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oh i should have stated, 315whp done on a completely STOCK motor, nothing modded internally.


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Funny you guys talking about swapping in a 4G63 into a Contour....I actually thought about doing it.


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Originally posted by EVOLUTION VIII:
Funny you guys talking about swapping in a 4G63 into a Contour....I actually thought about doing it.




Im sure you have hector, lol. Im sure you could get a 4G63 in a contour engine bay easy, it almost looks like the tour's engine bay is better, so lots of room for work... But my question... What trannie will work?


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How much would the 4g63 engine cost? You might as well get a complementary tranny to match the engine.


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Might as well get the tranny. A whole Evo 3 engine/tranny combo can be had for $1500 or so. Then mate it to a FWD Talon tranny.

The real question would be if you could mate the AWD system on.


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AWD would be something to see on a contour.


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Originally posted by KerryKool:
AWD would be something to see on a contour.




I know someone who is tinkering with making a contour AWD, knowing this guy, he can do it. No problem.


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If as you say the Zetec was originally built/designed by Cosworth then the similarity makes even more sense. Mits built this as a rally style car who better to copy than Cosworth. Possibly it was the reverse and Cosi based their design off the Mits.

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Originally posted by AliasJerk:
I have so badly wanted to see someone go all out on a zetec motor and squeeze as much power as possible out of it.





Ohsigmachi will be the first to do so. Forged and coated everything, CGI block, FRPP head with turbo cams, all connected up to a GT3071 turbo.

TurboTom on the Focus forums hit 730HP with a similar combination.

There is sooo much power to be made with a built Zetec. The stock Zetec was just never made to make any decent power. Powder rods and hyper pistons are for cost savings. Cheap and reliable.

Just look at the insane amounts of power made out of stock turbo 4 cylinder engines. Heck even the old dodge 2.5L SOHC turbo II engines are pushing 30-35psi. I can't wait to see what the MazdaSpeed6's 2.3L turbo engine is capable of.

Personally, I'm still looking for a MTX Zetec Contour in good condition to follow in Osigmachi's footsteps. I already have a new Zetec and MTX-75 waiting to be built up.

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I am going to say it......squeezing any kind of insane power out of Contour will be pointless.

Say you do make 500 hp on you Zetec. Which will require around 30 psi. Engine right away, even built up, is going to liability. The car doesn't hook up, so you have to put slicks or drag radials. You start breaking driveshafts. It would go on and on...

Unless you have ALOT of disposable income doing all of this....

With all that being said....I would love to see someone do this. Not 500 HP but a 300-350 HP turbo Zetec. It would be reliable, wouldn't have to run too much boost, and more than likely would be faster than a Duratec Contour with the same power.


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