Originally posted by Ray:
Originally posted by elraido:
The extra 30 ponies comes from stuff like the intake, pistons, exhaust and what not...the stuff that SVT put into the car. Duh, huh? And I thought that the intake manifold from the 3L wouldn't fit under our hoods.



and extrude honing (upper half...) and larger TB, and bigger injectors, and the list goes on.


Ray

to be specific:

this is lifted from the 99 model year owners guide supplement:

-larger front brakes, 10.94" vented front rotors
-bosch 4 channel, 4 sensor antilock braking system
-enhanced suspension, 19 mm front stabilizer and 18 mm rear stabilzer
-unique front and rear bumper covers
-round foglamps
-unique mesh grills
-unique rear valance panel, rocker sill extentions, mesh grill and stainless muffler tips
-unique wheels
-special seats front and rear with extra bolstering
-unique texture door trim inserts
-svt gauges

engine stuff:
-hp=195 for 98 and 200 @6700rpm for 99/00
-torque=167 lb/ft @5625
-redline=6750 soft and 7000 hard
-10.0:1 compression ratio, increased in 2k to i don't remember what
-throttle body=60mm
-70 mm mass air sensor
-large conical airfilter
-heavy duty radiator
-extrude honed uim and heads
-32 mm lim
-special cams and pistons
-18 lbs flywheel
-19 lbs/hr fuel injectors
-block mounted water to oil oil cooler
-quasi dual exhaust
-special clutch

if you just swap in a 3.0 then yes it is still a svt. if you rip it apart so that nothing original remains and replace it with something else(think saleen vs regular mustang) then it is something else based on a csvt.

00 black/tan svt, #2052 of 2150, born 2/1/00 formerly known as my csvt "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King, Jr.