There is nothing like a Ex indeed. I drove my brother's little Nissan versa the other day and I felt like I was in a go kart. The thing looks like it can fit in my truck. I love it.

 

Most states still consider it a crime to pick up kids from school in an Escort!

 

As well they should!

Seen on a t-shirt:


Don't Hit Kids!
No, seriously.
Don't hit kids --
they have guns now!

 

Are those escorts still around? I haven't seen one since i was in high school. They used them in drivers ed. They spent more time in the school shop then on the training course.

 

Hi X owners!

My name is Stefan, I am from Berlin, Germany (yes, there is X-addiction also on the other side of the ocean!). I came across this forum a couple of weeks ago and signed-up today. I think it is absolutely fantastic and incredibly rich in information on everything related to the X - extremely helpful indeed but I think it will take me at least a year to read through everything I am interested in, haha

Anyway, here is my X-story: I bought my (first) X some weeks ago. It is still with the dealership in the US because I want to have some modifications done before shipping it overseas. More specifically, I am thinking of the following:

(1) SUSPENSION LIFT. I decided to go for a 4" ProComp lift, which does not create too much of clearance space between the tire and the wheel well. A 4" suspension lift looks just fine to me.

(2) GEARS. Re-geared 4.56.

(3) PERFORMANCE. Banks cold air intake, Banks headers, Banks y-pipe, and Banks Ottomind programmer.

(4) EXHAUST. The stock cats will remain in place because they seem to flow rather well and a high-flow cat doesn't seem to make a tangible difference in my particular case (please tell me if you think otherwise). I will put a single-in-dual-out Flowmaster Super 44 muffler, a 4" pipe between the cat and the muffler and two 2.5" pipes straight out the back, with 4" tips.

(5) ENGINE OIL COOLER, OIL PAN, A/T COOLER. Bigger engine oil cooler (with built-in thermostat) and A/T cooler. I also wanted a bigger oil pan (deep sump pan), but apparently it's hard to find them so I'll go without it.

(6) WHEELS (RIMS/TIRES). This has proved a bit tricky. I decided to go for Moto Metal MO951 Chrome wheels, 20x10, 8/170, ET -18, BSM 4.79, with Nitto Trail Grappler tires 315/60/20 (35" tire diameter and 12.5" section width). As I am not planning to go off-road but drive my X on paved roads only, I guess the above rims/tires will fit the 4" suspension lift without fouling the wheel wells, undercarriage, fenders, etc. I wouldn't mind some minor rubbing of the leafs at full turn.

So, what do you guys think of the above modifications? Any comments or good advice would be very much welcome!

Cheers,

Stefan

 

Welcome Stefan, glad to see the X is popular over seas as well. I hope this doesn't mean less X's for us though. You will more than likely get more feedback if you start a new thread.

 

Welcome to the club, your gonna feel right at home here.

Here is a thread i posted to help when deciding wheels and suspention mods.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...alculator.html
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Looking to buy abother one, lol.