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Tygen1 · 06-07-2009, 12:04 AM

I'm almost begging my ATX to die, so I have a good excuse to swap to a MTX

301K...ZX2's are durable cars!
Have you done that A/C and P/S bypass yet? I'm itching to try something like that soon.
Also, post up a pic of these burnt "Cam pistons". My feeling is that it's just from short trips, you can find plenty of pic's of motors with short trips that have brown cam shafts. It's not a problem as long as the cam is still smooth and shinny.
Just got the fourth tank at 40+ mpg. This is real nice. Warm weather helps sooooo much. I really want to push for 45+ this summer.

06-07-2009, 12:04 AM	#171 (permalink)
Tygen1 Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Jersey Posts: 553 Little Blue - '98 Ford Escort ZX2 Cool Team ZX2 90 day: 44.75 mpg (US) Big Red - '00 Ford Excursion XLT 90 day: 15.53 mpg (US) Thanks: 5 Thanked 45 Times in 29 Posts	I'm almost begging my ATX to die, so I have a good excuse to swap to a MTX 301K...ZX2's are durable cars! Have you done that A/C and P/S bypass yet? I'm itching to try something like that soon. Also, post up a pic of these burnt "Cam pistons". My feeling is that it's just from short trips, you can find plenty of pic's of motors with short trips that have brown cam shafts. It's not a problem as long as the cam is still smooth and shinny. Just got the fourth tank at 40+ mpg. This is real nice. Warm weather helps sooooo much. I really want to push for 45+ this summer. __________________