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Now just to establish an equilibrium, I'd like to know who has SVT's that have NOT had catastrophic failures!
98 CSVT, basic mod's, my slowest car yet but still faster than the wife's Talon Tsi AWD. Not by much, though. Now if I could get the back wheels to do something....
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Im on my 3rd MTX-75...Is that considered a catastrophic failure? 
Chad Williams
chad5160@excite.com
'99 SVT Frost Silver #812 of 2760 Born on Jan. 12, 1999
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The right question would be: who has a problem-free STOCK CSVT. Most complaints come from owners who did home-made modifications to their cars without any knowledge of the mechanical implications ... Furthermore, ANY car constantly brought to the RPM redline would experience mechanical failures.
CSVT are (were) designed for fun driving not for racing !
Captain Bart
1999 Black/Midnight Blue SVT
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CSVT are (were) designed for fun driving not for racing ! :rolleyes: Tell that to my 1st engine when at 42K miles it went bye-bye during a gentle left hand turn. I was DRIVING, not racing. Thenk God I had an extended warranty.
1998 SVT Contour E1, Black 2001 Honda SuperHawk VTR1000F "I bent my Wookie" www.mamisano.com
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102K on the original motor, trans, clutch. only had the H2O pump two years ago, power-steering pump four years ago, and the rack just a couple of months ago.
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i lost my first motor at 48K on a bone stock CSVT.
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Currently at 73k miles, but just stopped commuting due to a job change, so miles won't pile up any more. Looking to sell her soon actually. All maintenance issues so far, no failures of any kind except a roadside strand a ways back due to bad fuel line clips.
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66K mi. No major problems ever except 2 sets of bad brake rotors within the first 20K and the fuel tank vent issue (fixed at 10K).
I'm driving around with a new water pump in the trunk waiting for the time to install it.
Now that I've posted this, I guess I just jinxed myself.
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35,500 exactly as she siting in the driveway... no problems at all.. Only complaint is the crappy azz leather on the front seats... gonna get that fixed real soon though =)
99 SVT with resonatorless exhaust and open element intake
Sound System:
Clarion touch Screen Source Unit
Focal Components,Audiocontrol eq,
eclipse Subs and Amps
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Originally posted by Captain Bart:
Furthermore, ANY car constantly brought to the RPM redline would experience mechanical failures. Hmm.. I shift rather high on the tach, am I in for trouble? I don't see how, if ford set the factory rev limiter for a certain level, that going TO that level can be detrimental to the car. I understand that it will put MORE wear on your car, but to say that ANY car WILL experience mechanical FAILURE is a little harsh, don't ya think? Perhaps "Vehicles will be more prone to failure, sooner." or something? More info would be nice.. Thanks.. Ray
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