Originally posted by warmonger:
Not much difference at all since they are the same engine.
Any cougar motor is easily interchangeable with a contour.




Since I have never seen a 2.5 Taurus, the true answer to this question is not so simple.

I suggest you lurk around the 3.0 forum for a while for better answers. There are a lot of variations to the Duratec family, both the 2.5 and the 3.0.

Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited