Originally posted by Big Jim:
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.



Good point!!


I didn't even see the "Taurus" part when I read it. All I saw was the Contour-Cougar part. Oh well, it was late last night.
As Jim says, the Taurus is a 3L and that swap is well documented in the 3L forum.

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