bp swap questions?

[austen p]

im wanting to drop a bp out of a escort gt into my 91 festiva l, i havent done this before so im wonder what ill all need for parts, there are a couple escort gt's at a pick and pull close bye. thanks

[mckabe]

Motor, ecu, wiring harness

[mckabe]

Use the search feature, its your friend

[Damkid]

The main things you'll need is engine and ECU, since your starting with an EFI festiva, you can modify the festiva wiring harness to run the BP

Realistically, the festiva harness should be able to run the BP as-is without modifying it, you may just get a check engine light for missing the wire to the dist. and not having the VICS hooked up

[austen p]

Use the search feature, its your friend

okay lol and what about a tranny? mines got a 5sd

[Damkid]

The stock tranny will bolt to the BP but it won't survive much abuse

By using the stock tranny it'll locate the BP far enough back where the firewall needs modifying, if you upgrade the tranny to the F or G series, it'll locate the BP far enough forward that it'll clear the firewall

[austen p]

The stock tranny will bolt to the BP but it won't survive much abuse

By using the stock tranny it'll locate the BP far enough back where the firewall needs modifying, if you upgrade the tranny to the F or G series, it'll locate the BP far enough forward that it'll clear the firewall

i dont know much about trannys so what cars can u pull a f or g series from?

[Damkid]

Your best bet for the F series is to pull it from an 88-89 323 non-turbo (possibly other models but I can't think of them), and they use a 2 piece axle set which match the festiva, plus they're relatively easy to find

The stock Escort GT tranny is a G series tranny but uses a hydraulic clutch unlike the festiva's cable clutch, for a cable operated G series look for a Capri XR2 (not sure of the years since they never made it to Canada) or a 88-89 323 GT, which ever G series you get, hydro or cable, you must use the Capri or 323 axle set for it to work, the escort GT axles are too long to work in a festiva

[Damkid]

Forgot to mention, the F and G series are roughly the same physical size but the G series is stronger, and the G series uses a 3 piece axle set which helps fight torque steer

[bradhvw]

Will the bp motor bolt in or did you have to make motor monts

[Damkid]

You'll need to make mounts for which ever combination you choose

[kellen302]

01-02 Kia Rio 5spds, also had a cable clutch type G series, don't need the Capri axles, just use the Kia axles as far as I know

[festyfreak39]

This is why i love this forum, there was not one GTFO SEARCH FUNCTION BLAH BLAH BLAH NOOB

if this was any other forum, there would be so much flame+hate+sarcasm this guy wouldn't of ever posted again.

[turbokid]

indeed. very good and patient members here.

OP, check this link for some info.

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4800

[Damkid]

Every now and then, the newbie questions need to be answered properly or else when a newbie does the search, all they find is threads saying "use the search function" and never find any real answers