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After installing the air filter and plugs etc, I'm noticing a definite sound difference when I floor it! I really notice it when I force the trany to down shift while accelerating! It sounds like a deep rush of air entering the intake! Could it be that the engine is getting the air that it needs now, where before it was starving for air? :rolleyes: Anyways, to anyone who has yet to get an air filter upgrade, go for it, it workes great!  The Zetec never fails to amaze me with what it can do!  Stephen
96 Contour, GL, Zetec, ATX.
03/18/1996 Build Date.
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What intake are you running?
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What intake are you running? ?? K&N drop in filter, air intake resonators yet to be removed, and other than that stock for now! Stephen
96 Contour, GL, Zetec, ATX.
03/18/1996 Build Date.
Drop in K&N
NGK Laser Platinum Premium Spark plugs
Niehoff Premium Ignition wires
Wheel Well Air Intake Resonator removed.
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you could do what I did when I had the K&N drop in cut off the bottom of the air box and remove all the tubing from the fender well and you will notice a better imrpovement with it.
Joe Hartley "yes I know it's a MTX Zetec but it beats having a ATX Duratec" Champagne 96 GL MTX some mods dynoed at 114.2whp and 124.4wtq (pre CTA intake) 16.858 @ 80.76mph (yes it's slow but still faster than D Davis) AIM: ZetecRacing My Site My Profile
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you could do what I did when I had the K&N drop in cut off the bottom of the air box and remove all the tubing from the fender well and you will notice a better imrpovement with it. Would that not remove the cold air intake benefits? It would be better to just get the cone shaped K&N rather than start cutting! Stephen
96 Contour, GL, Zetec, ATX.
03/18/1996 Build Date.
Drop in K&N
NGK Laser Platinum Premium Spark plugs
Niehoff Premium Ignition wires
Wheel Well Air Intake Resonator removed.
*Just the beginning*
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Would that not remove the cold air intake benefits?
More warm air is better then a little cool air. Alot of cold air is optimal but more air is more air there is still an increase in performance. Everyone seems to forget that when an intake is mentioned.
It would be better to just get the cone shaped K&N rather than start cutting!
Yes and easier to.
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Originally posted by ZetecRacing:
you could do what I did when I had the K&N drop in cut off the bottom of the air box and remove all the tubing from the fender well and you will notice a better imrpovement with it. I would leave the bottom on the airbox, because you get much colder air with it still there. If you take the resonator out of the wheelwell, I don't think the rubber joint from the airbox to the fender is that bad of a restriction, given the size of the throttle body and MAF. (Maybe it is, though. Jamming some kind of cylinder in it to stretch the rubber might help...)
96 GL Zetec ATX, white with pinstripe, nickname " Sam Smooth " mods so far: CTA intake with homemade heat shield, KVR drilled front rotors & carbon pads w/ 500° fluid planned mods: exhaust (want to keep it quiet), e-ram (awaiting installation), diablo chip involuntary mods: compression increased after head gasket failure
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I would leave the bottom on the airbox, because you get much colder air with it still there. If you take the resonator out of the wheelwell, I don't think the rubber joint from the airbox to the fender is that bad of a restriction, given the size of the throttle body and MAF. (Maybe it is, though. Jamming some kind of cylinder in it to stretch the rubber might help...)
I may try your idea of the cylinder later. http://www.contour.org/cgi-ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=012178 These cars are great, I just wish I had known earlier!  Stephen
96 Contour, GL, Zetec, ATX.
03/18/1996 Build Date.
Drop in K&N
NGK Laser Platinum Premium Spark plugs
Niehoff Premium Ignition wires
Wheel Well Air Intake Resonator removed.
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Originally posted by Stephen:
Would that not remove the cold air intake benefits?
It would be better to just get the cone shaped K&N rather than start cutting!
Stephen I went to a KKM after doing this and there was no noticable gains from it. and when I had my car dynoed with it like that the intake temp was 69.4 and then 69.9F on the first and second run and it was about 65F outside that day.
Joe Hartley "yes I know it's a MTX Zetec but it beats having a ATX Duratec" Champagne 96 GL MTX some mods dynoed at 114.2whp and 124.4wtq (pre CTA intake) 16.858 @ 80.76mph (yes it's slow but still faster than D Davis) AIM: ZetecRacing My Site My Profile
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after being heated up, on the OBD II with just a K&N filter my car ran at 102 degrees , in about a 80 degree weather, but i put on the resistor, and it went down to around 75.... i dunno..
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No Cat, SVT Dual Exhaust, 2 N1 Mufflers, IAT , Diablo Chip, Iceman Intake, Polished TB, "new tranny"
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