2004 saleen N2O Focus

kimchicowboy · 03-15-2004, 03:03 AM

i read this in a korean car mag today. i thought it was interesting that saleen was coming out with a car using NOS. here's link and some photos:

http://www.saleen.com/Auto/focus/focuscon.html

look_ma · 03-15-2004, 03:48 AM

Good post.
here is the juice for you lazies:

Quote:

If you read through the list of Saleen modifications to the Focus’s 2.3-liter, all-aluminum, double-overhead-cam, 4-valve-per cylinder, 4-cylinder, you’ll find a Saleen performance air filter and a Saleen performance center exhaust system on the list. At the bottom of the list are the following three words: nitrous compatible elements. Basically this is shorthand for an engine that will come “nitrous ready” with everything you need to melt the front tires except for a full nitrous bottle, the main hose to the engine and a couple of jumpers to hook up the wiring.

johnnymk · 03-15-2004, 04:31 AM

Saleen generally puts together nice packages. I don't understand the generic wheels on that Focus, though.

bachviet · 03-15-2004, 07:44 AM

I wonder how much it costs because with $21K I could get a fast Neon SRT-4.

InfiniteNothing · 03-15-2004, 08:42 AM

Actually those look a lot like the S7 rims. MSRP: $24,300. Pretty steep for a car that's otherwise half as much. It's gotta be really fast though. With bolt ons the Duratech (2.3L) engine is known to put down 14's. Add the giggly juice and ... you're into corvette speeds. Then again, the SRT can be modded to be wickedly fast for pretty cheap. I've seen a couple beating mid 90's Vipers/Corvettes. But you'd be driving a Neon.

attgig · 03-15-2004, 08:45 AM

1st, don't call the srt-4 a neon.

2nd...is that srt-4 nitrous ready?

and i dunno bout everyone else, but I just don't get the styling of the focus 2dr hatchback. just not all that good looking. so, on top of that, I'm a bit conflicted on that spoiler.

InfiniteNothing · 03-15-2004, 09:05 AM

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Originally posted by attgig
1st, don't call the srt-4 a neon.

2nd...is that srt-4 nitrous ready?

and i dunno bout everyone else, but I just don't get the styling of the focus 2dr hatchback. just not all that good looking. so, on top of that, I'm a bit conflicted on that spoiler.

Why not? Just because it may be fast doesn't mean it's not built like a Neon. Car and Driver exaggerated how fast they were. Real world results indicate that they probably had a ringer. I don't think I've met a happy Neon driver. The SRT4 is too new to show the same annoyances that plague every Neon driver I know (00 or older. It has something to do with breaking down the day after the warranty expires). But give it a couple years. Even Dodge calls it a Neon.

As for looks, I think that it's targeting a very specific audience. I'm iffy on the spoiler and that rear bumper too. It may not be for you.

Airencracken · 03-15-2004, 09:14 AM

I'd drive the SRT-4. The Saleen stuff is out there in styling, but it looks alright. Of course I'm not a huge fan of the focus period.

Nanotech9 · 03-15-2004, 09:32 AM

lol - i've got video of a guy trying to do a burnout in a focus - even after dupming severl bottles of bevrages on the front tires, he STILL couldnt get more than about half a rotation.

meanwhile, my buddy was doing a hichair burnout around him in circles on his R1. hehehe. That was a fun night.

03-15-2004, 03:03 AM	#1
kimchicowboy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: in the middle of the pacific ocean Posts: 5,344	2004 saleen N2O Focus i read this in a korean car mag today. i thought it was interesting that saleen was coming out with a car using NOS. here's link and some photos: http://www.saleen.com/Auto/focus/focuscon.html

03-15-2004, 04:31 AM	#3
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03-15-2004, 07:44 AM	#4
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03-15-2004, 08:42 AM	#5
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	Actually those look a lot like the S7 rims. MSRP: $24,300. Pretty steep for a car that's otherwise half as much. It's gotta be really fast though. With bolt ons the Duratech (2.3L) engine is known to put down 14's. Add the giggly juice and ... you're into corvette speeds. Then again, the SRT can be modded to be wickedly fast for pretty cheap. I've seen a couple beating mid 90's Vipers/Corvettes. But you'd be driving a Neon. __________________ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

03-15-2004, 08:45 AM	#6
attgig Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the burbs of baltimore Posts: 11,924	1st, don't call the srt-4 a neon. 2nd...is that srt-4 nitrous ready? and i dunno bout everyone else, but I just don't get the styling of the focus 2dr hatchback. just not all that good looking. so, on top of that, I'm a bit conflicted on that spoiler. __________________

03-15-2004, 09:14 AM	#8
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	I'd drive the SRT-4. The Saleen stuff is out there in styling, but it looks alright. Of course I'm not a huge fan of the focus period. __________________ "I remember my first orgasm, I just wish someone was there to share it with me..."11-05-2003 05:33 AM - Topane They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opiate of the masses. - Karl Marx Hell is other people - Jean-Paul Sartre

03-15-2004, 09:32 AM	#9
Nanotech9 Vice Admiral Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Gone Wheeling! Posts: 4,409	lol - i've got video of a guy trying to do a burnout in a focus - even after dupming severl bottles of bevrages on the front tires, he STILL couldnt get more than about half a rotation. meanwhile, my buddy was doing a hichair burnout around him in circles on his R1. hehehe. That was a fun night. __________________

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