Quest for More Power and More Traction! BP+T + AWD Build Thread

[sasquatch]

yes!!! a build with a hx35

[bhazard]

Holset in a festiva? Old news!

[Nerd Racing]

its bigger than yours!

[htchbck]

I like this a lot, I had thought of doing this on Keith's build (fwd G series hydro) and after seeing it I'm pretty set on it! Hope that cable shifter comes in handy for ya!

[bhazard]

its bigger than yours!

I thought the hx35 and he351 were roughly the same size?

[Nerd Racing]

we'll have to measure them I guess. I'm looking into a smaller hot side that uses the same turbine wheel so I can use my external wastegate and spool it a little faster.

htchbck, I have attempted to use the 4th mount on all of my setups to add a little bit more rigidity where I can. It might be in the way of clutch cables though.

[htchbck]

It might be in the way of clutch cables though.

Ain't no clutch cables on a hydro G These next two I'm doing will both be setup for hydro Gs, I like the fact that they are so readily available if something breaks, I can pull them for $50 all day long at pull-a-part.

[Nerd Racing]

How do you plan on running the hydro slave cylinder? do you weld a tab to the festiva pedal or do you swap in an EGT/Protege pedal?

[Rocketman]

A Capri nonturbo master cylinder will bolt right where the clutch cable goes. You could drill the pedal for the actuator rod, Capri pedals might work too?

[Nerd Racing]

how stiff does your clutch feel? I have heard from people that you need to mount them higher up than that to get the right firmness/lack of rock hard feel.

[FB71]

A Capri nonturbo master cylinder will bolt right where the clutch cable goes. You could drill the pedal for the actuator rod, Capri pedals might work too?

do you have any? I could use a clutch MC.

[htchbck]

I had planned to use a protege/escort MC, since they are only $20 brand new from NAPA. Figured I'd mod the pedal like the other guys who have used hydro have done. I am going to give it its own reservoir though, rather than tap it off the brake reservoir.

[Rocketman]

do you have any? I could use a clutch MC.

I have one but it is in my parts pile for when I go to the BPT trans I have, I'll be going to hydro clutch when I put it all in. I'm still cable at the moment, I converted the BF GTX trans to cable operation.

They're relatively cheap to buy new... Rockauto has one for $42

[ford4life]

When did you get a holset Aaron??? Lol that will look nice under the hood

[daniel_cogar]

any updates?