Hello,
I just wanted to give you guys an update on the sick Contour. I ended up taking it to a local shop. Turns out, it was the coil that was causing the hesistation. Under load the coil would become intermittant causing the poor acceleration. On a worse note, it was determined that the Contour was consuming coolant and a leakdown test confirmed that cylinders 1 & 2 were lacking compression. They feel it could be a faulty head gasket or a crack in the head. The conclusion is that my girlfriend can't afford repairs like that so she will need to get rid of it. Anybody in the NW have a need for a 95 2.0L parts car? A real bummer.