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Cross, my car has 3 times the factory HP and passes smog and emissions visual inspection with a cleaner bill than a stock Festiva! Luckily, performance doesn't have to come at the expense of illegality with your Festiva. Most of the Mazda and Ford cars that we use as donors have the same or similar emission components as a festiva, so making a "clean" and fast car isn't difficult or expensive. You have some very innovative and skilled Festiva Tuners in your area to make things easy. Still waiting on those pictures!:p
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Last edited by Advancedynamix; 10-20-2012, 01:22 AM.Driving for me is neither a right nor a privilege. Driving is my passion, as it was for the people who invented the automobile, the people who paved the first roads and the people who continue to improve the automobile. Please respect this passion. -
Cross i was not saying that you should drop in a larger higher power engine to simply get it running. First logic was to say the guys who have moved on may have good running stock components to help you.
Ok nevermind yes i was saying if you have a dead car might as well do a swap for example if you have to pay other people to rebuild something, costs way less to swap in a running engine that doesn't belong than paying machine shop labor!1993 GL 5 speed
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[QUOTE=Cross;551325]$75 will get you any engine you want from the pick n pull, maybe more like $100 if you do not just need the block. I thought you just wanted another stock engine to get going again.Originally posted by Grey Vw View PostIt would take $75 and half a day to get that thing running again. %50 off pick n pull days:p
Hi Grey, what would the $75 bucks buy me? I just went to the local pick n pull. No sign of any Festiva in the yard.
Ps: do you have any pics of your Festiva that does 13's.....that's killer!!!!!
I would not mind having that kind of power, until I have to get it smog.....I used to know people that could help.....but they are all retired or sold their shops.
If only I had free time .....I would probably be able to find another one of those nice chaps.
Feel free to post the pics of your Festiva.
Still learning my way through the forum as member.... Before I would just look around, when I had no Festiva to share with the forum.
For smog I did it legit. I went to the State Smog Referee and he went over my whole swap and smogged it. So now I can go to any normal smog shop and get normal smogged there. I'm pretty sure im going to hot smog it next year since i'm not very legal anymore.
This list has a lot of information regarding engine swaps except for a B6T which is the engine I have. The B6 is generally very straight forward swap and looks stock so you wouldn't have to worry about smog while getting 20 more hp.
Last edited by Grey Vw; 10-22-2012, 03:26 PM.91 Festiva BP Autocross/Track/Rallycross hopeful
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Wow I am excited I can go both ways ( don't take that the wrong way ).
I can stay stock or mod it with a cool + 20hp extra bump.
Is there a link within this forum that would assist me in the engine upgrade that is relatively easily to pass ca smog?
I will have the pics put this week. With a special surprise got pics of my sisters 88 Festiva ( with 4spd ).
Still running well with 167k miles. But , her car needs struts all around.
I hope to have pics posted this week. Finding free time is a challenge. Got Toddlers at home which pleasantly zaps any free time. When there asleep the time is spent catching up with home upkeep and mundane life chores.
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There is a b6 with auto trans on craigslist right now in Reseda. Sad thing is i was going to buy the whole 323 as a daily driver and he scooped it up and now is selling the powertrain.
You have to convince the wife that a not running car is an eyesore, to get it on the road makes the house look better, so it IS a chore/project/honeydo!1993 GL 5 speed
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Well I guess I cannot upload pics.....I read the forum rules .....I have to be 45 days old. If someone has an idea... please let me know.
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Get a photobucket account and upload your photos there. Then copy/paste the [IMG] code for that photo into your post.Originally posted by Cross View PostWell I guess I cannot upload pics.....I read the forum rules .....I have to be 45 days old. If someone has an idea... please let me know.
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Bingo!Originally posted by Prafeston View Post1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28Comment
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I haven't done it myself but all I've heard is that it is basically just like replacing the stock motor. Just don't tell the smog guy that it is swapped, he shouldn't notice.91 Festiva BP Autocross/Track/Rallycross hopeful
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