2002 Ford Focus ZX5 - Five-Alarm Chili

Be sure to trim enough material so that the tailpipe doesn't rattle against the mesh.

Not quite a fart can, but loud enough. Thankfully the turbo is plenty vocal, too.

Roush includes a paper template to aid in centering the hoodscoop on the hood.

Measure from the reference points on the paper to the edge of the fender. This will help you get centered.

The paper template also has the four holes marked that need to be drilled for the hoodscoop. Roush also includes two-sided tape to secure the edges.

To mount the mid-wing, you'll need to pull off the tail gate interior panel. This will then give you access to the studs which will be protruding shortly from the exterior side of the hatch.

Motor City employed these handy plastic devices that fit into the wing. Lightly tape them to the wing and then place it on the tailgate.

When you have the wing where you want it, tape the plastic devices to the tailgate and carefully remove the wing. The plastic thingamabobs will then have given you the reference points to drill the holes for the wing.

The mid-wing side pieces were epoxied to the body.

For the upper wing, we marked the studs on it with a wax marker and then set the wing on the car. The wax marks gave us our drilling points. Yes, we said more drilling, but you're almost done.

Since the hatch has now sprung two wings, Roush Performance Parts includes new struts to compensate for the extra weight. Using a screwdriver to install them, simply pop off the old ones and push the new ones on.

The third brake light needs to be transplanted to the upper wing as well. In addition to the light wiring, there is also a hose for the windshield washer fluid. Make sure you don't pinch either between the wing and the body.

In addition to looking better, the Red Hot Chili Pepper now blasts the front-mount air-to-air intercooler with fresh air from the front of the car. The Konig Blatant 18x7-inch wheels shod with Nitto Neo Gen 215/40/18 rubber have gotten us numerous compliments (and stoplight challenges), and now we have finally put the "sport" in our sport compact.

The general consensus around the office is that we could have done without the mid-wing, but overall everyone thought the car looked pretty tough.