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Originally posted by RawBurt:
Originally posted by Tourige:
I love these threads, it always starts off great, and then someone comes and whips out a big handfull of reality.
DROP THE TOOLS AND STEP AWAY FROM THE CAR!
"Do what you like, Because you have to drive it!"-Me
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97 Z24 Cavalier
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Originally posted by Mytourburnsrice:
Or do something else? And if something else, what?
If you want a fast drag car, get something else and build that up. This chassis just doesn't have what it takes to be crazy fast in the 1/4 mile.
If you like the Contour, but want some real power, do a 3.0L swap. If that's not enough, put a turbo on the 3.0L engine. Whereas the 302 would be a project of Biblical proportions (think about putting a pyramid into Noah's ark ), the turbo 3L has been done, and the bugs are worked out. If you're good enough to swap an engine that doesn't even come close to fitting, a 3L turbo could be done in a few weeks. It'll cost much, much less, look stock, go like stink, and not be any harder that the stock car to fix.
Certainly, there are interesting things you can do that have never been done, but you can really get all the power you could ever want this way. With a lot of work, 500 fwhp is almost certainly possible. 300 fwhp is cheap and almost easy. And those aren't dyno queens, you can get a reasonably sized turbo to peak at 300hp and have a great flat torque curve.
Why bother with anything else when you can have that? Just keep it stock looking, so they'll never know what hit 'em when you show up and run low 13's all night. 
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Ok to all the haters/doubters There is a guy in the UK who is doing a RWD V8 conversion. On a Mondeo. Yes, thats right. Here is the link. http://www.fordmondeo.org/forum/showtopic.php?tid/689585/hl/rear%5C%7Cwheel%5C%7Cdrive/tp/3/I am not sure where he's at right now, but I should message him and find out! 
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cat by-pass
Phase 2 RS bodykit
16" cosworth alloys
K&N RU3530
SVT TB/UIM/LIM
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you can do ANYTHING with enough time and money
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d^mn right you can, and i support anyone trying this.
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Originally posted by mySVT:
d^mn right you can, and i support anyone trying this.
What does that mean? You donate money to the cause ...or you sit back and cheer?
Seriously though, there are so many that say they will do this and that....talk's cheap.
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Originally posted by RawBurt:
Originally posted by Tourige:
I love these threads, it always starts off great, and then someone comes and whips out a big handfull of reality.
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Originally posted by stilov:
Originally posted by mySVT:
d^mn right you can, and i support anyone trying this.
What does that mean? You donate money to the cause ...or you sit back and cheer?
Seriously though, there are so many that say they will do this and that....talk's cheap.
Easy now. Give the MEG boys their props for at least getting started. They're already father along than anybody I've seen...
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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I like their use of boards layed across scaffolding to support the front end of the car.
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96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
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Originally posted by SVTfrog:
I like their use of boards layed across scaffolding to support the front end of the car.
I had no idea they had camaros over there!
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