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what mods or mod will get me more pull through the rpm band u know make my car pull harder ? i searched and cna't get a specific ans.
2000 ford contour se sport
v6 5spd
mods:
kkm intake
tanebe exhaust muffler
dynomax glass pk resonator
jet performance chip
painted rear refelctor/painted front grill
bosch plt +4
all xenon super white bulbs
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Flywheel. The motor just spins easier with less weight attached.
This is just my guess.
Just a Plain SE.
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I maybe path914's B**** now, but wait until he needs his clutch done. We will see WHO is WHO's B**** then!
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forced induction or a fidanza flywheel is probably the quickest way.. you will rev like a dirt bike with the fidanza
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Will the fidanza make that big a differance on a SVT? I think the SVT has a lightened one over stock (am I wrong?), so how much lighter is the fidanza?
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Wow..you've really gotten some well thought out responses...Fridenza...FI...Duhhhh..yeah, both are easy and inexpensive bolt-ons...not.
You've got lots of engine "growth" that will help you realize your goals.
SVT UIM with matching and optimized TB (gee...2 for sale in the classifieds)
SVT LIM
MSDS headers (gee...Group buy going)
High flow Y (Double gee...Group buy going)
Lose the Plus-4s...get a proper plug and wires
Lose the KKM...get a K&N 3530
A good exhaust can free some ponies..a bad or poorly designed exhaust will cost you some
Then after all is done...have your chip reburned to match your mods...
All of this stuff is readily available in the archives...go back and read...
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Jim Hahn
1996 T-Red Contour SE Reborn 4/6/04
3.0L swap and Arizona Dyno Chip Turbo Kit
364 whp, 410 wtq @ 4,700 rpm
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I'll make my usual pitch for reduced weight, especially rotating weight in the driveline. So, lightweight wheels and Fidanza. Wheels are easy, the flywheel is not. Oh well. The stock flywheel is about 22 lbs, the SVT's is 20. Fidanza is around 10 lbs (can't remember exact at the moment). Quote:
Dumping 30 pounds out of the body or chassis...from a 3000 pound car is equal to an engine output increase of 1 percent. (David Vizard, GRM, May 03)
When it's rotating weight, it gets better.
Using a clutch/flywheel assembly reduced in mass by 31% (from 43.75 to 30.8 lbs), the moment of inertia was reduced by 26%. For a 3100 lb, V-8 powered road racer...
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...To match the first-gear acceleration gains seen by the dual-plate mini clutch and aluminum [Fidanza] flywheel, you would have to lose some 320 pounds from the car.
(For 2nd gear, figure 220 lbs. 3rd=150, and 4th=115)
Or, put another way, you'd have to increase hp by more than 10% (in first gear). Now, Intake and exhaust are easy and fun, and probably worth it, but you're probably not going to net 17 to 20 hp gains at the crank until you start doing forced induction ($$$$$$), or 3.0 engine swaps ($$$$$$).
Now, we haven't even talked about wheels, yet.
A lot of people buy aftermarket wheels, anyway. You might as well pay attention to weight, and make them a real performance mod. My stock 15's are a little over 19 lbs, just like the E1 SVT's. E0's are a bit over 20 lbs. My 16" Kosei's are 15.5 lbs.
And of course, unlike engine hp mods, weight reduction benefits more than just acceleration.
My 2 cents.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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The manual says the SVT's flywheel is 18 lbs and Mark at SVT said it's really more like 16 lbs. I'm curious why does everyone keep saying 20?
Last edited by tbirdjayc; 06/25/03 06:33 PM.
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