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[festivaWES]

In protege's DX trim is the SOHC and the LX's are DOHC. Tracer LTS have BP's DOHC as well

[geezerstiva]

you forgot B6D-- mercury capri non-turbo i believe. dunno about any others.

[muscle_Car1]

the 1.6 t engine is a very easy swap you chould get a engine cheap but you are going to rebuild it. the other swap that you can do is the one im doing which is 1.8 which you can get out of older escoet gt you can also tubro that motor. 1.8 install is harder tight fit.

Wow... the B6T has way more wiring than a BP does. You still need to fab up your own passenger-side motor mount. Also the only reason that the BP is harder to fit is due to the trans upgrade which you can/should also mate to your B6T.

The escort you are looking for is the 91-96 escort GT. The other models & years are not easily swappable.

[Damkid]

Wow... the B6T has way more wiring than a BP does. You still need to fab up your own passenger-side motor mount. Also the only reason that the BP is harder to fit is due to the trans upgrade which you can/should also mate to your B6T.

The escort you are looking for is the 91-96 escort GT. The other models & years are not easily swappable.

unless he was referring to The early B6?

But i do agree and know from my own experience (i've done both these swaps) the BP is WAY easier to wire

[blindcornbread]

Welcome to the neiborhood. These guts can answer ANY question you might have about Festivas.

[blindcornbread]

That should be guys---not guts.

[theonecalledtod]

So a simple non-turbo B6 would be an easier swap minus wiring, and i could just aftermarket turbo it? God decisions decisions, lol. Lets see, how bout whats the cheapest way to go to get a simple turbo charged engine (be it stock turbo or aftermarket) into this car. Forget the 13 second shot for now i can easily piece that together later on, goal for now is to get it roadworthy, and turbo (i miss having a turbo car, lol, thats why im only shooting for a turbo) BTW, the festiva is an 89' i believe, if that changed anything.

Todd

[geezerstiva]

ouch... is it auto or manual? if its a manual, then its carbed, and your wiring is gonna be bad... you'll have to get all the wiring and computer from the car your engine comes out of to change over to the fuel injection.

[Biff]

have fun toying with your new toy....

[theonecalledtod]

yeah, its carbed. Thats gonna be a big trouble, or could i just get a wiring harness from something lol

[Biglay5150]

were in the middle of a 1.6 16valve sohc swap into an 88. My friend will post the details as soon as his account is approved or somthing.

[theonecalledtod]

all right sounds good

[theonecalledtod]

no more input on whether its a huge job to swap from carbed to fuel injected?

[freshtiva]

^ Id say it would be a big job. You have to at least change ECUs and gas tanks. Not sure the wiring harness would be the same. You have to swap out intakes, MAFs, etc. probably. Sounds like a job to me. Ive never done it though. Has anyone even done it ?

[steelcurtain4386]

Welcome! Always nice to see another new face.