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Austrian Import
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NOV 17, 08:10 PM
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ViperBlue85GT, I'm sure BMWguru would be able to help you with the swap. It would be really cool to see more Fieros with German High Reving engines. 
PM BMWg., maybe the two of you could work something out regarding swap parts. (adapters, etc.) No need to reinvent the wheel. 
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bmwguru
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NOV 17, 08:36 PM
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I think a VW 1.8t (225hp) would be a cool swap. I'm leaning towards that for the Formula I recently picked up. But I told Joey I would wait a few years and see what technology brings us. The price of Jettas seemed to have drastically dropped in the past year. I had a 2002 GLS 1.8t in my shop today that was for sale for $800. The only thing that was good on the car was the engine, pcm and wiring, but that's all that is needed.
Dave
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Austrian Import
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NOV 18, 11:43 AM
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After talking to a few race car drivers, (we had a Mazdaspeed3 testing event a few months ago at Laguna Seca) my exitement for the Audi TFSI 4-banger has been rekindled.
Long story short: The consensus of a longer conversation between many race car, and test drivers was the TFSI 4-banger is one of the best examples of a Direct Injection, Turbo - 4banger transverse fwd engine.
^ Hopefully they'll come down in price soon.
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bmwguru
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MAY 31, 04:49 PM
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ryoleous
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MAY 31, 04:55 PM
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Who ever welded up that exhaust for your VR6 did a dam good job :P
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bmwguru
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MAY 31, 04:57 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by ryoleous:
Who ever welded up that exhaust for your VR6 did a dam good job :P |
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Yes Ryan,
You did an excellent job on that fabrication....I will treat you to a ride in the car once the oil pan is replaced. The VR6 suffered the fabled typical oil drain plug failure. The drain plug removes the threads from the pan when changing the oil. Fortunately, oil pan replacement is about a 30 minute job on this swap.
Dave
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jeffdean42
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JUN 14, 02:15 AM
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whats the weight of this motor fully dressed?
how hard was it to mount in the fireo? are you using the vr6 transmission? whats the max power it hold?
what you do about fuel pump? Computer? speedo cluster?
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bmwguru
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JUN 14, 06:14 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by jeffdean42:
whats the weight of this motor fully dressed?
how hard was it to mount in the fireo? are you using the vr6 transmission? whats the max power it hold?
what you do about fuel pump? Computer? speedo cluster?
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I'm not sure of the engine weight, but I believe it is lighter than the Fiero 2.8.....or at least it feels lighter. I am using the VR6 transmission. There are many optional gearsets available for it. Not sure of the max power, but there are a few VR6 cars running in the 9 second range with turbo setups. The original fuel pump was a Warlbro, but I downgraded to a 'Vette pump (the same one I have in the 3800 swap). I am running the factory VR6 computer with tuning mods done to it. The cluster is a set of VDO gauges.
Dave
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Gokart Mozart
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JUN 14, 09:52 AM
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From http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1330808
2.8L VR6 motor weighs ~400lbs with manifolds, etc all attatched.
The shipping weight I have down is 520lb, which was a full swap with tranny and wiring. Trans is probably 80-100lbs as I can lift one up by myself but its a little awkward.
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HausFiero
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JUN 15, 03:26 AM
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Out of curiosity, do u make a kit for this or specific parts for it? And I'm guessin the computer and wiring was the hardest part? What had to be done to mount it?
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