Brown's 03 ZX2 build

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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

Images

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Also see

  • Ford Escort & ZX2 section for the entire index of all Ford Escort and ZX2 related articles.