Hey guys, I'm a big Taurus performance person and have yet to really get into the duratec sceene. However the other day I grabed a 2000 Cougar and went for a drive. WOW, the road hugging feel makes me want to turn in my 4 doors for 2. I have always loved the utility, feel, and look of a 4 door car but the Cougar just drove so well!
Okay now for performance. What do I need to do for a 3.0 conversion. The older 3.0 DOHC has the waterpump on the opposite side as the 2.5, does that mean I need to run a newer escape/taurus block? I would like to retain the 2.5 heads for maximum non sc performance. Also I would like to keep traction control, would I use the 2.5 intake or the 3.0? How long can I expect the trany to hold up? Any one know anything about the getrag 6 speed that is going in the focus? I have heard some talk of swaps. I will need a quaife.
