Project
Contour SE (1995 Ford Contour SE)
Purchased '95 SE MTX
used in March 1997. Original build date is November 1994. It is Midnight
Red with Gray Leather, and a MTX.
New factory 2.5L Duratec long block
installed in April 1997. The only option missing is Traction Control.
View the
Dyno
Page
for results on this vehicle. (Christopher A. Wong's SE)
View the
Contour
Exhaust Page for sounds of this vehicle. (Dual
Exhaust System 2)
Pictures taken May 3, 2003
MSDS y-pipe, jet coated, special 14 gauge steel,
installed.
Pictures taken April 20, 2003
CTA Duratec Intake Pipe and CTAFilter Induction
Kits installed.
Pictures taken March 23, 2003
Focus SVT wheels installed.
Pictures taken December 2001
Chrome Cougar Wheels (removed) and New Rear Exhaust
Section.
CTA Exhaust System 1 shown.
Pictures taken September 2001
Pictures taken April 2001
MSDS Headers Installed
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Modded Y-pipe and cat |
Front pre cat removed |
Front pre cat and header |
Front header installed |
Front header, another pic |
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Rear pre cat |
Rear pre cat removed |
Rear header installed |
Rear header, another pic |
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Pictures taken May 2000
Brembo Cross Drilled Rotors and KVR Carbon Fibre
Pads Installed.
Pictures taken May 2000
Unorthodox Underdrive Pulley Installed.
Here
is a history of the modifications to this vehicle:
Performance
and Handling Mods
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Installed new and improved MSDS Y-pipe with Jet Hot Coating and heavier
14 gauge steel. (May 3, 03)
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Car Sound 3" high flow
catalytic converter installed (April 21, 03)
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CTA Duratec Intake pipe and
CTA Filter Induction Kit installed. (April 20, 03)
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Superchip NUN1RSIM installed
with new module. (October 28, 02)
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MSDS headers removed. New
stock pre cats installed. (October 26, 02)
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SVT 278mm front cross drilled
rotors installed (April 02)
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MSDS y-pipe installed.
Modified stock y-pipe removed (February 02)
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Remove
NUN3 computer and reinstall NUN1 computer. (January 17, 02)
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98.5
SVT upper intake manifold installed. (December 8, 01)
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Diablosport
custom chip NUN3dihr.cry. (December 8, 01) (Removed with computer change)
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New
rear exhaust section from rear splitter and back including dual
Magnaflow 14416 mufflers, dual
3 1/4"x 3 3/4" oval, polished angle cut and rolled exhaust tips.
(December 01, 01)
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Diablo
Sport custom computer chip installed, tested and removed. (June 01)
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Modified
stock SVT y-pipe with new collector and flanges, 2 1/2" CATCO cat
installed. (June 7, 01)
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Stainless
steel brake lines installed. (June 02, 01)
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Magnaflow
2 1/2" stainless steel muffler installed. (May 26, 01) (Dynomax Ultraflo
muffler removed)
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Hermoff
3" high flow cat (Installed April 21, 01)
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MSDS
headers and y-pipe. (Installed April 14, 01) (Removed October 26, 02)
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Superchip
NUN1.RSIM (Installed March 01, removed April 01)
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Modified
stock y-pipe with new collector and flanges (Jan 20, 01) (Removed April
21, 01)
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BAT
19mm rear sway bar bushings. (November 00)
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Switched to Mobil
1 5W30 synthetic oil. (October 00)
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Stainless
steel resonators installed after rear Y (September 00)
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CATCO
hi flow catalytic converter. (June 00) (Removed April 21, 03)
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Unorthodox
Racing Ultra Street underdrive pulley. (July 20, 00)
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CTA custom cat back exhaust system with Dynomax Ultraflo muffler. (June
14, 00)
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Brembo
cross drilled rotors, silver cadmium plating, with KVR carbon fibre
pads. (June 7, 00)
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Superchip
NUN1_309R-02309. (May 00) (Removed January 01)
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SVT
throttle body and hardware. (April 00)
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Magnecor
Race Wires. (April 00)
Bosch
Platinum +4 Plugs. (April 00)
Energy
Suspension sway bar bushings. (April 00)
'98
Front motor mount with Energy Suspension motor mount inserts. (November
99)
'98
SVT rear motor mount. (October 99)
KKM
True Rev Induction Kit with modified cold air duct. (August 99)
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Split Dual Exhaust with Flo Pro Mufflers and 3" Chrome Rolled Tips.
(September 99)
Replaced Stock Resonator with Glass Pack. (March 99)
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American Racing Wheels AR29 16x7" with Toyo Proxes FZ4 205 55 VR16
(October 98)
Appearance
Mods
02 SVT Focus 17" wheels and tires installed
(October 11, 02) (Cougar chrome wheels removed)
Windows tinted (28% all doors, 18% rear
window) (March 12, 02)
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Cougar chrome six spoke wheels (December 8, 01)
Kenwood
8009 head unit, Kenwood 6 pack CD changer, Pheonix Gold 450 Amp, MB
Quartz front speakers, 2x12" JL Audio speakers with subwoofer box
(May 20, 01)
Eurolite
Xenon foglight bulbs (893) (February 01)
OBX
Aluminum Racing Pedals (February 01)
Richbrook
gearshift knob and parking brake handle (December 00)
Eurolite
Xenon headlight bulbs (55w/65w). (October 00)
Team
Voodoo smooth black shift knob. (April 00)
Alpena Aluminum Racing Pedals. (December 99) (Removed February 01)
Blacked Out the Chrome Bumper Strips with Thick Pin Striping. (May 97)
AutoVentshade Bugflector (July 97)
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Possible
Future Modifications and Upgrades:
SACHS
clutch kit and SVT flywheel.
Lowering springs and struts.
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