1999 SVT#1198.
BUILT AND PREPED BY MYSELF AND FREEBIRD
254,xxx car at the time if the swap
76,xxx on the 3l when Swapped
Mods
05 port matched sable 3l ( all gaskets were replaced except for head gaskets)
24lb injectors ( updated the harness to ev6 plugs)
Spec aluminum flywheel
Spec stage 1 clutch
DMD
a/c removed from car completely
Pud shield with large cone filter
Energy suspension front mount poly insert
Gutted pre cats
Resonator replaced with thrush glass pack
Magnaflow cat
Egr delete
Msds 3bolt y-pipe
2.5l oil pan and pick up
Alternator rewire
Trans
B&M short throw
Focus shift tower
Focus shift forks
Unfortunate 3rd gear grind
LOW milage factory differential
Suspension
Eibach drop springs
The engine block, trans case and z mount were all painted Ford blue. The valve covers and intake were all kept black and the timing cover was painted black as well. I will up load pics of the swap when I get more time. The motor has had 6,000 miles put on it after the swap and I could not ask for it to run any better... The car gets great MPG and has awesome response when it is needed. When at WOT in 1st the car dose have traction issues even if you are at a role on dry pavement. When the pavement is wet traction is a big issue in 1st and 2nd at 1/2 throttle or more....
Car now has 271,xxx and still running strong 17,xxx miles after the swap but could still benefit greatly with a tune (runs very rich when cold) 3l now has 93k on it(1/10/2013)
~276k miles car had the spec T/O fail was replaced with oem ford part
Also fixed the 3rd grind that was caused by shift fork fail. Shift fork & output shaft were replaced with used Oem parts & works great now & discovered after furthering my knowledge realized the car has a pre-98 diff as well
