Crandis16 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Sence it's running I'd check mad and o2s, those control how much fuel goes in, if those are good it may be the cam it's not running. I'm gonna swap out for a battery that I know is good today and see if that helps. I assume you mean the MAF. I have another intake sitting in my living room that I can try out if that's the case. 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 January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 more progress. I swapped out the plugs. I didn't notice much difference, but they needed to be replaced. Also the car doesn't stall when I put it into gear after I removed the spectre breather filter from the valve cover. It still isn't running right so I'm going to check compression in each cylinder. I have updated data from the OBD2 port also. I have had airbag light on and can't figure out where one of the plugs goes underneath the dash... well it turns out that the PO decided to remove the harness for the driver side airbag??? Something is fishy here. This is the plug that goes into the airbag. I got bored and threw some 3mm blue LEDs into my Mercury Cougar switches retrofitted for the zx2 I went to remove the wheels and found this. Now to find a large hex key My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herokight Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Commenting to follow along. I'm sure it feels much better having a project car to work on instead of the DD. Lane AKA HeroKight '96 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4x4 R.I.P. Molliboo $200 for new tires, on a jeep!? Is she stealing them or building them with a heat gun and rubber bands? You hear that????That's a category 5 shit storm coming n8: hey you doing today. What's it like being a bitch? you can pm me if you'd like to explain why you arent one. Just like you did for your vs threads. ^^^Rules. Follow them.^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Commenting to follow along. I'm sure it feels much better having a project car to work on instead of the DD. it's great... I've had this car ripped apart for a couple weeks now and I am not rushed at all to get it running and built ASAP. If something breaks then fuck it, I can just wait until I have the money to fix it and drive my DD. I broke a bolt off when I removed the driver seat. When I drive I can feel the seat leaning back. I picked up a cold chisel and took out the captive nut. 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 January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Here's the bolt that I sheared off. I decided to chisel it out with a cold chisel and I'm going to weld another captive nut in there. Also, I'm working on turning my cruise control into radio control... I just need to wire it up with correct resistors and get the box to program them... I'm basing it off the Ford Edge I believe My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Well this is going to be interesting. If I ever tried to get a loan for a new "project vehicle" my wife would chew my ass up and spit it out, then kick me in the head when I tried to pick it up. And it'd be even worse if it was the same vehicle I already had!! props to you my friend. Hope the engine issues turn out to be nothing major. I'm trying to chase down issues in my F350 too. You might talk to Billy Rust, he's been helping me with mine. Good knowledgeable guy. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom50cal Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Always had a spot for Escorts, Countours, Probe's, all the little "go-karts" that ford made tuned in bubba! On 1/4/2013 at 9:31 PM, HatersGonnaHate said: Wow. 184 posts and I think you're a fucking asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Well this is going to be interesting. If I ever tried to get a loan for a new "project vehicle" my wife would chew my ass up and spit it out, then kick me in the head when I tried to pick it up. And it'd be even worse if it was the same vehicle I already had!! props to you my friend. Hope the engine issues turn out to be nothing major. I'm trying to chase down issues in my F350 too. You might talk to Billy Rust, he's been helping me with mine. Good knowledgeable guy. Engine stuff is boring so I really haven't taken any pics... but I can update it. I live by myself and I got denied the loan. I am working with the guy to do it in payments. coming up is a kamakazi header (stealing exhaust for DD), and trubendz stainless steel 2.25" full exhaust, no cat, 18" resonator (to eliminate rice), and a borla muffler I lost 4th gear in my daily so highway milage SUCKS... about 3k the whole way :/ I'm ready to drop the trans from the project car and throw it into the daily to continue it's life. I have a manual 5-speed trans in my apartment, just need a clutch kit, radiator, and misc bolts and shit. The engine is running better last I fired it up. There is still something wrong with the tune on it, so I'm going to rip out the ecu and throw in a manual ecu and that should fix the off values. I have been doing all this shit in my dirty floored unheated small ass apartment garage in negative weather on some days. I do 3 bolts at a time before I say "fuck this I'm cold" and go inside My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom50cal Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I know LSx guys use EFI-live and HPtuners... What do ford guys use for a tuning suite? On 1/4/2013 at 9:31 PM, HatersGonnaHate said: Wow. 184 posts and I think you're a fucking asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I know LSx guys use EFI-live and HPtuners... What do ford guys use for a tuning suite? errrrr wat? like tuning chips? there isn't any plug and play tune. It is all manual for these cars. I'm still trying to learn the ropes before I do tune stuff. I know some use megasquirt, but they're also turbo'd and need to adjust tune on the fly. sniper, diablo, superchips blue chip, SCT 6600 flip chip, SCT Xcalibrator 2 or 3(programmer), S/R ecu (<<<<< I'll probably just get an s/r ecu and use that for a more aggressive tune) My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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