[karlt10]

Piston Slap: Duratec Headache Part II: SVT RestoMod Edition | The Truth About Cars



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[cmorty72]

Interesting read there.

 

[arkadius 73]

Interesting.

 

[JimR]

Disappointing that catalyst breakdown has been known for so long on so many platforms, yet there was never a universal outcry. Manufacturers are totally gunshy about mass failures now thanks to Toyota. I mean, 700,000 fits recalled over a throttle spring or something trivial. Doesn't help us any.

As an aside, I'm glad there are people out there running the flag for the SVT Contours. I drove one new, and it sounded incredible for a front-driver in such pedestrian packaging. I didn't know 3.0L swaps were so common that you can ink a check, and a guy just drop-ships them. SVT Contours are dirt cheap...and Taurus blocks are common...hmm.

 

[BigAlDJ]

Piston slap from cornering too fast! That's no fun!
Thicker oil anyone ?????????

 

[JimR]

Sounds like a combination of cat breakdown and oil pickup starvation from sustained cornering load.

I used to be in the camp for street car on road course = higher viscosity, but I'm coming around. Grassroots Motorsports did a good primer on viscosity and temperature.

Slippery Slope: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine Articles