B6T'd Festy, ala Ulises.

[MusPuppis]

Ive spent quite a while watching the vids of his 12second Festiva.. It took some time but my bud and I have decided to build one. Seems like I'm doing everything these days BUT working on the Z. Until I can put together the money to go ahead and get everything I need to finish it out at the same time, I'm just not gonna work on her.

 

Anyway.. We drove to New York in a horrible no-sleep, 10am Fri. to 2:30am Sun. session to get the Capri, that gets to be out donor car for the swap.

 

We're doing a build very similar to Ulises, Capri tranny, tuned ECU, better I/C, better BOV, 15-16psi, other random tidbits.. Target HP is about 220-230 at the flywheel.. Which should propel us into the 12's if we can hook it somehow.

 

So far we're still looking for a suitable Festiva. We found one but it was so rusted out it wasnt worth the effort, so we passed. One we get it, I'll get it prepped then get the motor dropped in so I can do some mount mock-ups and see what its gonna take to mount it all up correctly. We hope to have it on the road by august, assuming we can find a Festy sometime in early May.

 

Once the motor is in we're gonna lower it and do some body work, get it painted a deep metallic blue, something along the lines of the color newer Cavs come in. Custom plate that reads something assanine like 2FST2FSTY, cause its so stupid.. it fits the car... lol.

 

I dunno, something about this whole thing appeals to me.. Super lightweight (we're looking at about 1900pds with a driver and about 2 gallons of gas) lower powered car, POS FLYING down the track.. hehe. God its gonna be fun.

 

I've spent the better part of a week just pulling and cleaning the other motor. World of difference so far.

 

[slownrusty]

Allow me to chime in....I have a B6T Mazda 323 (owned it for 2years)...the mods you have listed :

1) 15-16psi

2) Tuned ECU

3) Better IC

etc

 

will give you about 190sp at the flywheel, you need to run into the 20+ psi and full engine management to brake the 220hp mark.

 

My B6T 323 is pretty fast...it weights 2350lbs with a full interior and cold AC, I can hang with a mild stage 2 WRX which is around 255hp and I have put many Eclipse Turbos out to pasture.

 

My plan is to eventually crack the 200+ hp mark as well but right now I am working on my L28ET so the 323 will have to wait a bit, its the most fun daily driver I have ever owned.

Here it is (crappy pic):

 

Good luck - Yasin

[MusPuppis]

Nice car, I'll bet its a blast to drive.

 

My target numbers were based on what I had read on the Festiva forum. Heres a slightly more detailed list of what I have in mind, let me know what you think it'll net us. I want 12's in the little thing.

 

Ok,

 

1900pd car (with driver, it may be a little more, but we wont break 2. No carpet, manual belts, no a/c, anything and everything but the two front seats and dash removed.)

 

Probe I/C w. 2.25/.5 piping (I've been thinking of a normal high efficiency FM but I want to keep the car as stock looking as possible. A giant bright I/C poking out of the front doesnt accomplish that.)

 

15/16psi (What can the stock turbo handle? Ive heard the internals are ok into the mid to upper 200's, but what kind of boost can we see from the stock unit?)

 

Reich Racing Tuned ECU

 

Open DP (dumping under the cab somewhere)

 

Good CAI w. quality filter (thinking of a fender pickup..)

 

Capri Tranny w. good clutch (still working on exactly which clutch will be best Centerforce Dual Friction looks like a strong runner)

 

Custom intake tube (The tube that sits over the valve cover.. very small diameter on entrance, then expands as it reachs the T/B. I want to make a new one the same diameter through-out.)

 

Tough motor mounts. Once I get them mocked up I'm gonna see about pouring new ones w. a stronger urethane.

 

Better BOV (I have no idea on this.. I dunno what does and what doesnt make a good BOV.. I need to get my Maximum Boost book out and start reading, lol.. I do want a recirc setup like the car has now, I dont want a huge PSSSHHHHH heard by everyone around me)

 

 

Thats what I have planned right now. I want to build a better downpipe for the car but I dunno that we'll do that just yet. Ulises is going 12's on a similar setup I *think*.

 

Bryan, the guy I'm building this car for (I call it "mine" or "ours" but hes funding it..) wants to build this, run it for a while till we kill the motor, then do a little better build, ported intake/head/exhaust mani, custom DP, pretty tough build.

 

So what do you think we're gonna have to do to hit 12's?

[ULISES]

hey,

 

to run mid 12's in the festiva you need.

 

stock b6t

stock turbo

a full 2.5'' downpipe, I have on half of it.

I have atp blow off valva and boost controller

reich racing ecu upgrade good for 16psi,I'm at around 15psi to keeo safe

My car does'nt like 91 octane fuel after 4k rmps to much,So I take 104 or better octane fuel to again to keep it safe.It runs great on high octane.

I have a small intercooler,I forgot the dims.

2.5'' electronic cutout, The turbo is to loud when open so I don't think your quiet blow off valve is going to hide your setup much.

I'm running a cold air intake off ebay.

20x6x14 m/t dragslick

 

my car weighs 1866lbs with a full interior including the spare tire.when running those 12 second runs the rear and passenger seats were removed + the spare tire.

I think thats it,Let me know when your ready for the picture.I fixed my hood already so I can take them anytime.

 

Thank you!

[olie05]

that engine looks alot like the 4g63's

[slownrusty]

MusPuppis - That list that you described is the exact set-up I have! Down to the Reich ECU. I am saying that realistically that set-up with a stock turbo at 16psi will not get you over 200hp. Trust me I know. The Reich ECU will not handle any fuel requirments above this. Go to http://www.mazda323performance.com for more detailed info, I am on there as well.

 

Yes the internals are damn strong to well into the 200s - agreed.

 

Shortly I am going to upgrade my radiator to the Civic Drag 2core all aluminum radiator and install a very nice HKS IC and all new aluminum 2" IC piping and I might turn up the boost just a smidge....depending on what my Innovate feeds back to me.

 

Good luck on your build! Your Festiva will definitely have an excellent weight advantage..consequently even 190hp will be a handful but crazy fun!

 

Yasin

[Moridin]

Probe I/C w. 2.25/.5 piping (I've been thinking of a normal high efficiency FM but I want to keep the car as stock looking as possible. A giant bright I/C poking out of the front doesnt accomplish that.)

 

Paint it black

 

Good CAI w. quality filter (thinking of a fender pickup..)

 

Custom intake tube (The tube that sits over the valve cover.. very small diameter on entrance' date=' then expands as it reachs the T/B. I want to make a new one the same diameter through-out.)

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Check out this: http://www.turbohoses.com/velocity_stack.htm

 

Better BOV (I have no idea on this.. I dunno what does and what doesnt make a good BOV.. I need to get my Maximum Boost book out and start reading' date=' lol.. I do want a recirc setup like the car has now, I dont want a huge PSSSHHHHH heard by everyone around me)

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HKS SSQ with the recirculation fitting. You have to do a little looking around to find it, but there are a few companies that sell them. You could also do a Bosch diverter valve off of a Porsche.