Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General SHM Supercharger for SVT released!!!

I just got this email 6 minutes ago!!


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Hello,
In the past, you emailed us requesting information on the SVT Contour Supercharger seen on our website.
It has been finally released and is available for purchase now for $3250.00 !

Please visit our website at http://www.seanhylandmotorsport.com and check out the Online Store for more information or to order, or contact our sales reps at (519)421-2291.

Thanks,


Sean Hyland Motorsport
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For $3250.00 I'd just keep my 200 ponies and
do a lot more with that money. I mean, 80 to 90 hp gain.....well it is just not worth
that much money to me.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see someday a supercharged SVT Contour and how it will performed.
Guess I'll save the money for other stuff
On a different note, do you have any idea abou the torque figures??
I hope SHM comes up with a performance gain sheet.
Later,


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jjh
Union City, NJ
2000 T-Red SVT
#1033 of 2150
Xenon fog lights

Ya, and add another couple of grand to buy and install a Quaife and a beefed-up clutch.

It would be worth it if you could afford it, you'd surprise a lot of cars with a sleeper like that.

I, however, can afford no such thing.

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2 Red Tours!
'96 GL V6 ATX - the wifes ride
'98 SVT with both options - my toy!
OF's TH fix / K&N / Glove Box Light / an dats it!

Call me crazy, but it has taken them
FOREVER to make one for the SVT, and if it
took them this long, I wonder if it's gonna
be reliable.

I remember them having a LOT of problems
trying to get it to work safely because of
the high compression, and that's not
something I wanna hear when buying a SC.

I'm thinking.....

$1300 for Quaife
$500 for clutch
$600 for install for above two
$3300 for SHM SC

= close to $6k. No thanx, I'll pass.

But to those that already have the Grizzly
and Quaife, it's not a bad deal. But me
personally, I'll save $6k towards my FFR
Coupe.

John

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1998 Ford Contour SVT
KKM intake-SHO Shop pulleys-Custom Flowmaster cat-back
Superchip-Koni shocks-Eibachs-SCA cold-air + lots more...
17" BBS RX wheels w/ Dunlop W-10s
15.08 @ 93.81mph

Hmmmm for 6K I'd probably get this:



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Garrett Stines

'99 SVT Silver Frost
painted Rear valance silver
18" Masitaly's
Nitto Rubber
Eibach Springs
Carbon Fiber sail panels
SCA Cold air intake
K & N dual stage filter
Series 5 superchip
SVO Tach
lots 'o Carbon and Chrome
Boomin Tunes
and more
http://communities.msn.com/MrMotoscoolstuff&naventryid=100

This is the exzact reason we will never see a cossie here or for that matter any other suped up product. I dont want you guys to think I am railing on you, but for months and months always no s/c for svt now there is one and no thanks is all I hear. I am suprised they even made it at all.
May I remind you many people got the SVT in the 20 K area so ya s/c $3200, quaiffe $1200
clutch $400 install your looking at $6000.00 more money then I have right now (for car goodies) and its alot, but that puts my car with all those parts and a set of Konis, and baer breaks or hell even the AP racing set up and I am still only looking at the price of a new 323 BMW $31,000.00 may I also remind you the cougar that was fitted with the s/c had more then enoughf to embarass the hell out of far more exspensive cars.

So buy a used SVT 13000 add 7k in parts and your into it the price of a new Accord. but please dont become naysayers now.

Screw the naysayers!!! I will have a forced induction SVT Contour by SZ '01 for all to see!!! I have the money and I want a fast SVT Contour! Not a fast something else!

Though I will want to see the dyno plot for the SHM and wait till around Feb/Mar to see if a better unit comes out...

But let there be no confusion...when I show up to SZ '01 my SVT will have a super or turbo!

Actually, I might even wait for another unit to be released...depends upon my will power and good sense...we'll see...

woohooo, i got a SE and i like this, iam in the process of buying a house, but afterwards if everything works out i may only have 1 payment for my car and house and my beefed up CC.... if thats the case i can easily get 5k - 6k and put this together on my car, i payed 18k for my car, this includes, aftermarket stereo system, KKM\BAT Intake, Bassani Exhaust\Konis\Eihbachs\superchip\udp Pulley and other misc stuff... add 6k and my total is 24k, now show me a car that isnt so obvious that could run low 14s maybe high 13s???? can you say sleeper?

I would be all over a kit, I just don't have the cash handy (getting married, less than 2 weeks) or time.

Shoot, if I had the cash and time and workspace, I'd be doing my own sc or turbo setup.

Well guys, to those that are doing it,
good luck!

John

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1998 Ford Contour SVT
KKM intake-SHO Shop pulleys-Custom Flowmaster cat-back
Superchip-Koni shocks-Eibachs-SCA cold-air + lots more...
17" BBS RX wheels w/ Dunlop W-10s
15.08 @ 93.81mph

If I had the extra cash I'd get it.

pending a dyno sheet and some more info on reliability issues and such.... i think it is safe to say this kit will find it's way under my hood.... gotta get that quaife now.... heheheheh....

Well guys, I have to part company with the enthusiasts on this one and
say I just can't personally justify $6K more into this car, which at best,
is worth $14K used. The new Subaru WRX with 220 AWD horsepower
will hit the shores in the spring and chipped, you're looking at darn near
280hp (with the usual intake, exhaust, etc). This is a car with an established
track record of being able to handle that amount of power whereas the SHM
to me, on the Contour, is a crapshoot. I'm not prepared to be a $6K guinea
pig for Mr. Hyland. I think a few grand into the car is certainly justifiable, if
only to squeeze the most naturally aspirated power out of an otherwise, finely
tuned engine, but I've never really been a fan of dumping large sums of money
into items that depreciate. I suppose it's because of my age, and I have less
years left to recover from the folley of such financial decisions. If I had $6K
lying around for mods, I'd probably invest it. This is entirely my own decision
and I say for those with the $$$, "go for it," but in these parts, there isn't much
competition out there to race with, short of the occasional ricer, and to spend
so much more when the current level of performance is sufficent enough to
humble 8 out of 10 cars I come in contact with (this isn't tuner country), makes
about as much sense as a 200mph car parked at Key West. Again, not to offend others choices, but I'll pass on this one and opt for showroom performance (re: Ford Lightning, Audi S4, new WRX, etc...IOW, something
with a warranty).

subaru WRX??? last time i checked (3 weeks ago) the subaru dealer said there is no such thing??? whats going on?

I agree with TLP. I will have one installed by the end of summer of 2001. Then I will smoke the hell out of alot of cars.

not to mention when you chip or add to the scoobie, there goes the warranty. I would love a subaru its just those damn headlamps. Also for the S4 maxx, its 40k thats 20 more then the 6 i would need


[This message has been edited by TLP (edited October 30, 2000).]

I hope you all know SHM is in Canada. That price is in Canadian Dollars. Ie that is about $2200 U.S.

For the person who asked about the WRX, it is supposed to be out very early in the new year. Most likely it will come with the 220HP spec engine.

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Karlo
1998.5 E1 SVT

Keep up that CAD talk and I will edit you again! HAHAHA Just checked all prices are in U.S. dollars

[This message has been edited by TLP (edited October 30, 2000).]

Yes they are in Canada, much like myself, but NO, that is not a $CDN you see on their website, check the fine print...all prices are in $US...sorry to spoil the fun..

Good luck to those who invest the time and money, I want to see what these tours can do!!!

alessandro



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A little off track, but people are talking about compression and all that jazz. Instead of adding a supercharger (tempting, but too rich for my blood), couldn't we just bump the compression a bit (maybe to 11:1)? We are using premium fuel on an SVT, and so it should be able to support a better than 10:1 compression.

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I don't have a personality. I have an attitude

Ross 1998 E0 SVT T-Red

I would love one of these s/c maybe 2001.I just happy to see more performance parts for the contour/cougar.

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Kool Aid (Jeff)
98 Svt EO Toreador Red #43
17inch DTM White
Konis Struts,Eibach Springs
Kkm Filter
Custom Stero
Painted Grill Red Calipers
Clear Headlights,No Resonator
Auto meter pod
Voltmeter and Air/Fuel Gauge
B&M Short Shift svt41574@aol.com

Darn, I was praying to GOD it was in Canadian currency. Well guess what, I can't get one now. Oh Well. Maybe if I win the lottery.

Thanks for breaking it to me kindly!!






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Karlo
1998.5 E1 SVT

I am looking forward to this but I fear it may be priced high. Heck, just look at how they priced the new 6-cylinder Outback - the MSRP on that is $40k Cdn. No thanks, I'd rather get an AWD Passat and still have money left over!

I'm hoping, but trying not to get my hopes up too much.

Did anybody call SHM and find out how the kit was tested - have they actually put one on a car, stressed it on the track a little and racked up 1000 miles or so? This would be a minimum expectation. That 80-90HP gain suggests the boost is probably on the high side 7-9psi? Was the stock computer, cooling and oil systems ok? Detonation issues? They should be able to answer these questions if the kit is available. Just curious but I hope they did it right- if shes strong enough would love to see a S/Ced, Quaifed out SVT jump some unsuspecting M3 and administer a spanking. Could videotape it and sell as a porn film.

Dan