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Is there a list somewhere of all the different Festiva engine possibilities? Like, there's so many bp designations that I get confused and what vehicles did they originally come from. b6, b3, bp this, and bp that. How many different engines from different vehicles can fit into a Festiva without major modifications?
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Read up, bubba.
I also don't see why the Z series couldn't work. I think they have the same bolt pattern for the trans. Someone could correct me if I'm wrong.91GL BP/F3A with boost
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All the major bolts are in the same place on a Z series engines, some of the smaller bolt holes don't line up.Originally posted by bhazard View Post
Also Kia Rio engines up to 05 have a Mazda B series bell housing pattern, but are not a Mazda B series engine. I think they were actually made by Hyundai.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.Comment
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Great writeup over there at Wiki...thank you bhazard and advancedynamix!Comment
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So can the F-4EAT from a Escort LX-E or a GT be used with a BP? Likely with the wiring harness and computer from the Escort?1963 Fairlane - future NSS drag car
1965 Mustang Coupe - A-code car, restoring for/with my son
1973 F100 longbed - only 22k original miles, 360/auto, disk, PS/PB dealer in dash A/C
1996 Sonoma X-cab - son's DD
2002 Grand Prix - daughter's DD
2003 Sport Trac - 180k, 130k on replaced motor with new timing chains - F/S soon.
2005 Accord - wife's DD
2008 Mountaineer - step daughter's DD
2015 F150 SCrew - DDComment
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If it will fit. I think it was shadetree or htchbck that had the F-4HAT (hydraulic/analog version of that transmission). IIRC, they installed it in a carb festy-Zack
Blue '93 GL Auto: White 13" 5 Point Wheels, Full LED Conversion, and an 8" SubComment
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i would encourage you to see if you can drive a GT with the 4EAT before making plans to install. maybe it would perform better in the lighter festiva but it was determined to kill the fun driving my LX-E. if they had just added 2nd as a position on the shifter it would've screamed to 60MPH. the 1.8 really pulls at high RPMs but it seemed the sole goal of the AT was to shift into OD and STAY there. you had to mash the pedal to get a kick down and hell broke loose for a couple seconds. in a festiva i think it could be dangerous. i had a protege with the same engine and trans and the same experiences so i'm guessing that's just the way it is.Comment
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Good Info1963 Fairlane - future NSS drag car
1965 Mustang Coupe - A-code car, restoring for/with my son
1973 F100 longbed - only 22k original miles, 360/auto, disk, PS/PB dealer in dash A/C
1996 Sonoma X-cab - son's DD
2002 Grand Prix - daughter's DD
2003 Sport Trac - 180k, 130k on replaced motor with new timing chains - F/S soon.
2005 Accord - wife's DD
2008 Mountaineer - step daughter's DD
2015 F150 SCrew - DDComment
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Those trannies tended to die easily in those cars.91GL BP/F3A with boost
13.79 @ 100, 2.2 60' on 8 psi and 155R12'sComment
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Yep, from driving friends' cars and every craigslist ad for an escort ever - transmission problems.-Zack
Blue '93 GL Auto: White 13" 5 Point Wheels, Full LED Conversion, and an 8" SubComment
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