Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Dyno and Drag 3L Contour vs SRT-4?

Unoffically it ran 13.7 on 555R drag radials, took out heavy subs and everything out of the trunk. That day carlsbad was having some problems with the timing equipment so yeah... Thas why I don't post that number much since I can't really back it up.

Thanks David :-) I knew I seen that posted somewhere :-)

Most SRT-4s are very quick stock, I've seen them run 14.0 flat bone stock @ 101. A few mods and they're in the high 13's.

Now...a certain Silver SVT Turbo is pretty darn quick from 60-120....keep up with me in my slow automatic.

From a roll I loose one car length on a car that traps 100.xx

Its just too bad that it takes a $23k car another $5k+ in mods to try to keep up to a 4cylinder SRT-4 Neon.

Cars are turning into what computers are now. You buy it and there is soemthing faster more powerul the next day. Some of our cars are getting close to being 10 years old so yea its going to take some money to keep up with the new car on the block. Factory boost is just the bomb.

Sounds good to me! I need to buy some more mods so I can keep up with you...on the track. Of course.....we can just go from a dig this time....

I'm going on vacation next week...so maybe we can do it at the end of this month.

Just crusing the net and saw this, felt I had to contribute. Contour SVT vs SRT-4? In a few words, not a fair match up. Why? One chief reason: weight. You guys are frickin' heavy compared to the Neon. Power/Weight ratio plays a huge hand. Two: Turbo vs N/A. I'm sure your motors could put out some good power modded, but the were not designed as hi/po motors. The 2.4L in the SRT-4? Different story. Sport Compact Car did a complete write up of the motor's internals, a very good read which I recommend. Even you guys with turbo added are fighting Ford's engineering or rather, the fact that your motors are not designed for much more than fuel economy and reliability. Nor are your cars factory backed. SRT-4 has new parts from Mopar coming out on nearly a monthly basis, nevermind the aftermarket. The 2004's(which I have) are cutting anywhere from 14.0 to 13.8 STOCK. Nevermind those that have serious mods. So, while it's fun to bench race, let's keep some reality, ok?

IMHO the only two SVT's of any note are the Cobra and Lightning. Anything else is just bodykits and badging.

Not flaming, just pointing some things out.