Part fell off my 05 GT !
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Check the air intake hose running from the airbox back make sure it is completely intact. That looks a bit like a picture we saw early on of some kind of filter/baffling that was in that hose. Looked like an early opportunity to boost horsepower by freeing up restriction on air flow. My guess...let us know.
She's Back and Strapped!
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As Scooby Doo would say, "Rut Roe!"
Or Homer Simpson, "DOH!"
Either way, its never a good thing when parts start falling off your car. Make sure you find out what it is, and how your car will run without it.
Or Homer Simpson, "DOH!"
Either way, its never a good thing when parts start falling off your car. Make sure you find out what it is, and how your car will run without it.
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From: Conroe, TX
Originally posted by JessicaRabbitt@December 12, 2004, 11:24 PM
As Scooby Doo would say, "Rut Roe!"
Or Homer Simpson, "DOH!"
Either way, its never a good thing when parts start falling off your car. Make sure you find out what it is, and how your car will run without it.
As Scooby Doo would say, "Rut Roe!"
Or Homer Simpson, "DOH!"
Either way, its never a good thing when parts start falling off your car. Make sure you find out what it is, and how your car will run without it.
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Originally posted by LordBritish@December 12, 2004, 11:04 PM
That thing "fell off" my 05 GT
Dunno what it does but my 05 GT aint any worse without it, in fact, it seems to perform better.
Oh well, guess I don't need it
That thing "fell off" my 05 GT
Dunno what it does but my 05 GT aint any worse without it, in fact, it seems to perform better.
Oh well, guess I don't need it
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Here's the info on the HC trap. Worth 4-7 hp on the dyno--check out this thread
Engelhard's hydrocarbon trapping technology, which prevents a large amount of evaporative emissions from reaching the environment, can help automakers with tough, new standards. Under a phase-in schedule beginning now, carmakers are required to dramatically reduce evaporative emissions. All gasoline-powered vehicles will be required to meet the new standards by 2007.
This technology, developed by Engelhard Corporation, provides carmakers with an additional tool to deal with increasingly stringent California LEV (Low Emission Vehicle) II standards and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier II standards for evaporative emissions that begin to take effect in 2004. All gasoline-powered vehicles will be required to meet the new standards by 2007.
Evaporative emissions are hydrocarbon (HC) vapors that come from sources in an automobile other than the exhaust system. Major sources of evaporative emissions include an automobile's air intake system, fuel rail, exhaust gas recirculation system and gas tank.
With today's efficient exhaust emission controls and cleaner gasoline formulations, the United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates that evaporative emissions can account for the majority of the total hydrocarbon pollution from current model cars on hot days when ozone (smog) levels are highest.
Engelhard developed a proprietary zeolite composition based on its earlier successes in reducing "cold- start" emissions (pollution that escapes a car in the first minute or so after ignition). This new zeolite composition has a high capacity for hydrocarbons, which are trapped within its pores and channels. Engelhard coats the zeolite composition onto a substrate using a special binder that is designed to provide excellent adhesion.
This "hydrocarbon trap" is placed between a car’s air cleaner and engine where it can capture hydrocarbons that are escaping through the air intake. This position is desirable because the air intake system contributes as much as 50% of total evaporative emissions.
The trap adsorbs hydrocarbons that are emitted when the engine is stopped. Once the car is started and driven, the trap releases the hydrocarbons into the engine where they are burned. In this way, the new hydrocarbon trap continually regenerates itself.
The hydrocarbon trap is designed to be tamper proof so it does not require the use of costly on board diagnostics (OBD) equipment. The trap also has minimal impact on airflow into the engine and can withstand exposure to ice, water, salt, dust, air filter surfactant and engine backfire.
Engelhard's hydrocarbon trapping technology, which prevents a large amount of evaporative emissions from reaching the environment, can help automakers with tough, new standards. Under a phase-in schedule beginning now, carmakers are required to dramatically reduce evaporative emissions. All gasoline-powered vehicles will be required to meet the new standards by 2007.
This technology, developed by Engelhard Corporation, provides carmakers with an additional tool to deal with increasingly stringent California LEV (Low Emission Vehicle) II standards and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier II standards for evaporative emissions that begin to take effect in 2004. All gasoline-powered vehicles will be required to meet the new standards by 2007.
Evaporative emissions are hydrocarbon (HC) vapors that come from sources in an automobile other than the exhaust system. Major sources of evaporative emissions include an automobile's air intake system, fuel rail, exhaust gas recirculation system and gas tank.
With today's efficient exhaust emission controls and cleaner gasoline formulations, the United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates that evaporative emissions can account for the majority of the total hydrocarbon pollution from current model cars on hot days when ozone (smog) levels are highest.
Engelhard developed a proprietary zeolite composition based on its earlier successes in reducing "cold- start" emissions (pollution that escapes a car in the first minute or so after ignition). This new zeolite composition has a high capacity for hydrocarbons, which are trapped within its pores and channels. Engelhard coats the zeolite composition onto a substrate using a special binder that is designed to provide excellent adhesion.
This "hydrocarbon trap" is placed between a car’s air cleaner and engine where it can capture hydrocarbons that are escaping through the air intake. This position is desirable because the air intake system contributes as much as 50% of total evaporative emissions.
The trap adsorbs hydrocarbons that are emitted when the engine is stopped. Once the car is started and driven, the trap releases the hydrocarbons into the engine where they are burned. In this way, the new hydrocarbon trap continually regenerates itself.
The hydrocarbon trap is designed to be tamper proof so it does not require the use of costly on board diagnostics (OBD) equipment. The trap also has minimal impact on airflow into the engine and can withstand exposure to ice, water, salt, dust, air filter surfactant and engine backfire.
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Originally posted by Montrose@December 13, 2004, 7:22 AM
So, do you want 3-4 more horsepower now, or decent air quality so your children can drive a Mustang 10 years from now?
So, do you want 3-4 more horsepower now, or decent air quality so your children can drive a Mustang 10 years from now?
I don't feel I should live in a bubble to protect everything.
I have heard one poster so far say they also gained mpg. Won't that help the environment too. I have only driven one day, so i can't confirm if I have gained mpg also.
