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fierodeletre
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DEC 04, 11:55 PM
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hey wftb, I had a few questions about ecotecs for ya: 1: Are both the 2.2 and the 2.4 VVT engines? Also, is the 170hp we've been talking about for the 2.2 you installed, or is that a 2.4 stat? Upon closer inspection of the photo, I can see what you're talking about with respect to the header angle. Kinda a funny place for a cat, but then again I'm not a GM engineer. If I was that solstice would have an eco in the middle and be called a 07 fiero, but that's jsut me.  btw looking great on the build, thanks for the pics and info.
Austin------------------
If you can't be good, be good at it.
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wftb
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DEC 05, 01:12 PM
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the 2.4 is a v.v.t. the 2.2 is not.the 2.4 solstice is rated at 177 hp.the 2.2 is rated 140 to 150 hp depending on the car it is in.independant testing of the 2.2 has shown higher than 160 hp. at the crank.so a solstice motor would be a nice catch if you could find one.
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fieroturbo
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DEC 05, 09:19 PM
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You know WFTB, I heard about that 160hp mark as well, and I've tried finding out if anyone did similar tests on a 2.4L Eco, but haven't had any luck.
GM did similar stunts with the LS1 V8's... writing down a lower HP number than what it really was. They tend to do this to reduce insurance costs of the vehicles.
Project is looking good bud! Keep it up.------------------
Petty Officer Michael C Casaceli
Aircraft Electronics Technician Second Class
Patrol Squadron Ten
United States Navy
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fierodeletre
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DEC 06, 01:09 AM
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Does anyone else find it mildly ironic that a swap in a fwd setup on a rwd car requires a rwd header to clear the engine bay wall? hehe  ------------------
If you can't be good, be good at it.
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fieroturbo
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DEC 06, 05:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierodeletre:
Does anyone else find it mildly ironic that a swap in a fwd setup on a rwd car requires a rwd header to clear the engine bay wall? hehe
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Lol
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Fosgatecavy98
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DEC 06, 10:24 PM
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I have a friend thats a service manager at a dealership, he can get a 06 Solitice Header and gasket for $250
Might be worth it...
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fierodeletre
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DEC 06, 10:49 PM
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correct me if I'm wrong, but solstices come only with a 2.4, right? whether or not it's turbocharched, it's still a 2.4 Does the 2.4 have the same head as the 2.2? or rather, will the manifolds bolt up/interchange? ------------------
If you can't be good, be good at it.
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wftb
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DEC 06, 10:55 PM
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i saw a price of 165.00 on one of the parts seller websites (list 265.00) .i just dont trust them to send the right one.and then if it is the wrong one ,how do you get your money back ? the return shipping would put you way out of pocket.
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wftb
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DEC 07, 11:12 PM
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i think the heads are at least the same casting.all the different tests i have read only mention how the bore and stroke changes to go from 2.0 to 2.2 to 2.4 .no mention of different valve sizes or head changes other than V V T on the 2.4 .today i got the cavalier fuel pump into the fiero tank and put the tank back in the car.hooked it up to the harness and turned the ignition on and got no noise from the pump .good news is i now have a working gas guage .i dont know why the pump is not working , i hot wired it before i put it in the tank and it ran ok .i really hope i dont have to drop the tank again .i am really sick of gas fumes . this is how the cavalier pump got installed in the fiero tank.i used the fiero o ring on the cavvy pump .i had to cut the hole slightly larger with a jig saw.if you look closely you will see two connectors on this assembly.one feeds the pump and the sending unit for the gas gauge and the other one has three wires going to some sort of sensor.i did not have that connector hooked to anything before so maybe that could be why my pump is not working.
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wftb
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DEC 07, 11:15 PM
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the turbo solstice is a 2.0 litre motor ,not a 2.4 i dont know if it has V V T.
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