festiva build

[Nissanford]

Ever since I saw a festiva on top gear about 2 or 3 years ago I've wanted one. As the time passes it makes more and more sense for one, I want one that I can daily but still have street cred and be zippy. My current "daily" is a Nissan maxima with a swapped and cammed Vq35de with full suspension mods. I want some thing that's a little more quiet. I was looking around on craigslist and have found many Gl's and lx's with 5 speeds(what I mainly want) and the stock b3. I don't want to swap it for a b6t or bp but I do want a turbo. How much boost can the stock b3 block hold? Where can I find a turbo manifold? Will I have to run a new ECU, Boost Controller, or turbo timer?

Thanks for your time-nissanford

[Damkid]

since youre used to nissans and aftermarket support, I'll say this, forget all that, there's almost no aftermarket support for festiva's so be prepared to build custom parts

There's no factory turbo manifolds for the B3, if you want boost, you'd honestly want to seriously look at the B6T, it's a fairly easy swap if you're good with wiring and reliable as hell and many members hit 13's with a B6T

Just my two cents

[TominMO]

Or you could swap in a B6, for 83 NA hp. A B6 (not B6D or B6T) is basically a SOHC, bored-out B3. Easiest swap possible and you keep most of your gas mileage. I have one and it is definitely zippy.

Don't get an auto BTW if you want gas mileage, sine they are only 3-speeds and really wind out on the hwy.

[navdoc101]

Think about a rear turbo for a B3. Easier that a front turbo, & proven to work.

[TominMO]

Think about a rear turbo for a B3. Easier than a front turbo, & proven to work.

Do you hve any evidence for this outrageous and irresponsible statement?

[RhodeStiva]

Do you hve any evidence for this outrageous and irresponsible statement?

Eurotiva is all the evidence he needs. just ask any florida guy we all know it works.

[M3NTAL]

that was sarcasm Rhodeski lol Tom has had a rear turbo car built for him by Greg

[TominMO]

that was sarcasm Rhodeski lol Tom has had a rear turbo car built for him by Greg

Yeah, it's a slow day, so gotta stir sump'n up. Fully aware of that redneck running 11.78.

[1chrisapple]

IDC WHAT ANYONE SAYS.REAR TURBOS DO WORK AND WORK GOOD. BUT THERE NOT AS EFFIECENT AS A FRONT MOUNT

[sketchman]

I still don't understand it. If it's about space, you can still use the stock manifold and put the turbo way down low at say, where the 90 is in the down pipe. Should work even better then. You'd have a straight shot to the turbo, it'd be out of the way, and still nice short plumbing. To each his own, I guess.

[TominMO]

From what I've been told, the efficiency issue has to do with the exhaust gas cooling on the way back to the rear turbo. Wrapping the pipe all the way back should keep most if not all of that from happening. In other words, if Greg was running an efficient pipe setup for a BP, rather than stock Festy pipe, and also wrapping the exhaust pipe, he would be even deeper into the 11s. Matt D's built B3 motor is using 2.5" pipe all the way back, and there is still plenty of exhaust velocity--because it is basically a BP that happens to be 1.3 liters!

But don't axe me the reason the exhaust needs to be hot; I forgot that part. I just remember that is it better.

[Damkid]

IDC WHAT ANYONE SAYS.REAR TURBOS DO WORK AND WORK GOOD. BUT THERE NOT AS EFFIECENT AS A FRONT MOUNT

THAT WAS SARCASM :banghead:

[sketchman]

NO sarcasm allowed. Everthang is facts. Guilty until proven innocent. :evil:

[Zanzer]

IDC WHAT ANYONE SAYS.REAR TURBOS DO WORK AND WORK GOOD. BUT THERE NOT AS EFFIECENT AS A FRONT MOUNT

It's CAPS LOCK Thursday again already?? Where does the week go? :mrgreen:

[eurotiva]

Rear mount turbos are junk, and I wouldn't put one on my car, because then it would have two, and I don't think minds are ready for that.