Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Duratec Performance SVT engine in a 95??

Wow, thanks for all the responses guys. I have to wait till Monday and see where things are at so I'll get back when I know more. As I said this was just a feasability study so to speak, checking my options.

I just finished exactly this project in April. I'm very happy with the results. A few things to have very clear though:
You must use your 95 engine's wiring harness due to it being OBD 1 and having very different pin outs in some cases. This will allow you to plug the new motor in without mods.
The sensor connectors on your 95 wiring will not match some of the SVT sensors....either use the 95 sensors or splice on the SVT's connectors.
MOST IMPORTANT:
The 95 and only the 95 uses VACUUM to operate the secondaries. There is no function to operate an IRCC on your computer. You must either install your 95 LIM in place of the SVT LIM (bad for perf.)or be willing to modify the SVT LIM to use vacuum, which I did by pulling the rear bank shaft from my 95 LIM and machining it to take the bigger plates...THIS WAS THE ONLY COMPLEXITY I encountered. Good LUck

Well, I'm being a bit optimistic at this point and thinking I may not need to look too far into this option after all. The tech has pinpointed the cylinder that was backfiring and it has good compression and such. Next step is to use a scope to look inside the chamber and see what we can see. I'm hoping that either a good de-carbon soak or something of that nature will get things running well (and quietly) so I can put this thing on the street. Thanks for all the info and input guys.