If you have to go to the IRS, get one out of a Jag, keep it in the Ford family I'm thinking you might need another doner car, a Merkur XR4Ti, as I've seen the 5.0L in there as well and its also RWD as you know This would have to be the largest undertaking done to a Contour, period

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