well i thought it was a k&n, maybe not. picked it up at fun ford weekend in englishtown nj from a vendor. cant remember which one, but it was one of the larger companies that sell a multitude of different products to include manufacture their own. it didnt come in a box it was plastic wrapped and looked new, it has been structurally sound so far. i think it even came with a sticker that i have adheared to the underside of my hood, but that one may have been from the stock panel filter k&n replacement i had a long time ago.

anyhow, sounds like i need a fuel pressure guage. probably the pump which was one of our suspects initially as fuel filter, pcv, plugs, coil, wires, maf cleaning and the whole gambit of the other reg maint. stuff has been taking care of.

thanks a ton for you quick response gents, helps a lot.