Turns out that it was the connection. I got the battery tested and it was fine. There was an amount of corrosion on the positive terminal that was not seen before. Hopefully everything is fine and dandy now.
-1998.5 Contour SE V6 ATX.
PM me to tell me of a welder that can craft me a modified Y pipe in the Los Angeles area! OR I may be willing to buy a 3 flange modified Y.