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  • Project Grimm

    I'm Kind of new to the festiva craze. My brother got me hooked on The festiva world. It inspired me to pick up one of my own and join in. And little did I know just how easy it is to catch Festiva Fever.

    This is Grimm my 1989 Festiva L

    I bought the car from BoatDrinks back in febuary. The stock B3 motor was shot when I got him but with a little help from an importing company in Atlanta GA I managed to get my hands on an 89 J-spec Mazda 323 B6 with that came stock with a carb already on the motor and less than 70K miles.




    At the moment the car is currently in Georgia having the new motor put into it to which I owe many, many, many thanks and kudos to HTCHBCK (joeseph) For undertaking the installation of the motor. Grimm will also be getting a 5spd transmission with the motor again courtesy of HTCHBCK.

    From that point the car will be driven back to my home state of SC and I will begin the work on the stereo upgrades including A JVC stereo head, four 3" scosche horn tweeters that will be replacing the stock speakers, and four 6.5" scosche woofers that will be going in the door and custom mounted in the back seat. And to finish, a 300 watt Jensen Amplifier wired into two Road Gear 10" Subs that will be custom mounted just behind the back seat. The original wiring was missing for the radio so DriverOne and I will be rewiring the stereo front to back.




    These are the speakers I will be using Minus the 10" subs (pics soon). All speakers will be getting removed from their original boxes and custom mounted.

    There will be several more pics and updates to come as the summer progresses. I have to give thanks once again to BoatDrinks for selling me the car, and especially to HTCHBCK for agreeing to undertake the installation the motor and transmission. and to Driverone for helping me every step of the way through this car. I could not have done it without these guys helping me as much as they have.
    Last edited by Eokang; 04-13-2013, 04:36 AM.

  • #2
    You're quite the photographer there, bro!
    In love with a MadScientist!:thumbright:
    There's a fine line between breathtaking ingenuity and "That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!"

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    • #3
      I will be watching this build, good luck! I like the JDM B6, what is the HP rating?
      Barbie Car - '90 L-plus_2nd Gen SOHC B6+rear turbo @ 8 psi
      Festycul - '9? 5spd_full roll cage, completely gutted, hydro g-series, B6T @ 15psi, rocketchip ecu,Willwood master cylinder, Mit. Galant VR-4 rotors, Hawk racing pads, capri knuckles, 323 LCA's, BrideLow Max seats, 5pt. harness, lexan windows, fuel cell, aluminum radiator, 323 coilovers
      Elvis - '93 L 5spd_B3+T build in progress
      WhiteGirl - '93 GL Immaculate shape, deciding what to build with it?

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      • #4
        the place I bought it from claimed 105 hp and I did a little research on the motor and the stats came up 103 hp and 93 lb-ft torque so I'm figuring somewhere between 100 and 105 hp

        (Edit) I cross referenced the JDM motor to the US motor and theres roughly a 20 HP difference. Most of my research on the US b6 has come up between 82 and 84 HP. Its peaked my curiosity as to what the JDM motor has that is different from the US and gives it an additional 20 HP. I dont think its just because its stock with a carb, though this is all very new to me so hopefully with time will come more answers and experience
        Last edited by Eokang; 04-15-2013, 07:14 AM.

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        • #5
          Hmmm. Interesting....
          Very nice looking Festiva! Nice find on the JDM B6! The only thing different would probably be higher compression (maybe like 9.7:1 instead of 9:1) and maybe a different cam profile. The carb may actually help as well...it's not uncommon for EFI to trade off a little HP for low end torque. I doubt the head casting is different, but Im just guessing.
          Last edited by blkfordsedan; 04-15-2013, 09:14 AM.
          Brian

          93L - 5SP, FMS springs, 323 alloys, 1st gen B6, ported head & intake, FMS cam, ported exhaust manifold w/2-1/4" head pipe.
          04 Mustang GT, 5SP, CAI, TFS plenum, 70mm TB, catted X, Pypes 304SS cat-back, Hurst Billet+ shifter, SCT/Bama tuned....4.10's & cams coming soon
          62 Galaxie 2D sedan project- 428, 3x2V, 4SP, 3.89TLOC

          1 wife, 2 kids, 9 dogs, 4 cats......
          Not enough time or money for any of them

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          • #6
            ^^They all sound like logical possibilities to me. The place i got the motor from did a compression test to confirm the motor was sound and the numbers came back 150,155,160,155 but I cant find compression ratings for the us B6 motor.

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            • #7
              Wow Kiddo, looking great so far! I'm impressed!

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