Originally Posted by
Dennis_Wiseman
Im in the similer boat to the OP but have decided when the time comes to go RS Turbo engine route.
N/A Zetec (excluding tb's) would get dull after a while, lets face it, its only going to be on a par with majority of modern day cars at best anyway. If your not going to mod at all then Zetec would be best i think.
If you decided to turbo not sure if its best to fit the zetec then turbo it or fit the rst lump and zetec bottom end that?
Suspension wise unless you go Spax non adjustables (£280) it appears to be a straight jump up to big money. Likes of Koni's are 100 notes a corner excluding springs
I've Got spax adjustables on mine. They ok. As for getting bored of a na zetec. Well that all depends on what your after in life. If you want a car thats fast and sounds good then go na. But if you want a car for show then turbo is the way. Turbo's are quick but they wheel spin all the time so alot of power is wasted in a light car and handling gets bit scary. My na runs mid 14's on a quarter and estimated 0 to 60 in 6 seconds. Will be quicker with throttle bodies but its the smooth power delivery that makes it quick to 100. Over that a turbo is best but how often do you drive over 100 on todays roads