You caught me some 10 months too early. First I have to actually buy a Contour SVT which WILL be happening once I graduate from college next May. If all goes well, I'd be willing to drop $5-6K for a complete setup. I saw you were saying the first stage would be $2K which seems reasonable, but IMHO it would only be worth it to go to stage 3 if you want real power/boost, assuming ofcourse you already had high-flow exhaust, or stage 4 if their prices are competitive for such a thing. It seems that one would need to relocate the battery in the first place, I don't see how all of the piping and hardware could fit in there. So I don't see why the relocation kit would be Stage3 unless they're assuming they could fit everything unless the intercooler is added.
I know its still early to tell, but do you know if they are going with a top mount or front mount intercooler? Push for the front mount, I think a top mount would require a new hood. I wouldn't mind doing some chopping to the front bumper!
One more question, I was on the fordcontour.org forums and I inquired about a future turbo. Dom, the moderator and real knowledgable guy, exclaimed that people who have experimented with turbos on the duratec were blowing their lower engine bearings because they're weak. He said a fix is to take new ones of the 3 liter, different composition I think. Any thoughts on this?
-Nuggs
