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98 vs. 99 or 00

KyleH said:
I believe that the '00 had revised syncros or some such in the tranny.
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Part way into 2000 production (early January 2000 IIRC) the trans was revised. The main change was roller bearing 1-2 shift fork, the best answer to cold shift problems. I don't know what all other changes were made, but the fluid capacity dropped from 2.7 quarts to 2.2 quarts and Ford started installing "Honey" manual trans fluid.
 
and less deathtraply. I still can't believe Ford didn't consider the 99-00 warp to be a nonexpiring safety recall.
 
rouar said:
and less deathtraply. I still can't believe Ford didn't consider the 99-00 warp to be a nonexpiring safety recall.
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yeah, but be honest, after seeing the way ford repaired your dash would you really want them to fix it.

I sure am glad the 99 I just bought has dash warp, that means it has all the bolts holding it in place!
 
'95 is the best - you will all probably 3L your SVTs and make them worth less anyway :ponder: - so why not get a '95 :shrug:
 
turbo_fox said:
yeah, but be honest, after seeing the way ford repaired your dash would you really want them to fix it.
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ugh that's true.

For those who don't know the story: My tan dash was fully replaced under the 3yr/36k warranty by a Ford dealer due to warp (this was before the recall occurred). When turbo_fox and I were taking it apart, we discovered that half of the bolts were missing. :help:
 
rouar said:
ugh that's true.

For those who don't know the story: My tan dash was fully replaced under the 3yr/36k warranty by a Ford dealer due to warp (this was before the recall occurred). When turbo_fox and I were taking it apart, we discovered that half of the bolts were missing. :help:
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wow that's nice! Do they all end up getting dashwarp? Where can you buy the kits to fix it?
 
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My silver E0 had a '00 replacement engine, and it felt noticeably faster than the original-engined T-red E0 that I have now. I don't know if anything else was done to that silver car (I was a CSVT virgin then) but I do know that the intake and exhaust were all original, but they may have done something else that was not apparant.

When I went looking for a second CSVT I wouldn't even look at them unless they were E0. I wanted the better-handling version instead of the extra 5hp. I can get the extra hp more easily and less expensively than getting the whole suspension redone.

As a side note, I like the E0 rims better, too.
 
Big Jim said:
Part way into 2000 production (early January 2000 IIRC) the trans was revised. The main change was roller bearing 1-2 shift fork, the best answer to cold shift problems. I don't know what all other changes were made, but the fluid capacity dropped from 2.7 quarts to 2.2 quarts and Ford started installing "Honey" manual trans fluid.
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Does anyone know exactly when it was revised? I have a January 10th build date and its car #1400. Hmm I wonder.
 
Ford's record keeping is lousy. Often you can't believe what they publish about such things. For example Ford catalogs show the change in front brake calipers for the SVT to be 5/99. It was actually much sooner, perhaps as early as 2/98 when the E1 was introduced.

That said, you may have the revised trans. According to TSB 00-01-09 the new fluid is to be used on any manual trans Contique built after January 1, 2000.
 
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