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New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726792 08/21/03 02:28 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1 D dc40dc OP Newbie
OP dc40dc Newbie D Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1	I just bought a 2000 contour svt and was looking for advice on what the quickest easiest performance mods are. I'm open to anything. Thanks Dan

Re: New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726793 08/21/03 02:30 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,975 Rockville, Maryland G GTO Pete Hard-core CEG'er
GTO Pete Hard-core CEG'er G Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,975 Rockville, Maryland	Welcome aboard. Take a look at the FAQ and Mods/Parts The Search should be your new best friend. Use it to search the various sections for respective mods. There are plenty of threads discussing "first mods" such as this one Quickest/easiet? - remove hoodliner (if you have one) - intake - tint - knauberize - wax - y-pipe - exhaust - etc. HTH Capitol CEG Classifieds Make an offer! 2005 GTO IBM - 337hp/336tq

Re: New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726794 08/21/03 04:03 AM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 6 Indianapolis M MidwestSVT Newbie
MidwestSVT Newbie M Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 6 Indianapolis	Welcome Dan, I was faced with the same question about a year ago when I bought a 98 SVT. Its a fun car stock, but as you will, or have seen, there are many mods available. I bought three items right off the bat: 1) Intake, Y-Pipe and Underdrive pully set. Due to purchasing a set of MSDS headers, I ditched the Y-pipe and am using the MSDS supplied one. I have also replaced the underdrive pulley set in favor of a DMD pulley. I think it is important to do two things before buying anything: 1) make a plan; decide how far do you want to go, what areas are important to you (i.e. engine, brakes, handling) and how soon do you want to implement the changes, and 2) how much do you want to spend. Post again with some more info, and I will give you me 2 cents.

Re: New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726795 08/21/03 02:43 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 171 Shelbyville, IN M mrspindlelegs CEG\'er
mrspindlelegs CEG\'er M Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 171 Shelbyville, IN	The first thing you need to do is replace the factory waterpump with an aftermarket version that has the metal impellar. After that, install the Dual Mass Dampener (DMD). You may even want to consider an oil accumulator. Do the "preventive failure" mods first before bumping-up power output. Dave Keller 1995 Contour SE 1999 Contour SVT

Re: New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726796 08/21/03 04:30 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 225 MTSU in Murfreesboro, TN, or a... M MrRoarke865 CEG\'er
MrRoarke865 CEG\'er M Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 225 MTSU in Murfreesboro, TN, or a...	now i've got a couple questions: why remove the hoodliner, it can't be for weight reduction and what's an oil accumulator (beyond 'something that accumulates oil') Jed MrRoarke865 '98 Silver Frost E0 '02 Honda Shadow ACE 750 MrsRoarke865 '97 Mystique 2.5 ATX

Re: New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726797 08/21/03 11:09 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,322 San Diego, CA M Marky_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
Marky_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er M Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,322 San Diego, CA	Originally posted by mrspindlelegs: The first thing you need to do is replace the factory waterpump with an aftermarket version that has the metal impellar. After that, install the Dual Mass Dampener (DMD). You may even want to consider an oil accumulator. Do the "preventive failure" mods first before bumping-up power output. Dave Keller 1995 Contour SE 1999 Contour SVT Excellent advice! Make sure you make it last before you make it fast (er). 1999 Toreador Red SVT, DOB 4/22/99, 2005 Of 2760. "Many posted questions are answered by farm boys"

Re: New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726798 08/22/03 12:42 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,746 Hedgesville, WV J Jason43 Hard-core CEG\'er
Jason43 Hard-core CEG\'er J Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,746 Hedgesville, WV	Optimized throttle=$2.00 Gutting precats=$10.00 for MIL eliminators. Some people swear by this mod, some people say its a waste of time. I'd search the forums for info/opinions before you do it. "...first he's gonna s*!t, then he's gonna kill us." 1999 Contour SVT Retrojunk.com

Re: New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726799 08/22/03 01:13 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,975 Rockville, Maryland G GTO Pete Hard-core CEG'er
GTO Pete Hard-core CEG'er G Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,975 Rockville, Maryland	Originally posted by Andy W.: Originally posted by TORSVT6: Originally posted by mrspindlelegs: The first thing you need to do is replace the factory waterpump with an aftermarket version that has the metal impellar. yeah whats with all the water pumps going out? i read they suck! It's BS! My car has 86k on is and the original pump, I'm not the only one either. Being used, your may already have been replaced. Just keep an eye on your temp gauge! FYI, It's not uncommon for water pumps to fail around 60K. The coolant system a high stress item. Just keep an eye on it! -Andy Capitol CEG Classifieds Make an offer! 2005 GTO IBM - 337hp/336tq

Re: New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726800 08/22/03 04:08 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 108 Chandler, Az. T tymeks CEG\'er
tymeks CEG\'er T Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 108 Chandler, Az.	Originally posted by draonbreth32: now i've got a couple questions: why remove the hoodliner, it can't be for weight reduction and what's an oil accumulator (beyond 'something that accumulates oil') Jed Yeah what he said?? 00' RED CSVT #1806 Don't ever forget...

Re: New Contour svt owner looking for advice #726801 08/22/03 04:48 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,975 Rockville, Maryland G GTO Pete Hard-core CEG'er
GTO Pete Hard-core CEG'er G Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,975 Rockville, Maryland	Ok, take what mrspindlelegs said with a grain of salt. They are good ideas, but overkill for the most part. ~There are plenty of people who have the stock water pump with high mailge with no problems whatsoever. ~Forget the oil accumulator - just put in a little more than 6 quarts of oil and you should be fine. AFAIK no one has had oil starvation running with 6 quart minimum. The hoodliner keeps a lot of heat in the engine bay, removing it lets the engine stay a little cooler. Plus it allows you to hear your engine and intake better. Capitol CEG Classifieds Make an offer! 2005 GTO IBM - 337hp/336tq

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