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Owner: |
BabyDiesel |
Ensightscort ZVX2: |
1998 Ford Escort ZX2 LB |
Displacement: |
2 L |
Fuel type: |
gasoline |
Transmission: |
automatic |
Curb weight: |
2478 lbs |
Coefficient of drag: |
0.33 |
Frontal area: |
21 sq.ft. |
Instrumentation: |
ScanGauge |
Description: |
Just a 1998 Ford Escort ZX2, 2.0 Zetec, ATX
Got a few mods... see below
*285,000 miles and climbing!
Coefficient of drag & CRR - 0.269 & 0.010 (as of May 2015) |
Build Thread: |
Ecoscort - 98 Ford Escort ZX2 ecomodding thread |
Current Mods: |
-Adjust the nut behind the wheel (#1 for FE)
-Scangauge
-Keman intake w/ Spectre high-flow air filter
-Warm Air Intake
-Tire air pressure set at 65 psi, f&r
-80% grill block
-Front and rear belly pans
-Double SV mirror deletion
-Air line disconnect thingy
-Double 5.6K resistor in the IAT (for timing advance)
-Spark plugs gapped @ 0.070 (stock is 0.050)
-5w20 WalMart synthetic oil
-Lighter weight Mazda MX3 Aluminum rims (~12 lbs)
-Upsized tires (185/70R14 BlackLion BH15) - (from bald 185/65s to these, I gained ~1.5" in diameter)
-Added Thrush Turbo muffler - gained low-end torque back!
-Wheel covers
-Wheel Skirts
-Air dam w/ splinter
-Power steering and A/C delete
-Powder UnderDrive Crank Pulley
-*Overdrive Lean Burn Mode!*
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Planned Mods: |
-Kammback/Boat tail
-165/65r14 Potenzas
-Side skirts
-Lowering kit
-Longtube 4-2-1 header
-More compression
-MTX swap??
-Advanced cam timing
-0 toe alignment
-Turbo?? |
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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 |
47.85 mpg(US) |
Last 3 tanks |
43.88 mpg(US) |
90 days |
45.83 mpg(US) |
View Fuel Log
Last updated: Mar 03, 2016 |
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(Created: 2015-08-07 16:15:06 / Modified: 2017-04-01 02:13:19)