What intake mani??? You can't port the stock one right? Since it's plastic. Maybe a 2-piece Focus intake manifold? I can't see how my exhaust manifold flows decent especially with that huge cat converter attached to it with over 130k miles. Do the Mondeo's have a diffent manifold setup? I was over at the Cougar boards and a guy from overseas posted pics of his downpipe and it was totally different compared to the US spec. The cat was underneath the engine right before the flex pipe. If that matters

'96 Contour - Zetec/MTX 130+k mi. White/tan Tints, 2.25" custom magnaflow catback, tach cluster '86 Mustang SVO Red/Sunroof 80k orig. Needs work Cone filter, E6 Manifold, '01 16" Pony Wheels