why dont festivas produce 1/4 mile times better than 10's

[2fast4u2race]

i was just wondering if it was the prblem of hooking up or what it is the problem dose any one know of those kinds of times being produced by a festiva

[Gforcefd]

no traction due to the weight, get some slicks, and no one has hit 10's yet. besides I know fast and the furious make 10's look easy but go to a open drag day any wheres, it isn't that easy

[mattswabb]

$$$$$, that's the reason. It takes a lot of money to get into the 10's. If you have money to build a fast car you probably wouldn't buy a festiva. So the people with money are driving Hondas.

[Gforcefd]

haha matt that is a ironic statement ;-) It is actually cheap to build a 10 second civic, but you have to have big um volleyballs to do it with a festiva;-)

[2fast4u2race]

aww dude i love fast and the furious thats my favriot movie lol but yeah why do you have to have big (volleyballs) to make a 10 sec festiva is that way unstable and shouldnt it be just as easy to build a festy just like a crx or a civic hachback other than the lack of after market

[Gforcefd]

the lack of aftermarket is what makes it so difficult. Not much to choose from, not many people that have done it (none that we know of) and basically you are on your own for alot of modifications, because many shops either charge to much for custome work, or don't want to touch it.

[muscle_Car1]

That and the lack of a nice double wishbone suspension on all four corners. Have you looked at how much beefier the crx front susp is compared to the festy?

[DuritzCrows17]

I agree about the front suspension but I am partial to the i-beam in the rear considering we are fwd.

[Silv3rBull3t]

The front suspension is ALOT weaker than a Civic's double wishbone where the strength is needed for high HP FWD cars... Plus our chassis is weak as we have seen with CelicaGT's car on the dyno with "ONLY" 300whp... 10's would probably need close to 400whp and a perfect pass in a Festiva... Only benchracing since I don't have anything to compare it to but I would imagine it would be possible... -Kyle

[skeeters_keeper]

I can't really see a FWD festy doing 10s. I'm sure its possible, but it would require a ton of frame work and a completely redone front susp + some amazing slicks to try to get it to hook up.

now an AWD/RWD festy should be able to do it, but thats a lot of fab work too!

[SimonTuffGuy]

There was an older body (the body looking - 90's maybe?) Mustang at the bodyshop who did my first Festiva... That bad boy ran 10's and it was AMAZING to hear it start up. The kid drove that thing all over the place. Last I saw it, they molded the fenders and hood so everything popped off at once and it was black with orange and blue flames... Not sure where it's at today, but it was siiiiick!

[kuntry_boi06]

ha this thread makes me laugh, because its true we are pretty much DIY. 90% choose to but im sure that 10% could afford to get someone to do it(if only there was anyone that could). Also aftermarket support for the Capri is nearly non-existant in my eyes because not even e-bay could find me and aftermarket online(or offline for that matter)catalog to buy anything for even the XR-2's. Really our only saving grace is FMS.COM!
Which i wanna talk to Chris and see if he would be willing to start selling the motor mounts for the B6 swap that use the Capri tranny().

[TURBOFEST]

I can't really see a FWD festy doing 10s. I'm sure its possible, but it would require a ton of frame work and a completely redone front susp + some amazing slicks to try to get it to hook up.

+1...there is a huge aftermamrket for the b6t...people forget about all the miata stuff...the capri/323 isnt the only car with a mazda b6 dohc motor in it. Even still, a fully built "flyin miata" 1.6 is only makin around 350 hp. With a gutted Fest with 350 hp and a drive line that wont rip right off the car...oh, and somebody who knows how to drive...it is possible. I don't see it happeing anytime soon though.

Fact is, although its tons of fun and we all love them...the Festiva just isnt the ideal platform for runnin those kind of times. The front suspension design on our cars is f'n scary.

my $0.02

[superduder]

gone

[Mizery]

well i know a site that has stuff for the xr2 its call zxtuner.com check it out and if you dind anything usefull please pm me and let me know... id be glad to know if i helped any one out.