Uncovering what makes this V6 engine so special 

Yea I was already wondering. My V70 2,4 5cillinder does 200hp. So This engine would seem to me like under powered for its size.. Now I understand ;-)

I was hoping the top comment would be about the scam price of the obd tool and not an exaggerated line about poor tuning. VERY POOR ford workmanship in engines has an american twang to it, 8 litres of 3 whole digits of horses. But then, you were trained by the worst company if they really do make you think the better side of tuning is terrible. Think about it. This is an era around 1.6 turbos and cosworths. It's not just how powerful the engine is, but how long it lasts, how cool it needs to be and so on. Ford at the base is like all others, about profits and minimising accountability mixed with horrendous parts prices. I have owned enough and been around enough owners to know as a customer, what is important to customers, what is important to the companies and a keen ear for the reality in between. The whole industry is a scam with very few people telling the real truth. :)

@@BantonOrg As is some random person on the internet saying someone else's opinion is bogus because some reason here... I have full reason NOT TO TRUST ANY OF YOU and like a rational, normal human being with a Bull-shit meter, just do my own research and find a solution that actually works, whether one person was right or wrong.

David, saying that means you're gonna get a billion ford owners asking, 'how about my......', 'so 'how about my 1.0 ecoboost?'🤣

@@Dani-it5sy Sorry mate. It proves how crap the modern engines are. If you take off the turbo. You won't see 160bhp for a 2.4. N/A engines are premium engines.

Boomer *don't take this seriously it's a joke*

Emiko Aiko - Not quite sure what you mean as I’m a millennial.

22 years ago

24 years ago now 💀 I'm getting old

Ryan Hoffmann !CONTOUR! Thanks, I just couldn’t think of the US name and it was going to drive me craZy. One of the better fords of their day but I guess poor marketing or something made them super forgettable.

@@JSchroederee must have been. I bought mine literally the day I graduated from high school. It wasn't fast but it was plenty quick and handled unbelievably well. I have danced around buying another one for years, unfortunately many of them are ran in to the ground because they were not appreciated for what they actually were.

Vic Elford owned a 2000 Contour for years.

What?

I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS word has it James was nearly killed a couple of times filming lately and is having some trouble.

@@Thewestcoastshooter if that's true he needs to suck up. If Hammond can carry on, so can he.

@@mrmurder75 doesn't work like that...

@@mrmurder75 you're very stupid

Du Hast2020 nah the ‘88 Passat looks like a Honda prelude on meth

@Du Hast2020 well yes there are a lot of better looking cars doesnt mean this one isnt good looking in its own way

@Du Hast2020 What?

Very understated car. Great sleeper car, most people think it's just a little runabout, but put the hammer down and it surprises them.

I thought so too. But then I looked at it and realized that it isn´t. 😉 Jokes aside the ST200 is a very interesting thing. I always thought the engine makes the car and in this case the engine helps make the car about 10 times as interesting.

Very much a tuner thing of that era. I loved seeing cars or trucks with the ole "chicken wire" grill aesthetic

martin naylor I had a 54 plate loved it , best car i ever owned 😭

I think the slowest man on Earth was the f*cker out on the road today doing 18mph on a 60mph country road. When it was eventually clear to pass I almost swiped my back end off trying to cut the stupid bastard up.

James is so slow that some say that he's still in 2019

Thumbobby I can relate

Fair few lexus about

My father bought a '99 V6 manual back then as new, 4dr Ghia with ST looks package - and I kept that car even though it is not a daily driver anymore. I still love to drive it, great engine and chassis.

and all-wheel drive for the 2.5 and 3.0 X-Types

@macdroitwich2010 Probably down to the addition of VVT.

What did you think of the Cougar compared to the MK3?

Porsche?? No my friend this engine came from Mazda the kl-de and kl-ze engines

Yup. ('87 MR2 chimes in)

@@goofyleo3869 don't those use t-vis? (Switching from 8 to 16 valve instead of runner length)

@@nimmen Know what? I think you're right! 🤔

@@goofyleo3869 AW11's are awesome too. In fact, I nearly had an AW11 instead of an SW20. After the test drive the guy who I would buy it from switched his mind and decided not to sell it..

Spoke too soon

This collection of body parts makes half a human.

Half an engine makes up exactly half of a engine.

I was reading the comments to see if someone joined up this story.... so much fuss about the current merc engines in Astons and yet this was the basis of the famous 5.9litre v12... when Ford used to own Aston Martin. Nobody minded Aston's being powered by a Ford... and built in Cologne to the very last day.

@@Tracertme Brits don't like to be reminded that they don't build anything anymore because they built junk. I submit the MGB and TR7 I once owned as proof.

AJ30 is the same

Good tips as I have the car at 300k km (not daily driver anymore), my water pump and intake manifold runner failed once only at around half of the mileage. I haven't got issues with the manifold, but with the idle control valve control. Are these aftermarket water pumps still available?

@@optimalkfrt yes just make sure the impeller is metal not plastic, look on ebay. A good motor factors should be able to get one. A close pal of mine has an st200 with a failing headgasket characterised by a ticking noise. Commonly called the 'tick of death' this is caused by the headgasket 'venting' and sooner or later those combustion gases find there way into the cooling system causing airlock and overheating issues. If I had known at the time the waterpump internals were made of plastic I would have changed them. Once the v6 engines cook you can virtually guarantee headgasket failure!

You.... you know you're watching youtube, right?

your wrong, 5.0 V8 (4.9 if your a stickler) is the best

@@icemanroyal thats your taste.

No it has to be the 1.8 diesel I just love the smoke that thing puts out 😲😆👤👏

No

That SHO engine looks a million times better. It's art.

The Yamaha made SHO powerplant was a massively superior motor.

I think the SHO V6 is as pretty as the Alfa V6. The 32 valve LT5 that came in the C4 ZR1 is pure sex too.

Mazda KL engines were better quality, different approach to the intake with multiple stages.

You can. I got a 220 saloon the other day and it cost £900. The insurance was cheeper than my is200

Steve De Noob Yep, in the UK you can find these in a myriad of conditions and hence prices. Problem is I am in South America where ST220 are quite uncommon and go for around $5,600 in good shape. Parts, on the other hand, are impossible to find, and if you do they break your wallet.

I also have a 4-dr v6 Ghia my father bought as new back in '99, garaged but driven every 1-2 months.

@@optimalkfrt yea there definitely some beast. Was your dads ghia model the one with the turbo charged engine? I cant remember the engines in them

@@Fifth_Avenue842 The simple 2.5 v6 naturally aspirated, wonderful engine. The only turbocharged engine was the 1.8 TD with 90 hp. Those were the days, displacement and petrol were king. :)

@@optimalkfrt oh yes very much so lol

Daniel Boddington ,James,can’t.

Great cars the limited edition model. With the dash an two tone leather. Should of brought my friends that spent £1000s on it an ended up selling for peanuts £800

Yes we did; Contour SVT.

callum hardy try driving an I6, now that’s smooth

You have no taste whatsoever.

Except it's made in Belgium

@@BobMonkeypimp You even OWN a car with more than 4 cylinders kiddo? 🙄

ford is american?

Nabil this is a ford of Europe car

J T I always liked the ST24 with RSAP kit

Longest six minutes ever...

Right, there it's a sports car, here it's what your grandparents drive.

or the IMRC box died and you either pinned the secondaries open or closed :\

My wife had the 98 Contour SVT as her first new car and loved it. Great handling and nice power.

I literally wouldnt trust any other engine to stop a dinghy from drifting away with the tide.

McLarenBMW Indeed it is!

Er, no

McLarenBMW Eh? Eh!! 🇨🇦

I love V6 but I’d take a cosworth YB over this every day of the week