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Spark plug FLASHOVER....also happens INSIDE the COP.....

SOP... ALL SOP.

My '01 911/996 C4 does that, e/LSD, in a much simpler way (TC differential braking), as does even the '01 F/awd RX300.

Life is all about compromises. My '01 F/awd RX300 (with fully failed VC at only 70k) is shod with nice and quiet comfortably riding summer use only Bridgestone Turanzas and remains that way all year around. My practice is to install rear tire chains at the slightest hint of need and then add the front chains if the matter is really serious. If conditions already warrant when I leave home we take the R/awd Ford Aerostar. In '01 the RX had no competition, given our overall considerations, and even today only the RDX, or maybe the 2010 RXh. If my "hand" were to be forced "today" I might buy a CX-7, supply a constant 12 volts to the rear driveline clutch, drop a front halfshaft, and wire the wastegate fully open. Might even mill the engine head to get DFI standard of 12.5:1 CR.

Oh... The Haldex GEN IV system is simply yet another PART TIME F/awd system, only engaged at times there would NO THREAT of driveline windup or only briefly so.

"...full time AWD..." The ONLY method I know of for FULL TIME AWD on a base FWD vehicle, sideways mounted engine, is to have three fully open differentials, front, center, and rear, say as in the Highlander, Sienna, and RX series. Well, come to think of it, there is the HH and RXh wherein both front and rear drives can be engaged simultaneously on a high traction surface without damage from driveline windup. Otherwise: FULL TIME F/awd functionality right up until just one wheel slips/spins. then you suddenly have a ONE-WHEEL drive vehicle. What you more likely mean is F/awd is ENABLED at all times. Is the Haldex GEN IV used in a base FWD vehicle..??

I don't think I've ever said that a hybrid is dangerous when the regen system is disabled or reduced in capability below 32F OAT. The opposite is closer to the truth, the fact that some (all..??) FWD and F/awd hybrids do that results in an increased safety factor. And like a 4WD or 4X4 driven "at speed" in adverse roadbed conditions, ice, packed snow, slippery, with the center diff'l remaining locked, FWD and F/awd vehicles are patently DANGEROUS. Even moreso than most of the aforementioned 4WD/4X4, most of those having NO front torque bias. Does anyone know of ANY FWD based 4WD passenger vehicle..?? F/awd, yes, or to be a bit liberal, "AWD".

With the advent of EFI and wide bandwidth knock/ping sensors there is really NO modern day engine thet REQUIRES premium fuel. Recommended for best performance, YES, required, NO...!! 10.5:1 CR is quite reasonable for a turbocharged direct injection engine, according to FORD. But what is the HP rating of that VW 2.0L I-4..??

Then I guess I must hope that Ford will bring the new Ranger crew cab PU to our shores.

"...10:1 CR is high for using regular gas..." This is part and parcel of Ford's SHAM...!! But this is a DFI engine wherein 12-13:1 could/would be considered the norm for regular gas. These "Ecoboost" engines could easily have a static AND "dynamic" CR of 15-16:1 running in light or partial throttle, engine load/loading, standard Otto mode. With moderate engine loading VVT-i could be used to transition into Atkinson cycle mode, dynamic CR of 12.5:1 and at WOT throttle into Miller cycle mode, dynamic CR before boost of 10:1. Look at what Audi and VW are doing with the I4 TFSI turbo engine and the V6 TFSI SC engine. "..then they will license that product.." Unless the corporate NIH factor is too high...!!

Looking forward to the new unibody Explorer Sport-Trac provided it is R/awd and by that time Ford has incorporated the Otto/Atkinson/Miller(SC) modes in the EcoBoost engine to dramatically improve FE and still produce a substantial, acceptable, level of HP/torque, say 225ish. Should that all come together we will become the proud owners of a 5th wheel as the MH will GO AWAY.

Let's see.... 2001 28' Four Winds MH on Ford E350 V10 chasis, 80,000 miles. 1993 Ford Ranger PU I4/stick, 140,000 miles. 1994 AWD Eddie Bauer Aerostar, 130,000 miles. Not so much "bashing" Ford as "encouraging" them to do BETTER. Look at the new Audi V6 TFSI engine as a for instance. In this case "T" stands for SuperCharging.

Yes, the animation looks like that but if Ford were doing that then why is the EcoBoost engine's hwy FE lower than its Otto counterpart. Besides which Ford is only claiming a static CR of 10:1 whereas 12:1 would be more appropreate for a DFI engine. Waiting for the patent to expire before making use of technology this important is nothing less than criminal.

But, I AM an idiot that doesn't know when to shut up....