Guys, I got the suspension and brakes down. Brake booster needs to be replaced but all the upgrades I did and y'all suggested have made a huge difference. Handles like a completely different car plain and simple. Not nearly as much body roll and so much stiffer. For weight reduction, I went no cat x pipe and new cat back. Then took out the rear seats. Then I found out I had two 50 lb sand bags, the spare and jack all in the trunk. All that is gone. So I figure I am down 200lbs from last summer drives. Also new spoiler put on... lighter than the stock wing but negligible. I also switched to 10w-40 synthetic and 93 octane.. Don't give me too hard of a time. I live in Michigan, its high mileage engine, only drove in spring-fall... I saw 5W-20 through 20W-50 suggestions and chose what I felt comfortable doing. New K and N oil filter, K and N oil breather, new TB, new IAC, cleaned the MAF and CAI. I still hate the AODE. I want it gone, fixed, burned I don't know what to do. I am thinking 4.1 gears, high stall torque converter, manual shift valve body, and BBK long tube headers are my next move.. any suggestions? I love the way it looks, the way it handles corners now, the way it feels with the top down, the way it sounds, but its still not a 'fun drive' My FiST blows circles on this thing as far as fun goes and it is much more fun to drive... and they should be comparable the fiesta is (2742lbs, 197 HP, 202 torque) (3452lbs, 215 HP, 285 torque --should be lighter and more HP/torque from my mods I would think). Any help? My long term goal is still have a weekend derivable car that is under 12 seconds in the end. Oh and I love the way the car sits now though 45mm spacers with 315s in rear and 245s with 5mm spacers in front. No more rubbing or worrying about the quad shock
