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What is the difference between the Cougar and Taurus motor and interchangability with the Contour motor?
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Not much difference at all since they are the same engine.
Any cougar motor is easily interchangeable with a contour.
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Originally posted by warmonger:
Not much difference at all since they are the same engine.
Any cougar motor is easily interchangeable with a contour.
Since I have never seen a 2.5 Taurus, the true answer to this question is not so simple.
I suggest you lurk around the 3.0 forum for a while for better answers. There are a lot of variations to the Duratec family, both the 2.5 and the 3.0.
Jim Johnson
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Originally posted by Big Jim:
Originally posted by warmonger:
Not much difference at all since they are the same engine.
Any cougar motor is easily interchangeable with a contour.
Since I have never seen a 2.5 Taurus, the true answer to this question is not so simple.
I suggest you lurk around the 3.0 forum for a while for better answers. There are a lot of variations to the Duratec family, both the 2.5 and the 3.0.
Good point!!
I didn't even see the "Taurus" part when I read it. All I saw was the Contour-Cougar part. Oh well, it was late last night.
As Jim says, the Taurus is a 3L and that swap is well documented in the 3L forum.
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and before someone asks......we are talking 3.0L DURATEC not the 3.0L/3.2L YAMAHA :-)
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Also don't forget that a 3.5 L Duratec is in development and should be out in a year or so. The new 500 will be getting that engine probably in the second year of production.
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... although that engine is said to have a totally different block archetecture and design, etc. and most likely won't work with our cars.
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