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Saxman
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JAN 10, 08:13 PM
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I need to come up and work for you when I retire this year! (Of course, I would have a LOT to learn...)
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bmwguru
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JAN 12, 02:17 PM
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bmwguru
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JAN 12, 03:01 PM
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I measured the GM 2.8 end to end with transmission and got 36". I measured the VW 2.8 and got 33.5"
This should be easier than I thought.
Dave
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Andreas DK
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JAN 12, 08:04 PM
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you should get a HGP or a EIP Bi-turbo set on..! then it makes about 550hk and can easly make more..! :-P
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Raydar
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JAN 13, 11:43 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by bmwguru:
I measured the GM 2.8 end to end with transmission and got 36". I measured the VW 2.8 and got 33.5"
This should be easier than I thought.
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I wondered how that was going to work out.
I don't know anything about VWs, so I don't have anything useful to add, but it's quite interesting.
You've got our attention.
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bmwguru
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JAN 13, 02:11 PM
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The way the shop is booked up, it looks like I'm going to be spending a few nights a week and one day on a weekend on this project.
It's funny. My shop's workload was average when I bought my GT for the V8 swap. As soon as I pulled the engine, I was so busy I couldn't even look at the V8 project for over a year. As soon as it was done, we were slow for a whole year. Now, I start on this one and I have more work than I know what to do with.
Maybe I should always have a project car in the shop at all times.
If this swap goes well, a TDI swap will be in order as well as a built R32 swap... 
I may just pull out the V8 and put in the R32 into that car.
BUT first, let's see how this one goes. The TDI swap will be done on someone elses car. I think it will be an easy swap, but if I buy any more Fieros, my wife will kill me. Also, not to get ahead of myself, but I have a few slight mods for the TDI swap that I do to customer's cars to get rid of the few quirks they have...(not performance related).
Dave
ps....also there was one other thing I had done to the VR6 when it was apart for inspection that I did not mention. I'm not going to tell you what it is because I sell it to my customers as an upgrade. It is small, but you can feel the difference when accelerating, but I keep that in house. The dyno should show the difference.
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dsnover
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JAN 13, 04:15 PM
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As the owner of a 2000 TDI Jetta, I'd LOVE to see a TDI swap. I have 220k miles on my TDI. I love the engine, and I think in a lighter car, would be even better. One of the other thoughts that I had was swapping the brakes from the 99.5 + Jetta onto a Fiero. The Jetta has the same bolt pattern, and the rotors are pretty decent size.
-Darryl
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HC
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JAN 13, 06:20 PM
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Wow man, your making history right here... Whatever you do goes in the books. 
I could only dream of a Tiptronic Fiero... Or a Quattro...
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HC
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JAN 13, 06:23 PM
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JazzMan
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JAN 14, 01:09 PM
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. [This message has been edited by JazzMan (edited 04-14-2009).]
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