Originally posted by Contouraholic:
You think Mazda, who just got grief for the low hp rating on the RX-8, would of thought to put spacers in.

I don't believe the their dyno results. I am being hard@ssed, but I would only believe an independent lab.








Well, why did ford neglect to use a metal impeller water pump or use a DMD when they made the Contour? Why did Ford not put an x-pipe on the Cobra? Or Long tube headers? Or 3.73 rear ends? Cost. Alot of auto manufactures cut corners and sometimes we're left with the poor results of it. Unless you're spending thousands on a high end car, expect the aftermarket to take care of the things, that the auto manufactures left out. Like Ford and thier hp numbers, they always overate the actual output. Just like 90% of the aftermarket world. Why do you think there are "ricers" out there that think that a K&N adds 20 hp? That they can get 30 hp from a cold air intake thats not even a cold air unit (open filter in HOT engine compartment)? Half the time your posting about "painting things yellow", "its like a tornado", you sound like a ricer in reform. I'm with you on the TB spacer, as there is NO gain to be achieved. But your comparison of junk products to the Intake spacers is obsurd. This isn't some "rice" product, these have been around for years, long before the birth of the Honda Civic and a Ford Contour for that matter. The Intake spacers produce ligitamate numbers, but on the Contour, it is yet to be seen. It should be in no way related to the [censored] products you compare them to.

Brian 1998 Contour SVT Born:5/22/97 Build #1199 "It's got mods...and it's black"