dog24fret Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Lol.I started my wiring on monday mornning then had to go to the hospital for my son.Then next morning I got back on it at 8am by 11am it was 105 and stayed in the 100's for over 52 days at my house.Burned my hands on the metal of the car and even the deadner was hot.The bad part is it was in the garage lol with no air conditioning.Just do the best you can do and be proud of the fact you did it.With the guys and gals on here your in great hands.I had no choice on our trunk had to keep as much space as possiable.I'll try to get some pics up tommorow.Off topic what moter is in that car.If it is the same as ours keep an eye on number 4 cylinder compression.The valve ring seat is known to crack and drop in the aluminum heads around 149-161,000 miles.Ours dropped at 149,678 after reshearch it's a defect on that moter but for wont recall it. Cowboy Escort GrAnny ThUmper The Burp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Lol.I started my wiring on monday mornning then had to go to the hospital for my son.Then next morning I got back on it at 8am by 11am it was 105 and stayed in the 100's for over 52 days at my house.Burned my hands on the metal of the car and even the deadner was hot.The bad part is it was in the garage lol with no air conditioning.Just do the best you can do and be proud of the fact you did it.With the guys and gals on here your in great hands.I had no choice on our trunk had to keep as much space as possiable.I'll try to get some pics up tommorow.Off topic what moter is in that car.If it is the same as ours keep an eye on number 4 cylinder compression.The valve ring seat is known to crack and drop in the aluminum heads around 149-161,000 miles.Ours dropped at 149,678 after reshearch it's a defect on that moter but for wont recall it. Tell me about it, It's not as bad up here but working in the sun is usually never fun. That's no good, I have 138,xxx miles on it now. I'll have to check the motor type but I'm pretty sure it's the 2.0 dual overhead cam. It's the "sport" hot edition thanks a lot, that's good to know. I just had a lot of work done on it to pass inspection, it would be nice to have this taken care of before it drops My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel4055 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 The valve seat drop is mostly cars that over heat and not taken care of. NO matter the milage. There has been reports of drops at 90k. I have a escort and I dropped a valve seat due to engine over heat. Put a new motor in for $100 and I damn sure keep a eye on the temp. I spent $100 on the motor and close to $200 for parts on it to be replaced. Rest In Peace mother. January 22, 1955 - February 14, 2013 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/user/35351-megrch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylank811 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Looks like you're keeping everything nice and clean so far. I like the bass knob placement and the switch you have. Thanks for de-ricing it lol. 2004 Ford Mustang GTPioneer DEH-P7200HD head unitMach 460 Factory System Cadence FXA1600.2 Cadence S2W10 Cadence 4 AWG wiring Ported box, 2 cubes, 32 hertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog24fret Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 The valve seat drop is mostly cars that over heat and not taken care of. NO matter the milage. There has been reports of drops at 90k. I have a escort and I dropped a valve seat due to engine over heat. Put a new motor in for $100 and I damn sure keep a eye on the temp. I spent $100 on the motor and close to $200 for parts on it to be replaced. That is also true except two motor types.As far as her car gose it has never been hot the aluminum head was perfect minus the valve seat.Also 21,436 cars with the same prob says something.The local ford shop shop it is due to the seat not being set right in the head with two different metals expanding and contracting at different rates.Causes the ring to crack then eventually busting up.If caught early enough you can just replace the head and go.$100 dollars seriously not fair it cost $1425 for her car. Didn't have to replace the motor just the head,two pistons,two injectors and the catalytic converter. Unlike the DD/CC-1 very little is build with pride anymore just make it as fast as they can and get rich.Thanks for adding the extra info I forgot to put in.Either way it sucks when it happens that's for sure. Cowboy Escort GrAnny ThUmper The Burp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel4055 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 The valve seat drop is mostly cars that over heat and not taken care of. NO matter the milage. There has been reports of drops at 90k. I have a escort and I dropped a valve seat due to engine over heat. Put a new motor in for $100 and I damn sure keep a eye on the temp. I spent $100 on the motor and close to $200 for parts on it to be replaced. That is also true except two motor types.As far as her car gose it has never been hot the aluminum head was perfect minus the valve seat.Also 21,436 cars with the same prob says something.The local ford shop shop it is due to the seat not being set right in the head with two different metals expanding and contracting at different rates.Causes the ring to crack then eventually busting up.If caught early enough you can just replace the head and go.$100 dollars seriously not fair it cost $1425 for her car. Didn't have to replace the motor just the head,two pistons,two injectors and the catalytic converter. Unlike the DD/CC-1 very little is build with pride anymore just make it as fast as they can and get rich.Thanks for adding the extra info I forgot to put in.Either way it sucks when it happens that's for sure. I had to replace the motor. It destroyed the piston and probably ruined the rod. Crank bearings were shot on that one piston. That was going to be over $500 for bearings and probably another $400 for a reman head. I do the work myself. So that was just raw prices. Some 2.0s had the same issue. All you gotta do to fix it is get a remaned head or have the valve seats changed and the head resurfaced and all that good stuff. Rest In Peace mother. January 22, 1955 - February 14, 2013 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/user/35351-megrch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 $900 this past March to pass inspection... new exhaust, new tie rods, new brakes, and some other junk. Recently I hear a high pitch whistle when I get into the high RPMs (4000) when accelerating quickly I should have the car inspected soon for any problems because this one scares me. Looks like you're keeping everything nice and clean so far. I like the bass knob placement and the switch you have. Thanks for de-ricing it lol. Thanks a lot, I have seen builds where people have done that, plus I don't have a lot of room in the car to hold stuff now that I have my special input bracket that I made and screwed into the front compartment.I'm still waiting on that damn power wire to get here along with the RCAs. I called USPS but they said they don't know where it is so it looks like that's $30 down the drain. After I get the box built I'm going to order some speaker terminals to mount on the box and I'll just buy power wire by the foot from the local car audio store. My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I have a 4'x4' sheet of 3/4 MDF left over. Any suggestions on what to do with it? I'm thinking that I should remove the current cardboard trunk floor and replace with MDF My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel4055 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 $900 this past March to pass inspection... new exhaust, new tie rods, new brakes, and some other junk. Recently I hear a high pitch whistle when I get into the high RPMs (4000) when accelerating quickly I should have the car inspected soon for any problems because this one scares me. Looks like you're keeping everything nice and clean so far. I like the bass knob placement and the switch you have. Thanks for de-ricing it lol. Thanks a lot, I have seen builds where people have done that, plus I don't have a lot of room in the car to hold stuff now that I have my special input bracket that I made and screwed into the front compartment.I'm still waiting on that damn power wire to get here along with the RCAs. I called USPS but they said they don't know where it is so it looks like that's $30 down the drain. After I get the box built I'm going to order some speaker terminals to mount on the box and I'll just buy power wire by the foot from the local car audio store. A high pitched whistle could be anything. A vaccum leak or just something weird. The valve seat issue has a distinct sound. Mine ticked for MONTHS and I thought it was the lower end. Then I sat too long with the car running and it started stumbling and so I drove it. Had a bit of power sometimes. Then my step dad came home from work and said the car is making a hell of a noise. Sure enough the sound was like the engine was about to blow up. Also encountered resistance when turning the motor over by hand. Leave the issue alone. If it's running the way it's supposed to don't worry about it. Keep the maintence up on it. If you see odd temps take a peak at it. Valve seat missing, intake side. I actually tore apart the block and found the rest of the seat at the bottom. Piston, I had cleaned them up. Rest In Peace mother. January 22, 1955 - February 14, 2013 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/user/35351-megrch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcons03079313 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Just for a little info man, I owned a 99 zx2 an I had 2200 watts total rms off of the stock alt, an extra hc800 batt, and the big three and the lowest I dropped to was 12.3 full tilt. You shouldn't have any voltage drop off of 500 watts. Looking good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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