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Originally posted by jtour:
Originally posted by SVTfrog:
Save your money.
I agree, I would go with audio mods. You will enjoy it more and you can take it out once you get rid of the car.
i dont know if i agree with you on that one. ok so it is just the zetec, but its still fun as hell. espically with a few suspension mods. besides if you have the time, money, patience, and knowledge you can always turbo it. then you can easily be makeing more than an svt and no one will suspect anything.
i saw take your time and SLEEPER that [censored].
97 contour gl mtx
front & rear upper strut tower braces
19mm bat sway bar
Koni struts w/GC knockoffs
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you can mod ztecs? LOL J.K!
95 SE MTX
svt exhaust
intake
deer killer
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Originally posted by elraido:
you can mod ztecs? LOL J.K!
Hector
2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
257HP/259TQ
2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s
RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED
160HP/141TQ
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Originally posted by LocoGSR:
Originally posted by elraido:
you can mod ztecs? LOL J.K!
So why did you get rid of your again????
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+1 I finally said "screw it, this car ain't going to do it for me" and started saving money. My dreams will finally come true in the very near future. I'm almost certain of buying a very very clean '85 Mustang LX COUPE in BLACK.  4-cylinder Manual. To make it sweeter, Even after buying the car, I'll still have enough money for a 302 and a T5 swap. To make it EVEN SWEETER, my friend has the exact same car, minus the neat-O Boss style spoiler. I know what I'll be doing over spring break, and it involves copious amounts of assembly lube...  Saving is THE WAY TO GO unless you have a six or SVT. But in a four cylinder, audio the hell out of the car. Make what you can enjoyable.
J.T.
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 294ci V8. Custom CAI, headers on the way...
1997 Mercury Mystique Zetec ATX
Deceased February 2006
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Originally posted by MadMerc97:
+1
I finally said "screw it, this car ain't going to do it for me" and started saving money. My dreams will finally come true in the very near future. I'm almost certain of buying a very very clean '85 Mustang LX COUPE in BLACK. 4-cylinder Manual.
To make it sweeter, Even after buying the car, I'll still have enough money for a 302 and a T5 swap. To make it EVEN SWEETER, my friend has the exact same car, minus the neat-O Boss style spoiler. I know what I'll be doing over spring break, and it involves copious amounts of assembly lube...
Saving is THE WAY TO GO unless you have a six or SVT.
But in a four cylinder, audio the hell out of the car. Make what you can enjoyable.
I agree with you 110%. I was in the same boat. I have a 99LX 4 banger contour and I was thinking of modding it out (engine wise) but I realized that it wasnt worth it. So I bought a 95 Mustang GT 5.0L You have to realize you need a car that has a better platform to build on. If I had an SVT it would be a different story. But just save you money and buy a car you can really enjoy. Go with audio mods.
"Do what you like, Because you have to drive it!"-Me
99 Contour LX
95 Mustang GT Convertible
97 Z24 Cavalier
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i disagree to a certain extent. sure, you could save your money and buy a sweet ride and make it better, but if it's your first car, or you don't make a lot of money, or this is all you can afford to drive than get an intake, svt exhaust, underdrive pulley, cams, and s/c it. it's better if it's a manual, but even an atx can still be quick (for an atx). oh yeah, find a chip. suspension wise, listen to what everyone's said about that and heed their advice.
caleb d.
-Contour's dead, but is being revived...
Originally posted by CSVT1214:
Originally posted by ford zetec2:
after than, what do i do with the 98 short shifter? do I place it in there like it is?
Stick it in your butt and rotate.
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Originally posted by the other davis:
or this is all you can afford to drive than get an intake, svt exhaust, underdrive pulley, cams, and s/c it.
If you can afford all that, then you can afford another car.
Ya'll must not have looked at the prices of SVTs lately.
I didn't win the lottery to get mine, they are just CHEAP! Everyone should get one.
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
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yeah, but if your gonna have the car a long time, you can do it over a longer period of time and still have something a little snappy.
btw, what parts are you selling from your old tour?
caleb d.
-Contour's dead, but is being revived...
Originally posted by CSVT1214:
Originally posted by ford zetec2:
after than, what do i do with the 98 short shifter? do I place it in there like it is?
Stick it in your butt and rotate.
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Originally posted by Bk4293L:
Originally posted by LocoGSR:
Originally posted by elraido:
you can mod ztecs? LOL J.K!
So why did you get rid of your again????
I got rid of it because I had no time to do what I needed to do. 
At least I got rid of my Zetec when it was running. 
Hector
2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
257HP/259TQ
2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s
RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED
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