haven't post pics in awhile...if ever...non-CSVT

[fordrule]

Well FIRST I do not own a CSVT but share the love for modding them, i want one as my daily driver and keep my cougar as my show car as long as my 65 mustang.

I have a 2000 Mercury Cougar with a Full 3.0L with SVT goodies and a HMS prepped Tranny. The exterior is pretty much stock except with some CF highlights. Let me know what y'all feel about her.

here is a pic when i first piced her up

currently i am in korea so the modding has stopped...

but here are some pics

how she sits in storage

if you guys like i can post up some more pics and a list of what all i have done
i love my sleeper.....looks stock

 

[getsum111]

Sweet ride. I kinda liked the darker rims more, but both look good. Sleeper FTW!

 

[todras]

More pics of the black FD! Nice Coug BTW.

 

[Tourige]

Nice Coug. I hate those exhaust tips tho..

 

[fordrule]

thanks, the roush rims are on the car for now since it is sitting in storage. I actually hate those tips when they are right next to eachother, hence why i wanted to try something different with them spliit apart. since i have a roush kit to be installed, i might change the exhaust.

Since I am in Korea, a lot better pics are coming when i come home. i have other ones saved on my computer here but are from a while ago.

 

[warmonger]

Looks really nice. I like the way everything matches well.

 

[fordrule]

everyone is telling me to paint the corners of the hood along the body line, i am thinking about it but i am going to wait till after I paint and install my roush lip kit

 

[SVT SNOB]

Very nice looking cougar you got. I love those dark wheels that you have on it.

Aaron

 

[PurpleMystique]

I actually hate those tips when they are right next to eachother

They don't look any better spread apart.

Besides that, nice cougar.

 

[supertouringmike]

Nice Cougar/great tips

Nice Cougar/great tips

Nice Coug. I hate those exhaust tips tho..

Hey the tips are very DTM/Supertouring, so I love'um!

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Actually those tips work pretty well w/ that car...

stock red tails would look better than the dark (blend in) & I don't care for the red on the headlight assy's, they'd look better black w/ the cf hood.

Nice

 

[PurpleMystique]

Hey the tips are very DTM/Supertouring, so I love'um!

No, the tips are very "I bought this muffler off of ebay for $15 just like every other ricer out there."

 

[fordrule]

No, the tips are very "I bought this muffler off of ebay for $15 just like every other ricer out there."

but she will run with the best of them

i guess u haven't seen my mod list on her ....she is a NA little rocket.....thats why i like her as a sleeper

u guys are worried about the tips.......lol....too funnny....

 

[frenchblueC2]

stock red tails would look better than the dark (blend in) & I don't care for the red on the headlight assy's, they'd look better black w/ the cf hood.

I am in agreement here with my special lady friend.
I'm also not a fan of the tips.

And no one is "worried" about the tips. You asked how people felt about the car, so they're telling ya how they feel.

 

[Goonz SVT]

looking good..need a little more drop imo..do they make a front lip for that car?

 

[csvtjohnga]

he mentioned getting the roush kit... also when ya comin back so we can have a ceg/neco se meet?

 

[fordrule]

i get back from Korea on feb 5 and then head to Tennesse. i am going to be living 45 min out of nashville

I can drop her more since I do have groundcontrols, but i am rolling on stock struts and dont want to beat on her too bad


here is my mod list of her
Exterior:
-2000 Cougar, Stock Laser Red
-Stock headlights painted laser red to match stock color
-Audi RS6 HIDS retrofitted into the stock lights
-Custom Angel eyes with hyper white LEDS around the hi and low beams
-All Bulbs replaced to LEDS
-Carbon fiber Cougar OEM hood...soon to be painted corners
-Wingswest grill..custom mesh
-Roush front lip...to be paint and installed
-Custom mesh grills for bumper
-functional hood pins
-Silverstar fogs/highs beam bulbs
-White LED turn signals
-Roush side skirts to be painted and installed
-Roush rear lip to be painted and installed
-Shortie antenna
-Professionally tinted tail lights
-Tail light covers painted body color
-Eclipse CF wrapped fuel door
-TOPSHOP CF mirror caps

Interior:
-01 gauge cluster
-01 dash bezel and shroud
-stock system for now
-2 guage pod A-pillar
-Autometer C2 Oil pressure guage
-Autometer C2 Air-Fuel meter
-Interior switches led changed from green to blue

Engine:
-3.0L V6 2002 Mercury Sable Duratec motor
-Oval port heads split port matched to accept the CSVT LIM
-Heads gasket matched intake and exhaust
-Heads 3 angle valve job
-ST200 Valve Springs
-Exhaust port Port and Polished
-All new fel-pro gaskets
-new updated Ford oil pan
-AEM intake
-GMK High Performance Carbon Fiber wrapped Cold Air Intake extension
-MAF relocated to the fenderwall to the interio of the engine bay
-Weapon-R headers
-Weapon-R y-pipe
-Magnaflow hi-flo cat
-Magnaflow custom dual exit exhaust
-STEEDA oil-air PCV seperator
-2.5" Exhaust to dual magnaflow tips
-00 Contour SVT(CSVT) cams
-00 CSVT Upper Intake Manifold (UIM)
-00 CSVT Lower Intake Manifold (LIM)
-00 CSVT 63MM Throttle Body
-00 CSVT 19lb Injectors
-Ford Performance Red sparkplug wires
-Optima Red top relocated to the trunk
-SCT X-CAL 2 tuner

Transmission:
HMS Prepped transmission
-Quaife LSD
-HMS Slick Shift Forks
-Focus shift Tower
-Updated syncros and blockers
-RoyalPurple syncromesh transmission fluid
-B&M Shifter
-Updated shift cables
-Poly-uerathane filled front and rear roll resistors

Suspension/Brakes:
-Ground Control Coilover installed on stock struts
-ST200 Rear Tower Strut Bar
-OMP Front Tower Strut Bar
-Roush 21MM rear sway Bar
-Energy Suspension Front Sway bar bushings
-BAT 21MM sway Bar bushings
-Energy Suspension Rear control arm bushings
-CSVT larger front brakes 278mm calipers
-Front calipers painted red

Rims: 3 sets , yep 3 sets
-18" Centerline Excel in Black Pearl (show/and then...)
-tires 225/48/18 Fuzion FR1
-17" Roush Ver. 2 Rims (winterized/show)
-16" stockies (Stockies)

Things for the future:
-Pro Racer Package for the XCAL-2,full control of the tuner
-65MM Mustang Throttle Body knife edge and optimized
-24lb injectors
-remove secondaries from the CSVT LIM , ans us ee the XCAL-2 to properly tune the cougar
-Paint and Install the Roush lip kit
-Paint interior trim to match Laser Red interior
-CARputer
-Full system
-Carbon fiber inserts in the front door panels and rear panels
-Racing seats
-remove rear seats and construct rear false floor
-far future single turbo/or supercharger
-Big brake kit
-Koni struts

 

[fordrule]

he mentioned getting the roush kit... also when ya comin back so we can have a ceg/neco se meet?

i fly into sav on feb 5th. pick the car up stay in sav are for a cpl days then drive to tenn.

thanks for all the complements on the car. it is appreciated.

on the exhaust , i am unsure what route i am going witht hem since the new lip kit getting installed needs my exhaust to be modified...


here is a good night shot......i thought it looked cool

how much lower can I go, that is on groundcontrols almost full slam and the 18's are tucking nicely. i still need to install the new camber kit and upgraded plates

and here is an awesome pic of what the kit will look like that i am adding

 

[OB1]

definately one of the all around best cougars I've seen & rode in!

 

[fordrule]

i was searching for info on the rear bumbers of the csvt and paint..and i stumbled along one of my old threads...i have never updated this with new pics

i will post other updates to this when i get back from iqak