Installed these today, DEPO Gen 4 Black housing projector headlights (non halo).









For reference, here is what my SS looked like previously with the Eagle Eyes Gen 2 Black housing halo projector headlights.

 

Finally got the D2 Racing coilovers installed.

For reference, here is how it used to look on stock suspension.






Here are some pics after I had an alignment done.

 

car looks great, slam it now

 

Heh, any lower, it will scrape coming into my driveway. I'm happy with the current height, but may slightly dip the front end a bit more.

 

I love your car, I wish i could find someone to trade with my white SS Coupe

 

Thanks. I was lucky to get a white sedan, not too many around. Funny thing though, in my province, turns out that there were 4 or 5 white TC sedans, 3 of us were (or are) on the Ontario Cobalt Club Forums.

 

Isn't it not a good idea to do all this stuff under the hood when the engine isn't even broken in yet?

 

not really

 

Agreed, modern day cars don't need much break in time like in the old days. Engines these days are pretty much ready to go from the factory floor.

 

sub'd

 

i ran a svt the other day... expected more out of it he said he had the 3.0 hybrid swap. had no ***** :-\

 

Love the SVT man!!

 

VERY NICE! i love the srt4 and even the fords done up pretty good. i like teh wing on the balt too, just needs a ss lip ad it would look awesome

 

Check out the pics at the top of this page...

 

Being around the Contours since the very beginning, even my supercharged SVT Contour is no match for the turbo cars I own. Gotta figure, my SVT is 13 years old, lots of change in technology over those years, and it's a heavy car. The stock 2.5l V6 engines never had a lot of torque, more mid to top end power, but still, just never put down a lot of torque until the past few years where some specialty shops built better and more advanced turbo and supercharger kits. If I were to do it all over again, I'd do a turbo on my SVT.

As far as the 3.0l N/A engines, most produce in the low to mid 200's, but once they are force fed, then they are up towards 400+hp. The Contours were built for road courses, not drag strips, excellent handling and brakes, but from the factory, lacked HP. It's a shame that back in their day, Ford didn't do a 3.0l variant from the get go.

All and all though, I still like to take my SVT out for a spin, love the sound of the V6 and supercharger and it turns a lot of heads, especially when others notice what's behind the wheels.....Big Brakes, and wonder what that noise is coming from under the hood......Supercharger.

Just for interest, here are some recent pics I took of my SVT after I took it out to be etested.

 

Hahn Downpipe and exhaust installed.

 

I love my hahn exhaust besides it hitting the rear beam ever time I hit a bump

 

I have lots of clearance over the beam. First thing, I worked on it with the shop so that the pipe was as far up as it could go without hitting the body and brake lines (exhaust flanges). Then, I had them heat up the underside of the pipe, the bend right above the rear beam, and had them concave the pipe some, to give me a little extra clearance. You might ask, wouldn't this disrupt exhaust flow? It's on the inside of the bend and being 3", more than enough capacity at this pipe size for the stock turbo.

On my trip home, I went over some pretty hefty bumps and didn't hear the exhaust hitting any where nor did I hear the beam hitting the exhaust. For now, things seem to be good. I'm sure if I had passengers in the rear, there would be a greater chance of the beam hitting the exhaust. I have the option that I can always raise the rear of the car with the spring height adjusters, if I run into this problem.

 

replace the stock rubber hangers with some polyurethane ones, and your problem should resolve itself. Modern Performance should be coming out with a set very soon from what I hear.

OP, that a legit srt, and that tc is a bawz! not a fan of fords unless its a pony, but it's done tastefully (just not my choice for the grill inserts).

 

Thanks. FYI, the grill inserts on the SVT Contour are actually the factory ones. I never got around to changing them.

 

Here are some pics from the test fitment. The wheels are 19"x8.5" with a 35mm offset. Tires are 225/35/19. I have a concern about the rear as the wheel combo does stick out farther than the rear fender lip. Front seems to be fine as it is flush with the front fender lip.

 

looks good wish my dp looked like that haha badmab must of used a lower quality piece of stainless, wheels are nice i would of gone for a concave 9" if i had the$

 

Thanks. I still haven't decided what to do. The wheels are used and require a reclearcoating. Also, they are a tad on the heavy side.

 

OP, saw the 1st page and this page. that is the coolest srt4 ive ever seen, and i comment you for putting the ss lip on ur sedan! the wheels look good everythings sicktight!

 

I appreciate the comments. Molding the SS lip to the sedan bumper took a lot more effort than the standard clip on method, but the results were definitely worth the extra effort.