Originally posted by Y2KMondeoSVT:
This is not entirely true ... I recently tried to install a no-res '98 SVT exhaust on my '00 SVT and it DID NOT fit 
(I didn't want to hack up my orig. exhaust) . Sometime since '98 the gas tank changed & they changed the exhaust accordingly (I'm figuring at the E0 to E1 change) . I didn't realise it until I tried to lift the '98 exhaust up into place ... not even close . The bend around the gas tank curves right on into the tank .
Any SVT exhaust will fit a 1st generation Contique quite easily . And , I would assume , any '98 Contique . But , If someone out there wants to do a '98 exhaust onto '00 swap - it's a no-go .
Just thought I'd kick in some info for anyone listening 
! Cheers !Oops! Forgot about that one.
IIRC, it is difficult to tell whether it will swap between different late-model cars or not, because someone thought that Ford was putting the "new" gas tanks on some cars, but using up old stock without regard to model year and such. Only way to know is to know what you're looking for and visually inspect.
Thanks for keeping me straight.
