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I'd find a way to graft mustang suspension components (front and rear) to the Contour's Chassis.
Utter blasphemy.
Look, my point wasn't so much "old" vs "new." My point was that some other outfit did a rwd on a Focus, kept the indy suspension, improved the weight balance tremendously, used the legendary Cossie 2.0, and ended up with a monstrous, but very streetable Focus. Without adding 300 lbs in driveline weight.
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Pass the joint man... Don't be stingy. Originally posted by friction:
I have been throwing around this idea for a while. Why would it cost so much in the first place? I think, ideally just to get it off the ground, I'd find a way to graft mustang suspension components (front and rear) to the Contour's Chassis. I'm sure all the parts could be had for well under 6 Grand. Engine, Tranny, Axle from a Mustang. There's definitley going to be a loss in the handling department, but I'd be willing to take that hit for a 4-Door vehicle with comparable performance to a Mustang.
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
imagine the look on the dealer's face when you go in to get a water pump.
Bastard! You beat me to it 
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It seems like alot of people on here are confused. 1)He posted this over at SVTPerformance.com and I recommend (though warned him) to post it here and the 'other' Contour site as you call it http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=318332)the 03 Cobra motor is NOT pushrod 3)I think the 'extra' weight is a moot point. Let see and additional 200hp and 235+/- ftlbs of torque are going to out weigh the addtional weight. 
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But why fight against weight? Why not have the power going to pushing a lighter car?
Whatever. Nevermind the engine choice. But live axle? No friggin way. Not on my Contour.
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Actually, if I want a roomy sedan (though not 4-door, I admit) with Mustang V-8 performance, I'll drop that 302 in a Merkur XR4Ti.
Otherwise, I like the "SVO potential" of the Merkur, just as it is.
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Um, its also IRS, has been since 99. Originally posted by RogerB:
But why fight against weight? Why not have the power going to pushing a lighter car?
Whatever. Nevermind the engine choice. But live axle? No friggin way. Not on my Contour.
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Originally posted by RTStabler51:
Um, its also IRS, has been since 99.
Originally posted by RogerB:
But why fight against weight? Why not have the power going to pushing a lighter car?
Whatever. Nevermind the engine choice. But live axle? No friggin way. Not on my Contour.
Really? I thought that was only on the Cobra. I know we're talking about the Cobra powerplant, but I guess, well, nevermind. I make no claims to Mustang knowledge.
Well, OK then.
Why not just drop in a Hemi? Or a Viper motor?
Whatever.
It'll be something, and it might even be cool, but it won't be a Contour in my eyes.
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It is only the Cobra, sorry for the confusing, that's all I have been talking about
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3)I think the 'extra' weight is a moot point. Let see and additional 200hp and 235+/- ftlbs of torque are going to out weigh the addtional weight.
you are forgeting one simple fact- Contour were never drag racers- they already have about a 65-35 weight dist to the front- so why add 300 +lbs to the front and make it something compleatly stupid like 70-30?????
If you want a RWD get the Cossie conversion- cost is only about 16K and it is a monster of 500 hp and even AWD! This without adding wight to the front end- in fact it prob evens out the dist to close to 55-45.
so as for me - I think a Cossie SVT would be TITS- but not a V8 one!
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