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So should I check my spark plugs/wires and possibly replace them with new OEM ones?
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I've been getting 370 to 420 miles on a tank of gas, and that's with 102K on my Duratec. Just the other day I put 14.7 gallons in, and that was after driving nearly 90 miles with the fuel light on! My g/f thinks I'm crazy  .
Martin
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2000 Contour SE V6 ATX 170K miles
Hecho en Mexico
Steel blue w/greystone interior
1997 Volvo 850 Wagon 146K
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i have motocraft plugs and the original wires I2 sensor replaced around 97k
98.5 Black SE ATX
S&B filter, SVT MAF, optimized SVT TB, mesh grille, removed orange reflectors, painted rear reflector, gutted pre-cats, optimized SVT LIM, 19lb injectors, resonator removed
cant afford an svt but lookin for 1 in nc
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Did anyone do all stop and go driving?I would like to hear your MPG.
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I have no life
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Originally posted by Andy W.:
LOL! Above 80mph the Zetec sucks down gas like a camel at a desert oasis! And that's in my girlies 01 ZX3 manual! I hope you are joking!
-Andy
I have that contour zetecs get best mpg above 80mph. Remember that contours and foci are shaped a good bit different. I get great gas mileage, never measured but I'm always flooring it around town and don't have to fill up too often.
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15
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The design of the ZX3 is considerably lighter and I believe less drag because of the hatch desgin!
-Andy
Andy W.
The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment
for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety
labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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I don't see how the hatch could make the drag any better.
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15
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Hey andy, I am running an intake with svt exhaust (different resonator), and 18's with 225/18/40's on them.
My wires and plugs are good within 10k, and my oil has about 2k or so on it, it is mobil 1 synthetic.
Sensor's? Fuel Filters? what should I look at, this is getting to be expensive especially since im a student, im getting 175 miles to 200.
Jason
00 Audi S4, 2.7 Bi-turbo quattro 
01 S10 Xtreme, 4.3l
98' Contour SE with some mods
96 Cavalier (beater)
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I drove right at 300 miles, well it was a 6 hour drive at 65 to 80 mph but I got 31 mpg. Runnin a S&B true rev intake, 9mm plug wires, Autolight double plats and an SVT exhaust. Havent calculated it for daily driving, I'll do that later.
....Brad
Your mom thinks I'm hot!! But my wife rocks!!
99 Mestique Zetec ATX, 96 4Runner 5speed
Mods? Um gotem.
VFA-94VFA-122 VFA-115
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Originally posted by LoudnQuik:
18's with 225/18/40's on them.
That's your problem right there heavvy rims kill gas milage!
The being a hatch, the ZX3 has less drag because the wind rolls easier off the high rear roof line rather than dipping back down like the contour does after the back doors. Again this is just my belief.
-Andy
Andy W.
The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment
for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety
labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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