Attention Carbie Owners!!!

[Bert]

Banana, depending on your location it isn't necessarily illegal to swap carbs... for instance here in PA, if i keep the car under 5000 mi a year, i can do anything i want to it without fear of failing any emissions test (mileage exemption).

That's an interesting situation, wish we had something like that here. I'd keep a replacement dash cluster just for that very occasion. Guaranteed the car would only register as many miles on it as it took to take it to inspections and back home. And legal too, as long as you keep your mouth shut!

[blueoval]

ebay has it that's were I got mine but it cost more than the car

[txranger14]

i'd like an adapter plate, a carb, and instructions allllll wrapped up in a prettty little bow please.

[Rocketman]

I am now working for myself full-time. I was looking at my templates this morning, Rocketman brand festiva-specific carb adapters will be available very soon.

[Banana Bonanza]

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[Banana Bonanza]

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Banana, depending on your location it isn't nessisarily illegal to swap carbs... for instance here in PA, if i keep the car under 5000 mi a year, i can do anything i want to it without fear of failing any emissions test (milage exemption).

But if you are a company that manufactures outside PA (for example) and sells outside of PA (for example) then you are butting heads with Federal law which supersedes state law if state law is less strict. And if you sell in California, then their laws too which are always more strict than anywhere else. Hard to ignore California as its a BIG market for car parts.

Very unlikely any individual is going to be prosecuted under Federal law for doing something to his own car, but they will go after shops that make modifications and they will go after manufacturers making unapproved alternative parts that affect emissions. There are some exceptions that do get approved for alternative emissions parts, but they have to apply for exemption and approval and show testing, etc all of which isnt worth it for a minor low volume part. As much as we all like Festivas, two years of carb Festivas isnt exactly huge market for aftermarket adapters and the like.

But they can make all the adapters they want for that non-computer 1981 Mazda GLC Mizer FWD model that looks to use the same bolt pattern as the Festiva/323 carb. I'd guess it uses the E5 engine, predecessor to the B engines. If individuals happen to use them on Festivas, then the company that made them isnt responsible. They didnt sell them for that purpose.

By way here is pic under the hood of a 1981 Mazda GLC FWD sedan (most were hatchbacks).

Look familiar? Here is link with more pics etc, http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...zda-glc-sedan/

Does it seem so strange this adapter would fit later Mazda design cars with B engine? Many car makers at least used to not just redesign everything on a whim. Things evolved with interchangebility.

[blueoval]

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[blueoval]

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[sketchman]

It'll give you links to use. Use the "IMG" one. Click it and it should copy it to the clipboard. Then paste into the post.

[blueoval]

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[blueoval]

do i copy the pic or the number?

[FestYboy]

you'll need some kind of image hosting site account (i use photobucket, it's free) from there you upload your pix from your 'puter and photobucket resizes them for you for use on the web. you then copy the [img] [ /img] link provided with each picture and paste it in the reply box on this site. your pix will automaticly link to here and show up in the thread.

[blueoval]

i do not know how to post pics htchbck said i should when we ment up. tell me how and i will thanks

[FestYboy]

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Banana, depending on your location it isn't nessisarily illegal to swap carbs... for instance here in PA, if i keep the car under 5000 mi a year, i can do anything i want to it without fear of failing any emissions test (milage exemption).

[blueoval]

i have the webber carb adapter that came with my webber carb that i bought off of ebay brand ne, htchbck has seen it when i bought some rims off of him. it was a bolt on and go