ok thanks alexey, for clarifying that, first of all.. i meant to post in here last nite, but things kinda got busy around here yes its a ztec 2.0 with approx 130k i have had the entire engine replaced, and that was about 24k ago. when the engine was replaced, i had new plugs and wires installed as well as check and recheck the vacuum hoses and EGR, and i got motorcraft single plat's and new OEM 8mm wires..

Dont get me wrong, my car hauls ass, and it accelerates as strong as ever, but intermittlntly i've noticed its acted like a slug for half a sec or so.. i dunno why... i popped the wires off and pulled each plug out this morning, everything looked ok, no carbon buildup, no oil deposits, the plugs were dry as a bone ( thanks to a new valve cover gasket) and put every thing back up, it purred fine... spun all the way through first and a little in second, like it normally does..(mmm... MTX ) no biggie there....

what i really cant understand is where the pop noise is coming from.. can the IAC get stuck and the 'flap' not move in time with the accelerator cable, then it suddenly 'pop's out to let air in? im not sure, im just putting that out there .. i will check the FPR and pick up some new plugs and wires from Ford monday.. and we'll see how that goes..

does anyone else have ideas?