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Now, I have only been on the forum a short while and have yet to find a better group of people on the net.. Thanks to the Trade-Buy-SELL forum I was able to get the MP3 Radio I have been wanting so bad.... So while I am no longer a real Nuu-Bee, I would just like to say that it is a pleasure being on this forum... You guys Rock!!
That being said, I have a huge amount of reference material at my disposal, ranging from owners manuals to the Full Ford Service manual, and I often like to respond to forums where people are in need of technical advice or just want to know something about their Foci...
In any case, I had a shorty C.A.I on my car with an RActive Heat shield Filter... However, since the cold weather is coming I like to take it off and go with the stock setup so road-salt and other things don't kick up into the engine bay and, I had a whole lot of cold-starting problems with the C.A.I on last winter... So the confusion comes in the fact that, after putting the stock box back in, and getting an OEM filter right from the parts counter at my dealership. My gas milage has gone up considerably... I'm talking from around 175-210 Miles a tank with the Cold air to 250-275 miles on a tank now with the stock box.. Also, it would be interesting to note that I have the ATX... When I mash on the gas in O/D with the C.A.I it would take off pretty well, now with the stock box I can get wheel spin on dry, clean pavement... The Dealership was stumped... They checked the computer with (their) scan-tool and said everything was perfect... They got the same result with the C.A.I on also... So they couldn't figure out how this was happening either... The Cone filter was brand new, so it's not like the thing was dirty and plugged up...
If anyone has any clue as to why this anomaly is occurring please let me know... I can not for the life of me figure this one out... And I usually love to help people with Tech problems... So this is even more embarrassing for me.....[?|]
*****Here is a rundown of what I got*****
01 Zetec 4-DR
4-Speed Auto Trans
Stock Exhaust
Stock Intake
F/C 65MM Throttle Body
Bosh +4 Plugs
Bosh Wireset
Running on Mobile 93 Octane (Only!)
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That being said, I have a huge amount of reference material at my disposal, ranging from owners manuals to the Full Ford Service manual, and I often like to respond to forums where people are in need of technical advice or just want to know something about their Foci...
In any case, I had a shorty C.A.I on my car with an RActive Heat shield Filter... However, since the cold weather is coming I like to take it off and go with the stock setup so road-salt and other things don't kick up into the engine bay and, I had a whole lot of cold-starting problems with the C.A.I on last winter... So the confusion comes in the fact that, after putting the stock box back in, and getting an OEM filter right from the parts counter at my dealership. My gas milage has gone up considerably... I'm talking from around 175-210 Miles a tank with the Cold air to 250-275 miles on a tank now with the stock box.. Also, it would be interesting to note that I have the ATX... When I mash on the gas in O/D with the C.A.I it would take off pretty well, now with the stock box I can get wheel spin on dry, clean pavement... The Dealership was stumped... They checked the computer with (their) scan-tool and said everything was perfect... They got the same result with the C.A.I on also... So they couldn't figure out how this was happening either... The Cone filter was brand new, so it's not like the thing was dirty and plugged up...
If anyone has any clue as to why this anomaly is occurring please let me know... I can not for the life of me figure this one out... And I usually love to help people with Tech problems... So this is even more embarrassing for me.....[?|]
*****Here is a rundown of what I got*****
01 Zetec 4-DR
4-Speed Auto Trans
Stock Exhaust
Stock Intake
F/C 65MM Throttle Body
Bosh +4 Plugs
Bosh Wireset
Running on Mobile 93 Octane (Only!)
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