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Old 02-27-2009, 09:09 PM   #6 (permalink)
gascort
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Gascort RIP - '93 Ford Escort Wagon
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My mustang did better with cruise. I suspect the computer fuel trims are different in cruise in some; from the car's standpoint, less of a chance of the throttle being opened and going lean.
...purely speculation.
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