------------------ * 1984 Black Fiero SE (1995-1998) blown tranny - rest her soul * 1988 Black Fiero Formula (2001-2004) Was to be a 3800SC, badly rusted rear frame. * 1988 White Fiero GT (2009 - Present) This one's a keeper!
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09:57 PM
Oct 20th, 2010
mid engine monsters Member
Posts: 754 From: south alabama Registered: May 2009
I was up at Russ's earlier this month and he is still side tracked with an early 50's COE and a 50's truck cab rat rod for himself... not much progress on the V12 or other fiero projects.
i gotta let a bump on this one! very nice swap indeed. i am going to be doing a swap myself that will be extreme. lets just say my fiero supercar will sound like a F1 indy with 15,000 RPM and 600 or 800 HP with the weight of the stock 4 cyl. i just need a little more money so i can fit the vroom vroom into my GT
actually you are wrong...weight is part of the formula for HP of a car
HP=weight x (velocity/234)3
and if you take a 4300Lb 300Hp car that will do 1/4 mile in 14-15 seconds you only need 180Hp to do the same time in a 2500Lb car, so if you use this to get a ratio, -100Lbs = +10Hp is pretty damn close...
weight does not affect horsepower, its a combination of rotating mass and friction(drag). less rotating mass equals faster revs with less torque while more rotating mass equals slower revs but more torque only under movement or inertia(acceleration) or (deceleration). so the weight of car does not affect horsepower, per say.
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12:24 AM
Fieroattraction Member
Posts: 47 From: P.B.G., Florida Registered: Aug 2010
Next time I am in IL, I will have to stop by Russ's and see what he is up to. Last couple times I was up there he was knee deep in other automotive projects and this swap was off in the corner
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08:50 AM
Tuna Helper Member
Posts: 458 From: Ft Wayne, IN, USA, Earth Registered: Aug 2010
weight does not affect horsepower, its a combination of rotating mass and friction(drag). less rotating mass equals faster revs with less torque while more rotating mass equals slower revs but more torque only under movement or inertia(acceleration) or (deceleration). so the weight of car does not affect horsepower, per say.
What he is doing is calculating hp based on a 1/4 mile et.
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09:00 AM
Firefighter Member
Posts: 1407 From: Southold, New York, USA Registered: Nov 2004
The sweden guy did a V8 with 180 degree headers mounted transverse, the netherlands guy was working on a V12 longitudinal with the 425 or 325 transmission and ran into isses with the axle clearing the crank. https://www.fiero.nl/forum/A...100421-2-049107.html
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08:19 AM
Jonviviano Member
Posts: 170 From: Levittown, PA Registered: Sep 2008
I want one 
