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2000 Silver Frost Clearcoat Metallic Contour SVT #1023/2150
2000 Phoenix Yellow ITR #484/750 (?)
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You can pillage an enemy once, but a customer is an endless resource.
James Oerichbauer - PFPC Global Fund Services
Ross: 1998 E0 SVT Contour, Toreador Red, Konis, Superchip, KKM w/heat shield, SHO-shop y-pipe and rear strut brace, no res, ScotchCal, Moda Sport 16x7.5 wheels with 205/55ZR16 Dayton Dayton tires... more
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"d.Engine and transmission must remain unmodified, including emissions equipment, except as noted above.'
svtcarboy, Ive heard previously that the SHO-shop Y pipe which uses an aftermarket converter (changing emmisions equipment) would not strictly meet STS regs (see above). But I also heard that nobody would be likely challenge at local levels.
1999 Amazon Green SVT Contour (#554/2760)
Stock SVT Duratec V6 with:
Intake- K&N filter/75mm MAF meter
Exhaust- MSDS Y-pipe/Bassani catback
Durability-Ford "dual mode" damper, Mobil 1/K&N oil filter
179.2 FWHP at 6900 RPM
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How's this for grey area, mine was paid for and installed by Ford as a warranty replacement, as the OEM was not available when my catalytic converter needed replacement?
So is that really a modification then, or merely a repair?
You can pillage an enemy once, but a customer is an endless resource.
James Oerichbauer - PFPC Global Fund Services
Ross: 1998 E0 SVT Contour, Toreador Red, Konis, Superchip, KKM w/heat shield, SHO-shop y-pipe and rear strut brace, no res, ScotchCal, Moda Sport 16x7.5 wheels with 205/55ZR16 Dayton Dayton tires... more
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Its considered a modification because it differs from what the factory supplied. Regardless that the dealer installed it.
No one's going to say anything about the sho-shop y-pipe, the power difference is insignificant and as Matt mentioned the Contour as it stands isn't competitive enough. We'll see next year though. The headers as noted above are illegal. (don't think I ever claimed they were..)
I don't see why the shifter mod should even be mentioned, in the Solo II events you don't shift so what difference does it make?
Rather than changing the shifter I'd move to straight cut gears to allow for clutchless shifting under power... Now that would make a difference.
The LSD is really the Mod that's needed for contour but that moves you to one of the prepared categories, which is a lot more mods than just that one.
Dave Andrews
Black&Tan 2000 SVT 225 of 2150
Bassani.. UNCORKED
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