Why not just go to the junkyard and buy a 3.0L out of a wrecked Taurus/Escape confused No reason to put the stock weak engine back in there when you can have MORE power laugh Also a crate motor from Ford is like $900.00 for the short block, for the 3.0L ofcoarse wink I'd check into that before I would rebuild the 2.5L. Good luck whatever way you go wink

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