Pedro the Festiva's build thread.

[Gomez]

Can you run the power steering rack without the pump?

[Advancedynamix]

The benefit of power steering isn't in the effort, but the rack ratio. The Festiva requires a lot of steering wheel motion to turn, and that makes for a " not so sporty" feel. The power aspire rack has a quicker ratio.

[TominMO]

I've never felt the need for power steering in the Festiva. Even with the wide tires I run and stock strut bearings I don't find the steering heavy at all.

Likewise. The 175/65x14s I'm running now are ridiculously light-feeling as far as turning.

[fastivaca]

Yeah. That's been done by a bunch of people. Pretty simple. Have you thought about running power steering?

I've never felt the need for power steering in the Festiva. Even with the wide tires I run and stock strut bearings I don't find the steering heavy at all.

[Advancedynamix]

Yeah. That's been done by a bunch of people. Pretty simple. Have you thought about running power steering?

[fastivaca]

I did. It's a nice piece and I don't need any custom hoses. Stock festiva hoses will work. The b6d has all the same holes in the block as the b3, and everything fits from the b3 to the b6d. This is a really easy swap. Pedro never had AC, but it would be easy to keep the AC with this setup, if the car had it to begin with.

That is very good to know indeed! Just have to rig up the idler pulley bracket with spacers to clear the water pump housing.

[Advancedynamix]

Charlie, did you use the stock Festiva lower rad hose/bypass? I believe I read somewhere in another thread that it could be used and would free up some room and add a bit of clearance for an A/C compressor mount.

Ian

I did. It's a nice piece and I don't need any custom hoses. Stock festiva hoses will work. The b6d has all the same holes in the block as the b3, and everything fits from the b3 to the b6d. This is a really easy swap. Pedro never had AC, but it would be easy to keep the AC with this setup, if the car had it to begin with.

[fastivaca]

Charlie, did you use the stock Festiva lower rad hose/bypass? I believe I read somewhere in another thread that it could be used and would free up some room and add a bit of clearance for an A/C compressor mount.

Ian

[niklid05]

Is that an engine bay or a surgical table? Damn thats clean.

[Advancedynamix]

Made a little more progress over the weekend. I'm using the Capri intake and air box. This gives plenty of hood clearance. I'll need to fabricate some brackets to hold the air box in, and move the battery to the other side of the engine bay.

[Advancedynamix]

Fantastic work as always!

nice work charlie! hope you make madness this year

Thanks guys! I hope I make madness too.

[bhearts]

Nah, this is just a replacement for the clunky carb'd b3. I plan to take some very long road trips in this car and E85 is not easy to come by on the open road. I've got plans for an E85 build, but not this car. 9.9:1 should be fine for the 91 octane we have in our pumps.

I hate that, having to plan around fill ups

[kumalaba]

nice work charlie! hope you make madness this year

[Advancedynamix]

You milled your head 20? Cool! Take it back off and do another 50, so you can run e85 and make some serious na power. That's just what I'd do. Prove all the ethanol nay sayers wrong about ethanol and fuel economy

Nah, this is just a replacement for the clunky carb'd b3. I plan to take some very long road trips in this car and E85 is not easy to come by on the open road. I've got plans for an E85 build, but not this car. 9.9:1 should be fine for the 91 octane we have in our pumps.

[Festiva_Fred]

Fantastic work as always!