Festiva vs. Aspire transmission

[Bert]

I would imagine an Aspire tranny hooked to a Festy speedo, after an Aspire brake/wheel/suspension swap, would read more accurate. The speedo cable sending unit in a manual Aspire is (so they tell me) the same as manual and auto Festy but the worm gear or toothwheel inside the tranny must have a different count. I have yet to tangle with a manual Aspire; the two I bought for swap purposes were autos specifically because the rotors are thicker and the calipers spaced further apart.

[Movin]

Are the transmissions in question manual , Automatic or either ?

[FestYboy]

final drive ratios are different between the festy and aspire trans, all other gears are the same. festy final is taller (lower number) and aspire final is shorter (higher number).

[fastivaca]

Re: Festiva vs. Aspire transmission

Thanks for the input.

Sent from somewhere west of here!

[shadetree]

I swap every car I can to the aspire trans ! But hill climbing is a car killer around here . I can say I don't notice the rpm change much but the pulling power is def better . Fuel miles is the same with no change there . But for a highway or interstate car I'd stay festy five speed .
If your not going to run 65 plus and don't wanna make a front mount I would look for a four speed festy trans they are the same final drive and promote the same results minuse the high gear ! Good luck !!!

[Damkid]

Festiva vs. Aspire transmission

I believe your engine will rev slightly higher with the aspire trans

[fastivaca]

What would be the result of using the Aspire transmission instead of the stock Festiva? I know the gear ratios are a little different. Will engine revs for a given speed be higher or lower with the Aspire gearbox compared to the Festiva one?

Thanks