Eff my apartment complex/Miata motor Festiva build

[racrguy]

One of the more reliable engines.



The 350 for sure, oil froth kills the bottom end. We had a carb issue that hurt a couple 302's, leaning out and burning pistons, then we couldnt keep it from blowing head gaskets, thought I acutally think we ended up with cracked heads when we swapped them out. Oiling or overheating (valve seats, etc) do kill a lot of engines.

Are you able to upgrade the pan? What kind of oil did you run in your 350's? I haven't had any frothing issues in my 305, but I'm running a circle track pan and VR1 20-50.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Lima 2.3 mafia forever.....

One of the more reliable engines.

With the 302 and 350, is it an oiling problem that kills 'em?

The 350 for sure, oil froth kills the bottom end. We had a carb issue that hurt a couple 302's, leaning out and burning pistons, then we couldnt keep it from blowing head gaskets, thought I acutally think we ended up with cracked heads when we swapped them out. Oiling or overheating (valve seats, etc) do kill a lot of engines.

[racrguy]

Yeah, you would be surprised at what will die in factory form and what lives. We built a 302 every race, but have 15000 RACE miles on our miata. 350 chevy's die quickly, most any honda engine, Mitsubishi, the 2.5 mazda/probe, 22r toyota, etc.

With the 302 and 350, is it an oiling problem that kills 'em?

[jw33]

Lima 2.3 mafia forever.....

[Baron Von Crowder]

Wow, that's surprising. Maybe it's because of the money constraints, they are probably all clapped out before the race.

Yeah, you would be surprised at what will die in factory form and what lives. We built a 302 every race, but have 15000 RACE miles on our miata. 350 chevy's die quickly, most any honda engine, Mitsubishi, the 2.5 mazda/probe, 22r toyota, etc.

[VaderTT]

Ive never seen one finish a lemons race.

Wow, that's surprising. Maybe it's because of the money constraints, they are probably all clapped out before the race.

[Baron Von Crowder]

I've had a few and they worked great, beating on them daily. Plus it has one of the best rod to stroke ratios of the b series engines. My turbo 95 made 330hp on a stock long block and afaik it's still running, I built it in 06.

Ive never seen one finish a lemons race.

[Sleeper]

Id do a turbo b18.

[VaderTT]

Those things are crap, they blow up swiftly.

I've had a few and they worked great, beating on them daily. Plus it has one of the best rod to stroke ratios of the b series engines. My turbo 95 made 330hp on a stock long block and afaik it's still running, I built it in 06.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Screw a bpt or whatever, I would love on of these with an NA b16.

Those things are crap, they blow up swiftly.

[VaderTT]

Screw a bpt or whatever, I would love on of these with an NA b16.

[Nash B.]

I already told her that I she can't love me for my Festy's it isn't meant to be!

I think you mean "despite" your Festivas.

[DON SVO]

You're not helping me try to save money.

Don, any good deals? LOL

Will be selling the stock teal one once the blue car is running with the 1.8L.

Apparently you can get them so cheap it's easier to just go buy another one than fix a flat tire.

There's WAY more to this than just the flat tire. The new Maintenance supervisor guy has already flexed his non-chooo$$$$choooo$$$ authoritah to other residences and made veiled threats that if we worked on anything in the parking lot again it's grounds for eviction. Prior to this, the extent of my "working on car in the parking lot" was very minimal. So fuck that guy, they can tow it now LOL.

All that work in the parking lot?

Yea, and it took us only a legitimate 4 hours. 6-10p and that was all accomplished.

I would shit on your doormat, and hood, every single day.

Don, you better marry that chick before your OCD runs her off.

I already told her that I she can't love me for my Festy's it isn't meant to be!

Dude! buy a house or rent a damned shop already....

Way ahead of ya.

[Rreemo]

Dude! buy a house or rent a damned shop already....

[racrguy]

I always kinda thought it was an ongoing joke about all the festiva's. Clearly i was wrong. My neighbor has one of those little cars. he said he might give it away.

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