Your stripes do add to the look of the car not necessarily the speed of the car. That said, I am not a fan of racing stripes however, the level of detail put into the installation and your choice of blue is what makes them work on the S.F. SVT.
Ford offered in '97 only a GTS aesthetics package for the Probe GT. The package primarily consisted of vinyl racing stripes. I turned the option down but have seen them around. Your stripes and the quality of installation (good photos do wonders) could fool people into thinking they are factory.
A true enthusiest you are,
