Originally posted by 98SVTNate:
Hey all, just joined the group. A little about myself... I'm 22 years old, in the military, and love my car.
I have a 98 Contour SVT, Black, had a stock cd player and system which I've replaced (though I still have all the stock parts), and 40K miles on the engine.



congrads on the car, i love mine. get ready to change the water pump though.

Originally posted by 98SVTNate:

1. How can I find out which number my car is? There were only about 2,500 of my color car made in 98, just more of a curiousity thing than anything.



1-800-FORD-SVT


Originally posted by 98SVTNate:
2. I really don't know anything about engines or vehicles for that matter, but I'd like to know why it's kind of sluggish on the start, but at about 3.5K rpm it takes off like a bat out of hell.



our cars have really bad traction issues, but when they hit the higher RPM's your secondaries open up and that's when the fun starts.

Originally posted by 98SVTNate:
3. Is there any way I can add more power to it? Perhaps a supercharger or turbo?



http://www.contour.org/mods/mods.php?s=mods&c=7
go there and scroll to the bottom

Originally posted by 98SVTNate:
4. If I want to take off fast, and perhaps spin my wheels, what's the best way to go about it? I've tried high reving before I start, and it usually gets me going fast, but for some reason I can't spin my wheels. I can however make them churp like a bird going into second.



why do you want to spin your wheels? most of us are trying to figure out which RPM to launch at so we don't spin our wheels.

Originally posted by 98SVTNate:
5. Had a guy offer to buy my car from me today for well over what I paid for it. I know I have something special, but what exactly is so special about it?



everything

"What did you think about that Dorothy girl?" "The whole Judy Garland thing kinda turned me on. That doesn't make me some sort of fag does it? "Nah baby, your money." 98 Black SVT #3560 of 6535