C'mon guys how much did you really spend on yput 3L swaps? Only 1000 dollars,... lets be real! It's no surprise that F/I, whether it be turbo or s/c costs lotsa dinero, especially when you factor in needed engine, tranny, exhaust, braking upgrades, tunning, etc needed to get things running optimally. Personally I love my cougar but I also realized that when starting this project that no amount of money was ever going to make it a super street machine, as it would only be just quick car. And after $6,000 plus dollars it is still just quick not as fast as a darn neon cheap srt-4 or wrx for goodness sakes. It's all matter of preference and availability on which set up you prefer. I insist that if you spent any time behind the wheel of s/c'd contour or cougar you'll be amazed at what a different vehicle it is with F/I. If some of you fellas think that jsut because your cars make more torque down that your car is inherently faster I say c'mon let's go for a race. I guarantee that I'll catch you but you won't catch me! But seroiously though, we all take pride in our time, effort, energy, and dollars put into our cars. lets remember that to respect and appreciate individuality. Cuz what works for me may not be what works for you. But together with our 3L's s/c's, and turbo's in hand we can all take down the honda, toyota, mazada, subaru, mitsubishi, hyundai's rollin around thinking that they can hang with american muscle!
Courtney
