theboss3512
New CEG'er
Hello everyone! Glad to see this is still an active site for information!!
I just purchased a two owner 1998 svt contour with 74k miles off the original owners nephew. He purchased the car from his uncle in 2010 with 14k miles, drove it till it had engine issues and parked it. He says he had the engine rebuilt a few years ago, with diamond forged pistons (11.1), K1 forged rods, arp head studs, king rod bearings, updated water pump, polished crank, and supposedly the oil pump was modified to solve the oiling issues these had. Car runs super smooth, no oil pressure light, and appears to have actually had the work done. I'm hoping he can find the receipts before I pick up the car so I can have an actual record but we will see.
Interior and underside are incredibly clean for the year, and being from Ohio and ending up in Massachusetts I was pleasantly surprised so I had to grab it.
Only downside is they didn't replace the clutch when the motor was out and it's starting to slip at higher rpms, so I'm going to have to deal with that. But what better time to throw headers and a y pipe on it, as well as an upgraded clutch and flywheel!
Excited to start doing research and reading up on these more. I'm fairly familiar with the platform but this will be the first svt I've worked on.
Thanks for having me!
I just purchased a two owner 1998 svt contour with 74k miles off the original owners nephew. He purchased the car from his uncle in 2010 with 14k miles, drove it till it had engine issues and parked it. He says he had the engine rebuilt a few years ago, with diamond forged pistons (11.1), K1 forged rods, arp head studs, king rod bearings, updated water pump, polished crank, and supposedly the oil pump was modified to solve the oiling issues these had. Car runs super smooth, no oil pressure light, and appears to have actually had the work done. I'm hoping he can find the receipts before I pick up the car so I can have an actual record but we will see.
Interior and underside are incredibly clean for the year, and being from Ohio and ending up in Massachusetts I was pleasantly surprised so I had to grab it.
Only downside is they didn't replace the clutch when the motor was out and it's starting to slip at higher rpms, so I'm going to have to deal with that. But what better time to throw headers and a y pipe on it, as well as an upgraded clutch and flywheel!
Excited to start doing research and reading up on these more. I'm fairly familiar with the platform but this will be the first svt I've worked on.
Thanks for having me!