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i have a 89 festiva will a 626 Mazda 2.2 fit and does anyone have pic's or advise.
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it "could" fit, but you'd be hacking the frame a good bit, and you can get similar power gains by using the 1.8L 16valve DOHC motor from a 91-96 Escort GT. Bolts right up to the stock transmission and needs only a passenger side engine mount. Rewiring is minimal (only about 4 wires to mess with). Check the "BP Swap" sticky at the top of the N/A forum for more detailsNo festiva for me ATM... -
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it's too bad, those 2.2 mazda motors are very tough, I beat the crap out of my old 626 and still got 370 000 out of it before it threw a rod......and 2 years of the driving was WITHOUT the air filter installed (forgot to put it back in and noticed 2 years later :lol: )Comment
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The basics of "hotrodding" a festiva are as follows
Engine Swap: your choices are the 1.6 SOHC ( 323 ) easy and a bolt in swap 1.6 DOCH turbo ( 323 and mecury xr-2 ) requires passenger side mount and wiring, pluming ect as just mentioned BP 1.8L both the SOCH and DOHC engines...wiring pasenger side mount and last but not least BPT 1.8L DOCH turbo......has to be shipped from overseas......not a swap for beginners.....everything has to be custom fabbed....
Brake swap: once you have all that power you will need to stop!
You can swap the brake system from any year of ford aspire into your festy...... there are how to's on this site
There is an endless list of things that can be done but that is a good start......look around the site and you will find all kinds of info!
Where are you located....I will have an aspire brake swap avalible soon!
Boy i'd love to know how many festiva's are out there with engine swaps......it seems everyone is doing it now....... :twisted:Previous owner of 8 festivas... looking for number 9
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ok are you ready my dad owns a scrap yard! the mother of all jackpots!! i have the brakes already and as much as you can tell me I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT !! I LIVE IN SAULT STE MARIE ONTARIO CANADA and as far as i know nobody has a pimped out festiva. i would like to get as many cubes as possible because there is no replacement for displacement! thanks for the info alreadyComment
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do the 1.8L DOHC swap from a mazda protege/Ford Escort GT, also use the transmission if you can.
then turbo.1992 Festiva... BP-T, Escort G5MR, no crossmember, aspire brakes, Megasquirt, Toyota COP's, coilovers and 6 puck SPEC clutch!
T3/T4 Turbo Power! G5MR and BP since '04!Comment
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:withstupid: :lol: Sure there is it unnatural aspiration.Originally posted by bowtieexpress
It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.
Poverty produces creativityComment
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um yea, on a festiva, cubes are easily displaced by the limited number of tires that will fit under a festiva. and the fact they weigh alot less n a ton. ive got the stock 12s on mine and on the twisties its faster than my subaru. once i get the b6e in there with the aspire swap an some 14s...well, i think ill have my own personal rollercoaster ride.is not sposed ta do that...
05 subaru legacy gt
1991 nissan nx2000(almost awesome as a festiva, my first failed mtx)
1988(?) festiva LX 5spd (rescued from crusher,aspire swap done, working on turbocharging the 1.3...)Comment
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see this is why i dont like this statement at all.Originally posted by muscle_Car1
The replacement for displacement is more diplacement with unatural aspiration :twisted: 427 twin turbo anyone?91GL, 93L, 91L, 92L
00 f250- xlt 7.3 6speed 4x4
88 gtx
74 torino- enduro car.Comment
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Well,Well....Well!
I'm in stratford ontario and I have basically everything you would ever need to go fast in your festiva....I have some bit's n peices that are very hard to find.....even if you dad owns a wrecking yard! email me at festivaguy@cyg.net and I'll give you some info.....or if you want to talk to someone about your options and talk to someone that has owned over 6 festiva's you can call me and i can give you an overview of all the swaps in detail and you can figure out what you want to do with your car!
My phone # is 1-519-271-1170 ask for Adam.....i'm not in this weekend....buying a festiva
but you can call me monday or wednesday night......and if a phone bill is a problem I can call you back because I have a good phone plan!
Later!Previous owner of 8 festivas... looking for number 9
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Weak now a 502 TT would be somethingOriginally posted by niklid05It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.Poverty produces creativityComment
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lucky you, bow. dad with a scrap yard
member brenton netz is from the up, michigan. im sure he will be happy to hear your dad has a scrap yard too.
bow, have you lived there all your life, i was thinking of relocating to the up, michigan, myself. how do you like it there?
welcome to the board"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." -Mohandas GandhiComment
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There is no replacement for ability to get power to the ground.Comment
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X10Originally posted by anomoly40"Look, I have long hair, tats and smoke like a chimney.. All of my customers know it.. Don't like it? Don't turn over my rock."
RIP DJComment
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