Real Fiero Tech

If the oil leak contaminates your clutch, you'll be that much more frustrated and pissed off at it... and still have to pull the engine.

There are two different types of manifolds. There are FOUR types of manifolds, as van and car manifolds are different, as are the '07-'09 and '10+ as previously noted. A relatively smooth way to eliminate EGR might be to install van manifolds on a car engine and just block off the EGR flange on the...

Thanks! Of course my next question was going to be "Which one actually works?", but you gave a good answer already!

Any idea what that cleaning solution is? Just Purple Power without the purple?

I'm looking at repairing the oil cooler leaks in the last weekends of October and into November. The oil cooler is literally the first thing installed in the OM642 valley when the engine is built, so R&R'ing it requires removing EVERYTHING in the valley: fuel rails, fuel filter, intake manifolds...

After looking at potential locations for a manifold harness production break, and all the inconveniences and/or clutter associated with the available locations, I decided to ditch the manifold production break and just lay the injector wiring in as part of the main harness. I was able to get most of...

Your have FOUR F40's? And I thought I was a hoarder with three! Or is that one in the lower right a Muncie?

I tried reworking the original Caddy intake manifold harness last weekend. While the "modern" 2006 LS system powers each bank of injectors from a single fuse. The Caddy powers every other injector in the firing order from a single fuse. That means that each bank has two injectors powered b...

He'd agreed in principle to produce a pair of my updated/improved design for multi-pattern hubs to go along with Street Dreams lowering spindles. I haven't sent a model or drawings yet because I'm focusing on getting The Mule running. Thanks for bringing this up so I can get started on that in an in...

Jeep dash ptsd... As a rule of thumb, all shrader valves leak, even if you can't see it. You need to install a new pair of caps with a high quality oring in the cap. Maybe change the valves from a completionist standpoint, but definitely install caps. My wife drove an xj for the first few years we ...

ericjon262 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:10 am My desire to own a jeep is further reduced watching this thread.

From another forum, referring to a 2006 Rubicon:

As much as I enjoyed that Jeep, I was happy to see it go.

That's shown on the dry sump pan. Will it work on a wet sump pan? The Wet sump pan has vertical walls, the dry sump pan is tapered. The mounting ears for the LS7/LS9 oil cooler will interfere with the pan. Now you have an excuse to go dry sump! :-D The LSA oil cooler fits wet sump pans and has moun...

https://realfierotech.com/download/file.php?id=1597 I have a set of the Ecotec racing inner flanges. I can install to my 282 along with the F150 33 spline outer flange and take flange to flange measurements throughout suspension travel. This will give the plunge requirements. That will take a few m...

F35 Application such as a HHR/Cobalt Axles have the same spline engagement for this app in a Fiero. These cars run jackshafts. Supercharged cars have matching outboard splines to the Fiero, Probably a GM Econo Box Carry over (J-Body ETC) The G6 F40, This also runs a jack shaft but a female splined ...

That's shown on the dry sump pan. Will it work on a wet sump pan?

ericjon262 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:25 am

No 4 point coolant bleed?

Ordered the ECM connectors today. They're still available under the numbers shown in the service information, which is fortunate. They're Molex MX123 connectors, but specific variants sold exclusively to GM, so Molex won't send me any. The ECM uses a single 14ga ground wire, which crimps into a sin...

I guess you mean install the shocks fully extended. With a little muscle, they can be R&R'd with the vehicle on the ground just by turning the wheels full lock. I was speaking in the context of installing the shock on the production line. That's what I inferred. Then using production tooling to...

I guess you mean install the shocks fully extended. With a little muscle, they can be R&R'd with the vehicle on the ground just by turning the wheels full lock.

The Dark Side of Will wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:54 pm
Even once the engine is in and hooked up, I still need to complete my design of my firewall reinforcement plate to carry the clutch pedal stop and accelerator pedal position sensor bracket.

And wire up the APP sensor, also maybe the cruise switches as well.

Observations for bundle size vs DR-25 size. 2x 16ga (AC Comp): 3/16 minimum 2x 22ga: 3/16 normal 3x 22ga (Oil/AC Pressure, Oil level): 3/16 normal 2x16ga + 2x22ga (Oil Sender): 1/4 minimum 3x 22ga + 20ga + 18ga (MAF): 1/4" minimum 4x 22ga + 2x 18ga (DBW): 3/8" normal 5x 22ga + 2x 16ga (Oi...