Re: Fiero Formula in BSP
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:14 am
The 3400 and 3500 engines can push 270+ to the wheels all motor, and weigh a good bit less than the 3800SC... good combo for AutoX
Can't do an engine swap outside of the modified classes (or SM/SSM). He's going to have keep the 2.8 block for BSP.The Dark Side of Will wrote:The 3400 and 3500 engines can push 270+ to the wheels all motor, and weigh a good bit less than the 3800SC... good combo for AutoX
Fieros have been moved to Bsp. That's kinda why I got it for the year and model.The Dark Side of Will wrote:I thought Fieros ran CSP...
You've picked the best year/model of Fiero for autocrossing.
Can you start a thread on your 3.6 swap?
Tru dat... forgot "BSP" for a secSeries8217 wrote:Can't do an engine swap outside of the modified classes (or SM/SSM). He's going to have keep the 2.8 block for BSP.The Dark Side of Will wrote:The 3400 and 3500 engines can push 270+ to the wheels all motor, and weigh a good bit less than the 3800SC... good combo for AutoX
A turbo 3500 could work for SSM but even that powertrain would be a bit heavy. See Can an '88 Fiero be competitive in SSM?
I think it would be fine for SSM I don't really see weight being a factor here. My minimum would be 2502 lbs if i have a 3.5 turbo with 275 hoosiers all the way around.Series8217 wrote:Can't do an engine swap outside of the modified classes (or SM/SSM). He's going to have keep the 2.8 block for BSP.The Dark Side of Will wrote:The 3400 and 3500 engines can push 270+ to the wheels all motor, and weigh a good bit less than the 3800SC... good combo for AutoX
A turbo 3500 could work for SSM but even that powertrain would be a bit heavy. See Can an '88 Fiero be competitive in SSM?
Hahaha. I guess you haven't weighed a Fiero in street trim yet. It's VERY hard to remove weight from a Fiero in SSM. Don't forget you are not allowed to cut out the trunk! Your car is going to be 2700 to 2800 pounds without even having a driver in it. You will not even be close to your minimum weight, but the Miatas and RX7s you are running against will be. Make sure you read the thread I linked to above.tehmaxfactr wrote:My minimum would be 2502 lbs if i have a 3.5 turbo with 275 hoosiers all the way around.
Yea i have been told to put the 3.4 in lol. I dont want to cheat, so I am just going to run the 2.8. as until I head over to SSM. If I can get down to that weight I will just add bigger tires than 275 that would put my minium at 2700.Aaron wrote:I don't see you getting it down to 2500 lbs with that power train, or damn near any V6 for that matter. You'd basically need to remove 300-400lbs from the rest of the car. And if have to keep the 2.8l for BSP the 3500 is out anyway. Have you considered a 3.4l OHV? To any judge or even the most experienced person it's identical in outward appearance to the 2.8l, but adds a good deal of torque and like 20hp.
Hold on now.. you're getting things confused between the builds. The minimum weight he's talking about is for the SSM build, not BSP. SSM has a minimum weight based on drive wheels, engine displacement, forced induction, and tire width. There is no minimum weight for BSP, but there are extreme limitations on what you can do to save weight. From an SSM perspective, remember that he's adding a 3.5, turbocharger, and presumably 17x9 or 18x9 wheels so he can fit 275s or wider on all four corners.Shaun41178(2) wrote:I think getting his formula to 2502 lbs isn't out of reach but keeping the stock iron head engine in there won't help things. I don't know the rules for bsp as far as using an aluminum head 2.8 since it is a swap.
Does a cage need to be installed?
It appears his formula is a t top so removing the glass is prob worth 20-30 lbs right there.
Lightweightflywheel
Starter
Trunk carpet
Interior carpet
Spare seat
Spare tire and jack
Exhaust
lightweight battery
Just to name a few things. I think I calculated over 200 lbs out of my car and that is without removing the passenger seat yet. I think I weighed the pass seat at around 27 lbs
Aaron wrote:The last time I ran an SCCA event they had a microphone on one of the straights and you were DQ if you went over a certain decibel level. I remember a few of the serious Miata guys packing their exhausts after they went over.
If the venue has a noise limit they'll do that.The Dark Side of Will wrote:I thought that only happened at certain venues...
you don't need much to have good street cred in pensacola... I'm thinking it was somewhere around 350 whp.The Dark Side of Will wrote:Interesting... any idea how much power it makes?
That's what Mike told me too, but I still don't believe it.ericjon262 wrote:... I'm thinking it was somewhere around 350 whp.
I am hopefully going to get it running through this holiday season but the gasket and the head studs arr like 400$Emc209i wrote:That's what Mike told me too, but I still don't believe it.ericjon262 wrote:... I'm thinking it was somewhere around 350 whp.
I'd say it's definitely possible, but it depends on how much boost is pushed in. one guy on the 60v6 forums was running low 11's in a Cam and boost 3500 installed in a camaro.Emc209i wrote:That's what Mike told me too, but I still don't believe it.ericjon262 wrote:... I'm thinking it was somewhere around 350 whp.