Good luck with the new fiero. I am driving my car to n j and am going to see Dave for some work while I am there.
CoolBlue87GT
JUL 07, 07:22 AM
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Originally posted by jim94:
Good luck with the new fiero. I am driving my car to n j and am going to see Dave for some work while I am there.
You might concider taking the autotrain up to VA.
CoolBlue87GT
JUL 07, 10:26 PM
Flew in to Trenton this morning, Dave's wife picked me up at the airport. Met Dave at the shop. Went over the things I'd needed to know about the swap. Thanked Dave for creating the car I've been wanting for some time now.
Here's Dave putting my tag on.
Driving it is interestion, don't have a way to explain yet, as I'm still trying to get a feel for it so I can put it into words.
I've been driving it over some really bad roads, some of the bumps on the interstates are really ruff. The engine runs good, as Dave said before, it is quiteter than the V6 at cruising speeds. From a stop, when accelerating, can tell something is different.
I drove it over to my sisters & brother-in-laws house in Rockville MD, spending the night with them. Will drive over to the Autotrain tomarrow afternoon. Will add some video's later.
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CoolBlue87GT
JUL 08, 12:11 PM
Made it to the autotrain in Virgina.
Caught it as they drove it into the train.
Copied train photo's from an earlier trip in 2005 when I bought coneshark's formula.
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FieroMaster88
JUL 08, 12:25 PM
Sounds good.
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CoolBlue87GT
JUL 09, 09:34 PM
Unloading in Florida
The train got in an hour ahead of schedule, they were flying during the night when most were asleep.
Fuel gauge with 100 miles @ 65 mph w/ cruise control & A/C running
Fuel gauge with 200 miles @ 70 mph w/ cruise control & A/C running
When I got home I did my 1st modifaction,
bmwguru gave me the original engine shroud, which would not fit. I trimmed it down & made it fit.
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CoolBlue87GT
JUL 13, 08:59 AM
Dave said the inital puff of smoke is normal. I can say on normal acceleration I've seen no smoke. Wondering what drivers behine me are experiencing as I pull away from traffic lights. Not noticing anyone moving to another lane. Seems to be running very clean. Dave did say he set it up more towards fuel mileage than performance. I will say the engine pulls with alot of power, haven't nailed it.
The fuel mileage so far on the trip was over 50 mpg, which I'm very happy with. Better than my motorcycle !
I've been driving it daily, looks like the next update on mileage won't be for a few weeks, 500 miles to a tank does look possible.
I'm seeing double !
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bmwguru
JUL 14, 09:31 AM
Very cool. Have you experimented with the Amsoil Cetane that I gave you?
Dave
CoolBlue87GT
JUL 14, 10:59 AM
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Originally posted by bmwguru:
Very cool. Have you experimented with the Amsoil Cetane that I gave you?
Dave
Yes, used 2 oz last fill up, will use 4 oz next to see if any change.
Your response reminded me, I found a local Automotive shop that was very interested in seeing this car when I stopped by to check them out.
One of their first comment was "Very Cool".
Actually it was pretty funny, I stopped by to see if they had a bolt for the engine cover, the guy asked do you have an example of what you need ?
Told him sure, I have it in the car. He asked, oh, do you have the bracket ? Told him, no, I've got the engine in the car.
He walked out to the car with me, started to look inside the interior for some reason, as I opened the rear trunk, he walked over and said "Oh, you have it in the car !!"
Then came the "Very cool" He called over some of the other techs, and the other comments were, "What a great idea", and "Holy crap - look at that !"
Went on to say, it looked like a clean install, saw the engine mounts, asked if the air worked and how did it drove, they were impressed.
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