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I have an auto ex coupe with an exhaust and like new wheels and tires...thats like it... and we dragged in this little parking lot and i killed the saturn by about 1 1/2 car lengths. but the cougar kept up...i bet if we woulda went longer...he woulda smoked me...oh well... it was tight tho...then the cops came...lol looooooooooooooooonnnnnnggg story...[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

 
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i don't think there is no such thing as a 4cyl cougar--new or old.

 
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Yeah you didnt accomplish much against the Saturn....the Cougar however I belive is a V6, so I doubt you would take it on...not sure though. Never raced one, they could be slow....

 
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well i checked edmunds and the new cougar DOES have a 4cylinder version. why would people buy that?!?!?!

 
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oh well, he told me it was...but he knows jack about cars...but i know jack about cougars...so...someone find out plz...oh well i beat him tho.... by the way: it was a 2000 saturn sl1 coupe...so i dont know what kind of stats it has but it went down....lol

 
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ill check under his hood tomarrow after school...but i think its a 4cyl, b/c the v6 has a lil V6 chrome piece on the back....kinda like our ex or lx...yunno...lata

 
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my girlfriends mom has a cougar and its a v6, theres probably different trims though

 
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horsecrap, I was looking to buy one of those cougars, they're all V6's and they're all superslow. check out the stats, I got mine from the dealer. later

 
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yeah they do have 4cyl, a friend of mine has one they are slow as poo poo, but so are the v6's so it doesn't really matter.

 
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Yes, there is a 4 cyl 'Zetec' engine available in 99-02 Cougars. There's not very many of them, but Ford did produce them.

At only 125 hp, they're not exactly crotch rockets. Course they're not supposed to be. It was for people wanting that good fuel economy

There are two tale-tell external differences. I-4s only have the small rounded exhaust, while V-6s have a larger peice around it. Also I-4s come with the smaller 15" 5 'spoke' rims.

The good thing about the 'Zetec' is the aftermarket possibilties for it, since its the same motor as the Zetec Focus. There is now a turbo kit which will boost it up to 348 hp and 376 ft/lbs of torq.

Frankly, I'm surprised the Cougar driver was able to keep up with you if he was just an I-4. They are slow. Run 0-60s at about 8.5-9 seconds. So if he was able to keep up with you, he was doing a great job.

Now my 00 V-6 runs 0-60 at about 7-7.2, and thats with the dog slow ATX tranny. MTXs will be about 6.7-7 seconds.

The V6 also has very good low end torque starting at about 2.5k on the revs, so its nothing for me to take someone at the line at the drag strip though the challenge is staying ahead once they hit their power.

And at the autocross, the Cougar shines. I was 2nd in points last season in class, didn't have a chance at first cause I didn't get to make it to every event though.