Hey, sorry to hear about that. Hopefully my little info can help you guys out. Apparently a lot of ford's DOHC engines have oil starvation problem if you want to spin them past 6k; The oil pump tend to suck the pan dry if you stay past 6k for more than 5 seconds or so. There are plenty cobra engines that spun the bearings because the owners are only running 6 quarts on both the street and the track. I guess contour just got the same problem since the duratec is one of the few ford DOHC engines that actually spin past 6k(cobra is another one). So just put an extra quart of oil in the pan for insurance if you plan on running the car hard.
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98 cobra
12.60@108.06 NA
12.38@113.07 75 shot
