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howdy all. i'm chris i live in the reading area and i met up with one of your members as i was driving down the street. i have a almost stock 98 contour and i am looking for low price mods that will get me past 15.6 in the 1/4. if any one can help hit me up thanks.

Hey Chris -
First off ... Welcome to the CEG !!!
It was me that you met up with the other day . I was a bit suprised to see someone pull a turn-around & double park on a busy road like that just to look at my car , but I'm glad you did . Like I said when we talked , keep lurking in the forums & keep your eyes peeled over the classifieds & you'll find what you're looking for . There are several tri-state dudes with mucho-fast & hot-looking Contours . Look in peoples signatures (when they post) for mod ideas (most people have links to their own sites) . You can also click on their screen name to bring up a profile , there are often websites in there to look at too .
It seems to be , that the first low-buck power mods to install are an SVT exhaust (around $100 used) and a KKM air intake (about $50 used) . After that , the sky's the limit !!

Welcome aboard.

Allen hit most points on the head. Also check out www.spmotorsports.com - Joe is a one-man show and a great guy.

For best bang for the buck, look into a stainless of aluminum y-pipe. No cat will net more hp/torque w/ more sound that with cat.

~Pete

My votes for a three liter!!
Seriously, make sure you read into baffled oil pans and dual mode dampers as well for insurance on the car you're modifying.
Intake/exhaust is the best combination to start with.
If you want to get serious then start looking for SVT heads as the cam profile is good for more power. Also the SVT computer, throttle body and mass air flow (MAF) sensor are good starts.
After that look up chips and N2O and you'll be kickin' it.
Then, once you do that, look in the group buy section for my carbon fiber IMRC covers!! (nothing wrong with a shameless plug)

Alright my suggestions after being one of the fastest pre 98 SE's in tri-state area is the KKM, SVT throttle body, dual honed SVT upper intake manifold, SVT exhaust, maybe some 9mm ford racing wires and well the last piece to my puzzle was the Superchip, but still uncertain if it aided in the death of my tour or not so I dont suggest it to many people openly, even try to shy people away from it when they are ordering stuff at CJ's.... anyways with all that on a non-svt I achieved a 15.2 Good luck and hope to see you when I go back to school at PSU Berks, I will be living in North Reading this semster so I will keep eyes open. PEACE

Hey Chris! Welcome to the CEG!!
You'll find that everyone here will be more than willing to help you spend your mod money!
I like your user name!
Again, welcome!

hay thanks for the feedback. i got alot to think about and i start my new job on monday so i will have a little more money to play with. if anyone is going to be at the ford motor sports next week at the grove just let me know i will have my boy with his focus up there. well i am outy and once again thanks.