LS6 in a feiro? nuckin futs...

EnjukuRacing240sx · #1 03-10-2004, 12:08 PM

exactly how fast would a feiro with a corvette LS6 motor be? what are the approximate quarter mile times?

rgeeinc · #2 03-11-2004, 10:39 PM

I believe that there are only two right now in the country and Archie is building one as we speak. As for the two that are running I don't think they have run them at the track. There are a lot of bigger motors out there in Fiero, and they seem to do quite well.
Bob

EnjukuRacing240sx · #3 03-12-2004, 01:20 PM

damn... whats the biggest motor you know of thats been put in a feiro?

nbw · #4 03-12-2004, 04:23 PM

I believe I remember reading about someone who put a 455 in the back of one...

rgeeinc · #5 03-13-2004, 01:42 AM

EnjukuRacing240sx,
nbw, said he read about the 455 in a Fiero, Well,I have seem the car, and talked with the guy that put an Olds 455 in the back of the Fiero, but size doesn't always matter. I know the old saying of there is no replacement for displacement but. I will take a well built 350 SBC over that 455. For one you can make more HP with the small block. I myself run a modified ZZ430. in my Fiero. With the modifications and all I am running 460 HP with 450 Lb. of torque. Is that big enough? I am toying with the Idea of putting twin turbos in it now. I don't know if that is going to happen but I am working on it. I will know more in a couple of weeks.
Bob

starkmaster03 · #6 04-03-2004, 04:19 AM

I was at a car show in Aluburn Indiana and i saw a fiero with a 454 in it. It was cut out in the back with the carborators sticking out. I think that it had a overheating problem with that big block in such a small area because the guy would shut it off every time he stopped.

Ragtop_Renegade · #7 04-03-2004, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rgeeinc

I know the old saying of there is no replacement for displacement but. I will take a well built 350 SBC over that 455. For one you can make more HP with the small block.

True enough, but a built small block costs a lot more then a running junkyard big block. And sometimes, the idea isn't so much speed as it is getting people to stare at it in awe.

russianyuri · #8 07-26-2004, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ragtop_Renegade

True enough, but a built small block costs a lot more then a running junkyard big block. And sometimes, the idea isn't so much speed as it is getting people to stare at it in awe.

VERY WRONG... big blocks coast a helluva lot at a junkyard, the parts for a big block are always more expensive, and the same goes for machine work. I've looked into both options and I'm going with a small block for my fiero. To buy and fully rebuild a big-block with STOCK OEM parts it will run you no less than $5,000 (from Horsepower Engineering) I can fully rebuild a 99 LS1 with upgraded valvetrain and racing piston-rings for less than $2500 including the engine cost. Plus, Big blocks make more torque than power and you definitely DO NOT need monster torque in a 2700 lbs car

goatnipples2002 · #9 08-19-2004, 06:36 PM

Lets say I have a donor car with a 350 would I still need the master kit from archie to get up and running? Would a clutch and the deluxe kit cut it?

rgeeinc · #10 08-20-2004, 12:22 AM

If you already have a 350 all you need is a Kit from Archie. You can choose a master build kit or a deluxe kit, the choice is up to you. The master build kit has everything you will need to complete the swap. Where as the deluxe kit has just what is necessary to do the kit you will have to make a number of runs to the hardware store or parts store for a number of things. If you are a person that goes to junkyards and likes to go to all the car swap meets for parts then maybe the deluxe kit is for you. I would recommend going to Archie's site, www.V8Archie.com and doing a little researching. He has everything there that you will need to know. It will take a little looking around, it is a big site, to find everything. But I am sure you will not regret it. Go take a look and then decide which kit you need.
Good luck on your project, when it's complete you will know that all the time spent on it was worth every minute.

Bob

ZZ430 85GT Rebody

FormulaMunkeeGt · #11 08-25-2004, 08:31 AM

Yes v8 in a fiero is nice......to look at...yes you got the power but its a 2700lb car v6 turbo would sufice & not throw off the 48/52 wiegt ratio there not made for draging there madem for road racing conering

rgeeinc · #12 08-25-2004, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by FormulaMunkeeGt

Yes v8 in a fiero is nice......to look at...yes you got the power but its a 2700lb car v6 turbo would sufice & not throw off the 48/52 wiegt ratio there not made for draging there madem for road racing conering

It's obvious you have never been in or know much about a V8 Fiero. After the build, the weight difference is about 100 lbs. if you use aluminum heads. If you put a passenger in your car, you change the weight more than that unless it is a child. So I guess they build a Fiero as a single seater and they were never meant to carry a passenger, that would through off your 48/50 weight ratio. As for the turbo V6 and you think it will suffice, again you don't know much about Fieros. The turbo V6, been there, done that, and for me it wasn't enough. Just didn't have enough in the long run. No they were not made for drag racing nor were they made for road racing, They were made as an inexpensive commuter car. Just so happens that they do corner and drive very well on a road course. But by putting a V8 in them they can do both. They still hold there own on a road course and on the drag strip.

goatnipples2002 · #13 08-25-2004, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rgeeinc

It's obvious you have never been in or know much about a V8 Fiero. After the build, the weight difference is about 100 lbs. if you use aluminum heads. If you put a passenger in your car, you change the weight more than that unless it is a child. So I guess they build a Fiero as a single seater and they were never meant to carry a passenger, that would through off your 48/50 weight ratio. As for the turbo V6 and you think it will suffice, again you don't know much about Fieros. The turbo V6, been there, done that, and for me it wasn't enough. Just didn't have enough in the long run. No they were not made for drag racing nor were they made for road racing, They were made as an inexpensive commuter car. Just so happens that they do corner and drive very well on a road course. But by putting a V8 in them they can do both. They still hold there own on a road course and on the drag strip.

HELL YEAH

FIEROS ARE THE $h!t. They are in deed awesome drag cars the best american drag car to me. A v8 in a fiero with some stiff springs and shocks will still handle like a v6 or 4 bangin fiero.

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