Vehicle Owner

Member ID: GoumbaJohn

Location: Tampa Bay, FL

Vehicle Info

1998 Ford Contour

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

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Last updated: Oct 21, 2008

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John’s Ford Contour

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This is my car with the stock paint and bodywork. It comes to most as suprising when I tell them that a contour make a formidable rally car. Right now the car is for rallycross only. In time to come, it will transform into a group 5 stage rally car.

GoumbaJohn's 1998 Ford Contour

GoumbaJohn's 1998 Ford Contour

GoumbaJohn's 1998 Ford Contour

This is what the car currently looks like in a driveway. I know. It's not very exciting. I will get those pictures later .

GoumbaJohn's 1998 Ford Contour  

GoumbaJohn's 1998 Ford Contour

 

The specsheet is as follows

 

Weight with driver.................(approx)2800lbs

Horsepower...............................................~205

Tarmac tires.........225/50/16 Hankook rs211

Tarmac wheels......................16X6.5 Stock E1

Rally tires...........190/650R15 Hankook R204

Rally wheels......................Contour SE 15X6.5

Front Brakes............................E0 SVT 278mm

Rear brakes............................Vented 254 mm

Suspension.......Koni sports w/ground cotroll

Tarmac settings           Front             Rear

Swaybar                       18mm           19mm

Springs                          525 lb          275 lb

Damper setting            100%             50%

Toe                               1/8" out         1/4" out

Rally settings                Front              Rear

SB                                    N/A                 N/A

Springs                         275 lb            225 lb

Damper setting          Full Soft         Full soft

Toe                                    0                3/8" out

Driver Mod...................................................Check

 

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freedumb35  

Posted by: freedumb35

02/19/2009 09:17PM

my mystique was sold by a guy who had replaced it with a jag x-type.

freedumb35  

Posted by: freedumb35

02/19/2009 09:02PM

I linked off of CEG AWD build up.. thats such a good idea.

nd_contour  

Posted by: nd_contour

02/08/2009 01:45PM

when are you gonna get some pics up of the AWD buildup?

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: GoumbaJohn

Location: Tampa Bay, FL