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Old 06-10-2003, 10:24 AM   #46
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The aspire is an absolute beast! :-) Not only does it get 40 miles to a gallon....it was cheap as hell, and what better than a cheap car to take away miles and bad weather driving from a great car. Plus it does a public service to all ricers.... I mean finally a car they can beat off the line.
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Old 06-10-2003, 10:33 AM   #47
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btw has anyone squeled the frount tires in 1st
Yes. teaching my son how to drive, he got frustrated when he snuffed the motor twice at the light. I saw the tach hit 5700 when he dropped the clutch.. yes basically sidestepped the clutch. I was cringed up waiting for CV joints to explode.

Instead it left about 30' of dual dark burnout marks.
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Old 06-10-2003, 11:16 AM   #48
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Another noble job of an aspire....teaching newbies to drive stick. The aspire got through teaching my gf to drive manual. And I must say it is still running!
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Old 06-10-2003, 12:46 PM   #49
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That was with 183,000 (give or take a few) miles. Maybe it'll survive the 2 kids left to teach.
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Old 06-25-2003, 06:25 PM   #50
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sence i am a nubie to driveing i bought the car ($275) to learn stick and be an over all affordable first car
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Old 06-26-2003, 07:30 AM   #51
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190,000 miles and still running strong.

I was surfing websites looking for engine mods. for the 91 Escort gt I just bought. I came across this website that has mods. for Festiva's and Aspires. There were a couple cars in there where they dropped in the 1.8L. Escort(Mazda) motor, even one with a turbo. What a clean fit!

Temptation-temptation-temptation. I love sleepers!
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Old 06-26-2003, 01:35 PM   #52
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Did they have any performance numbers for the engine swapped aspires?........it is fun thinking of a hot rod aspire!

Anyone ever hear of Jay Leno's festiva?!? Droped a taurus SHO v-6 in the trunk for its engine with a hefty amount of Nitrious, now that is a sleeper!
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Old 06-26-2003, 06:27 PM   #53
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thats actually the shogun festiva it has really big wheel farrings so it can fit the toras tires
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this info taken from fordfestiva.com



talking about the n/a b6

The existing B3 engine management will run the B6 (SOHC), so it is a bolt-in deal. The only physical change would be to the exhaust system to compensate for the downpipe as the B6 exhaust manifold is longer. An alternative is Festiva Motor sport, who does sell a header for the B6 SOHC. You'd want to run at least a 2.0" custom exhaust.

B6 sohc is rated at approximately 72hp and 83hp (Mercury Tracer and 323 respectively), and 90-93 pounds of torque. The torque is what makes the most difference compared to the B3. Festiva mounts can be used (check Festiva Motor sport also for a stiffer version). The B6 SOHC 8-valve is almost exactly the same as a B3 and hard to tell apart from the exterior. Primary difference is bore size, intake and exhaust runners (in both manifolds and cylinder head), con rod journal, and valve size. All of these being slightly larger. - Rich



talking about the turbo b6

If you want maximum performance and reliability, then use the trans that comes with the B6T. However, substantial modifications would be required to fit the G25M-R transaxle into Festiva. So best bet is to use existing Festiva (Pride in your case) or an Aspire transaxle. Note that the transaxle from the 91-94 Mercury Capri XR2 or 88-89 Mazda 323 GT with the B6T uses a cable operated clutch like Festiva.

The stock B6T ecu fuel map was designed to provide reliable performance at the (relatively low) factory boost settings. Once you perform modifications (and it doesnt take much more than a custom exhaust), you will be seeing boost levels of 11-12 psi. Thats roughly I guess somewhere from 160 - 175 hp, depending on what you have done, state of tune.

The requisite air filter and exhaust that essentially are already immediate installed in a typical Festiva B6T swap should get the B6T close to the limit of maintaining proper A/F ratio under all possible conditions with the stock ECU. So to be safe, some additional fuel should be added. This can be handled by an aftermarket auxiliary fuel controller (electronic preferred), or an upgraded chip for the stock ecu. With this, how does 16 psi and 195 hp- sound?- Rich

here's some info on the shogun

The Shogun is essentially a well executed car conversion performed by a company called Special Editions in Upland, California. Notable features was the Ford Taurus SHO V-6 drivetrain installed in a mid-engine configuration within the Ford Festiva bodyshell.
The concept for the Shogun is credited to Rick Titus (drove a Saleen Mustang to become SCCA 1987 Escort Endurance Champion and magazine editor). Titus approached Chuck Beck with an idea to install a Ford Taurus SHO V-6 (4 cams, 24 valves, 220 horsepower) drivetrain in the rear of a diminutive Ford Festiva (Beck was a chassis fabricator well known for his Porsche 550 Spyder replicas and work with the Shelby GT-350 and Ford GT-40 racing programs from the Sixties).

The fender flares were designed to end at the door seams. This allowed the doors and hatch to be left as is. Everything is functional in this respect like the Festiva. The Shogun was in every aspect, a car capable of handling daily driving chores (ride height was high enough not to worry about rough roads). The rear flares feature functional scoops. The hood featured a exit duct for hot radiator air (hints of Daytona Coupe).

All of the Shoguns were built to customer order to work around the DOT certification laws, however the car did meet emissions regulations (including California of course). The stock SHO drivetrain retained all the original emissions equipment. The Shogun's sticker price was somewhat of shock to some ($47,500 US). It is important to remember though that included in the price was a new Taurus SHO and new Ford Festiva (SHO drivetrain was new). These both were required for the conversion. The production Shoguns were not based on salvaged cars with exception of #005. The quality of this conversion done by Beck was impeccable

The fender flares were designed to end at the door seams. This allowed the doors and hatch to be left as is. Everything is functional in this respect like the Festiva. The Shogun was in every aspect, a car capable of handling daily driving chores (ride height was high enough not to worry about rough roads). The rear flares feature functional scoops. The hood featured a exit duct for hot radiator air (hints of Daytona Coupe).



Performance of the Shogun was simply awesome. The Shogun was relatively light at 2572 pounds (without driver) and each of the 220hp had to move only 11.7 pounds. The rear weight bias (61 percent of the vehicle weight was on the rear tires at rest) and wide, sticky rear tires contributed to excellent acceleration from a stop. 0-60 and quarter mile figures to the tune of 4.9 seconds and 13.3 seconds at 98.6 mph respectively were achieved by an experienced test driver for a magazine review). Chuck Beck also demonstrated for the magazine that by drag race style launch and power shifting, these figures could be dropped to 4.6 seconds and 12.9 at 100.9 mph.

All the Shoguns were painted a different body color. Those that I know are: silver #003 (Leno's car), purple #005, blue #001 and #002 (Chuck's shop car), purple #005 (Customer supplied worn out beat up Festiva (black I'm told) and asked Chuck Beck to build as cheap as possible. This car got used motor and trans from salvage wreck. Customer later modified suspension etc. KJ Byrnes is current owner), and red #004 (car went to San Franscisco). I do not know what the #006 color was

Top speed of the Shogun is approximately in the neighborhood of 140-145 mph.
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Old 12-05-2003, 09:30 AM   #55
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man nearly 150k and still going strong
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Old 12-20-2003, 11:06 PM   #56
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Re: Aspire

i have one cause i got it for a 100bux and i rail on it like nothing else...cant believe the thing still runs...even though i do have to jump start it every time
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205,000 miles and running like a champ.

Loaded to the gils with Christmas presents, and other various crap. 38mpg @ 75-80 mph.
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Old 12-22-2003, 02:24 PM   #58
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yours goes 80




ive done 105
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Old 03-11-2004, 08:48 PM   #59
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Heh

Right? i got my aspire up too 103 and it was shaking so i stopped, I dont knwo why people make fun of it, a great long lasting car, handels fine for a stiff rear end, doesnt slide in the rain, goes good in the snow because of a near perfect weight balence, gets go gas mileage, well mine doenst see my thread, plenty of room inside, a little under powred but does fin around town. i have only had to fix a wheel berring on mine cost me 12 bux in parts and i did the labor. comfortable seats, not a bad car.
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Old 03-12-2004, 07:13 AM   #60
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At 90 I don't feel in control, and so it rarely sees that kind of speed.

The best part is while I'm watching these people sweat bullets at the pump right now, I spend my measly 20 bucks and go another 300+ miles.

I have to replace both inner and out bearings in the front on both sides. The bearings look okay, but the races are showing mass wear. I don't figure that 200,000 on the original bearings, grease and seals is too bad.
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