I think by April of next year I should have a swap done. I just got a job with Swift Transportation and will be saving as much cash as I can... I have decided to for go buying a used engine. I am going to buy direct from a GM dealer. That way I know what I am getting... A brand new Serious 2 3800 SC. A friend of mine will be doing the swap while I am out on the road, So I dont think it will be photographed all that much... However I think I will be getting a second camera and let him use it to photograph the work as its being done. This will be done to my 88... I also hope to do alot of body work and other modifications to it this year. Only time will tell.
------------------ Don Pottorff www.vmf323.com Red 88 2M4 Silver 86 2M4 Red 84 SE Parts Car Red 85 GT 1:18 Scale
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gumert Member
Posts: 400 From: Hunderton, NJ Registered: Mar 2004
There was another one, but I dont remember who made it or what it was titled. It was a long thread. He hoped to get 400+ hp out of it I think. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
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sardonyx247 Member
Posts: 5032 From: Nevada, USA Registered: Jun 2003
"Here is my 3.4L Pushrod swap. I did a lot of cleaning and painting of everything. I posted 204 pics of the engine swap, parts as they were removed, cleaned, painted, powder coated, swaped, reassembled, etc.... If you need info about any bracket on the 2.8L/3.4L engine I should have a pic of it posted here. Also pics and info for stripping the old powdercoat off of the intake/valve covers, are posted here. And all of the info that I had to use in the swap."
There was another one, but I dont remember who made it or what it was titled. It was a long thread. He hoped to get 400+ hp out of it I think. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/040182.html The car is finished-- I got 400 to the wheels which is about 465 to the flywheel, but there's more in it. Someone needs to link skitime's build, even though it's the whole car, and also Crazydave's ZZ430 --Bryson
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gumert Member
Posts: 400 From: Hunderton, NJ Registered: Mar 2004
Originally posted by bryson: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/040182.html The car is finished-- I got 400 to the wheels which is about 465 to the flywheel, but there's more in it. Someone needs to link skitime's build, even though it's the whole car, and also Crazydave's ZZ430 --Bryson
There you are
Thanks all, you are all one + closer to perfection. If only the FAQ got this much attention
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The_Ikon Member
Posts: 629 From: Mississippi, USA Registered: Mar 2004
Originally posted by The_Ikon: This is a great thread!!! As stated put this in a fact section!!!
I would be willing to if two things happen: Cliff needs to approve me putting this into it and it needs to get finished. So head over and post things you think should be in it!
Gotta love the shameless plug
Those that posted recently have also received their +'s, fear not.
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Sep 3rd, 2004
Fierobsessed Member
Posts: 4782 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 2001
I actually skimmed through your thread a few days ago and added it to my list but I didn't post it. Thanks for the link though. You already have a + for your hard work.
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sardonyx247 Member
Posts: 5032 From: Nevada, USA Registered: Jun 2003
Here is the problem with this type of thread.......... As soon as any link in here goes to archive, It may as well be dead.
Don't get me wrong this is a GREAT idea. But in 6 months when someone looks at this thread, half of the info will be gone/unfindable.
Mabey Cliff should make a link convertor. put in an old link and it will find it in the archives. I have read so many threads that say "go here", but the forum thread got moved and I could NEVER find it.
This WILL be the thread to come to when swaping an engine.
Very good point. I just went through the links and got the name of ever engine swap listed. Once the link dies, it will be a simple matter of searching under subject only in the archives to get the new, permant, link.
Major plus for you
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Posts: 4063 From: State of insanity...moved in and comfortably numb... Registered: Jun 2001
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cptsnoopy Member
Posts: 2585 From: phoenix, AZ, USA Registered: Jul 2003
I'm surprised this thread hasn't gone away completely. I compiled a list and tacked it to the end of the FAQ post I just made. You can find it here. It's all nicely formatted for your viewing pleasure
q4fiero.napisano.net <--- My quad 4 swap. I haven't completed the page yet even thought the car has been on the road for some time... Maybe I'll get around to it one day after I fix all the little bugs on the car that pop up once in a while.
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cptsnoopy Member
Posts: 2585 From: phoenix, AZ, USA Registered: Jul 2003
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