My KLZE Festiva Build Thread

[bhazard]

No make it to Ohiostiva?

[Damkid]

Nah, my festiva won't be ready by then, I "might" be there in my escape though, gotta deliver a motor/trans

[bhazard]

boooo

[Damkid]

Meh

[bhazard]

Ill bring the forester. We can race wanna-be SUV's.

[Damkid]

Lol my escape is gutless, it would lose haha

[bhazard]

Yeah but I only get about 100hp to the wheels due to AWD drivetrain losses.

[Damkid]

Lol I'm not sure what mine is rated for HP wise (2.3, 4cyl), but my escape is probably heavier, which won't help me at all lol

[Nerd Racing]

even if you don't come with the engine and trans I could harbor you across state lines like last time if you want. I want to take the 2 on a longish road trip and we could make the fuel tank exchange then

[Damkid]

Just thought i'd throw up a new pic of my festiva with the complete engine bay

[FeistyFesti]

Beautiful work. How long does it take for you to remove and reinstall the engine for maintenance?

[Damkid]

If I had to pull everything out, it'd probably take about 2 hrs start to finish

[FastOrBust]

how close is it now to leaving giant clouds of smoke?

[dueces]

That is just SEX!!!! looking nice man, get her tuned!!!

[Damkid]

Well it's looking like it'll be about a month til it's drivable.... The probe that sits at my work, which put down 540WHP is finally getting stripped apart, long story short, im getting the built motor and the standalone, the motor needs ARP headstuds but after that, it's bulletproof.... I believe we'll be stripping it in 3 weeks and then it's just a matter of getting the standalone on my festiva and tuning it...... Wasted spark ignition, launch control drool

So once I get that beast of a motor, I'll be saving up for a turbo to move enough air to reach the 500+ HP that the motor is capable of handling, and then strengthening the chassis to handle that kind of power, it's gunna be a lot of work but well worth it lol