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Progress on the Zetec...

zorrex said:
Does this count as progress?

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Do you really get 232 miles to almost a half a tank??

Mine hits 185.
 
Harrry said:
Do you really get 232 miles to almost a half a tank??

Mine hits 185.
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my old 99SE used to do that regularly, in fact when Reebs and I went on a road trip to Cinci and back I got 500 miles to a tank of gas.

of course, cinci speed limits were 70, so we did 70 the whole way there and back, but it was Straight freeway there and back, super awesome to get 500 miles to a tank of gas.
 
AliasJerk said:
my old 99SE used to do that regularly, in fact when Reebs and I went on a road trip to Cinci and back I got 500 miles to a tank of gas.

of course, cinci speed limits were 70, so we did 70 the whole way there and back, but it was Straight freeway there and back, super awesome to get 500 miles to a tank of gas.
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Has anyone elso gotten my mileage record with a Zetec/ATX of 37 MPG???

The most I've heard otherwise was 34:shrug:
 
My car is currently getting the best mileage I have ever gotten in it...I'll report it when I fill up this weekend. Should be around 28, or at least I hope, lol.
 
pre98zetec said:
28 is pretty crappy for a zetec. My blazer gets 26 on the highway FWIW.
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Yeah well my car has ALWAYS gotten terrible mileage. I'm going to do spark plugs and wires soon and see if that does anything. I'm getting pinging, a.k.a. detonation, so there are definitely some issues.
 
Do that soon or you'll have cat issues. Engine knock is bad for the emissions components..
 
zorrex said:
Yeah well my car has ALWAYS gotten terrible mileage. I'm going to do spark plugs and wires soon and see if that does anything. I'm getting pinging, a.k.a. detonation, so there are definitely some issues.
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Do you run premium? Throw a can of octane booster in it or run a tank of premium and report back.


Your pinging will be GONE.
 
pre98zetec said:
Do you run premium? Throw a can of octane booster in it or run a tank of premium and report back.


Your pinging will be GONE.
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Thew in a bottle of Lucas fuel injector cleaner/octane booster a long while back and it changed absolutely nothing. I think my pinging is gone now. I've been having issues with my MAF getting really gunked up. I cleaned it a few months ago, then a few days ago, and then again just today. I also just picked up a new O2 sensor and got that in today as well. Hopefully things will be running better.

Also got the disc brakes totally complete. Parking brake cables went in with ease! The exhaust is now totally leak-free, and we popped on some new front pads/rotors :cool:.
 
the lucas is only a fuel system cleaner. use an actual octane booster or just run premium. Both my 96's pinged like bastards going up hills before switching to premium.
 
pre98zetec said:
the lucas is only a fuel system cleaner. use an actual octane booster or just run premium. Both my 96's pinged like bastards going up hills before switching to premium.
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No I also added octane booster. My use of the "/" has FAILED, lol! Although I may add some octane booster again...:shrug:

95pgt-t said:
i have a svt catback hanging out at andy's in springfield....i'll let it go cheap:shrug:
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I already have an SVT cat-back. That's what we were fixing, as it had a couple pinhole leaks :cool:.
 
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