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well, my car was made in the days of national speed limit of 55. just wondering if anybody runs theirs at a constant 70 and if it poses any problems. im hard of hearing, so listening to the rpms doesnt bode that well for me/
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Never had a problem running any of mine at 70 on the interstate (all 5 speeds). MPG suffers some running at 70 though, so I usually try to stay about 65. -
I have run all my B3's consistently over 70mph, mpg's not so good
edit: bad suspsension parts = no funLast edited by Festevil3; 04-28-2013, 08:31 PM.Barbie Car - '90 L-plus_2nd Gen SOHC B6+rear turbo @ 8 psi
Festycul - '9? 5spd_full roll cage, completely gutted, hydro g-series, B6T @ 15psi, rocketchip ecu,Willwood master cylinder, Mit. Galant VR-4 rotors, Hawk racing pads, capri knuckles, 323 LCA's, BrideLow Max seats, 5pt. harness, lexan windows, fuel cell, aluminum radiator, 323 coilovers
Elvis - '93 L 5spd_B3+T build in progress
WhiteGirl - '93 GL Immaculate shape, deciding what to build with it?Comment
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70 is a nice cruising speed for mine.Festiva: Because even my dog can build a Honda.
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'90 L. B8ME/Kia Rio 5 speed. Rio/Aspire suspension swap. :-D
'81 Mustang. Inline 6, Automatic.
'95 Eagle Summit Wagon. 4G64 Powered.
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70, 80, 90, 100.... she held together fine. wouldnt be a bad idea to upgrade your wheel/tire combo you wont regret it-90 festiva - bp swap "relentless" (thanks matt) aspire swap, pacesetter, underdrive pulley
-90 festiva - surf blue (undetermined destiny) wanna keep but wifey says noooooooo
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I broke a hundred right after buying it brand new. Cruising a B3 at 80 or even 90 is OK as long as you have good tires, suspension,etc...Contact me for information about Festiva Madness!
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I drive to work at 2AM, so 70 in my auto is daily business. The struts are pretty bad as of late, but she still holds fine. Just be prepared to put a lot of effort into cornering! Haha.
Seeing the 3500RPM every morning hurts my soul, though.
-JoeWhite '92 GL 5-speed BP, G series, Aspire/Rio swapped, "Nancy"
White '89 LX 5-speed, Aspire swapped, Weber carb
1988 LX 5-speed
1993 L 5-speed B8, E series, Aspire/Rio swapped
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My Aspire doesnt seem to mind doing 75-80 on the highway. Though accelerating to pass isnt exactly fun.'97 AspireComment
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I ran 70 every morning with my old festy and I did NOT drive it nice, either. She took it all in stride. 70 is totes fine if everything is in good working orderBuck.
-1993 Ford Festiva GL, ~200k, B6, Aspire rear, Rio front, 5-speed. '87 Prelude alloys. Happy to be back on the route!!!
-1999 Toyota Sienna XLE, 346,000
-1996 Chevrolet K1500 Z71, 350 V8, 198k, hauler
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My old carburettored Kia often showed over 7K RPM. Didn't seem to do it any harm.Comment
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Tires are a limiting factor for comfort cruising at 70. Car will readily go that fast (5 speed) but rarely smooth with 12s. When I finally escaped from OEM, to Nokian 155/70-14s it was like driving another car! Fuel economy is a different issue though; 55 is a lot better on gas.Comment
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Our first Festiva, it was origanlly going to be a hawaiian rental car but the the explotion of the volcano forced the car back to the us ford plant to be sold to the public my dad bought it "new" with 120000 or so miles (i will ask him the correct miles later when i get home) after he test drove it (had most every option for 91 exept rear defroster rear wiper a/c and some other little things.) he used to go up to canada every day... he would burry the needle... it was almost pointing stright down he did calculate the car to be going well over 105 mph suprised he still got 47 mpgDoug's Daily Driver (Dad): '91 Ford Festiva L Manual "Old Yellow" got with 40,xxx mi... about 52,xxx mi. give or take now
Austin's Daily Driver (mine) : '91 Ford Festiva GL Automatic "Whitie III" W/ 0.40 over aspire engine from '94 Aspire "New Blue" rebuilt 92,xxx mi. then... about 96,xxx mi. or more now (on body)
Doug's work car: '95 Ford Aspire Manual "Whitie II" w/ swapped stock aspire engine from '95 Silver Aspire and has it's 5th transmission! 75,xxx mi... now with about 130,xxx mi.
Sold! '89 Ford Festiva Manual "Gaystiva" (sold to my Uncle) - got with 163,xxx..... now 163,xxx Sold!
TRANSFERRED! '89 Ford Festiva Automatic EFI "one hit wonder" Given to bolokid - got with 210,xxx ...... now with 210,xxx miles TRANSFERRED!
'94 Ford Aspire SE Manual "Assfire" - got with at least 350,000 mi
SOLD! '90 Ford Festiva L Manual look for Narion (or click the username) it's new owner on the forum! - got with 193,xxx miles... now has 193,xxx miles give or take SOLD!
R.I.P '91 Ford Escort GT w/ bad engine..... stripping for parts then off to the scrapper!
R.I.P '91 Ford Festiva Manual "Lil Red Rocket" bought brand new in 1991 with ~120 mi... ended with 227,xxx mi.
R.I.P '97 Ford Aspire 4 Door Automatic "Ford Metro" parts car - got with about 144,xxx mi.... ended with 144,xxx mi
R.I.P '95 Ford Aspire Manual Silver (one owner and one family car) got with about 50,000 miles ended with about 90,000 miles
R.I.P '94 Ford Aspire Manual "New Blue" got with 150,xxx.... ended with about 200,xxx (it's engine is the .40 engine in my GL)
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Just this morning my DD festy saw 80 mph. It has just over 100k and it seems to ride just fine on my morning commute. i havent had an issue to date with my average morning speed being about 75 mph. i also get around 36 mpg at these speeds so not to bad considering lol-1991 L 238k AC/Cruise Josh's future DD from neanderpaul, the clean slate!
-1991 GL 171k AC/Rust free Jake's future DD (thanks kevin!)
-1993 L B6T swapped auto(thanks rob!) 88k was 123whp 15.8 at 87mph currently undergoing surgery
-1989 LX crazy project car you'll all see one day! (hopefully fm8 )
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I am assuming those numbers are with your B3, not your B6TOriginally posted by jake88maro View PostLast edited by Festevil3; 04-29-2013, 11:45 AM.Barbie Car - '90 L-plus_2nd Gen SOHC B6+rear turbo @ 8 psi
Festycul - '9? 5spd_full roll cage, completely gutted, hydro g-series, B6T @ 15psi, rocketchip ecu,Willwood master cylinder, Mit. Galant VR-4 rotors, Hawk racing pads, capri knuckles, 323 LCA's, BrideLow Max seats, 5pt. harness, lexan windows, fuel cell, aluminum radiator, 323 coilovers
Elvis - '93 L 5spd_B3+T build in progress
WhiteGirl - '93 GL Immaculate shape, deciding what to build with it?Comment
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I'm always bumping the Rev limiter in my aspire, can't be any worse then cruising in overdrive.....
Half Ass rebuild on worn out pistons and sloppy stem seals. Gobbles oil, about a quart to a tank, 384k miles, 89,000 on this recent/last rebuild, awaiting to finish my monster project.
40/45 if I grandma drive it. Can't wait to see mpg on a tight fresh build and higher compression
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