a few pics of my cougar

[spider1178]

New to the board and thought I'd throw up a few pics. :smile5:

They are not completely up to date though... It now has 17" gunmetal gray Enkei ES6 wheels wrapped in Kumho Ecsta ASX high performance tires, the the short ram intake has been replaced with a Nautilus cold air intake w/ K&N filter.

 

[JJ]

VEry clean looking I like it.

JJ

 

[ginja]

Yeah man good to see a Cat from over the pond now and again, you guys have a much better scene over there. That engine bay is great, mine looks a mess (hence the fact I try not to pop the hood at shows much)

Optima Red Top too you must have some serious ICE?

 

[WildV6]

That is very nice, very nice indeed. Lovin that SVT motor - what BHP is that pulling now?

 

[TopCat1127]

What is SVT lite?

 

[WildV6]

What is SVT lite?

Isn't it something to do with the Aluminimum (?) engine block they use which is lighter than the original block?? :idea:

 

[TopCat1127]

I thought they were all the same

 

[Pid_16V]

probably an "Americanism" :wink5:

 

[spider1178]

What is SVT lite?

"SVT Lite" means it is a standard DuraTec 2.5L block, cams, heads, etc., but with the SVT upper and lower intake manifolds, and SVT throttle body installed. A small but noticeable performance upgrade.

In order to do the full SVT conversion (cams, heads, injectors, ecu, etc) I would have to change the transaxle to a manual. I would LOVE to do that, but it's just not in the budget. Maybe someday...

 

[bobster1982]

whats the power gains on the SVT lump to a normal duratec?

 

[ginja]

You learn something new every day, perhaps these SVT parts are similar to the ST200 parts over here??

 

[cmewse]

More like the st220 arnt they?

 

[TopCat1127]

SVT parts ARE ST200 LIM UIM and TB, but should also add Airbox unless running a performance filter, i just didnt get the 'Lite' bit, but why do you have to upgrade box if changing heads and cams???

 

[Pid_16V]

SVT parts ARE ST200 LIM UIM and TB, but should also add Airbox unless running a performance filter, i just didnt get the 'Lite' bit, but why do you have to upgrade box if changing heads and cams???

I already told you Tony :rolleyes5: the spelling should give you a clue, its a well used American term for a shortened or lower spec of an already top item.

Hope that makes sense and doesnt cause offence, it's not intended.

 

[dogsbody]

Nice car mate..welcome to the club BTW

 

[TopCat1127]

None taken, Al, just wanted to clarify a bit, thats all. Still stumped by the box upgrade tho, the auto is more than capable, dont they use it on the ST220?

 

[cougar571]

Very nice "Frosty" shame the steering wheel's on the wrong side!!

 

[p.whitelock]

Very nice car you got there!

 

[icermanz]

The engine bays looking real clean thats a good look and the carbon look rear light covers are a nice original touch to the coug.

 

[spider1178]

None taken, Al, just wanted to clarify a bit, thats all. Still stumped by the box upgrade tho, the auto is more than capable, dont they use it on the ST220?

Because the transaxle is electronically controlled by the ecm. The full SVT swap would require using the SVT ecm, which does not support the automatic transaxle.

And yes, to my understanding the SVT is the equivalent to your ST200.