Bad news. 180K and never a wrench turned on the engine itself. Now blown it seems. Decision time and no decision made as yet. Need good strong '88 4 cyl for replacement or ?

[This message has been edited by JohnF (edited 09-19-2008).]

Nice looking car. I personally think it is begging for a 4.9 upgrade. The blown engine is just the cars way of saying "I'm ready".

That car needs a Quad 4 TURBO BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD. DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

Sorry I got carried away.

I'll give you a dollar for it......................................Damn I want a 88 coupe quad 4.


Vinny

quote Originally posted by CowsPatoot: Nice looking car. I personally think it is begging for a 4.9 upgrade. The blown engine is just the cars way of saying "I'm ready".

haha i like that im ready lol

LY7 swap 300 NA HP you would have the fastest NA 6cly
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...2/HTML/084103-3.html
or go with an ecotec

quote Originally posted by JohnF: Bad news. 180K and never a wrench turned on the engine itself. Now blown it seems. Decision time and no decision made as yet. Need good strong '88 4 cyl for replacement or ?

Say it ain't so? Well you got yours money worth out of it and it served you well. There where some Vin R 2.5 rebuilt or new(can't remember) engines on E-bay the other day that where close by and around $400 or so. There is always the option of a little more power and putting in a 3800 N/A or for a little more power a 3800SC. But then again those things always break down.

Looked on E-bay for the motors I saw but looks like the auction has ended for them. If interested I can PM you another E-bay auction of theres and you can E-mail them seeing what they have.

[This message has been edited by MstangsBware (edited 09-19-2008).]

sorry to hear about the car...
i don't know much about the 4cyl, try here: http://www.oem-surplus.com/gmwp/pontiac.htm
or may www.rockauto.com and of course ebay.

i guess the car got tired of chasing down 3.8sc fieros.

Beautiful car - I guess you'll have Tigger guarding it, while it awaits your decision what powers it next. Good luck with it !

Thanks guys. I WILL be putting in another engine - just don't know what kind as yet ( I actually lean toward another 2.5!). All stand by. I'll need all the help I can get.

quote 180K and never a wrench turned on the engine

Ah well, there's yer problem guv, you need to give 'em a bit o' a tickle once in a while to keep 'em happy.

Oh wait, you said WRENCH, sorry

Super nice looking car though and if stock is your thing then go for it. There's a lot to be said for stock (like no insurance hassles to start with).

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quote Originally posted by JohnF: Thanks guys. I WILL be putting in another engine - just don't know what kind as yet ( I actually lean toward another 2.5!). All stand by. I'll need all the help I can get.

If going with another 2.5 then thats easy and simple. Everything will be plug/play and will give you a chance to clean up anything in the engine bay that needs it.

The future of this car is dedicated. As most of you know, I bought it new. It was for my daughter an 18th birthday/college car. When she graduated college, she bought her own car and I "repossessed" it. Now it is promised to her oldest son on his 17th birthday (in six years). So, staying stock is actually a good option. All I really want to do is find a relatively low mileage replacement 2.5 and get it installed and ready for the next 6 years of babying by me.

So, keep me in mind if you find a good deal on a swap-in! Otherwise, I guess I will likely get a factory rebuilt for it and the 50 to 100K warranty that goes with them nowadays.

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[This message has been edited by 30+mpg (edited 09-20-2008).]

That OEM surplus place has NEW 2.5L short blocks for $299.00. Do some checking to see if it will fit your application as this is a great price. In the worst case you can always adapt. Get your heads redone, bolt them on, figure new engine mounting points if needed and you might get another 100K out of your Fiero.
If you enjoy the four, I'd go Ecotech as that engine is economical and offers great upgrade potentail.

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87GT - 3800SC Series III engine, 3.4" Pulley, N* TB, LS1 MAF, Flotech Exhaust Autolite 104's Custom CAI 4T65eHD w. custom axles
87GT - 3.4L Turbocharged engine, modified TH125H
" I'M ON THE LOOSE WITHOUT THE JUICE "

This car is BEAUTIFUL. Make sure your son takes care of it. I got a allegedly running 6cyl 2.8 on Ebay for $260. I'm rebuilding it next year (hopefully!), so I haven't tried it yet, but at that rate you can prob. find a good one on ebay. What about switching to a multi-port duke? I think some other GM's came w/ them, but that's the extent of my knowledge here...

Again, beautiful car.

-Michael

[This message has been edited by Fierology (edited 10-17-2008).]

quote Originally posted by 3.6lvvt6spdgt: LY7 swap 300 NA HP you would have the fastest NA 6cly https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...2/HTML/084103-3.html or go with an ecotec

or go for the LX9 3500. pretty good starting point. for a v6. its newer, its more efficient and you can rock out the mpg's with it. sounds good, and adds a nice oomph to the butt dyno.

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1987 Fiero GT built by my brother, merlot566jka, 3500 LX9 from 06 Malibu, WOT-TECH.com 1280 grind stage 3 cam, LS6 valve springs, 1227730 ECM conversion, Darrel Morse solid aluminum cradle mounts, Truleo headers modified to fit the 3500, 36# inectors, 70mm 4.3 throttle body adapted to 3500 intake, ported heads, upper and lower intakes, lightly polished, tcemotorsports.com crank trigger wheel, CenterForce dual friction clutch, Flowtech Afterburner muffler, 2.5" piping, cat deleted, EGR deleted, SinisterPerformance tuning, C6 Corvette exhaust tips. projected to be 35 MPG with a guesstimate of 250 hp at the motor

I have used Blane's Motor supply on Scyene Rd in Dallas for SBC's with good results each and every time. If you have Adobe on your computer you can download their pricelist.
http://www.blainesmotors.com/

i used www.citymotorsupply.com for my 4300. great price and shipping from dallas to oklahoma city wsa on 20 bux!

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1987 Fiero GT built by my brother, merlot566jka, 3500 LX9 from 06 Malibu, WOT-TECH.com 1280 grind stage 3 cam, LS6 valve springs, 1227730 ECM conversion, Darrel Morse solid aluminum cradle mounts, Truleo headers modified to fit the 3500, 36# inectors, 70mm 4.3 throttle body adapted to 3500 intake, ported heads, upper and lower intakes, lightly polished, tcemotorsports.com crank trigger wheel, CenterForce dual friction clutch, Flowtech Afterburner muffler, 2.5" piping, cat deleted, EGR deleted, SinisterPerformance tuning, C6 Corvette exhaust tips. projected to be 35 MPG with a guesstimate of 250 hp at the motor