Real Fiero Tech

These hubs were cut on a CNC machine. From what I see, the inboard and outboard sides of the hub were machined in two different setups. When the part was flipped over to machine the other side, it wasn't well aligned with the machine; the offset between the different setups (and hence the bearing r...

Countersunk flatheads in the adapter plate... Uggg. If I wanted to see that shit, I'd head over the Rcheeee's. Edit: The '93-'99 engines have decent intake and exhaust ports, with a good flow balance for NA power. These engines have hydraulic flat tappet valvetrains. The video notes that the Northst...

You asked why not keep the vvt. I show why, and you say "so". Hey man, when you do your 3.9 on the stormtrooper you can spend hours tuning your vvt cam for an extra 400 of additional rpm. You yourself said that he didn't have it tuned. Everything gets screwed up if it's not tuned. My expe...

So? Upson did a bunch of dumb stuff.

It's gonna run a microsquirt amp. Vvt is being deleted for simplicity of swap I have yet to see anyone who kept vvt with an micro or megasquirt do a Dyno to see where their power peaks. However j upon did dynod his with his modified vvt and it wasn't dialed in correctly. I believe power fell off be...

Are the block casting numbers different? It doesn't look like there's enough iron to move that bolt hole outboard 4mm The earlier blocks have the bolt pattern the same as the 2.8. there is no need to move the bolt hole out further Eric is saying the lz9 is out a bit further. But it's close enough w...

Shaun41178(2) wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:36 pm Got the intakes, valve covers and pushrods out. Still need to remove timing assembly and lifters, then the lnj cam can go in

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What's the point of the LNJ cam again?

Are the block casting numbers different? It doesn't look like there's enough iron to move that bolt hole outboard 4mm

The shift (fore/aft) cable is quite stiff in bending because it has to be strong enough in compression to handle the synchro loads during a max effort shift. The select (left/right) cable is much smaller and more flexible, since it only has to be able to push through the bias spring that keeps the t...

I thought the 3900 had the upper water manifold at the back. I guess I was wrong about that.

Are the water manifolds two separate pieces or one large cover as with the Gen II & III engines?

Shaun41178(2) wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:52 am There is no upper bolt hole.

I must have gotten my wires crossed about which bolt hole is there and which is moved on the GenIV blocks then.

What else is the bracket attached to? One bolt ain't gonna work.

Gotta trim/grind the front mount like you do on the dohc 3.4 swaps. I also trimmed some excess webbing on the oil pan. A bit off the pan and a bit off the mount instead of it all off the mount. But that's it. IMG_20231115_133433017.jpg https://realfierotech.com/download/file.php?id=1649 Had to slot...

pmbrunelle wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:33 am
I suppose that with a leaf spring, you can tune it by rotating the spring in the pitch axis, so the axle moves back a bit with bumps.

This requires adjusting the pinion angle on the axle, which is much less easy.

Not bad:) I was hoping it would get the coolant out of the passages as well but maybe more time would do it. Some cleaners def work better on carbon than others. Maybe Eric needs a "coolant cleaning tank" and a "carbon cleaning tank" instead of "dirty" and "clean&...

It sucks when you have to admit that to yourself, but frees up headspace for more important things.

I don't know the particulars of the controller until/unless I take it apart, but the stampings look all the same, and the control layout is either identical or some have a button or two added that other don't have, but are otherwise the same. Does the timer function derive from populating the same c...

Then use two front frame halves for four wheel independent suspension AND Quadrasteer

FieroWanaBe1 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:35 am The lower right transmission is a broken V6 Muncie.

I have 3 F40s, 1 '07 G6, 1 '06 NOS G6, and 1 '03 9-3 Aero.

I have a '03 9-3, '07 G6 and '09 9-3 (w/ high feature V6 pattern)

Also a metric pattern F23 and a 3.63 F23

And a bunch of (10? 12?) 282s from all different applications.

Can you fit a cylinder head in one of those? Tank dimensions are 19.7x11.8x7.9 (500x300x200) All the "consumer grade" 30L units come out of the same factory in China... the only differences I've seen across Amazon and eBay are the quality of the drain valve and the artwork on the control ...

If you're just looking for a softer ride, install 1/2 ton leaf springs. If you still need to carry load, install helper air bags.