Real Fiero Tech

Euro-market "everything delete" manifolds are modified for the heater connection difference, resurfaced, wire brushed, Cerakoted and INSTALLED. Will do a big write up once complete, but currently digging out all the bits and bobs that have been stashed for months and figuring out how to re...

Shaun41178(2) wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:25 pm Solder joint in the harness at the connector. By the time I got it fixed, batt was dead.

That's why we don't solder automotive harnesses

If any EFI system of the last 25 years is working correctly, you'll never need to crank for 30 seconds. Mine wasn't working correctly. But in the diagnosing trying to figure out what was wrong, the battery took a shit. Turned out to be a broken solder joint at the crank sensor. It didn't happen in ...

If any EFI system of the last 25 years is working correctly, you'll never need to crank for 30 seconds.

I took my car (with the spherical bearing shells) for a quick spin yesterday, and the ride quality was fine (by my standard anyway; I suppose that this is subjective). One might think that metal-on-metal would be rough, but there is still the main spring and shock working. I intentionally drove ove...

I drove some special edition but otherwise stock MT RX8 once and it was an absolute blast. Punches way way way above it's pay grade. Probably one of the best car chassis ever made. Just needs a good reliable engine with at least 300hp. An LFX/LGX swap would be awesome. I've driven a lightly modded ...

draven wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:40 am The kiesler latest kit comes with new drive shaft to a Ford 8.8 IRS rear and custom axles.

Yeah, Ford IRS 8.8's were the hot ticket for FD3s when everyone was LS swapping them to piss off the purists.

Sounds fun... Like a V6 Camaro but 800 lbs lighter.

Does it keep the Mazda transmission or switch to the AY6? Does Mazda already use the AY6 transmission?

I'm super curious about how your firewall panel will look, and how it will perform. I have an idea in my head to reinforce that area as well, but it's much different than a panel, I also haven't even started working on the design though. If you've taken the pedal box out, you know what a sucky job ...

22ga PPL wire arrived, so at least I can get that done next time I'm at the car.

I was thinking about this earlier (I have more important things to do, but I was ignoring them...) I thought the F40 didn't have a VSS? or was that just certain F40's? The G6 F40's have VSS that read the ring gear teeth. There's no separate reluctor. F40's from (most?) other platforms do not have V...

Awesomesauce!

And your suspension is stiff enough to keep the fenders off the tires, apparently!

Tapped the expertise of a Facebook group dedicated to identifying automotive connectors to come up with the PN I actually needed for the backup light switch connector (and by extension the AC comp clutch connector) since there is an error in the DCS Global catalog. You could read the catalog and thi...

Very decent article on running a returnless PWM pump with current fuel pump module functionality and how to reverse engineer when no room to fit a modern fuel module into the fuel tank... i.e. the fiero tank. https://www.vaporworx.com/resources/pwg/return-type-pwm-returnless/ ZL1 Fuel pump module d...

While removing the heater hose nipple that Benz installed VERY tightly, I accidentally dinged the intake to cylinder head mating surface. While I had the manifold at the shop to have the empty heater connection welded shut, I asked them to stone down the 3 dings that I'd put in the surface. Someone ...

Second, might want to build the VSS, and back up light harness with a connector so it can be be divorced from the main harness, and adapted to other transmissions. I'm not at all above re-terminating or splicing onto those wires when I switch to the F40. Good point, though. I should be considering ...

Put me down for a set for my 88... I'll pm you with my email address Thanks! I added you to the list on Pfiffle. Maybe I should cross-post that here. To answer your implied question, the '88 Fiero kits include shaft seals to keep dirt out of the bearings. The '84-'87 cars can't use those seals beca...

Manifold modification is done. I'm thinking I'll be ok posting pics once I get the manifolds installed. If I'd started posting pics right away, then I'd look like a dumbass who dragged this out since October

Also, if you're interested in a set of the spherical bearing shells, I'm starting Group Buy #2

For some reason, I had it in my head that the OE bushings installed from the front. This doesn't make sense, because braking force would tend to unseat the bushings from the control arms. Actually measuring the control arms (again!) makes it clear that the OE bushings are installed from the rear. T...