My point is that there were probably 100,000(guess) pre 98 Contours built. Of that, there are how many on the CEG? We are basing numbers on what we know of the diffs blowing. Im stating that of the 100,000+ pre 98 Contours built, Id be willing to bet that there are not even 1000 that put their cars through daily vigerous abuse. And of that 1000, not everyone will break their diff.. Maybe a handful.. So yes, it would appear that the pre 98 diff is stronger.. Now the Post 98s, this includes every year of SVT Contour, and of the ~11,000 SVTs built, Id be willing to bet, a good majority of those get ragged on(such as mine) and are more susceptible to breaking.