something something.... DANGER ZONE!

[shorestiva]

As long as its a gm or mazda swap I can fumble my way through lol.

Thanks! Its been around 2.5yrs since I started on it. Would've had it last month if I hadn't failed the hvac and auto trans certs. disgust

Finally got around to welding a tip on the muffler today. The exhaust ended behind the bumper so it made it sound a lot louder inside than it really was. Now its super quiet can barely even hear it while cruising. Still sounds like a f****ing honda though.
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Cleaned up the engine bay a little. Finally mounted the vics solenoid on the firewall and taped up the wiring harness where I cut it open.
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Messed around with the alignment. Its a royal pita to do with just washers.
Might have a little too much camber..... stance makes her dance lol
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Thats better. I know it's not perfect but its better than what I had. Doesn't rub over bumps now but will rub through corners at speed. I should probably just go ahead and gut the back. Might help a little.
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Also tried a bp01 (1.8 sohc) ecu in it today. Didn't help ran even leaner on b3 injectors.

[Festiver]

Wow your festiva is beautiful I really love the striping

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[shorestiva]

I'd like the stripes more if both sides matched lol. Previous owner rattle canned them and didn't get them straight or even. I'm planning on getting some vinyl made to cover them up eventually.

[dliverance]

5.5 degrees of camber looks fierce on a festiva lol. Those gold wheels are killer.

[Advancedynamix]

Looking great Joe! Does it handle better with the rear dialed in?

[shorestiva]

I love these wheels but they might have to go if I can't pull the fenders enough to clear in the back. I still have to fit a set of taller tires on them to get rid of the vibration at highway speeds.

Still haven't made up my mind on the suspension. Just crusing around it doesn't feel like it wants to change direction as easily. That's probably a good thing at higher speeds though. When I try to push it the tires rub really bad so I back off. I did push it hard for a little but it didn't feel that great. Part of the problem is the lack of power. Every time I would get on the throttle it just felt meh and didn't want to pull through the corner like I wanted it to. At lower rpm and part throttle where my afr are correct it felt like everything was starting to work right. Really hard for me to type out how it felt. There was one pucker moment when I went around a corner that was covered in gravel. The whole car slid a little but the back end didn't want to come around on me. I'm gonna try to roll/pull my rear fenders again sometime this week and swap back to the big injectors. It might just be in my head but I really feel like there's a night and day difference between the two sets of injectors.

[shorestiva]

Try to fix one thing screw up another.

Taller but narrower.
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Tried to roll the fenders a little more.
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no es bueno. Rubs really bad. I think itll be ok once I pull the back seat. Ive already pulled it but its still sitting in the back till I drop it off at my garage.
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[Advancedynamix]

What's your camber in the rear Joe? Also try coming into corners faster and setting the front with light braking into the corner. Practice this with plenty of runnoff. The trick is to point the car in the direction you want and then roll on the throttle to straighten the car. It's the opposite of a RWD car. Also, if your ride height is too low it won't turn in right.

[shorestiva]

Roughly -3.5 with the rear cranked up as high as it'll go with 105lb springs. This is also on a aspire beam with the sway bar removed. Part of the problem is the speeds I need to be going to be pushing it are way above the speed limit. And there are very few smooth roads around here that aren't lined with trees or big ditches. Really need to get it on a track before I start finding limits. Also need different wheels or stiffer springs in the back the tires rub really bad under hard cornering.

[shorestiva]

I dumped the rear seat, spare tire, and a few other things on the way into work this morning. It doesn't rub over all bumps anymore still rubs in corners though.

[Advancedynamix]

What are you running for a bump stop stack? I'd add bump stop before adding spring rate.
Also, on my cars, I stretch the rear fenders until the spot welds that are about an inch and a half above the wheel arch start to slightly show. You can get a half inch of stretch before the body looks distorted. I use a wooden table leg for this. I roll it using the tire.

[Advancedynamix]

Also, side note: when these cars are dialed in they feel slow. It's not until you compare them to cars that are supposed to be fast that you realize how fast you can hit corners. If you can carve corners at double the posted speed limit, and it still feels like you're going slow, that's a good setup. Lol

[TominMO]

Also, side note: when these cars are dialed in they feel slow. It's not until you compare them to cars that are supposed to be fast that you realize how fast you can hit corners. If you can carve corners at double the posted speed limit, and it still feels like you're going slow, that's a good setup. Lol

:-)

[shorestiva]

What are you running for a bump stop stack? I'd add bump stop before adding spring rate.
Also, on my cars, I stretch the rear fenders until the spot welds that are about an inch and a half above the wheel arch start to slightly show. You can get a half inch of stretch before the body looks distorted. I use a wooden table leg for this. I roll it using the tire.

VW bumpstop with big bulb cut off and and the one that came with the struts. Probably roll/pull it a little more. I've going slow with it really don't want to mess up my quarters.

[shorestiva]

Also, side note: when these cars are dialed in they feel slow. It's not until you compare them to cars that are supposed to be fast that you realize how fast you can hit corners. If you can carve corners at double the posted speed limit, and it still feels like you're going slow, that's a good setup. Lol

Was wondering about this I thought I remembered you saying that before. I think it has plenty of corner speed and feels nice and stable while throwing it around. It might be more of a driveability thing with the b3 injectors. When I go off throttle and back on it likes to bog for second before it picks back up. That delay to the throttle kinda kills it while trying to pull out of corners. I swapped back to the bigger injectors to see if it helps but I have to sort out tire clearance before I can really test my theory.