Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Monkeygrits

Location: SouthWestern, PA

Vehicle Info

2000 Mercury Cougar

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Flowmaster Exhaust 
  • KONI Shocks 

Exterior Styling

  • Roush Body Kit 
  • BFGoodrich Tires 
  • Enkei Wheels 

Ratings

    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Nov 04, 2009

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Monkey’s Mercury Cougar

  • Currently 3.9739130434782 /5 Stars.
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  My page is a work in progress so enjoy my pics and check back soon!!!

Heres my cougar how it looks now

Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar  Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar


I ordered my Cougar new from ford in the summer of 2000
(I can't find any stock pics but below is as close as it gets)
Version 1 (Less Filling)
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My 05 Escape (Daily Driver)

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PaintShop
The car had a full respray with Light Saphire Blue (Factory Color)before the Roush kit was installed.
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Version 3 (Present Day)

Performance:

Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar

 

UIM/LIM: SVT UIM/LIM
TB: SVT TB
Wires: Ford Racing
Headers: MSDS Headers
Exhaust: Trubenz / Flowmaster 40 / Roush Tips
Y-Pipe: MSDS
Plugs: Autolite Platinum 
Short Throw: B&M
Intake: GMK Cold Air Intake

Battery: Optima Red Top

 

 

Cosmetic: Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar

Front Bumper: Roush
Side Skirts: Roush
Rear Bumper: Roush
Hood: Visteon, Redline Tuning Quicklift Hood Struts (No More Prop)
Rear Spoiler: Roush
Tail Covers: Painted Vtech Covers
Sidemarkers: Crystal Smoked

Headlights: European LHD 
Taillights: Night Shades
Antenna: Shortie (Jaged)
Calipers: Painted
Front Grill: 01/02 Grill

Interior Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar

Front Seats: Katskin Leather
Rear Seats: 2000 Special Edition
Indiglo Gauges
Autometer Pillar Volt / Oil Pressure
Roush Door Scuff Plates (05 Mustang)
Cougar Head Shift Knob 
Billet E-Brake

NOT PICTURED *NEW* 01-02 Wheel with Roush Logo

Custom Black Leather Shift/Ebrake Boots W/ Blue Stitching 
Roush Mats
XR Carpet  w/ Aluminum deadpedal

XR Pedals

 

 Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar

Suspension & Brakes:

Struts: Koni
Springs: Koni
Rear Strut Bar: ST200
Rear Sway Bar: Roush

Swaybar Endlinks: Adjustable (Turbo Zetec Tour - CEG)

Wheels & Rubber:

Rims: Enkei GF1 Anthracite 18 x 7.5
Tires: BFG's GForce Sport 225/40/18

STEREO:

Headunit: Blapunkt Ford Focus AM/FM CD MP3
Speakers: Factory
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Carlisle All Ford Nationals 2008 2nd Place

Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar

 

Cougarfest 07 (Thanks Claymoreww for the pic)

Monkeygrits's 2000 Mercury Cougar

LINKS:

1999-2002 Cougar Owners, Join the NECO FORUMS!!!!!!!

www.newcougar.org

 

 

 

 

 

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sikvik02  

Posted by: sikvik02

11/30/2009 06:14PM

Wow real nice ride!! 5 Stars for sure. Come check out my ride and let me know what you think... also if you want to show off your ride on another site that is like myspace/facebook for cars, then check out this site. http://myonlinegarage.com/signup/friend_BUGZY/Please use me BUGZY as your referral.. Thanks, see you there!

Freds68cougar  

Posted by: Freds68cougar

11/23/2009 05:56PM

NICE CAT!!! CHECK OUT MY 68 CAT WORK IN PROCESS.

R8tedE  

Posted by: R8tedE

11/04/2009 08:41PM

Nice cougar, wheels and body kit look good 5*

sloan_brian  

Posted by: sloan_brian

11/04/2009 06:49PM

also, like the pic in front of the wind turbines, I work at a place that makes the blades for those.

sloan_brian  

Posted by: sloan_brian

11/04/2009 06:45PM

Lovin the color, exhaust too!

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Member ID: Monkeygrits

Location: SouthWestern, PA