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Re: Precautions for Racing ( to prevent damage) #747574 10/02/03 08:09 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,779 CA J JonnySVT Hard-core CEG\'er
JonnySVT Hard-core CEG\'er J Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,779 CA	sorry zippy, SVT = no traction control. i thought you would have known this after 350+ posts.... 99 SVTC, T-Red, #652/2760-12.8.1998 Mother#@%@!* did I sound abstract? I hope it sounded more confusin than that!

Re: Precautions for Racing ( to prevent damage) #747575 10/03/03 05:40 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 4,168 Poutine capital of Canada M mbb41_dup1 I am Canuckian
mbb41_dup1 I am Canuckian M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 4,168 Poutine capital of Canada	Originally posted by Zippy_Zetec: if you do it right, both will spin...u have trac. control? if you do it could have been off... Traction control was not an SVT option. There is however at least one out there that has it. There has been a previous discusion about it. Basically if you have likely an early SVT and you pop the cover off where the traction control would go, like a lottery you may find the harness already there. All you would need to do then is buy/find a switch and pop it on. On a second thought. What is with you Zippy? Everywhere I turn there is a post from you. Your posting as frequently as a toilet seat goes up and down in a unisex bathroom. Green 96 mystique gs 4cyl mtx 16.9 in the 1/4 mile @102500 miles 95SE in Midnight Red MTX MSDS headers and y-pipe SVT exhaust SVT UIM Optimized se TB. Full pre 98 SVT body kit 15.741 @ 87.73mph :)

Re: Precautions for Racing ( to prevent damage) #747576 10/03/03 02:59 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 283 Halifax, Nova Scotia A Alan Coles_dup1 CEG\'er
Alan Coles_dup1 CEG\'er A Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 283 Halifax, Nova Scotia	Originally posted by DemonSVT: Book time is like 16hrs IIRC. So 16 x even a cheap $50 shop rate (then you worry about the quality of the work!) is $800 for labor alone. Using a "dealer" shop rate of 80-100 per hour makes it downright sickening. The Ford book time for a Duratec differential removal & replacement is 9.5 hours. This does not include any work you may do in addition to the R&R like disassembly and re-assembly of the trans to check condition of the gears/shafts/shifter forks/etc. which could easily add up to a 16 hr. total. One thing you can try (I've been successful in doing it) is to negotiate a flat cost with the service manager or a reduced hourly rate (wholesale/taxi/fleet rate) for the work. Got my Ford Dealer rate down to $50/hr. for the trans R&R, etc. Originally posted by BOSS122: 16 hours seems like a lot. I don't know if Duratec Contours are a lot different than Zetec Contours in tranny removal and installation, but I've removed the tranny from a Zetec contour, took it apaprt, replaced the differential, put it back together, and put it back in the car in about 8 hours. I don't see it taking an additional 8 hours to install the quaife. The Duratecs are significantly different to work on and take considerably more effort to do most engine/trans related work, due to: 1) greatly reduced working room and 2) added complexity Regards, Alan 03 Volvo S60 2.5T AWD 98 Mystique 2.5 MTX 99 SVT - Inheriting Lil Monster's parts 98 SVT - Lil Monster (RIP) 183.7 whp Quaife/Fidanza/UR UD Clutch AFE/MSDS/SHO-Y/Bassani/MagnaCore GC/Koni/22mmR/EndLinks/ES/ KVR Slotted/1144's/SS Lines/MASItaly

Re: Precautions for Racing ( to prevent damage) #747577 10/04/03 05:05 AM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 368 Maile, Hawaii P PXRacing CEG\'er
PXRacing CEG\'er P Joined: May 2001 Posts: 368 Maile, Hawaii	As far as I know, Quaife is about the best thing that'll ever happen to a Solo2 or Road Course Junkie, but for occasional Drag Racing, unless you want greater peace of mind, the stock diff may actually put a hair more power to the ground and as I've already mentioned, you may not see a single difference in 1/4 times w/quaife. This thought about Quaife causing a tinge less power to the ground was not that of my own and I personally haven't tested this theory, but It came from a VERY Reliable source, most old timers here will remember him *PERFORMANCE PARTS for the TOUR* click here:PXRACING Homepage** email:pxracing@aol.com

Re: Precautions for Racing ( to prevent damage) #747578 10/04/03 05:29 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	But doesn't it help to get rid of some wheel sping and also take a beating and keep on going during what wheel spin there is? 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

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