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Originally posted by Smokeshow:
You enjoy only being able to make 400 hp max? And if you want to make more than that you have to spend $10,000+?
I just don't think that it is too much to ask for a car to have 500 hp and not spend $10,000 in the process to run that much. But apparently it is in this car. There is something wrong with that picture.
Its been hashed over and over again, this car was made as a track or auto-x car, not a drag car.....i really do not care if i cannot get over 400 hp...thats what my cobra is for....
And i really don;t car how much money i have to spend to get 400 Hp in my car...the whole point of being an Enthusiast about a certain car, is you don;t car what other people think, you go and do what you want to do with it and be happy!!!!!
Its not about the power, its about the time and effort and the induviduality of your car!!!
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Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:
Originally posted by Smokeshow:
You enjoy only being able to make 400 hp max? And if you want to make more than that you have to spend $10,000+?
I just don't think that it is too much to ask for a car to have 500 hp and not spend $10,000 in the process to run that much. But apparently it is in this car. There is something wrong with that picture.
Its been hashed over and over again, this car was made as a track or auto-x car, not a drag car.....i really do not care if i cannot get over 400 hp...thats what my cobra is for....
And i really don;t car how much money i have to spend to get 400 Hp in my car...the whole point of being an Enthusiast about a certain car, is you don;t car what other people think, you go and do what you want to do with it and be happy!!!!!
Its not about the power, its about the time and effort and the induviduality of your car!!!
Lupe
Hell this car was made to be a 4 door grocery getter!
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Originally posted by 99blacksesport:
Originally posted by Roz 1999 SVT-C:
Originally posted by Smokeshow:
You enjoy only being able to make 400 hp max? And if you want to make more than that you have to spend $10,000+?
I just don't think that it is too much to ask for a car to have 500 hp and not spend $10,000 in the process to run that much. But apparently it is in this car. There is something wrong with that picture.
Its been hashed over and over again, this car was made as a track or auto-x car, not a drag car.....i really do not care if i cannot get over 400 hp...thats what my cobra is for....
And i really don;t car how much money i have to spend to get 400 Hp in my car...the whole point of being an Enthusiast about a certain car, is you don;t car what other people think, you go and do what you want to do with it and be happy!!!!!
Its not about the power, its about the time and effort and the induviduality of your car!!!
Lupe
Hell this car was made to be a 4 door grocery getter!
Ya, and DemonSVT scred the crap out of that Vette!!
Lupe
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Originally posted by Smokeshow:
You enjoy only being able to make 400 hp max? And if you want to make more than that you have to spend $10,000+?
I just don't think that it is too much to ask for a car to have 500 hp and not spend $10,000 in the process to run that much. But apparently it is in this car. There is something wrong with that picture.
Show me a 500 hp honda civic that cost less than 10k... 
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Smokeshow, you are obviously not getting the facts here. I have to ask how old you are because any mature and slightly educated person can realize why we don't have an aftermarket. Hell, if you knew what you were doing, you don't need much of an aftermarket. I again point out Demon's car. Mid 13s from a low compression N/A 3.0 is great, no forced induction, just skills, education, and time. The problem with Contour owners is the income and age range. Nobody's going to make products to sell for an extinct car that was intended to be a CHEAP four door family car that nobody seems to like but us. Want market potential data? Search any of the group buys and see how many are WILLING, but not ABLE to buy. Or better yet, have tons of interest, then disappear when it comes time to lay down the cash. then there are a handful of SVT and even SE owners here that actually lay down the cash and get it done. Nobody even said 400hp was the max!  The highest dyno'd is 400whp, which is close to 500hp as mentioned before, and nobody said that was maxing out....Turbos are limitless and that's most likely a perfectly driveable/streetable 400whp. Since no $$ figures were posted on the project, only a few know the true cost, but it's not hard to count and guesstimate. For well under $20k, you can have a car capable of 400whp and look nice and shiny and different at the same time. Go figure. And the bit about the engine being used in many platforms to justify more demand for an aftermarket, especially FI, is a joke. You want the pieces to a turbo kit other than plumbing?! Buy a turbo...reality tells me that turbos aren't exlusively sold in kits....  Reality also jumps in and says that a huge aftermarket for the Contour, a car that has been out of production for 5 years and wasn't exactly a top seller to begin with, will never see a huge aftermarket.
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Mother#@%@!* did I sound abstract?
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I wanted to say the same thing, but I didn't want to waste my time typing that all out. Thanks Jonny
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Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoSho:
I wanted to say the same thing, but I didn't want to waste my time typing that all out. Thanks Jonny
LMAO 
Johnny, good post, thats something i never never touched basis with but is true in every aspect of it.
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I can show you several. Motor swaps are a dime a dozen and are basically considered stock. And turbo kits for hondas don't cost $5,000.
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Thanks for all the kind words everyone. Oh yeah, I am 12. And I can't drive yet. I am thinking now that it's time to cut my losses and ditch both of the contours then. I want to have a 500+ hp car to drive around to save on gas. But I don't want to spend $18,000 in the process. And I am not wanting to chop up a car just to get a motor to fit. So, a v8 swap is not worth it. The car is nice and it does handle. But it does snow plow when pushed and even with LSD torque steer is a beast with decent hp. There are what... 5 or 6 nice people on here, that have knowledge of these vehicles. If it wasn't for them, I would never even wasted my time posting on here. 90% of the people on here either complain about a repost or tell someone to do a search or bash them. I was going to say more about this but I am done.. 
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And turbo kits for hondas don't cost $5,000.
Compare and Contrast
Millions of Civics----Thousands of Contours
Easy to work on-------Hard to work on
Exchangable parts for days-------a 3L....
Plenty of room--------I have to do what to change the spark plugs?!
Choices--------------Nope, not here
You want a 500hp car to drive around to save on gas?....That makes plenty of sense.... 
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