ecotec swap (Page 48/98)
wftb SEP 13, 05:41 PM
ran out of gas at 508.8 km .it took 34.35 litres to fill it up (including my 9 litre gas can) .total km driven was 518 .that is 15.08 km per litre or 35.34 miles to the american gallon (3.78 L) .this was mixed driving , mostly 2 lane highways , going through towns and city streets .only about 80 km on expressways .so i am pretty happy with these figures .the tank is smaller than i thought .not even 10 us gallons .
Eau_Rouge SEP 13, 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by wftb:

ran out of gas at 508.8 km .it took 34.35 litres to fill it up (including my 9 litre gas can) .total km driven was 518 .that is 15.08 km per litre or 35.34 miles to the american gallon (3.78 L) .this was mixed driving , mostly 2 lane highways , going through towns and city streets .only about 80 km on expressways .so i am pretty happy with these figures .the tank is smaller than i thought .not even 10 us gallons .



Wow, nearly 200km more than I usually get with my 2.8 v6 with the 4 speed stick in similar driving conditions.
One day, I'll have an ecotec in my Fiero as well!!!

Thanks for updating wftb, good to hear someone confirming my calculations.
wftb SEP 13, 10:17 PM
you were almost bang on . i thought i would fall victim to the stock fiero's tendency to leave 2 gallons in the tank .my 85 would run out of gas with slightly under 1/4 tank showing on the gauge .as it is , i am really satisfied , now i will fill up at 400 km instead of 250 .
wftb OCT 29, 11:25 PM
i have put the fiero away for the winter .a little earlier than usual but driving in the rain in the dark going to and from work is not pleasant in the fiero .and i bought a new big fabric shed i can fit the fiero and my boat in .i am going to do a little work on it this year .i have stainless brake lines and clutch line to install and if i have the money i found a willwood 12" brake kit i think i can make fit .part #140-9193 .bigger brakes with less weight , sounds good to me .
wftb NOV 08, 10:50 PM
i decided to take the head off to see how things are holding up in there .i took it off and it all looks really good , everything pretty clean and cylinders smooth and valves look good .all the eco forums say you cant boost a 2.2 without blowing it up but i really dont see a problem .i think most of them have not gone to the extreme lengths of charge cooling that i have... anyway , while i have it open i am going to put in some wiseco pistons and some eagle rods and add a electronic boost controller .i am going to use the 10:1 pistons and max out at about 14 psi .i am also going to run individual cylinder water/meth nozzles .i really think water meth is what has kept this engine in such great shape .i will try to get some pics up soon , i now have a mac so i have to figure pip all over again .(well actually my wife will have to do that )
wftb NOV 14, 06:13 PM
i have my new pistons and rods ordered now from allecotec.com .i got the old pistons out and they are mostly in great shape .it looks like some debris got in to # 2 cylinder and caused some scoring on the cylinder walls .my plan was to use the old rings on the new pistons and leave the cylinders as is , but the scoring made me change my mind .so i got a hone and gave it my best shot .they came out OK , not perfect, but i used an old ring to check the bores and they seem close enough .if it doesnt work out and i end up burning too much oil , i will have to go get a low mile 2.2 and swap my new parts in to it .the bearings on the rods all look like new so that was good to see .
wftb NOV 26, 11:32 PM
engine parts are supposed to be shipped monday , so i should have everything by wednsday .i have been busy rerouting hoses and i drilled a turbo drain hole in the oil pan so i am finally going to get rid of the oil scavenger pump .i also took off my inline fuel pump that has been disconnected most of the time it has been on the car.it just isnt needed and it did not work the way i planned it to so it is just weight for nothing .i have a bunch of pics to post but i cant seem to get them sized right to get pip to accept them .still looking for an easy to use photo program .
wftb NOV 27, 09:47 AM

wftb NOV 27, 10:13 AM


the fiero new winter work shop


waiting for new high performance parts
carnut122 NOV 27, 09:34 PM
Sorry for double post!

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