Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Dyno and Drag It is me or Contour/Cougars just don't ET??

I am up to 2 now! Both driver's side.
1 OEM and 1 HD.

See my other post in this Forum.

I'm done going for sub 2.0 launches. I wanted to to nail one but you other folks can have it.

i have broken 2 shafts on both sides.....therefore i have not been to the track in a few months, but i am getting the itch. especially now that the colder whether has returned. i want to see if i can beat my 9.8 from last winter. i know i know 9.8 but hey my car is not far from stock.

aaron

I predict that BurritaSVT will be the first to make it to the 12's...

Being on these boards I have learned to look at trap speed and ignore the 1/4 mile time.

If this board had many members like the Neon boards I'm sure you would see much better times...we just don't have the #'s...I think that is why it is still impressive to see a Contour in the 13's.

That's true. Greg and Burrita are running roughly the same ETs, but Burrita's trap is almost 10 mph faster.

I'm actually the first to run 12's on the board....oh wait, that's my new car!

Seriously though, these guys have really stepped up and put down some good times especially Greg....shoot he bested my 8psi run with his N/A 3liter, and I held the quickest run record for quite some time......

Oh, and for those interested my new car went 12.5 at 115mph with a 2.0 60' in 82* weather.....stock! RWD and 405 hp does wonders!

The quickest stock ET to date is 11.59 at 120 mph in 50* weather on stock F1's.


I will definitley be attempting to work some magic in this car!!!

Well I asked about the weight out of curosity.

I have weighed my cougar at 2680lbs. With 19" rims and a wing west lip kit. And as soon as i get my spare doors and hatch i should be down in the 25xxlb range.

I dont know about you contour guys but there is plenty of weight to be lost on our platform. As serious as some of you guys seem I would have thought at least some of you would have gutted the car prior to a good track run.

Though I agree that most of the CEGers seem to want a more all around car. I applaud that and hope to do the same with my cougar. Hell i havnt even ran my car in the 1/4 yet, i have too much fun on our twisty mountain roads.

There's no doubt some of the boosted Contours should be running a lot quicker than they are. It doesn't take wild suspension setups. All it takes is a tranny that can handle the power and the launch on slicks. Do Greg's tranny mods and a turbo CSVT should be able to do this:

http://www.fastmaxima.com/vids/HlH%20Turbo%20Compilation%20III.wmv

Turbo Maxima with a 50 shot used in 3rd and 4th. Stock tranny and stock motor. 11.9@124mph with a 1.9 60' on 26" slicks. Currently 515whp.