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Hey everyone. I'm new to the CEG, b/c I'm new to owning a Contour! I just bought a 98 MTX SE with 52000 miles on it. It's quite an improvement from my first car - a 95 Ford Escort MTX LX. Right now many plans are on the page for it, once I get my tax return back I would like to get a short shifter, but most improvements will have to wait till the summer.
By the way, I'm from Caledonia, but I go to school in Rochester @ RIT. Hope to talk to some fellow Contour owners around here!!
98 Contour SE Sport MTX
52K Miles
Pioneer DEH-P4100 HU
2 Kicker Comp VR 10"
Kicker XS-50 1000W amp
stock as of now, we'll see soon...
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Hi Chris,
I went from a 95 Ford Escort LX Wagon ATX to a 98.5 COntour SE Sport ATX, and I loved it!
Miss the room the wagon had, but I really don't need all that extra room now.
There is plenty of info here for ya.
Just scream at one of us if you need any help !
Pete... 98.5 SE Sport Duratec ATX (P66L) Black Clearcoat on Greystone DOB 11/21/1997 DOP 12/25/1997 PIAA 510 Super White Driving Lights SVT CAT-BACK EXHAUST (No Resonator) DiabloSport Chip (LPQ4) - Engineered To Raise Hell Too many other mods to list... Sounds sweet, runs quick... Crazy Horse Dyno @ 121.4 WHP/129.6 TQ
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Originally posted by Chris Tiede:
Hey everyone. I'm new to the CEG, b/c I'm new to owning a Contour! I just bought a 98 MTX SE with 52000 miles on it. It's quite an improvement from my first car - a 95 Ford Escort MTX LX. Right now many plans are on the page for it, once I get my tax return back I would like to get a short shifter, but most improvements will have to wait till the summer.
By the way, I'm from Caledonia, but I go to school in Rochester @ RIT. Hope to talk to some fellow Contour owners around here!! Hey I went to RIT until 1999. I'm gonna be up there March 30 for a party at the SAU. Maybe I'll see you around.
Silver Frost 2000 SVT #1443 of 2150 Mirror Tint/ Momo shift knob/ Kurtz Kustom pedals Ventshield raingaurds, moonroof and hood bug deflectors True Rev Induction Kit/ BAT Air Inlet Pipe Philips HID kit/ PIAA superwhite fogs/ Chrome Gas Bonnet Lifters Top of line Alpine system( NVE-N851A, DVA-5205, IVA-C800, TUE-T011A, KCE-150V, CHA-S624, PRA-H400), PPI (PC 4100, PC 2150,PRO 10's), Image Dynamics CD2 Comp MH and IDQ-62. Motorola Timeport HF car kit Looking to increase performance! http://photos.yahoo.com/hpick1 Future Mods waiting to be put on: Lotek Guage Pod w/ volt, a/f ratio, and oil pressue. Blue neon undercar kit Aussie Bar w/ upgraded backing plate Bullitt Fuel Door Magnacore Wires Ground Control Kit w/ Koni Struts
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Originally posted by Chris Tiede:
By the way, I'm from Caledonia, but I go to school in Rochester @ RIT. Hope to talk to some fellow Contour owners around here!! Hey, I went to RIT too. Graduated in '99. But I work about 5 miles from campus, on the other side of the airport. I go by RIT almost every day...
Rick Barnes
Zexel Torsen Inc
'66 Ranchero
'72 Yamaha R5C
'84 EXP Turbo Coupe
'88 Mazda 323GTX
'99 Contour SVT
'02 Ranger FX4
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So can the people from around Rochester tell me where's some good places to start getting enhancements from? Should I start at Ford dealerships, or what?
98 Contour SE Sport MTX
52K Miles
Pioneer DEH-P4100 HU
2 Kicker Comp VR 10"
Kicker XS-50 1000W amp
stock as of now, we'll see soon...
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The dealer won't have squat for performance parts, especially for a Contour. You pretty much go to the mail/internet order businesses (like KKM, etc) to get your parts. You might be able to get a dealer to install some stuff, but you might be better of doing it yourself. I suppose you can try that shop on Jefferson Ave across from RIT, but its mostly ricer fare, I doubt you'd find good stuff there...
Rick Barnes
Zexel Torsen Inc
'66 Ranchero
'72 Yamaha R5C
'84 EXP Turbo Coupe
'88 Mazda 323GTX
'99 Contour SVT
'02 Ranger FX4
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Hey guys, I'm from the Lockport Area, only problem is I have a 97 SHO but i'm in for any drives etc.
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Sure, it'd be cool to start something like the SVT/SHO Society of Michigan, except it'll be for Contour/Cougar/SHO. 
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