my first car i had was an 89 toyota pickup, but thats long gone at 240k mile, the timing chain needed replaced, and the head gasket was blown:(
then i got my zx2 (escort, not a focus)

yes, that is a nuclear power plant in the background (Three Mile Island)

me racin

shot of the engine bay
as far as mods, lemme see...
Engine Mods
-Esslinger UDP
-ICEMAN intake (k&n Filter)
-PnP Throttlebody (stock 56mm)
-PnP Intake manifold
-MAC Adjustable cam gears (-1 intake, -3 exhaust)
-Governor removed via switch
-POTS mod (advances ign. timing by altering IAT) via switch
-Fan on high hack via switch (independant rad. fan switch)
-ZXTuner 4-2-1 Full length header
-Custom 2.5" Stainless Exhaust w/14" res, high flow cat, Borla Muffler
Suspension Mods
-21mm rear sway bar (Energy Suspension bushings/endlinks)
-25mm front sway bar
-Eibach Pro-Kit springs
-Tokico struts tuned for the Eibachs
-RActive strut tower bar
Other Preformance Mods
-B&M Short throw shifter
-Energy Suspension Motor mounts
-Energy Suspension shifter bushings
-Hawk HPS pads on the front (best street pads IMO)
-Nology Hotwires
I.C.E.
-Kenwood KDC-MP4032
-Hifonics Titan TX8805 (4x110w RMS @ 4-ohm)
-Pheonix Gold 6.5 (Front)
-Pioneer 6x8 (Rear)
-Hifonics Brutus BX2005d (1x2000w RMS @ 1-ohm)
-TC Sounds TC3000 15" (1.4 ohm Quad-Voicecoil, wired to 1.4 final; 3000w RMS handling)
I sold that on and got a Taco again 03 SR5 package 5-speed
that one got too bad gas milage to keep, so i traded it and got the Fit