The Official VR6 Engine Swap (Page 26/73)
bmwguru MAY 22, 08:46 PM

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Originally posted by arte444:

I like the muffler =)




Thanks!
I just cut the stock exhaust off the Jetta at the cat and bolted it up as a joke. It does make a nice sound, though.
Someone sent me a pm asking what I am doing in the video. I am operating the gas pedal with my hands. I have to finish making the bracket for the pedal and wanted to make sure the wiring would be fine while it was still easy to get at.
Dave
Austrian Import MAY 23, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by bmwguru:
I just cut the stock exhaust off the Jetta at the cat and bolted it up as a joke.



That's really cool though. Center exhaust ^_^ . Does that mean that the stock exhaust pipe clears easily under the stock trunk?

In that case, with a 90* bend the catalytic converter could be mounted "within the same distance as on the donor car", meaning it could theoretically be California emissions legal.

Could you take a picture from underneath the car to show clearances, when you get a chance? ( with the exhaust pipe installed)
- front of cradle (where the stock Fiero cat would be)
- and back of cradle near trunk)
bmwguru MAY 24, 08:27 PM
I did cut the trunk, but that is for the turbo (phase II of this swap). I did measure and a center exhaust would be cool, but I'd need a custom rear bumper to make it look right. So, if anyone has ideas for that, let me know. I will be running magnaflow mufflers and no cat.
I started making the gas pedal mount, but the weather is so nice up here that I had to take a break and enjoy the 70 degree sunny days while they are here. This week, I'll be progressing on the interior wiring and shifter mods...with pics.
Dave
FieroWannaBe MAY 24, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by bmwguru:

I did measure and a center exhaust would be cool, but I'd need a custom rear bumper to make it look right. So, if anyone has ideas for that, let me know.
Dave
bmwguru MAY 24, 08:46 PM
looks very cool, but I need a license plate.
FieroWannaBe MAY 24, 09:44 PM

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Originally posted by bmwguru:

looks very cool, but I need a license plate.



put it to the side next to the cutout, no biggie.
Formula88 MAY 24, 11:18 PM

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Originally posted by bmwguru:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLiStLmSdCY

I still have a lot of work to do. The gas pedal needs to be mounted. The exhaust needs to be made and the shifter has to be made.
Hopefully, we'll be driving it soon!
Dave




Sounds mean. I like it.
Jakezilla3 MAY 26, 10:34 AM

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Originally posted by FieroWannaBe:


put it to the side next to the cutout, no biggie.




Put some really strong magnets on the back of the bumper and on your plate, then you could just stick it on and pull it off. Might be a PITA if you plan on driving it around town because of theft, but glue some screw heads onto it and people might think it is attached.

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88 Fiero Formula V6 auto
99 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
99 Nissan Sentra 1.6L 5speed

bmwguru MAY 26, 03:22 PM
well, the hardest part about doing a swap that has never been done is the research. I'm sure that my next VW Fiero swap will be much easier and quicker time frame. There are a few things I would change if I started all over again, which I may go back into and revamp once the car is driveable.
A TDI swap is definitely going to be on the drawing board for late 2008 or 2009.
As for the bumper...I'll leave that for the end. I might swap on a fastback rear clip and I really haven't thought about the body mods yet.
Dave
Faster7 MAY 27, 02:40 PM
Very nice!


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Originally posted by bmwguru:
I concidered running a stand alone, but in order to do a TDI swap, the factory ECM and wiring need to be retained.



Wiring isn't that hard as you know... but there is also a shop that makes hybrid pumps to run a TDI motor with just a single wire, like how the older VW diesels were. Dug for the shop info with no luck so far, but found this thread:

http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6427

[This message has been edited by Faster7 (edited 05-27-2008).]