Has anyone had success in completing an ecotec turbo 2.0 swap. Are you happy with it, how does it sound?, is it fast? cost involved etc etc. I want to know the good, bad and the ugly.

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~John

'88 GT 5spd White/Beechwood
'00 Corvette vert. 6spd Yellow/Black
'05 Colorado Xtreme Black/Graphite

[This message has been edited by j bf1 (edited 03-08-2013).]

I guess which Ecotec Turbo are you talking about... the direct-injected version, or the Saab port-injected version?

SS Cobalt so I believe that's direct injection.

The LNF turbo engine is a great swapping engine although I don't think I've seen one go into a Fiero yet - possibly due to price of used engines.

They can be made to put out around 400 BHP with stock internals and 500 with better pistons and rods and they weigh less than a V6, although with the turbo and intercoller it is probably about the same.

They look good and fit well. This is the one in my Solstice ('only' 350 BHP and close on 400 ft-lbs out of a 2.0)

Bump

Are they fast I'd imagine... I laid out a nice 13.31@107 with my ss/tc on a not so aggressive tune. Now if the stock clutch would hold bigger turbo would be fun.

imagine costs are what's detouring people

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3800 SC/IC Formula whines more than your girl...
08 Cobalt SS TC - ZZP tuned, K&N SRI, 6k HID's 13.31@107
07 HHR - Wifes (tried to have her get the SS)

Any swaps I can look at? I'm toying with the idea of the is swap the LNF that is.

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My Car - 87' GT - 3800sc - Flat Black - Lowered
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../HTML/121571.html#p0

No, there are no completed LNF swaps currently, in the Fiero.

The only completed Ecotec swaps (turbo or otherwise) are non-SIDI variants.

Where can I find a nice ecotec thread searching just brings up threads like this one...

-Mitch

go to my thread in the construction zone .all ecotecs can be mounted the same way . only fuel and electronics vary .Blocks are all physically the same on the outside . LNF wiring , you will be on your own .

quote Originally posted by mitchjl22: Where can I find a nice ecotec thread searching just brings up threads like this one... -Mitch

If you want a nice LNF thread, there isn't one, because nobody has done the swap. If you want general Ecotec threads, there are a couple:

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum3/HTML/000029.html
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/000544.html
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/094237.html