Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications General Mods Ractive Heat Shield Filter... Wow

while we are on the topic of Ractive.. I see a product called a "mini air breather" and it says that it eliminates the hose between the valve cover and the intake. Well on my intake, ( i have a zetec ), there is a hose that ran from the valve to the stock airbox, now it just sits in the engine letting out air or something. I talked to a mechanic while he was changing my transmission fluid and he told me i needed to put the hose in my new intake somehow because im losing horsepower. Would this breather thing be a solution?

you want lose or gain power with having the breather hose connected. you can put the breather filter on or reconnect the hose to the intake. but do u have the stock intake? if so make sure the line connects back to the intake otherwise you have a small hole in your intake box. if you have a CTA intake make sure it connects as well unless it was an early model CTA and then there is no place to connect it.