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Josh86gt
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NOV 09, 03:48 AM
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This may sound a bit silly but I really like the BRAP-BRAP-BRAP of the Wankel engines and I'm curious of one that may fit in a fiero but still have a good amount of horsepower nothing crazy though I'm not worried about a budget just curious of what would work
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fieroguru
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NOV 09, 09:24 AM
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claude dalpe
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NOV 09, 09:50 AM
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You can probably do this swap but with a lot of work, make a header for instead of the original manifold which does not fit the transverse engine and an engine/trans adapter the rest is similar I think engine mount, electronics etc.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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NOV 09, 10:56 AM
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I think the answer is no... but are there any instances of a Wankel rotary engine being used in a transverse configuration?
I ask because (as suggested below), this would solve a lot of the problems you might have of needing to customize things...
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Dennis LaGrua
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NOV 09, 06:32 PM
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I don't believe that trying to swap a Wankel engine is worth the trouble when so many bolt in options are available. Also Wankel engines have a rather poor record of reliability. Over a dozen different engines have been swapped in Fieros. I would make a list of the features that you are looking for and go from there. You may wish to consider cost, work involved, mileage, weight, reliability, appearance, sound, availability of upgrade parts/modifications, the type of driving that you will do, and where the power band is on the RPM scale. ------------------
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Patrick
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NOV 09, 07:39 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Josh86gt:
This may sound a bit silly but I really like the BRAP-BRAP-BRAP of the Wankel engines...
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You must be relatively young. Many (most?) dinosaurs such as myself think that Wankels sound like crap. 
Given up on the idea of a 3800?
| quote | Originally posted by Josh86gt Here:
I plan on putting a 3800 in my fiero and I would like to get about 400 to 500 horsepower out of it...
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82-T/A [At Work]
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NOV 09, 07:48 PM
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Josh, if you want 400-500hp out of a smallish motor, then your best bet is to swap in a Turbo 2.4 VVT EcoTec from a Solstice or Saturn Sky. There's plenty of GM transmissions that will bolt to it (like a 6-Speed manual), all of which will fit in a Fiero and give you both reliability, and the performance you're looking for.
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Josh86gt
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NOV 09, 08:18 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
You must be relatively young. Many (most?) dinosaurs such as myself think that Wankels sound like crap.
Given up on the idea of a 3800?
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Josh86gt Here:
I plan on putting a 3800 in my fiero and I would like to get about 400 to 500 horsepower out of it...
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Nah first I am just gonna leave the 3800 stock and second I am just looking at some options
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