It appears as if you still have the front engine bracket/dogbone mount bracket still on the motor. Do you use a dogbone there? If not that's an easy 10-15 lbs if you remove it, and frees up quite a bit of room. I'm sure you left it there for a reason though, it'd be hard to miss.
Aaron wrote:It appears as if you still have the front engine bracket/dogbone mount bracket still on the motor. Do you use a dogbone there? If not that's an easy 10-15 lbs if you remove it, and frees up quite a bit of room. I'm sure you left it there for a reason though, it'd be hard to miss.
As you can see in the photo I did remove the dogbone mount part of it so it's just a lift bracket now. Still somewhat heavy I guess. I could remove it, but if I remember correctly it's not that easy to remove the bolts because they're blocked by the slave cylinder bracket and crossover pipe. I'll check again, as that's definitely free weight loss... thanks for noticing!
I'm surprised you left it haha. Being that you don't need to lift the motor to take it out of the Fiero, I'd definitely take it off. I'm not sure about the slave bracket, but the coolant crossover does interfere with removing it. Just undo it from one end, loosen the 8mm bolt into the head (Good luck with that!) and you can wiggle it out.
Oh you meant the exhaust crossover. Ya that too haha. Still not hard for an easy 5lbs?
Aaron wrote:I'm surprised you left it haha. Being that you don't need to lift the motor to take it out of the Fiero, I'd definitely take it off. I'm not sure about the slave bracket, but the coolant crossover does interfere with removing it. Just undo it from one end, loosen the 8mm bolt into the head (Good luck with that!) and you can wiggle it out.
Oh you meant the exhaust crossover. Ya that too haha. Still not hard for an easy 5lbs?
Well, I do need to lift the motor off the cradle . But yeah, there's really no reason for it to be there now. Added it to my list.
Racing isn't about all out power, a well balanced car is just as important. It's much easier to learn how to race in a low to medium power car than a high powered car. I also think Steven has just enough power to not worry about breaking drivetrain parts on the track.
Not once in my 3.4TDC fiero did I think it was slow. It felt like a rocket ship compared to the stock 2.8
I have to agree with the other comments and say this is one of my favorite Fieros out there. not a big fan of the wing, but it serves a purpose, which is why I think I like this car so much, everything serves a purpose.
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crzyone wrote:Racing isn't about all out power, a well balanced car is just as important.
Exactly.
My car modding philosophy emphasizes simplicity, balance, and reliability.
draven wrote:What wires and boots are you utilizing?
The GM/AC Delco ones. They are infinitely reliable if you don't cut or abrade them, and they have a lifetime warranty.
ericjon262 wrote:I have to agree with the other comments and say this is one of my favorite Fieros out there. not a big fan of the wing, but it serves a purpose, which is why I think I like this car so much, everything serves a purpose.
While balance/durability are certainly important especially when learning, more power will always be faster. Putting my turbo motor into this car would significantly improve lap times. However it would add weight of course (20 lbs maybe?), and it would absolutely make the car much harder to drive (Dare I say impossible) and more unreliable.
I don't blame you at all for that. I think a 4th gen F-body is hard to beat for big power, and with enough money into the brakes/suspension can still be a very solid track car.