i have a 2000 ford explorer sport with the Standard OverHead Cam enginel. it runs great (other than the fact that it whistles a little bit at around 3000 RPM at about 50% throttle) and has not required any engine work since i bought the vehicle. However, the I dont seem to get as much low end torque from it as i can from the 1998 4Door XLT with the same engine. I even have a K&N air filter and Flowmaster exhaust on it and the low end torque still doesnt match the stock '98 XLT's. Is there anything wrong with my Sport's engine? Is the whistling a possible vacuum leak? Could my engine timing be off any? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
almfreak
by the way, i changed the plugs in the Sport less than 2 months ago hoping it would help, and yes they are properly gapped