So I took the Festkia up against a 2004 GT mustang...

[blkfordsedan]

... at an undisclosed track in Mexico, a 2004 GT found out that from a 20 punch it'll need to get up to about 90-95mph to finally pass the Festiva.

Damn aerodynamics!

Don't know what your Festiva has for an engine, but if it's a BP or B6T then it's probably pretty close to the same Lb/Hp ratio as as stock '04 GT. The close race makes sense, especially if the GT is an Automatic with 3.27 gears and you start from a 20mph roll! Nonetheless, it's still impressive!

My '04 GT is a 5-speed with a few bolt-ons and stock gears and I think it pulls pretty hard if you wind it out to 6K. To think that I could have that same feeling from my $1000 Festy with just a motor swap and still get 30+ mpg & look like a......well, a Festiva.... is just so intriguing! I gotta do me a motor swap!

[Damkid]

:lol: ya your telling me considering i've only got maybe 1500 kms (roughly 1000 miles) on the swap :shock:

[DON SVO]

So was I, The back of my festiva is covered in black crap from the exhaust tellin me it's runnin too rich, I'll get the kinks worked out yet and I should get some better times, hopefully :lol:

LOL wow, thats rich for a NA car!!!

[Damkid]

that's super slow, something's wrong. I hope you get it sorted! I was expecting 103-105mph trap speeds from that car right off the bat.

So was I, The back of my festiva is covered in black crap from the exhaust tellin me it's runnin too rich, I'll get the kinks worked out yet and I should get some better times, hopefully :lol:

[DON SVO]

That's with my KLZE festiva, i trapped 98 mph with my stock B6T, my V6 isn't quite running right so I expect better times with it once I get the proper ECU in it

that's super slow, something's wrong. I hope you get it sorted! I was expecting 103-105mph trap speeds from that car right off the bat.

[Damkid]

Was that with the B6T? the 94-96 mph???

That's with my KLZE festiva, i trapped 98 mph with my stock B6T, my V6 isn't quite running right so I expect better times with it once I get the proper ECU in it

[bhazard]

Thats my biggest complaint about the Festy, it has all the aerodynamics of a brick. Imagine how fast/fuel efficient you could make one of these if the were actually streamlined.

Festivas and aspire I believe have a drag coefficient of .36, the same as a new edge mustang. The fact that the frontal area of a festy is small helps a lot.

Block the grill, lower the car, make skirts over the back wheels, use LRR tires, and put a belly pan under the car. That coefficient will probably drop to .30 at least. If you wanna go crazy build a "kammback" or boat tail. Thats sure to draw attention but your hwy mpg will go way up.

[DON SVO]

1/4 mile I only got him by .2 seconds but it's still a win, my MPH has been very consistant at 94-96 MPH, it's my 60ft times that are hurtin me though

Was that with the B6T? the 94-96 mph???

[walth]

that'd be a sight to see!

[Damkid]

that's great. 1/4 mile or 1/8? Either one I guess you'd probably still win...

1/4 mile I only got him by .2 seconds but it's still a win, my MPH has been very consistant at 94-96 MPH, it's my 60ft times that are hurtin me though

[1990festiva]

you should like replicate a corvette with the festiva body. lol

Lol i just had thoughts about a boattail Festiva. To bad i have no time/no money/need mine for a DD

[walth]

that's great. 1/4 mile or 1/8? Either one I guess you'd probably still win...

[Damkid]

I beat a few 03-04 mustang GTs at the track this year already lol

[walth]

you should like replicate a corvette with the festiva body. lol

[1990festiva]

Thats my biggest complaint about the Festy, it has all the aerodynamics of a brick. Imagine how fast/fuel efficient you could make one of these if the were actually streamlined.