New Guy form canada saying hi

[blitzbuggy]

Was it the one FS in portage?

you bet man! I was originally looking at the red one with the b6 swap on kijiji, but this one came up and i took it. i may try to squeeze all the power i can out of the b3 until it pops, im looking at the steet cam on FMS and the spoiler aswell as the cat back,( yes i know there are better ways to spend money) I just want to see what it will do. maybe deck the head .060 and but in the race cam.

[Kofkof_00]

Hmmmm, won't find a kmh speedo, strange...

[Damkid]

^^I never said he won't find one, i just meant finding one won't be too easy :lol:

[Darlo]

^^I never said he won't find one, i just meant finding one won't be too easy :lol:

He says as he cries "how many centimeters are in an inch?" :p

[Damkid]

^^2.54 cm per inch if I remember right :p

BTW I used to own a white face km/h tach cluster but I sold it to maxtiva

[Darlo]

Haha yup.....good job! (google is amazing hey )

[Damkid]

I actually knew that one from memory, not google

[Charlie1717]

you bet man! I was originally looking at the red one with the b6 swap on kijiji, but this one came up and i took it. i may try to squeeze all the power i can out of the b3 until it pops, im looking at the steet cam on FMS and the spoiler aswell as the cat back,( yes i know there are better ways to spend money) I just want to see what it will do. maybe deck the head .060 and but in the race cam.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but fms typically won't have spoilers in stock? I don't know but I would definitely get in contact with them before purchasing anything.

[DriverOne]

More HP from the B3? Couple things... K&N air filter, switch carbs, header, cam, timing adjust, build-it-yourself spark plug wires, NGK spark plugs... ...rear mount turbo...

[Aaronbrook37]

Hi Chris,

A few notes and recommendations from me.

Don't bother with the tire swap before you do the Aspire stuff. Just do it all in one go... lowering, Aspire swap, wheels, tires, the whole shebang. I'd recommend the 165/65-13's though, good choice.

For the factory speedo/tacho combination in white colour and KM/H, you'll need to turn your attention to Ebay Germany. I picked one up from a similar seller... I communicated and clicked on everything using Google Translate. Some examples:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Tachokombi-Kombiinstrument-Tacho-Kia-Pride-/160480599739?pt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item255d639ebb

http://cgi.ebay.de/Kia-Pride-1-3-EZ-97-Tacho-Kombiinstrument-MPH-/150481047418?pt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item23095e8f7a

http://cgi.ebay.de/INSTRUMENTENKOMBINATION-KIA-PRIDE-DA-/150476959880?pt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item2309203088

Just email back and forth a few translated messages asking for a Canadian shipping quote and be very diplomatic and respectful. Most of them are willing to tolerate terrible dictionary German done by Google if you're friendly.

Here's what mine looks like:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30569&page=4

I'd recommend jumping right to the B6 or B8, both of which are highly-documented, reliable, and peppy swaps. Throw a 2 or 2.25 inch exhaust on it, a free-flowing intake, and you'll have a fun car. Lots of board resources on the topic.

Please feel free to ask any questions about any of this either publicly or by PM. Cheers, and welcome to the board. Best,

Aaron

[bravekozak]

hello Chris

Hello Chris from Winnipeg. I spent a couple of summers in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba. I hope you have a nice warm place to work on your Festiva. My garage is just for a single car, and the doors can't open all the way. But at least it's warm. Find yourself a non-leaking Mazda 323 B6 engine and drop her in.
Problem solved.

[stefan]

Find yourself a non-leaking Mazda 323 B6 engine and drop her in.
Problem solved.

No such thing in winnipeg lol

[blitzbuggy]

ha, thats true about the 323 non leaking problem, on a side note, do the tachs/speedo combp only come in white? i was hoping black. and on a side note, there was one festiva i was looking at that had a rx7 speedo and digital tach put in(1980's). any one confirm?

[stdsmt22]

HAHA Damkid, the whole world is metric! The US is just slow at most things, but they will come around :p:angel2:

Here is a world map with the countries that use the metric system in GREEN, and the ones that are behind in GREY.

Nice to know if I ever need to I can go to Antartica for some standard nuts and bolts or perhaps a cup of sugar.

[mattman]

welcome aboard hope you enjoy your festy im loving mine