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wudup guyz, i'm rebuilding my 98 svt contour. gat about 150,000 miles. how much hp can i reasonably attain with these mods? help!
-total rebuild.(all new)
-porting n polishing heads
-porting n polishing intakes
-installing domed forged pistons
-msds headers n y-pipe
-jet chip
-custom grind cams
total cost is about $5000. worth it?
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98.5 SVT FOR SALE
$5000
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Originally posted by geejay4ever:
total cost is about $5000. worth it?
Not even remotely close to worth it.
You can get more overall power gains from a $1000 3L swap.
I Strongly suggest you do a lot of research!
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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so what can i do? i didn't think it would be wise to install a supercharger or turbo on a motor with that many miles. so a 3L swap is better?
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For 5K you can do a 3L AND a SC or Turbo
98.5 SVT FOR SALE
$5000
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Originally posted by Tourgasm:
For 5K you can do a 3L AND a SC or Turbo
Thats cutting it very close there, make sure you factor in the other things that come along with that. 3L + Turbo for under 5 grand... NO way!
Originally posted by geejay4ever:
so what can i do? i didn't think it would be wise to install a supercharger or turbo on a motor with that many miles. so a 3L swap is better?
Its not worth dropping any money into an engine with that many miles on it. If you want it to last, you better drive it like grandma.
If your building a racer, then do some research. Get yourself a 3L, rebuild the tranny (LSD a must)... Do exhaust and suspension mods.
Hmmm, I dont know... Whats your budget?
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between 5k n 6k is ma budget.
by the way? where do i get a 3L motor?
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Originally posted by geejay4ever:
so a 3L swap is better?
absolutely. Timeless420 on here did a 3.0L swap with basically the same components your thinking (i.e. pnp heads, 11.5:1 compressions pistons, etc) and he made 236.7fwhp, 219.1fwtq. Btw, if your gonna spend $5000, do it right the first time and ditch that crappy jet chip and get a chip/Xcal from ADC or an Xcal from brendpseed.
Jim Hahn
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3.0L swap and Arizona Dyno Chip Turbo Kit
364 whp, 410 wtq @ 4,700 rpm
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Originally posted by geejay4ever:
where do i get a 3L motor?
most of us get them from junkyards.
Jim Hahn
1996 T-Red Contour SE Reborn 4/6/04
3.0L swap and Arizona Dyno Chip Turbo Kit
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thanx guyz, $5000 for 40horses more? not gonna do it!
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