Finally fixed my car

[BlackTigers]

Finallllly. Got done with my engine swap Saturday afternoon after I got off work.

The new engine hit the ground on Friday at noon, and I had the thing running by 5:30. Pretty damn good for my first time. No issues once it's running, just a vacuum leak somewhere (fuck) but it's only apparent if I ride the brakes. (RPM's drop / stall). Either a booster or a bad PCV valve.

Really pulling for it to be a PCV problem.

Shit the money shots are on the other SD card. I'll put the good ones up tomorrow

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[thescreensavers]

I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

 

[evident]

what engine for what engine?

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

At least its not a Honduh.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

At least its not a Honduh.

Worse, it's a Ford Contour...one of the worst cars ever made.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

At least its not a Honduh.

Worse, it's a Ford Contour...one of the worst cars ever made.

From what I can find via google, it's actually the opposite based on actual consumer experience. How do you figure this is one of the worst cars ever made?

 

[BlackTigers]

Originally posted by: evident
what engine for what engine?

One with 103k and blown rings for one with 50k and a ported head?

=]

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

At least its not a Honduh.

waaaah

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: evident

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

At least its not a Honduh.

waaaah

Yeah, that's pretty much what they sound like.

 

[BlackTigers]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

Ya I'm left with the same feeling every time I put my foot to the floor. =[ ahahaha

And it's an Escort ZX2. There haven't really been any problems on it, that aren't directly caused by me. I know why my transmission died, and I know exactly why the power plant decided to croak. haha.

Other than that, in the 10k I've put on it, nothing but oil changes, and a couple of suspension wear items, and that's it. I can't complain about it at all.

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: BlackTigers

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

Ya I'm left with the same feeling every time I put my foot to the floor. =[ ahahaha

And it's an Escort ZX2. There haven't really been any problems on it, that aren't directly caused by me. I know why my transmission died, and I know exactly why the power plant decided to croak. haha.

Other than that, in the 10k I've put on it, nothing but oil changes, and a couple of suspension wear items, and that's it. I can't complain about it at all.

Let me guess, transmission slipping and the engine was revving down the freeway?

 

[BlackTigers]

Originally posted by: exdeath

Originally posted by: BlackTigers

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

Ya I'm left with the same feeling every time I put my foot to the floor. =[ ahahaha

And it's an Escort ZX2. There haven't really been any problems on it, that aren't directly caused by me. I know why my transmission died, and I know exactly why the power plant decided to croak. haha.

Other than that, in the 10k I've put on it, nothing but oil changes, and a couple of suspension wear items, and that's it. I can't complain about it at all.

Let me guess, transmission slipping and the engine was revving down the freeway?

Well the transmission died after being abused by a 17 year old kid, lol. It died in a slipping clutch pack mess.

The engine died in a blue ball of oily smoke. Blew my piston rings out, lol.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
I read engine swap , click on the pics and its just a ford was expecting more lol.

Gratz thought. Looks nice

At least its not a Honduh.

Worse, it's a Ford Contour...one of the worst cars ever made.

Well, good thing it's not a Contour!