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Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

For those not in the loop, my Contour SVT decided to vomit a wristpin in the #6 cylinder a couple of months ago. Interestingly enough, these engines are known to implode at around 80K, mine was a little too eager. Something about oiling issues in the higher compression SVT application. Nice.

Which brings me to this: There are many known engine swaps in the world of cars. RX-7's with V8s, Honduhs with higher output Honduh engines, etc etc etc. In the (scary) Contour world, one easily finds out that the 2.5L engine that came in it is an underbore Taurus/Sable/Jaguar X-type/Escape/Fusion/Mazda Tribute/et cetera 3.0L Duratec. So, back in December, I embarked on swapping a 2004 Escape engine into her, using ported and polished Taurus heads and the remainder coming from my "donor car" including the hot cams. I was actually surprised how well everything went together; I only had to grind four things down or off.

I finally got a chance to button everything up and take her for a drive tonight, and holy crap is this thing tight. The exhaust note has gone from Barry Manilow to Barry White (Precats? Who needs precats?) and the torque is simply amazing.

Oh yeah, she'll be at the meeting next Wednesday if you want to see the hawtness.

BretLuter · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:46 pm

Wes Eargle wrote:

I only had to grind four things down or off.

Please post your intended route to the meeting so we can avoid the trail of spare parts and vital engine fluids.

:wink:

Bret.

PJ Aspesi · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:04 pm

80K? No wonder why I never see any Contours on the road.

hey any possibility of putting the Escape 4WD components in? *hack*

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

4wd is only hackish if I had a turbo, three limited slips and a computer distributing teh torque.

Chris Landi · **Joined:** Mon Mar 08, 2004 6:31 pm **Posts:** 579

Some cars allow you to dial out the hack by giving you the option to manually adjust the front/rear splits. :wink:

Rich Anderson · **Posted:** Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:27 am

Chris Landi wrote:

dial out the hack

You, have just coined a phrase.
"I had an AWD, but now that I have a Miata, I have to dial out the hack!"
You could also use the antonym, to dial in the hack.
"I here the diffs in the newest EVO are so sophisticated that they really allow you to dial in the hack!"

DanDurusky · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:31 pm **Posts:** 686

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:37 am

BretLuter wrote:

Wes Eargle wrote:

I only had to grind four things down or off.

Please post your intended route to the meeting so we can avoid the trail of spare parts and vital engine fluids.

:wink:

Bret.

The only trail of parts falling off this thing would be some rubber from the tires... This thing moves pretty good.

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

Guess what went wrong?

tomherbert · **Posted:** Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:53 am

Bummer!

Was this from the old 2.5 ltr or the "new" 3.0 ltr? I thought the 3.0 ltr engines were supposed to be better at this.

Tom Herbert
98 'Tour SVT

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

Old engine, #6 cylinder.

Adam Ligon · **Posted:** Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:04 pm

Fix
Or
Repair
Ddaily

:lol:

And I have one to

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

Friggin German engineering. Are VW cooling systems overredundant and complex too?

Patrick Wellenius · **Posted:** Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:34 pm

Yes, and they still suck...

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