Would i be able to throw in an olds' 442 in the fiero, i gotta 87 4cyl, stick, and im tired of the 4... somebody had gotta 442 olds block and is willing to give it to me.. u think it be a nice swap??

What Olds motor are you talking about? 442 was the performance model of the Cutlass meaning 4 speed, 4 barrel, 2 dual exhaust; 442. Depending on the year it could be anything from a 350 to a 455 big block. Of course Buick, Olds, and Pontiac motors (BOP) are all heavier and generally wider than small block chevys and you're close to running out of room with a chevy. There was a guy who put a blown Olds 455 in a Fiero but it was latitudaly (sp?) mounted and took some major fabrication and a differnet transaxle. But its cool as hell.



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-Tim

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no one makes an adapter plate for BOP motors, you would have to custom make one, BOP motors are wide and long, the chevy motor is a much better fit

I think he means the Quad4 442. If that is the case, you'll also need the trans, which I would recommend anyway since it's got the LSD in it. Not sure if the 90's 442 came with an auto, even so, I'd rather have the 5 speed. For the life of me, I can't remember where I read about the 2.3/2.4 hybrid engine build that used the best parts from those engines to make the ULTIMATE Quad4. Maybe it was HotRod? I forget.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by AquaHusky:

I think he means the Quad4 442. If that is the case, you'll also need the trans, which I would recommend anyway since it's got the LSD in it. Not sure if the 90's 442 came with an auto, even so, I'd rather have the 5 speed. For the life of me, I can't remember where I read about the 2.3/2.4 hybrid engine build that used the best parts from those engines to make the ULTIMATE Quad4. Maybe it was HotRod? I forget.[/QU

Quad442 came with a LSD, I didn't know that, I saw one in the salvage yard last year but it's gone now, what other tranny came with a LSD??