Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications General Mods V8 Conversion ?? Anyone interested

I am currently researching the interest in a V8 swap kit for Countour/Cougar. We have put together a V8 Focus and a few Contour and Cougar owners have expressed an interest in having a conversion for their cars. You can check out our Focus at www.atimotorsports.com. I am not soliciting sales just try to judge interest. Any feedback positive or negative would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...

No offense homie... But if it's going to cose as much as the Focus, I think you might have a tough sell on your hands since majority of the people here have a tough time swinging the cost of turbos, superchargers, and 3.0 Swaps.

But... If you have interest and can pull it off - I'll be impressed.

Holy crap $70K for a Supercharged V8 Focus.....Gulp!

F that

"Structure
Body reinforced with welded subframe connectors
Custom tubular K-member
Custom strut tower brace
Modified rear IRS cradle"


and i thought the gold member was bad enough...

I think that price is the biggest determining factor. I myself am saving up for a 3 liter/Turbo conversion. If I could get a small block stuffed under the hood for a couple of xtra $K, I might consider it.

Since the 3L upgrade appears to be pretty straight forward (and fairly affordable) ATI may want to consider throwing that idea around the office.

-Mike

honestly, isn't that what most of you end up spending on a new engine, transmission, and installation?

I don't know, since I got a 2003 V8 4Runner with 320tq, all I've been thinking about is TORQUE, and granted a SF TC would suffice (props to Stazi!), can't beat a NA V8. . .it's the price of small car, but if you're getting a new engine and transmission and all we're supplying is the shell, well, I think you can salvage some costs by selling the MTX75, the engine, etc. . .probably come to about $10k net after everything's sold, which is what most boosted 3L engine builds cost around here. . .

I think adding the V-8 would be a little overboard for me ,I would like to try the Turbo-3L and see what i get from that !

well obviously the V8 contour buzz has started once again....

Posts regarding this topic are now in 3 different forums.

seems this happens about once a month around here.