Eff my apartment complex/Miata motor Festiva build

[TeeShock]

The project got held up by crap like buying a house and remodeling the stupid thing. We're back on track though.



It will come together a LOT sooner now that the weather doesn't suck.

Does it run yet

[1fast4]

You been talking to my fiance, LOL?! We're looking at some options/build my own

If you need help building it let me know if you decide to go with a build your own kind. Wouldn't mind helping out if ya need.

[DON SVO]

Time for a shed to get all that lawn crap out of the garage.

You been talking to my fiance, LOL?! We're looking at some options/build my own

[mk5.0]

Time for a shed to get all that lawn crap out of the garage.

[DON SVO]

What years of Festiva share the same motor as a Miata 1990-1993 (1.6L and maybe 1.8L) ?

I've had my Miata for a few years now and I'm starting to dig into the motors a bit now.

None, Festivas came with 1.3L SOHC engines.

Soemone spit on your injector box.

Yeah, it was me

[VaderTT]

Soemone spit on your injector box.

[jayjohnson600]

What years of Festiva share the same motor as a Miata 1990-1993 (1.6L and maybe 1.8L) ?

I've had my Miata for a few years now and I'm starting to dig into the motors a bit now.

[DON SVO]

The project got held up by crap like buying a house and remodeling the stupid thing. We're back on track though.

Turning my garage into a Festiva heaven...

Need air right? Fixed that.



Gotta see too! New lighting:







The blue car was rolling storage for some time. Finally moved the Festy out and pulled everything out of it:





Did a quick inventory and everything is still around...





It will come together a LOT sooner now that the weather doesn't suck.

[DON SVO]

I want to see how the paint turned out.

Looks like a great way to spray a engine bay.

The paint turned out great all things considered. I'll have better pics soon enough.

[Sleeper]

I want to see how the paint turned out.

Looks like a great way to spray a engine bay.

[Mach1]

So is the hunk of awesome lemons Festiva going to make an appearance this weekend?

[DON SVO]

I figured you would be (only) using a cam angle sensor eh?

Stock Kia PCM...

[Mach1]

Sooooo... Ran into an issue. The Kia timing cover and BLOCK appear to have different bosses for the Crank Position Sensor. I was wondering, "why is my Escort motor retarded?" and realized maybe it was me.

It was me.

So greenbullitt and I are going to strip down the Kia motor tomorrow and, well, I'll be building ANOTHER BP. I ordered some ARP head studs and an MLS head gasket kit. Hopefully, the valves are still good and we just need exhaust guides. I'll have the head, crank and block to Eddie @ Arlington machine in a couple days.

I figured you would be (only) using a cam angle sensor eh?

[DON SVO]

Sooooo... Ran into an issue. The Kia timing cover and BLOCK appear to have different bosses for the Crank Position Sensor. I was wondering, "why is my Escort motor retarded?" and realized maybe it was me.

It was me.

So greenbullitt and I are going to strip down the Kia motor tomorrow and, well, I'll be building ANOTHER BP. I ordered some ARP head studs and an MLS head gasket kit. Hopefully, the valves are still good and we just need exhaust guides. I'll have the head, crank and block to Eddie @ Arlington machine in a couple days.

[Cooter]

I have, on an endurance race turbo setup. The weld/manifold outlasted the engine. It may be that the casting is fairly dense on exhaust manifolds, but we cleaned it up with a wire wheel and mig'd it without issue.

I've MIG welded steel to cast iron many times without issue...

would I trust it to fly me to the moon? no...

would I trust it to hang a turbo? yes because I've done it a few times