thank you for anyhelp
Contour/cougar question
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Hi i always see that people talk about putting performance products from a contour on to a cogar. Is this right? If so what products would fit? I remember someone saying something about a throttle body. If the contour has a bigger throttle body and will fit our cars i want to go look at a junkyard or something. Please let me know. thank you
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pretty much any part for the contour (except an exhaust, springs, struts) should work on a cougar because besides the bodies, the cars are 99% mechanically identical.
The throttle body you are thinking of is off of the high-output SVT Contour engine. It can go on the cougar but you'll need a bunch of new parts like, a new throttle cable and bracket, and to take as much advantage of that as possible you'll need the SVT intake manifold too, which is very hard to find.. DanG would know more than I, since he's done this to his car.
The throttle body you are thinking of is off of the high-output SVT Contour engine. It can go on the cougar but you'll need a bunch of new parts like, a new throttle cable and bracket, and to take as much advantage of that as possible you'll need the SVT intake manifold too, which is very hard to find.. DanG would know more than I, since he's done this to his car.
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My friend wants to give me his intake manifold off of a svt contour. Do i need a throttle body from a contour also? or can i just hook it up to the existing throttle body? also i was thinking of boring out the intake manifold. Do you think i would have anyproblems with my cougar? also if i need the throttle body are there any websites where i can bye them? Thank you for anyhelp
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the manifold my friend wants to give me is a Ford Duratec 3.0 and 2.5 intake manifold. Upper intake manifold for the Ford Duratec v6 motors Is there any difference than the svt every talks about? also will i be able to add an svt throttle body to it?
the 3.0 duratec manifold is a completely different design than the 2.5.. dont try putting a 3.0 onto your engine
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you can hook the SVT manifold upto your standard throttle body, but it would be better to get the SVT throttle body as well, as the opening in it is a little larger, so your engine will be able to suck in more air, and the hole int he throttle body will line up with the hole in the SVT manifold..
difference between the standard and SVT manifold is that there is more room in the SVT manifold for air to move around in and its smoother.. so the air has better flow
you can hook the SVT manifold upto your standard throttle body, but it would be better to get the SVT throttle body as well, as the opening in it is a little larger, so your engine will be able to suck in more air, and the hole int he throttle body will line up with the hole in the SVT manifold..
difference between the standard and SVT manifold is that there is more room in the SVT manifold for air to move around in and its smoother.. so the air has better flow
if i remember right the throttle body from the 3.0 is the same size as the one off the svt. except alot cheeper
for the SVT conversion you need the cams, injectors, upper and lower intake manifolds, tb, ecu, and i beleive the throttle linkage... not sure if you need SVT heads but i'm sure someone here would know.
Don't get your hopes up I think Dan was dissapointed with those two and Craig said that his extruded manifolds didn't add much.
Well they only said a couple hp maybe 2-7hp. Just ask one of them.
i only gained 3 hp with my manifold and udp combined on the dyno.. tomake power you need to do the entire intake and exhaust
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