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i'm surprised none of the nawsayeres have said "i told you so" yet.... i'm not gonna, cause that must really suck..... 3 and a half grand, install, and months later your engine is useless hunk of metal, plastic and oil.... ouch. i feel for ya brad, wherever you are.
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99 SVT #2336
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Leda Coilovers.
K&N Drop-In Air Filter.
Quaife ATB Differential.
B&M Short Shifter.
PIAA Superwhite 9005 + 9006.
Dyno Proven: 180hp/164lbft.
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Originally posted by Semaj:
i'm surprised none of the nawsayeres have said "i told you so" yet.... i'm not gonna, cause that must really suck..... 3 and a half grand, install, and months later your engine is useless hunk of metal, plastic and oil.... ouch. i feel for ya brad, wherever you are.
I think most figured that the Duratec could take the SC with few if any issues, but there were more than a few worried about what it could potentially do to the MTX-75 (more precisely, the diff.). Sorry to hear about the incident, Brad. Best wishes and get her back up and running. ------------------ JaToTulsa, OK jaysek@home.com 99 Contour SVT #143/2760 Modded to Taste 00 Corvette Coupe Modded to Haste [This message has been edited by JaTo (edited April 30, 2001).]
JaTo
Overland Park, KS
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The fear of something like this happening is one of the reasons I opted to buy an old 5.0 Mustang to modify instead of supercharging the Contour.
Not to mention that blowing a transmission or engine on a 5.0 is a much less expensive mistake than on the Contour..
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Well it was a nice sight seeing it scream away from me and nvmy98svt on the highway.
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Almost certain it was a spun bearing which wouldn't be SC related in any way, rather, the lack of oil. It could, however, have been related to the 110-115 MPH speeds we were running for 10+ minutes while playing with a new WRX, along with the 130+ MPH blast it took to show the WRX who was boss. Trapps said I flew by at a pretty good rate and he had 110-115 still showing on his speedo.  I don't know for sure how fast I was going as the speedo only goes to 130 and it was much past that hitting the peg... I will keep you all informed when I get a chance to get the pan off. BTW, thanks to all who contributed to the "Most expensive broken parts" award. The attendees raised over $400 to help me pay 2/3 of the transport bill home on the U-haul and trailer... Thanks everyone, especially Trapps for the 4+ hours of running me all over MI looking for an available truck and trailer to rent... ------------------ Brad Noon '99 SE MTX, finally supercharged!!!!  http://www.bnmotorsports.com
Brad Noon '99 SE MTX 3 point oh my God H.O. 179HP/178TQ BNMotorsports Floormats, powder coating, TB optimizing, Gutted cats, etc BNMotorsports is now the preferred distributor of Contour/SVT/Mystique Indiglo style gauges!!!bnmotorsports@msn.com
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Trapps your one hell of a nice guy That was very nice of you to do that and I'm sure a favor will be coming your way soon! Roger R
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I have always wondered why the SVT is more prone to spinning bearings / eating engines than the non-SVT. A long while back I wondered if the oil cooler add-on on the SVT might eat up some oil volume or hinder oil flow. Any chance that tapping into the oil gallery for the supercharger may have a similar effect or am I just HOC? Glad to hear you made it home okay, good luck with the rebuild. Any thoughts of a S/C 3.0???? Originally posted by bnoon:
Almost certain it was a spun bearing which wouldn't be SC related in any way, rather, the lack of oil. It could, however, have been related to the 110-115 MPH speeds we were running for 10+ minutes while playing with a new WRX, along with the 130+ MPH blast it took to show the WRX who was boss. Trapps said I flew by at a pretty good rate and he had 110-115 still showing on his speedo. I don't know for sure how fast I was going as the speedo only goes to 130 and it was much past that hitting the peg...
I will keep you all informed when I get a chance to get the pan off.
BTW, thanks to all who contributed to the "Most expensive broken parts" award. The attendees raised over $400 to help me pay 2/3 of the transport bill home on the U-haul and trailer... Thanks everyone, especially Trapps for the 4+ hours of running me all over MI looking for an available truck and trailer to rent...
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HEY! Who's hot red pre-98 is that to the right of Brad's on the trailer SE?  Originally posted by My99SVT:
Brads hot rod for the drive home!!!!!!
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Originally posted by ScottK:
I have always wondered why the SVT is more prone to spinning bearings / eating engines than the non-SVT. A long while back I wondered if the oil cooler add-on on the SVT might eat up some oil volume or hinder oil flow.
Any chance that tapping into the oil gallery for the supercharger may have a similar effect or am I just HOC?
Glad to hear you made it home okay, good luck with the rebuild. Any thoughts of a S/C 3.0????
But Brads is not an SVT!
Howard
1998 Silverfrost SVT #1612
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