It's On!

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After 8 months or so, my Focus is finally no longer mechanically stock! Many thanks to Matt (zetec) who spent yesterday with me lying on concrete under the car working on getting the stocker exhaust off, and putting his old 2.25" pearler of a system on in its place! The note is not quite there due to the tip being not on yet (it is amazing just how much difference to the sound having the tip on makes!), but after a few test runs it is a real honey of a system. Sounds fantastic, not ricey or farty, just got a nice idle to it, and put the foot down and you're in Zetec Heaven. I love it, was worth all the effort.

And I've gotta say, I think the best thing about it apart from the sound, is the fact that we did it ourselves. Its really rewarding and satisfying. I had no idea how to do it, but it's all very straightforward and with the right tools it can be done by the most amateur of backyard mechanics.

I'll probably do a bit of a writeup at some stage, but again, HUGE thanks Matt, it's a bloody great system, and its so good to finally see it on, and the car no longer stock!