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B6-ZE swap into 88 Carb'd Festiva
First of my introduction, Hi I've owned many cars so far in my time and i usually fix them and flip them with the few that i have fallen in love with and keep. i currently own an 81 f150 farm truck a 2005 white lancer es, a grey 2007 lancer es (totaled), a 2004 Lancer Ralliart (my DD) 2 88 Festiva's one white (base) one black (lx)
This is my Festiva build, I bought this festiva from the member Deliverance in April or May. he got me into the festiva world with his killer b6d carby swap. so ever since I've been hanging around him, I wanted a festiva, when he bought my Festiva (Betty White ) she had a 1.3 carby 4 speed. the cam was cracked and timing was off. we put a cam in from his old b3 and the timing gear, ran Great!! but the next day that cam stripped the gear off and cracked. after i looked into it the journals used for the cam in the head were messed up pretty bad causing the cam to bind and break off the bolt and cam key. So we took the head off of Deliverance's old b3 ( even though we already robbed the cam) and i got a gasket kit put the new head on. bought a new cam and got a cam gear/bolt from the festiva member ( w4rkry ) which he was awesome about! well once i got everything and got the car running. i found out the head was warped on cylinder 3 thus blowing the head gasket..... at this point i was rather upset cause i just wanted to drive the dang car!! so talking to another forum member, not sure of forum name but i met him through my work before i even knew of festiva's. his name is Bob K. awesome guy. well i got a new head from him off of a newer b3. came with cam and HLA's. so i got another new head gasket kit, and took that head to the shop had it cleaned and decked for peace of mind. and once again tore the car apart put a new head on and cleaned up the bay a little. got it timed and running. this time it was a success!!!! so even though it sounds like a bad diesel it runs. now the issue is the carb. needs rebuilt\re-tuned... so instead of messing with this b3 any longer i decided to go with the FI engine swap, but on the peninsula its hard to find a Capri for the engine swap. so recently i found a b6ze from a 90 miata that i will rebuild and drop in Betty White here. giving her a new heart so she can run wild.
okay I have spent the last week at work reading whatever i could scoop up on the B6-ZE Miata motor swap into the festiva. or at least everything easily found.
So far in my free time i have been updating the features on Betty while i research. She now has
Defroster
Tilt Wheel
Power Mirrors
So compiling a list of things needed for this swap from various threads heres what i have gathered, (if im missing something please let me know so i can gather whats needed before i swap! Much appriciated)
b6ze motor ( picking up this weekend)
FI harness\Ecu\Distributor from b3 ( getting from the JY festiva near my place )
Using oil pan from the b3 because the ZE pan is different due to rwd
5 speed cable trans from my black Lx model
Capri intake mani, with b3 throttle body and injectors ( buying off Facebook festiva page today)
Capri Exhaust mani(need to locate)
Capri valve cover (need to locate)
engine mount from Charlie ( need to talk to him but Deliverance told me hes the man)
b3 VAF, (JY car again)
use my b3 inlet ( plug the hole from the miata inlet on the front of the engine)
Various new sensors etc...
Inline 255lph walbro ( chosen to run an inline fuel pump rather then getting a gastank and hardlines)
So far this is what I'm coming up with I'm sure there has to be more to it any help would be really appreciated and id love the veterans to chime in.
I have a whole load of pictures of what i have already done and in general just of the car but i work at a prison and the photos are on my phone which i cant bring inside the prison for obvious reasons lol. When i get home this evening i will post photos of the vehicle and its current standings.
This is my Festiva build, I bought this festiva from the member Deliverance in April or May. he got me into the festiva world with his killer b6d carby swap. so ever since I've been hanging around him, I wanted a festiva, when he bought my Festiva (Betty White ) she had a 1.3 carby 4 speed. the cam was cracked and timing was off. we put a cam in from his old b3 and the timing gear, ran Great!! but the next day that cam stripped the gear off and cracked. after i looked into it the journals used for the cam in the head were messed up pretty bad causing the cam to bind and break off the bolt and cam key. So we took the head off of Deliverance's old b3 ( even though we already robbed the cam) and i got a gasket kit put the new head on. bought a new cam and got a cam gear/bolt from the festiva member ( w4rkry ) which he was awesome about! well once i got everything and got the car running. i found out the head was warped on cylinder 3 thus blowing the head gasket..... at this point i was rather upset cause i just wanted to drive the dang car!! so talking to another forum member, not sure of forum name but i met him through my work before i even knew of festiva's. his name is Bob K. awesome guy. well i got a new head from him off of a newer b3. came with cam and HLA's. so i got another new head gasket kit, and took that head to the shop had it cleaned and decked for peace of mind. and once again tore the car apart put a new head on and cleaned up the bay a little. got it timed and running. this time it was a success!!!! so even though it sounds like a bad diesel it runs. now the issue is the carb. needs rebuilt\re-tuned... so instead of messing with this b3 any longer i decided to go with the FI engine swap, but on the peninsula its hard to find a Capri for the engine swap. so recently i found a b6ze from a 90 miata that i will rebuild and drop in Betty White here. giving her a new heart so she can run wild.
okay I have spent the last week at work reading whatever i could scoop up on the B6-ZE Miata motor swap into the festiva. or at least everything easily found.
So far in my free time i have been updating the features on Betty while i research. She now has
Defroster
Tilt Wheel
Power Mirrors
So compiling a list of things needed for this swap from various threads heres what i have gathered, (if im missing something please let me know so i can gather whats needed before i swap! Much appriciated)
b6ze motor ( picking up this weekend)
FI harness\Ecu\Distributor from b3 ( getting from the JY festiva near my place )
Using oil pan from the b3 because the ZE pan is different due to rwd
5 speed cable trans from my black Lx model
Capri intake mani, with b3 throttle body and injectors ( buying off Facebook festiva page today)
Capri Exhaust mani(need to locate)
Capri valve cover (need to locate)
engine mount from Charlie ( need to talk to him but Deliverance told me hes the man)
b3 VAF, (JY car again)
use my b3 inlet ( plug the hole from the miata inlet on the front of the engine)
Various new sensors etc...
Inline 255lph walbro ( chosen to run an inline fuel pump rather then getting a gastank and hardlines)
So far this is what I'm coming up with I'm sure there has to be more to it any help would be really appreciated and id love the veterans to chime in.
I have a whole load of pictures of what i have already done and in general just of the car but i work at a prison and the photos are on my phone which i cant bring inside the prison for obvious reasons lol. When i get home this evening i will post photos of the vehicle and its current standings.
and we went and got his wheels from a friends house total round trip from Port Angeles to port orchard ... from port orchard to Renton.... from Renton to Snohomish.... from Snohomish to Everett... from Everett back to port Angeles. left at 10am got home and unloaded at 9 pm so very long day but much progress on getting ready to swap in the b6!!
this is bringing her home after her first break down on the first day driving from deliverances
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