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by The Dark Side of Will
Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: WK Grand Cherokee Diesel
Replies: 134
Views: 130361

Re: WK Grand Cherokee Diesel

Plans for this weekend include test fitting the Sprinter left manifold with the Jeep (OM642 car application) fuel lines. I will most likely modify the manifold to fit the original fuel lines, rather than trying to retrofit AND modify the Sprinter fuel lines. I bought a set of Sprinter fuel lines off...
by The Dark Side of Will
Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:33 am
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.
Replies: 1470
Views: 446935

Re: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.

First, Japan is rad, I would love to go check it out again, especially as a civilian. 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. Japan is cool. There were the kind of snazzy JDM ...
by The Dark Side of Will
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.
Replies: 1470
Views: 446935

Re: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.

Before I left for Tokyo, I finally got the coil pack harnesses DONE. The coil pack connectors for each bank have seven cavities. Four are for coil signals (positive side). One is for signal ground for all four signals and goes back to the ECM. One is for power for all four coils and comes from the c...
by The Dark Side of Will
Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: Pontiac Fiero Discussion (General Non-Technical)
Topic: project silver - 1987 fiero coupe street car
Replies: 17
Views: 1528

Re: project silver - 1987 fiero coupe street car

Fwiw, I did a tape measure alignment on my car. I set camber with an angle finder, then measured to the wheel faces for toe. Tire wear has been acceptable, and the car drove great. There's essentially no caster adjustment in the early front end... So if your tub and crossmember are straight and you...
by The Dark Side of Will
Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.
Replies: 1470
Views: 446935

Re: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.

jelly2m81 wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:04 pm
The Dark Side of Will wrote: Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:37 pm Let me know when you can swing by and help... I'm sure we'll get it together then.
Guess I didn't type that correctly, it was supposed to be a fun jibe, but yeah reading it again it doesn't read that way :P
No sweat... It's just the internet. Everyone here is an asshole. %)
by The Dark Side of Will
Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Pontiac Fiero Discussion (General Non-Technical)
Topic: project silver - 1987 fiero coupe street car
Replies: 17
Views: 1528

Re: project silver - 1987 fiero coupe street car

Welcome!
Yes, Fieros look great in silver. I've never owned one that color, unfortunately, but I like to see them that way.

Series8217 has done a CARB legal LQ1 swap. I messaged him this thread.
by The Dark Side of Will
Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: WK Grand Cherokee Diesel
Replies: 134
Views: 130361

Re: WK Grand Cherokee Diesel

Manifolds arrived back Thursday or Friday. I didn't get the chance to do anything with them over this weekend, but I did make a lot of progress on The Mule's coil harnesses.
by The Dark Side of Will
Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: Pontiac Fiero Discussion (General Non-Technical)
Topic: Dyno'd the 3.5 turbo on E85. Results
Replies: 6
Views: 1477

Re: Dyno'd the 3.5 turbo on E85. Results

Shaun41178(2) wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:27 am 80% humidity in Dyno cell.
In January. Brutal.

Great job getting it there!

Are you thinking the stack intake is the big difference between this build and your last one?
by The Dark Side of Will
Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.
Replies: 1470
Views: 446935

Re: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.

Let me know when you can swing by and help... I'm sure we'll get it together then.
by The Dark Side of Will
Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:20 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: WK Grand Cherokee Diesel
Replies: 134
Views: 130361

Re: WK Grand Cherokee Diesel

Just paid the invoice, so the manifolds and Y-pipe should be on their way back today or Tuesday
by The Dark Side of Will
Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: Lz9 rotating assembly weights
Replies: 25
Views: 6131

Re: Lz9 rotating assembly weights

The SBC started off with 2.000" rod journals, then went to 2.100" rod journals. The 4.3 at some point (IIRC) had 2.250" journals to help with crankshaft stiffness because it had split crank throws. IIRC, the 4.3 started off odd-fire, then later GM split the journals to make it even-fi...
by The Dark Side of Will
Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:30 pm
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: Lz9 rotating assembly weights
Replies: 25
Views: 6131

Re: Lz9 rotating assembly weights

So the big end would need to be narrowed like a typical SBC rod when converting to our engines as the LS engines have a similar rod width to the old sbc rod It seems that the coating comes off the rods at the big end, since that's where the rods in a stock V8 application share a rod journal, so the...
by The Dark Side of Will
Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:13 am
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: Lz9 rotating assembly weights
Replies: 25
Views: 6131

Re: Lz9 rotating assembly weights

If you go used, you probably could find a set of Ti rods, on a budget. This one is $1,250: https://www.ebay.com/itm/266472618709?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=a2Ts-uUeSvq&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I would be very cautious about u...
by The Dark Side of Will
Wed Dec 27, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.
Replies: 1470
Views: 446935

Re: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.

I decided I had gotten everything done that I reasonably could on the stand and it was time to pull the engine off the stand and start assembling the driveline. Here's the "fully dressed" weight: https://i.imgur.com/xaCXauI.jpg?1 Included: Everything from last time PLUS: Exhaust manifolds ...
by The Dark Side of Will
Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:10 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: WK Grand Cherokee Diesel
Replies: 134
Views: 130361

Re: WK Grand Cherokee Diesel

The outfit says they should be done with the manifolds and Y-pipe by the end of the week, so maybe by the end of next week I'll have them back.
by The Dark Side of Will
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:03 pm
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.
Replies: 1470
Views: 446935

Re: The Mule rides again (sort of) - pics.

I had a friend over to help and we moved the engine over to the QC lab for some follow up glamo(u)r photos and a "final" weight. https://i.imgur.com/QiPNG1z.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/Ay2D3ko.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/nkLruHy.jpg?1 373 lbs including flywheel & clutch waterpump Accessory...
by The Dark Side of Will
Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Technical Conversations on Pontiac Fieros
Topic: LZ9 and LZ4 Fiero Swap Parts
Replies: 16
Views: 4299

Re: LZ9 and LZ4 Fiero Swap Parts

Most people just modify one of the stock 2.8 brackets, however, I did test fit parts on a LX9 oil pan, and they do fit the same as they do on the LZ4 pan I have, with the exception of the taller vertical part, the LZx version is too short for the older engines. Would a dual use version be as simple...
by The Dark Side of Will
Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: Pontiac Fiero Discussion (General Non-Technical)
Topic: progress on the banshee...
Replies: 1250
Views: 364177

Re: progress on the banshee...

Shaun41178(2) wrote: Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:57 pm Jegs lists crower lifters as a possibility.

https://www.jegs.com/i/Crower/258/66208-12/10002/-1
Interdasting.
by The Dark Side of Will
Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:40 pm
Forum: Pontiac Fiero Discussion (General Non-Technical)
Topic: 1988 Fiero track car
Replies: 80
Views: 39396

Re: 1988 Fiero track car

New clutch, flywheel, and diff have arrived and are being installed https://realfierotech.com/download/file.php?id=1636 I hadn't noticed before, but you went with a Clutch Masters unit. I just came across this by accident https://4pistonracing.com/collections/clutch/products/cm725fk8r https://4pist...
by The Dark Side of Will
Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:34 pm
Forum: Pontiac Fiero Discussion (General Non-Technical)
Topic: New engine swap just dropped
Replies: 4
Views: 977

Re: New engine swap just dropped

If I was going to run a super high compression, very expensive engine...I'd probably go over to 4piston and pick up one of their ridiculous 450whp K24 based offerings: https://4pistonracing.com/collections/complete-engines/products/4pr-k24-k480 Oh, damn, aluminum rod and 16:1 as well. Grab that met...