98 zx2 manual trans, getting 25mpg - is that normal?

[darktsx]

Originally Posted by AltecZX2

its the computer in the car, there are like 40 different possible pcm's you could get/have lol there is like 4 for each year, not couting amy "updates" ford released to correct for emissions change

You can look on the passenger door jam(by the hinge) for a sticker with the code (ie ngp0, xhg3, mta8, mta5)
98's tend to have one that starts with MTA...they are tuned more for a smooth ride rather then power or gas.

What's the code on yours?

[AltecZX2]

Originally Posted by darktsx

What's the code on yours?

I have an S/R........the S/R PCM is in a league of its own Total FordRacing performance tune.

[zx2guy]

how many s/r 's were there... ild like to someday find one?

[darktsx]

were they limited edition or something? i can't find any for sale online

[zx2guy]

according to altecs zx2 guide in progress ( its near the bottom of the page now... but personally it should be paper clipped to the top and stay there so we can glance at it... and add if needed) there were only 2000 made... which would be like the saleen mustang of the zx2's.

[AltecZX2]

2000 in 2000
106 in 1999

[darktsx]

Heh, wonder if I can find one in a ZX2 in the local junkyard...

[AltecZX2]

aside from the PCM and intake, not much is worth taking

but your a 98...so you will need to do some wire work

[zx2guy]

was there any one upgrade that gave you the most noticable increase? and did you ever get that intake manifold work done?

[AltecZX2]

havent tried, NGP0 is the best for power/fuel combination, XHG3 was good on gas, heared CWQ3 was. anything 2001+ is just gonna BLOW on gas, 99-00 are the best PCM years.

[bjboertje]

i have an 01, whats it take to swap the pcm? i saw a thoroughbred in a junkyard, what is different about those?

[AltecZX2]

thoroughbred? a s/r pcm will pop right into a 99.5+

[bjboertje]

Yeah, it said thoroughbred opposite the ford emblem on the trunk lid. looked like an 02/03. i got a taillight off it, bout the only good thing left on it. made me wonder.

[AltecZX2]

sounds like a thing a ricer put on

[bjboertje]

could be, but it looked very professional, like it came from the factory. will the s/r pcm work in an auto? i was reading on zxtuner and it said the one they sell works on all 99+ with a manual trans.