update on zippy before the "BIG update" :)

[sasquatch]

well its been a long time between updates on my festiva zippy but i am getting it ready for the b6t swap... BTW thats happening next wednesday MABY as early as Saturday but i dont think that will happen... i got new swaybar bushings...




if anyone wants the part number for these i can get them... there was a bit of work to stick them on but they fit great...

im working on fitting more gauges in the car to monitor stuff...



and i cant decide where to put this boost gauge i got... whats your opinion?





and last but not least... i got a BOV at the junkyard, it sounds awesome... kind of like a greddy type "S" but not quite are high pitched and not as loud...




tomorrow im going to mopac to get more parts like: "U" bends (header and turbo back), O2 bung, fuel pressure gauge, wide band O2 gauge, intercooler, and some other goodies

thats about it, ill update it again when all the gauges are in and stuff but next wednesday is gonna be a big update

[GenevaDirt]

yes....bushing number please....good luck with the swap...I want to do the same after winter.

[sasquatch]

they are made by "energy suspension" and the part number is: 9.5161R i had to hammer part of the plate flat... when you get them you will see exactly what i mean... and it does lower the sway bar a bit... mine now hits the frame but i dont notice any noise...

[Slyder]

yeah! this is going to be awesome. we gotta go for a drive once your done

[sasquatch]

^im sure alot of people will want to go for a ride... they will say "its not that fast..." me: GET IN!!!.... ill take you for a rip when its done

just got back from installing the boost gauge... for some reason my b3 doesn't create boost ooo well, the b6t will fix that lol.... i put it in the spot of the 3rd pic (left of the steering wheel)

[Flyin4stroke]

you should charge 2 dollars a run you will be rich in no time.. Wished i would have done this

[r34king]

when you get ready to put that eclipse blow off valve on, put the small vacuum hose on and stick it in a vice and crush the case, the spring inside those are weak. then you dont have to recirculate, you can vent to the atmosphere and it sounds alot better that way. If you need advice about crushing the BOV pm me, email me or call me.

[takeone51]

they are made by "energy suspension" and the part number is: 9.5161R i had to hammer part of the plate flat... when you get them you will see exactly what i mean... and it does lower the sway bar a bit... mine now hits the frame but i dont notice any noise...

dose that fit the stock festiva sway bar?

[hofficergrover]

yeah advance auto parts has those busshings i thought they would work, but wasnt sure.

[Festiva_tunner]

Nice score on the BOV - I like the boost guage next to the tac - it looks too heavy with all the other guages and out of place over the coulum - are you rerouting your vents or just caping them off? could you snap a picture of where the bar hits? and do you know if the rubbers come in black? I cant wait to see this thing finished.

[shorestiva]

I wouldn't use those brackets that came with the bushings. I believe fred had those brackets give out when he slammed on the brakes theres a thread on here about it. When I put them on mine I trimmed them so they fit the factory brackets. Also if you plan on running around 15 psi that bov might start leaking even crushed. Mine did and it ran ridiculously rich.

[Hot_Wheels]

what size hole saw did you use for the gauge holes?

[Damkid]

^^Probably 2"

Good luck on the B6T swap and remember if you need help, i'm only a phone call away

[sasquatch]

you should charge 2 dollars a run you will be rich in no time.. Wished i would have done this

good idea!!!

when you get ready to put that eclipse blow off valve on, put the small vacuum hose on and stick it in a vice and crush the case, the spring inside those are weak. then you dont have to recirculate, you can vent to the atmosphere and it sounds alot better that way. If you need advice about crushing the BOV pm me, email me or call me.

ya i have heard about doing that... i think ill skip on doing that unless it starts to leak... i kind of like the look of an un-crushed one lol...

dose that fit the stock festiva sway bar?

nope... its a 1 inch aspire one...

Nice score on the BOV - I like the boost guage next to the tac - it looks too heavy with all the other guages and out of place over the coulum - are you rerouting your vents or just caping them off? could you snap a picture of where the bar hits? and do you know if the rubbers come in black? I cant wait to see this thing finished.

its to late to move the boost gauge, holes are drilled lol... the vents are never used so im thinking ill just trim out the vents so the gauges will fit and if it leaks the try and block off the vents...

I wouldn't use those brackets that came with the bushings. I believe fred had those brackets give out when he slammed on the brakes theres a thread on here about it. When I put them on mine I trimmed them so they fit the factory brackets. Also if you plan on running around 15 psi that bov might start leaking even crushed. Mine did and it ran ridiculously rich.

im not to worried about those brackets... they looked strong and well made... and if they break i can sue them lol...

what size hole saw did you use for the gauge holes?

yup... 2 inch and a little sanding to get the extra 1/16th of an inch...

^^Probably 2"

Good luck on the B6T swap and remember if you need help, i'm only a phone call away

thanks for the offer

i went to mopac and the prices they quoted me where WAY higher that the last time so i didnt get anything but i did have a brain fart... there is a local civic forum, they have a bunch of turbo civics and some of them are being parted out... im just waiting for an e-mail back and ill be buying some turbo stuff local

[sasquatch]

boost gauge installed... for some reason my camera wont focus in the dark



before


after (without the gauges) im repainting it... the paint turned out like junk


and the last sound clip of the b3...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Co1i9A6AVk

also i have an idea for my exhaust... im planning on having the cat and muffler as close to the turbo as posable (with in reason...) im thinking of putting the cat just under the oil pan and the muffler just behind it... then run my waste gate dump tube past the cat and muffler, then join it back in to the exhaust so its legal and its not open.... so when i get up to full boost and the waste gate opens it will get crazy loud but still sound good... and best of all if a cop pulls me over and tests the DB level it wont go that high cause ill have a full muffler and cat... and moving the cat closer to the motor will get it hotter for emissions testing and be easier to pass...

what do you think about that idea? anyone even heard about someone doing this?