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Owner mods

Period photos of parts owners fitted to their ZX2s. Click any photo to enlarge it. For engine and drivetrain upgrades, see the notes on the engine page.

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These photos come from one owner’s mid-2000s build of a green ZX2. Part makers aren’t always known, so treat the captions as descriptions, not part listings. Owner photos For headers, cams and turbo builds, see Engine and drivetrain. For the S/R’s Ford Racing airbox, see S/R specs.

Sway bar

Blue 21 mm aftermarket sway bar with red polyurethane bushings and end links, laid next to the thinner black stock sway bar
A 21 mm aftermarket bar (blue) next to the stock bar (black)

For comparison, Ford’s 1999 S/R spec sheet lists the stabilizers at 1.0 in front and 0.51 in (about 13 mm) rear. Ford spec sheet

Intake

ZX2 engine bay with a silver aftermarket intake tube, blue silicone couplers and blue spark plug wires
An FZ Racing intake tube
Engine bay of a green ZX2 with the Roush intake tube fitted
The Roush tube from the 1999 S/R
Green ZX2 engine bay with a silver intake tube, blue couplers and an aftermarket airbox
The same car with the airbox from the S/R specs page

Center armrest

Black center armrest mounted between the front seats of a ZX2 with tan leather, a ZX2 logo on the door panel behind
Armrest fitted between the front seats
The armrest lid flipped open, showing a storage bin
Lid open, with a storage bin
The armrest from the side, closed
From the side
The ZX2 center console with the armrest removed, showing the cup holders and mounting area
The console without it

This armrest mounts to the center console behind the cup holders. We don’t know who made it or whether it was a Ford accessory; if you do, tell us on the forum.

Photos: ZX2 Motorsports collection.

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