[flipwilly2]

ATTN: Ford Techs
HELP!!! Please!!!
My 05 V6 Escape seems to lose power after coming out of passing gear. It pulls really strong and kicks out at about 80 mph, surges to about 82 mph, and then slows. It's almost like it's downshifting from passing gear to OD. I've tried it with the OD turned off and it still does it. I have the ECU flashed with an SCT flasher for a 93 octane performance program. I flashed it back to the factory setting and it still does it. It seems to do it when I keep the pedal floored but, when I lift, it seems to shift from passing gear to 3rd and starts pulling strong again-but won't if I keep it floored. A Ford Tech on Escape-Central said it might be the spark knock sensor as the SCT tuner jacks up the timing. But, with the factory setting flashed, it's running on 93 octane and I have never heard any spark knock and find it hard to believe that it would knock on 93 octane. I have a MAC CAI and a 2-1/4" catback exhaust with a turbo muffler. I've just noticed recently that it's doing this. I just turned 12K
on it and use full synthetic oil. Any ideas will be GREATLY appreciated! My dealer won't even check it out as they say they can't drive it over 65 mph.