I'm the satisfied owner of a 2000 SVT Contour. Alot of time & hard work, sacrificed paychecks, and innovation have gone into making my SVT Contour what it is today. Dare I say one of the nicest looking and extensively modified SVT Contour's on the road. An absolute blast to drive and a near perfect balance between handling and performance.
This ain't your momma's daily beater Contour! This fair weather weekend & evening driven sleeper delights in punishing ricers, gives (non-turbo) semi-sport cars (Mustang GT, 350Z, etc) a REAL run for their money, and turns heads everywhere I go. This car will be with me for a L..O..N..G time to come!
2000 SVT Contour (Silver Frost)
Build date: 01/12/2000
Limited Production Number: #1522 / 2150
=Performance=
3.0L Duratec Engine (Hybrid build, 11:5:1 compression)
Kinger PnP 2.5 SVT Heads w/ST220 3L valves
Clevite Rod Bearings
SVT Cams
SVT UIM w/Max Honed Power Flow (Jet Hot coated)
SVT 60mm TB, optimized
SVT Focus 255 lph smart fuel pump
Escape Oil Pan (improved baffle & drainback)
DMD (Dual Mode Damper) Crank Pulley
Sean Highland Motorsport Headers (long tube), (Jet Hot coated)
CTA intake pipe, (Jet Hot coated)
AFE 8" Open Air Filter
DTEC intake heat shield
Bassani 2.5 cat-back exhaust
Edelbrock muffler (resonator)
Torsen T2 Limited Slip Differential
SPEC Stage 1 clutch
SPEC lightened flywheel (11 lbs)
Oil Filter Relocation kit w/steel braided lines & FL-1Z filter
Oil/Air separator
Arizona Dyno Chip Engine Tune (XGT1)
=Brakes / Wheels / Suspension=
BAER 12" Brake Kit
Baer rotors � slotted (front,rear)
Stainless Steel brake lines
17" SVT Focus Rims
Bridgestone Potenza G009 Tires 215/45/17
Koni adjustable struts
Ground Control Coilovers
BAT camber kit
BAT 22mm rear sway bar
PRT Camber plates
OMP strut tower brace
McMaster bearings
Energy Suspension motor mount inserts
=Aesthetics=
SVT rear bucket seats
Carbon Fiber sail panels
Painted Front grille w/SVT emblem overlay
Vinyl Headlamp eyelids
Custom Quad projector headlights (Pudmunkie)
Hella 90mm projector Fog Lamps (Pudmunkie)
HID 4300k (Low,Fog)
Pre-98 trunk w/lip spoiler
Pre-98 taillights w/VVT Nightshade Tint
3M window tint (35%)
Knauberized
Audi A6 clear sidemarkers
A-pillar pod w/ Phantom Autometer gauges (Oil, Volts, Air/Fuel)
Mercury Cougar silver faced shift knob
Mercury Cougar MTX pedal set
Indiglo gauges (Gauge cluster, HVAC, headlamp switch)
Clear gauge needles (w/Blue led back-lighting)
Complete interior switch color conversion (Blue led�s)
Interior bulb conversion (White led's)
Custom SVT Contour Door Sills
=Audio & Security=
Panasonic CQ-9701U Headunit
Panasonic 8 Disc CD Changer
Cerwin Vega Stealth 6x8 (front)
JL Audio 6.5 coaxials (rear)
MTX 5500 DVC 10� Subwoofer
Power Acoustik Fire & Ice Amp (520 watt)
Rockford Fosgate 1.0 Farad Cap
Optima Red Top battery, trunk relocation w/ 0-gauge wire
Hella Twin Trumpet Horn (loud!)
Bel 995 Vector Radar Detector
Viper Alarm System
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This "was" my previous pride and joy, a moderately modified 1999 MTX V6 Mercury Cougar which I bought brand new. After moving to Minnesota, I quickly realized that the rough North country roads was no place for this slammed native Florida beauty. So I sold it and got the SVT Contour to replace it. It was not easy to let it go, especially given the fact it's new owner was a 17yr old kid who wrecked his previous car (the mother bought it for her son).
(Sigh)... would you buy this car and give it to a woefully inexperienced driver who's still in high school? We'll... as you can probably imagine, one night just 3 weeks later he totaled it in a 65 mile an hour head on collision with 2 of his friends in the car. Thankfully, nobody was seriously hurt (amazing) but this Cougar will never ride again.
R. I. P. (sure had alot of great memories with this car and the folks over @ NECO). Moving on... (Page 2)
