Foil wheels ($200 from CL.org)
- Pirelli P6 205/50/16 ($80 from CL.org)
- RTV and caulking gun ($18 from ACE) [that's a lot of caulk!] Lol
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Also see
- Ford Escort & ZX2 section for the entire index of all Ford Escort and ZX2 related articles.









