Tweaks Re-build thread

[bhazard]

Wait....you sold Tweak???

[bhearts]

I'd still like to see someone doing some 30lbs of boost engine builds, stage 3 head porting, the g series gear mod. Or maybe even an m90 supercharger on a BP with a rear turbo

[jjk1224]

Tweaks Re-build thread

I'd still like to see someone doing some 30lbs of boost engine builds, stage 3 head porting, the g series gear mod. Or maybe even an m90 supercharger on a BP with a rear turbo

soon!

Probably won't be able to do the twisties like tweak though.


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[Advancedynamix]

Wait....you sold Tweak???

Yeah. It was time. The only way I'm going to build anything better is to miss what I had. Tweak is very loved at her new home, she spends every night right next to another 93 festy in a nice garage. I get pictures of her travels a couple times a week. Here is one I received today.

[moz]

Charlie. You are a class act.
Although I am absolutely infatuated with tweak, I'm just as keen to see what else comes out of your garage.
I don't care if it's a Festiva, Porsche, vw, or whatever.

The attention to detail and un compromised workmanship make your products something to admire.

Keep us posted!

[bhearts]

Charlie. You are a class act.
Although I am absolutely infatuated with tweak, I'm just as keen to see what else comes out of your garage.
I don't care if it's a Festiva, Porsche, vw, or whatever.

The attention to detail and un compromised workmanship make your products something to admire.

Keep us posted!

Let's be honest though, we hope it's a festiva

[Advancedynamix]

Charlie. You are a class act.
Although I am absolutely infatuated with tweak, I'm just as keen to see what else comes out of your garage.
I don't care if it's a Festiva, Porsche, vw, or whatever.

The attention to detail and un compromised workmanship make your products something to admire.

Keep us posted!

Let's be honest though, we hope it's a festiva

Thanks for the kind words moz! I've always got something going on, but my next big project is an 88 Festiva.

[moz]

Seriously.
If you've got other works going on, make sure you link us up.

I've used lots of the little tricks I've learnt from what I saw you do with tweak. I'm sure I could pick up a lot more if you have any other documented work.

But yeah. I ain't telling you anything you haven't already heard from the guys.

[Grey Vw]

Glad you like the pics. I need a better phone so I can get better ones.
I didn't think either you or JT had to get the inspection. They typically only do the CARB equipment inspection when the car is from out of state, in order to get a CA title. Otherwise its just an emissions test, and the engine swap doesn't go on the title or VIN plate of the car. Also, I didn't say Tweak was the first, I said it was the only one, because JT's car is dismantled and I thought yours was wrecked. I didn't know you had built another. Did you have the VIN plate changed to specify the swap?

I didn't know that. Is this the sticker? I crashed my 1.8 single cam and sold the b6t. It resides somewhere in Fresno now. Nice to see you around and still in the festy game. I'll be back in time.

[Advancedynamix]

I didn't know that. Is this the sticker? I crashed my 1.8 single cam and sold the b6t. It resides somewhere in Fresno now. Nice to see you around and still in the festy game. I'll be back in time.

Yeah, completely new VIN tag that specifies the car is a CARB approved modified vehicle. He had to bring Tweak to a state university owned facility where engineers and engineering students looked it over. It took a month to get an appointment for this inspection, so we were all relieved when Tweak passed with flying colors on it's first try.

Glad to see you haven't abandoned festy's completely. I'm looking forward to your next build! Any idea what you'll do?

[Bert]

Quite the adventure you've had and nice videos for show as proof of the carefully engineered performance achievements you made with a now-vintage car. I can't help but notice that the long ago performance milestone of one horsepower per 100 cc is currently being achieved without much fanfare and available on increasingly more ordinary mass production grocery-getter type cars. Are you somehow going to be able to take advantage of these recent types of engine developments? Or are Festys more or less constrained/limited to Mazda drivetrains that were produced from 85-98? I for one am not interested in tangling with increasingly sophisticated electronics for possible retrofit into older cars.
I'm currently driving a relatively simple 10 year old Toyota Echo and am amazed with how much more power (and revs) are available via become-standard twin cam technology, and how much more fuel efficient that 1.5 litre DOHC engine is over the older technology 1.3 SOHC B3. We're talking a consistent 15+% better with regard to gas mileage and yet the darn thing has 75% more hp and is propelling a heavier car. Heaven knows what they've done with the 1.5 motors in the new Honda Fit 'housewife' cars because they're very close to achieving that magic 1 hp/100cc as of this year and yet are expected to behave at low speeds and be quiet, durable and reliable for city and highway driving for a long time. I can't even wrap my head around the idea of what you'd get if you or the factory souped them up.
Carry on my good man and happy motoring!

[TominMO]

I think you mean a different standard. One HP per 100cc means a 1300cc Festy would only have 13 HP. Did you mean one HP per cubic inch? 1300cc = 80 CI, so 80 HP would be the goal there. And 92 HP for the 1.5 liter Toyota motor would meet the goal. I know the Honda motor is about 115 HP IIRC.

[Damkid]

The hype was 100hp per litre of displacement, naturally aspirated, if I remember right

[bhazard]

I think the vtec hondas beat that back in the late 80s or early 90s. But...what use was that with no tq?

[Grey Vw]

Yeah, completely new VIN tag that specifies the car is a CARB approved modified vehicle. He had to bring Tweak to a state university owned facility where engineers and engineering students looked it over. It took a month to get an appointment for this inspection, so we were all relieved when Tweak passed with flying colors on it's first try.

Glad to see you haven't abandoned festy's completely. I'm looking forward to your next build! Any idea what you'll do?

Whoops forgot to add the picture, but here is the sticker I got. When college is over I plan a very reliable 300+hp Festy. Even though road racing is downright awesome, drag racing is what I love.