Originally posted by chris99svt:
Does anyone know if the 3.4v8 will fit in the SVT. How much larger is the motor? If you can get the 3.5 to fit I don't see why it would not work



Also from an earlier thread, you can just about make anything fit if you want to bad enough and have enough money to spend. On that earlier thread someone posted pictures of a Focus with a Cobra 4.6 V8 DOHC installed.

Of course, it was no longer a front wheel drive car. Also there wasn't much room for the driver's feet.

Back in the late 60's there was a Chevelle running around Bakersfield with a World War II era Allison V12 aircraft engine installed. It took up so much room that the driver had to sit where the back seat used to be.

So if you really want to stuff a V8 under the hood of your Contour, go right ahead. Just don't complain when you find that you need to cut the left fender open for the extra 6" that you will need.

Maybe you could find room for the extra two cylinders in the trunk.

Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited