I'll post up some more pics soon. Some of the pics I'll email you for your private viewing Max, but others I will post up here. I can't let all my secrets out. I'm working on a driveability issue with the car right now. I traced it back to a defective sensor that was brand new, so I should have that issue resolved in a few days when i get the new part. I am having some serious issues trying to find decent parts for the cold air intake. Any good websites for custom CAI stuff? Other than that, I found it was easier to wire in a relay and sensor for the fan rather than try to make the VW fan module functional. This makes for a lot of less wiring and easier diagnosis if there is a failure. Dave
Austrian Import
SEP 13, 07:19 PM
I have an alternative idea for a dash/gauge pod:
Audi gauges. Either Audi TT, A6, A4, or others. (R8 gauges would be nice, but I'm guessing they're $$$, and probably incompatible)
I'm hoping they'd bolt in. Much prettier than the VW gauges, and they'd hold you over until the VDO's arrive.
bmwguru
SEP 13, 08:20 PM
Actually, I just ordered the VDO set today, so I should have them installed by mid week. I ordered everything needed to complete the car and hopefully start the tuning process. As of right now, I'm really not feeling the 5.5lb flywheel. It is really light and the rpms seem floaty. Dave
bmwguru
SEP 21, 11:35 AM
I installed the CAI and the gauges. The intake was pretty simple once I found the parts. The air filter is a little large, but I'll probably change it out for a slightly smaller one once I install the new quarter panels. The gauges were not as bad to wire up as I thought they would be. The oil pressure switch was tapped from the oil filter housing. It has two unused ports and all I needed was a 10mm to 1/8" adapter and it was fine. The coolant temp sensor and fan control switch was installed in the pipe that fed the radiator (at the engine). The tach signal I took right from the ECM wiring to the cluster. I was able to fine tune the tach by watching the tach and the rpm reading on the VW laptop. Same for the water temperature. The speedometer is all that is left to calibrate and then the gauges are done. The car is still a few months from completion, but it is coming along nicely. I was having issues with an extended crank and found the starter switch to be defective out of the box, so I replaced it and the engine fires right up. Dave
85duke
SEP 23, 07:27 PM
I still vote this as one of the coolest swaps sure everyone can swap a 3800sc or a sbc but it takes balls to go all out and install a vr6 motor and all of the hardware. you sir are one of a kind. I vote to see more wacky swaps just for the hell of it.
bmwguru
SEP 23, 09:34 PM
Thanks for the compliment. The next swap has already been decided and it will be a shop project. I'm not going to disclose what it will be, but it has never been done on a Fiero yet and I really have no clue how we are going to do it yet. Shawnhalolush came up with the idea and I said, let's try it. So when this swap is done (probably by mid November), I'm taking a month off and then we'll start on the next one. Dave
bmwguru
SEP 25, 11:10 AM
Found an injector problem during the initial testing, so the upper intake and fuel rail had to come out today. No Biggie.
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bmwguru
SEP 25, 11:29 AM
video time......
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topher_time
SEP 25, 01:47 PM
85duke
SEP 25, 01:52 PM
I am glad to see it is runnin good. someone seemed a little uneasy when she took off from that stop sign. good job.
