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The wheels and wings are kinda big  just my .02
2000 Contour SE V6 ATX (White)
K&N
Moose fixed finally!
Dunlop SP Sport A2's
Sylvania Silver Stars (low and hi)
Lots more coming!
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Reminds me of a quote I heard in "pimps up, ho's down" (ghetto movie)
"You know girl, I got wheels bigga than your future!"
Okay maybe that wasn't that funny,, but just my 2c.
1998 Silver Frost Contour SVT #1031/6535
~a few mods~
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Looks good. Not a fan of wings and some side skirts are needed.
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I don't think you are getting 182 at the wheel. The gtechs aren't very arrurate most of the time. If you dynoed the car, you would be looking at lower numbers. SVTs don't put down 182 at the wheel in stock trim.
BTW - I personally think that the MTX-75 causes our tours to lose much more than 12 percent between the flywheel and the wheels. (On top of that you would lose more than an SVT to the wheels because your flywheel is heavier).
Not tryna put you down - just don't think people should fuss about your numbers.
I think the car looks good (but not a fan of the wing). I haven't liked those Enkeis since my neighbor put those on her rust-colored escort wagon, but I would probably feel that way about any type of wheel.
Keep up the mods!
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* 2k Black SVT on 17" Konig/Yokohama
* MB Quart all around; Alpine 7995, DEI/Alpine amps; Dynomat
Soon to come:
19" HRE 445s under GC/Koni Setup, Custom passive-AWD kit, 2 small Sequential Turbos running low boost, Sequential 6-speed, Widebody Kit, custom black-red chameleon paint; on and on...
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RubberDuckySVT---Let Me be a little bit clearer..
When I used the Gtech I got a HP rating at approx. 160 then I assumed it was about 12-16% loss to the wheels.
(so when I said 183hp it was NOT at the wheels)
btw- if you know what the real loss is I would like to know.....
'98 Contour LX, custom cold air K&N intake,Eibach springs, functional euro antenna, APR DTM spolier, Carbon fibre M3 Mirrors, short shifter, Custom Magnaflow dual exhaust, Unorthodox underdrive pulley, 18" Enkei RS6 & 215/40ZR/18 Yoko Parada, pioneer head unit with two 12's.. http://lowcontour.streetracing.org
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Nice car man! Originally posted by Antonio Wright:
Where did you get the mirrors, and that shift boot from?
-Antonio Why could I see this coming from "miles away"..   Antonio, if you get those mirrors, I want yours. A'ight?
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The only thing I got an issue with is the weight distribution... 53-47? Maybe with a 300lb bag of sand in the trunk. And the 0.30 Cd may have been affected by that wing Otherwise, sweet ride.
Eric B. Ottawa, ON, Canada 98 Mystique V6 5spd. Toreador Red Modified Airbox with K&N drop-in, Cool Blue bulbs, Homemade solid brass shifter knob, Sony CDX-L300 head unit http://photos.yahoo.com/LBuzzer/
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LBuzzer-- The weight distribution, well I was Pretty much guessing.(I have pretty big and heavy stereo system in the trunk)
I would love to know what the actual ratio is..
'98 Contour LX, custom cold air K&N intake,Eibach springs, functional euro antenna, APR DTM spolier, Carbon fibre M3 Mirrors, short shifter, Custom Magnaflow dual exhaust, Unorthodox underdrive pulley, 18" Enkei RS6 & 215/40ZR/18 Yoko Parada, pioneer head unit with two 12's.. http://lowcontour.streetracing.org
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Serk check your PM'S if you could. Thanks.
98 GREEN SE
RACTIVE.
75 NOS.
KONIG WHEELS.
ST200 UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD.
SVT TB.
BOCH +4 PLUGS.
9MM PLUG WIRES.
AUDIOBAHN, ALPINE, PLS2 INSIDE. AUTO METER.
SVT BODY KIT.
SVT GAUGE CLUSTER WITH INDIGLOW GAUGES.
MORE COMING SOON.
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I didn't see the 12-16 above; only the 12. I believe it is something on the order of 15-20. I know that a heavy flywheel causes the drivetrain to rev slower and therefore lowers the bhp.
The drivetrain loss is hard to estimate except if you have the factory numbers (always on an engine dyno = flywheel hp) AND the wheel dyno numbers.
I have seen an SVT wheel-dynoed at 155 hp (E0 - 195 hp at manufacture; this one had ~30k miles). I have always based my drivetrain assumption for our cars on that number. To estimate the loss, take your stock hp manufcturer rating, divide it by the wheel dyno number of a STOCK car like yours, then subtract 100%. You probably already know this.
Also - I am a little skeptical of the tru-dual exhausts on our cars because I have seen a drop in numbers over quasi-duals of similar diamter. Our cars need a limited amount of backpressure to get moving.
I still like the car - just that the little g-force meters aren't comparable to wheel dynos or engine dynos. I think people just throw all hp readings into a pile and assume they are all comparable.
Have you put in your $0.02 to save contour.org?? Put in what you can spare to keep the site up. Check the General Forum.
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David
* 2k Black SVT on 17" Konig/Yokohama
* MB Quart all around; Alpine 7995, DEI/Alpine amps; Dynomat
Soon to come:
19" HRE 445s under GC/Koni Setup, Custom passive-AWD kit, 2 small Sequential Turbos running low boost, Sequential 6-speed, Widebody Kit, custom black-red chameleon paint; on and on...
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