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I was wondering if anyone has done this? I am swapping engine and trans right now. I was wondering if I could switch to a post 98 trans and use the short throw shifter?
97 champaign contour SE
3rd SVT engine(DEAD)
SVT bodykit
18 Team Loco 150's
215/35ZR/18 Nitto
DVD, Playstation 2
15 Audiobahn
DEI amps
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Tribal Graphics
Indiglo SVT guages
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long as your 97 does not have rod shift, which it doesn't, it should work.
1999 Silver Frost SVT
#609 of 2760
Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.
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I have a rod shifter. I can't remove that and use the cable from the post 98?
97 champaign contour SE
3rd SVT engine(DEAD)
SVT bodykit
18 Team Loco 150's
215/35ZR/18 Nitto
DVD, Playstation 2
15 Audiobahn
DEI amps
Mystic Interior accents
Ram air
Carbon fiber JSP spoiler
Tribal Graphics
Indiglo SVT guages
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97 Contour SE MTX
K&N 3530, UR UDP, 19# Injectors, mystery mod, FMS wires, Fordchip.com chip, SVT: TB, Flywheel, clutch, exhaust
04 Grand Caravan SXT
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you can change to cable shift, Contact Micah, he's done it IIRC.
EDIT: And i'm sorry it was a brain fart on my part saying the car doesn't have rod shift! 
Last edited by TheGreatOne; 12/01/02 08:07 PM.
1999 Silver Frost SVT
#609 of 2760
Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.
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Call Terry, he did it to my sister's car (96SE), which now has a 2000 cougar engine and transmission. There are more issues than one would think. Converting from rod to cable shift, moving brake lines, engine mounts, cutting holes in the floor, removing dollars from your wallet, etc.
But, joking aside it has made one AMAZING car. The build quality and toys of a 96, with the power and smoothness of a 2000 (+) DMD and Quaife.
Geoff C. Turner
99 Black SVT -mine
99 Blue SE V6 ATX -mom's
96 Black SE MTX -sister's
All with 278mm front rotors
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If I had a choice, I would switch back to a pre-98 MTX instead of the other way around. More durable, no worries about snapping a cable, and more feel for what the tranny is doing.
Just my $.02
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