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i think bent rods were a performance upgrade...
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they help with cornering right?
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^^Actually i think they help with areodynamics
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Thats a cool pic of the pistons and rods! I'm savin it.
My Festiva: 92 1.3L, 5 speed, No options (yet), and 173,000 mi on original engine.Comment
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That kind of damage has to be from intentional abuse
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My guess is the head is cracked and it got water in the cylinders, hence the rust in the cylinders, water in the ports and bent rods. That's why pull the plugs out before cranking an engine with water in the cylinders!Brian
93L - 5SP, FMS springs, 323 alloys, 1st gen B6, ported head & intake, FMS cam, ported exhaust manifold w/2-1/4" head pipe.
04 Mustang GT, 5SP, CAI, TFS plenum, 70mm TB, catted X, Pypes 304SS cat-back, Hurst Billet+ shifter, SCT/Bama tuned....4.10's & cams coming soon
62 Galaxie 2D sedan project- 428, 3x2V, 4SP, 3.89TLOC
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Wow thats abuse for sure. I would be looking for all the other things done to it also. Is there any suspension or underside damage--like they were jumping it?Blue 1989 Festiva L 1.3 carb 160K+, Aspire 5spd, Aspire swap, Tach, Added A/C, Intermittent wipers.
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i havent really looked underneath the car yet, i will get under there tomorrow or the next day and check that out, when i took the head off i didnt notice any cracks but i also have yet to clean it up, i have a pic but its on my phone when i took the upper plenum off there was 1 runner on the lower plenum that was filled of water #2 i belive, #4 cylinder was the only one that had water in it befor the head came off... i will try to get the phone pics uploaded...03 Chevy S-10 Extreme-4.3
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well i finally got underneath, its pretty crazy, the underneath looks like it just came off the showroom floor(with some extra dirt) the pinch welds arent even mangled...exhaust looks almost brand new
i have located a b6 low miles CHEAP... but i will have to ship, or i can get one close for $350 with i dont know how many miles...03 Chevy S-10 Extreme-4.3
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Won't the bent rods give the engine more C.I.D.?Dan
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that is quite possible03 Chevy S-10 Extreme-4.3
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i should have done a progress thread but it happend so fast i didnt have time to grab a camera
i found a fellow about 2 hrs from me had a complete engine/trans, and an assortment of other festy parts... $100 bucks so i decide im going for it, the engine he said had about 190k on it when it was pulled from a wrecked festiva, i bought all he had, the engine we had in and running at midnight friday and saturday spent tuning and what not, it runs great sounds great, i need to get some pics of the engine(after i clean it up a but) but i changed the valve cover gasket the oil and the antifreeze... its pretty peppy for 190k...03 Chevy S-10 Extreme-4.3
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Sweet! 190K and still peppy. That's a festiva for you!youtube.com/neanderpaul 88 festiva LX w/BP G25 MR 5 speed waiting for wiring- 93 Festiva GL auto w/ air, waiting for B6t/G4A-HL - 98 Nissan Quest - 02 Mazda protege 5 wife's DDComment
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its crazy fun, im pretty amazed by it, today i plan on giving it a good wash and pictures03 Chevy S-10 Extreme-4.3
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Let the addiction begin!youtube.com/neanderpaul 88 festiva LX w/BP G25 MR 5 speed waiting for wiring- 93 Festiva GL auto w/ air, waiting for B6t/G4A-HL - 98 Nissan Quest - 02 Mazda protege 5 wife's DDComment
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