need more stopping power

[zrokool85]

As i read (a debate) on what brakes and suspension fit or work best on the festiva, i have found 3 write ups on aspire brakes,hub, and wheels swaps but i need something bigger and better for drag use. needless to say aspire wheels and brakes arent gonna cut it, so i need faqs not here say. what would be the best brake set up for a festiva.

another thing... i would really like to use a stronger tranny but i havent had any luck with tranny swaps? fabrication is not a problem so if someone has something that requires fab work im all ears.

also i still cant find any other body parts besides FMS. does any body know of a company that sells festiva body parts

p.s. thank you all for all the great info i have gotten from this site so far. i plan on starting a build thread very soon with many pics and detailed description of what all has been done to my car.

[FestYboy]

capri XR-2 brakes, and the gmr25 trans. as of yet, no one has sucessfully put EGT front brakes on a festy (that i've seen). ask Motoexpress about his experiance with the 2 brake setups (he runs a drilled and slotted Aspire swap, and he drove my stock Capri swap). i drove his car, and then my car, and to me it feels that the capri brakes have more initial bite and more power than his aspire brakes. i can tell you from experiance, that the capris are all but fade proof in the festy (need slightly better pads to be compleatly fade proof).

[Damkid]

I have cross drilled and slotted aspire rotors and aspire brakes all the way around on my festiva and the stopping power is awesome

The g25mr is the best tranny upgrade

Sorry but Fms is the only place for aftermarket body parts

[zrokool85]

thanks. im guessing the g25mr is the capri tranny? and im sorry but i dont know what EGT is.

[Pu241]

EGT = Escort GT

[Fez]

Try this site for stock body parts:

http://www.iautobodyparts.com/ford/festiva.html

[Damkid]

thanks. im guessing the g25mr is the capri tranny? and im sorry but i dont know what EGT is.

Yup and it also came in the 323 GT and the Escort GT (the EGT was a hydraulic clutch though)

[hotfordcat]

You should post your location. Someone may be close and able to help. Right Mods?

[Arnie]

First things first.

What sort of braking improvement are you looking for? Increased fade resistance? Shorter stopping distances?

If its shorter stopping distances then your most important upgrade to shortening your braking distances will be stickier tires. Look into R-compounds for the respective wheel size you are running.

If you want more fade resistance, you need to tell us what sort of fade you have encountered? Pad fade or fluid fade? Using a larger rotor setup like the Automatic Aspire setup, good fluid (Motul 600 or Ate super blue) to eliminate fluid fade and pads with a higher temp range (Aspire offers EBC Red and Yellow compounds) to eliminate pad fade, and then finally ducting to the rotors will all go a long way to increasing fade resistance.