| Owner: |
Tygen1 |
| Little Blue: |
1998 Ford Escort ZX2 Cool |
| Displacement: |
2 L |
| Transmission: |
automatic |
| Curb weight: |
2478 lbs |
| Coefficient of drag: |
0.33 |
| Frontal area: |
21 sq.ft. |
| Instrumentation: |
ScanGauge |
| Description: |
257,000 miles and climbing. On second motor, it now has around 135,000 on it and second trans that has around 85,000 on it. |
| Current Mods: |
Removed both upper and lower intake silencers, pulled the knock sensor that always pulls timing, EV6 4 hole injectors, K&N filter with Iceman intake and cut air box to let hot air in, 5.6K ohm resistor on IAT to advance timing a little, 40% under drive crank pulley, 30% over drive alternator pulley, resistors placed on EPC to raise trans line presure, SVT Focus 4-2-1 header, High Flow Cat, 2.25 mandrel bent cat back exhaust with straight thru Borla muffler, Coil On Plug conversion, Front tires at 45psi, rear at 45psi, 19mm hollow rear sway bar, Tokico Struts with cut stock springs to lower it 1.5", Yokohama Avid TRZ tires, complete grill block, 5" Home Depot lip, mud flaps removed, 400w freeze plug heater, 150w oil pan heater, 150w transmission pan heater, and a few speed dents. |
| Planned Mods: |
Huge Sealed Ram Air vs. Hot Air Intake, Light weight wheels, Manual shifting of trans with manual lock up torque converter, wheel discs, partial belly pan, tire spats, external pcv and crankcase ventalation system, improved air intake system to reduce pumping losses.
No idea how long it will take or in what order this will happen or if they ever will all happen. Just a list to look at from time to time and remind me of where I'm going. 50mpg avg. on my commute  |
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| Official Fuel Economy Ratings |
| EPA city |
22 mpg(US) |
| EPA highway |
30 mpg(US) |
| EPA combined |
25 mpg(US) |
| Actual Fuel Economy Performance
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| Lifetime |
40.52 mpg(US) |
| Last 3 tanks |
43.37 mpg(US) |
| 90 days |
42.85 mpg(US) |
| View Fuel Log |
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