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i remember seeing you on maxima.org. you had a nice maxima. did you blow the engine and put in the infinity one? anyway i had two 3rd gen maximas. i wanted a 4th gen but ended up with a SVT contour and glad i did. i probably wont have the car long enough to hit 200k though
FORSALE - 17" FSVT Wheels, TRubendz catback w/magnaflow muffler PM ME
02 celica GT-S 6-spd w/ TRD bodykit
Greddy evoII exhaust, DC sports header
Injen Short ram intake, TWM short throw shifter, 18"centerline storm wheels, Tein basic coilovers
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58,473 miles  Then you put a bigger Duratec in and try it over 
2000 Black CSVT
3.0L Hybrid - 206fwhp & 195fwtq
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There is no reason why it shouldn't last for a very long time... Mine is waaay up there...basically 150,000 miles...and she still zips along Tons-o-juice left.
...but then again I don't even come close to redlining it....I may drive it fast, but I don't drive it hard!
'95 Contour SE - MTX
All stock...except for my Canadian Tire cup holder
270,000 kms (April 2004)
GO BABY GO!
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The longevity of the Duratec is due to the Federal-Mogul pistons in it!
....maybe
-Brian
2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 ATX - British Racing Green (two-tone) - 44,000+ miles
Former owner of a black '99 SE Sport Duratec ATX - 107,000+ miles
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Originally posted by mavrock:
The longevity of the Duratec is due to the Federal-Mogul pistons in it!
With the only exception being that no Duratec comes with Federal Mogul pistons in it...
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by mavrock:
The longevity of the Duratec is due to the Federal-Mogul pistons in it!
With the only exception being that no Duratec comes with Federal Mogul pistons in it...
I can vouch for that...I work with Federal-Mogul....They make aftermarket fo the Mondeo but not the contour...Kolbenshmidt and Mahle piston both make for the contour but are nothing to jump for joy about.
Roz
3.0 SVT hybrid...all the fixens...Track/Race ready very soon!!!!!! 20,000 + miles
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Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:
Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by mavrock:
The longevity of the Duratec is due to the Federal-Mogul pistons in it!
With the only exception being that no Duratec comes with Federal Mogul pistons in it...
I can vouch for that...I work with Federal-Mogul....They make aftermarket fo the Mondeo but not the contour...Kolbenshmidt and Mahle piston both make for the contour but are nothing to jump for joy about.
Roz
I work FOR Federal-Mogul and we have a program called 'SAFE' which they use to forecast sales and such and I've seen it myself and talked to people who know more about it than I...I'm 98% sure that the OEM pistons are from F-M.
Sorry for the extreme late post - following up on any of my old posts.
-Brian
2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 ATX - British Racing Green (two-tone) - 44,000+ miles
Former owner of a black '99 SE Sport Duratec ATX - 107,000+ miles
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Originally posted by mavrock:
I work FOR Federal-Mogul and we have a program called 'SAFE' which they use to forecast sales and such and I've seen it myself and talked to people who know more about it than I...I'm 98% sure that the OEM pistons are from F-M.
Sorry for the extreme late post - following up on any of my old posts.
Well if they are it was a mid model change. At least the first 4 years did not use FM pistons.
Maybe that's why the new pistons are more durable and have repositioned ring lands???
I know Tom ordered some FM Hypereutectics and they did not match his old pistons, but they did match the new style OEM pistons he got from another member!
Maybe Ford actually got off their duff and fixed yet another problem???
Still no waterpump recall though. 
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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mine only lasted for about 80,000 there is a new motor going in as i speak but mine was due to oil sending problems i think not sure though
1998 CSVT
removed door ding strips
fader window tint
died June 30,03
reborn July 10,03
died again July 16,03
reborn again August 15,03
Died for good on 2-11-04
2000 GMC Sonoma
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It is my intention to keep mine until it has 300,000 miles on it. I'm more than half way there. I MIGHT get tired of it by then. There is absolutely no indication that there are any problems ahead. It still runs in every way like it did when it was new. No oil consumption between changes.
Jim Johnson
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