Hey all, was curious if anyone has ever put in an Integra type R engine and transmission into a Fiero? I know it's front wheel drive but could it work and has it been done? And I know there are a lot of other American engines and trannies that can go into a Fiero but was just wondering about the type R.

Thx

with the right amount of fabrication, anything is possible. however in my own opinion, that's blasphemous!
if you have a b18c you should put that towards a welcoming honda. kind of a pricey engine for a fiero i think, especially with the world of american engine swaps that the fieros are susceptible to.

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1987 GT fastback (Halfarrari)

Thanks for the reply Buddha. Ya, from what I've heard the American engines are a easier to swap into the Fiero but I'm thinking of a future project involving a kit. I would love to have the sound of the type R engine to give it a little more of an import sound then a domestic.
I was wondering if anyone had done it before. I did hear of someone doing an NSX engine and tranny but that's a very expensive set up and also expensive to maintain.

[This message has been edited by baggs (edited 08-03-2012).]

oh god not another one of these

I could see the novelty of it, but honestly if you want to run a type-R and have that "import sound", get a car that has one. There are so many domestic engines these days that are probably as good if not better than a type-r. If you still want that import sound then stick a fart cannon on the exhaust and be done with it.

Sorry but I'm a bit of a purist about these things.

[This message has been edited by schw32m (edited 08-03-2012).]

Have you priced out a B18C lately? You can get two or three 3800 series II Supercharged engines for the price of one. Plus the headache of getting the Honda and Pontiac electricals to play nice with each other, not to mention getting it to mount to the frame, and get Honda CV shafts to go into GM wheel bearings.

It would be unique, and the first one, but there's a reason: you can go faster for MUCH cheaper, with a LOT less work involved. I think it would actually be easier to build a mid-engine Civic.

quote Originally posted by RWDPLZ: It would be unique, and the first one, but there's a reason: "snip" I think it would actually be easier to build a mid-engine Civic.

Now, THERE is an idea!

[This message has been edited by olejoedad (edited 08-03-2012).]

Okay, well for those with the usefull info thanks and those with just opinions... no thanks. Was curious to know if someone had ever tried it but now I can see that it would be a lot of work/money to attempt such a project. As for the farts cans - have you ever heard a stock type R engine/exhaust? Sounds nothing like the fart cans.

do a mid engined del sol! that would be dope!

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1987 GT fastback (Halfarrari)

quote Originally posted by baggs: As for the farts cans - have you ever heard a stock type R engine/exhaust? Sounds nothing like the fart cans.

Yeah, guy across the street has a prelude with a Type-R and 3 houses down lives a Gen-2 eclipse turbo. Neither of them have fart cans. So yes I do know what they sound like

sorry for being brash but all the younger guys that buy a fiero is to get away from rice as am i all my friends have ricers and i for one am damn determined to build a little car the same size WITH A V8 i may add and beat them all over the steet like the old farts around here will not do anymore there is also a kid here that has a gt that was bragging up a 3.4 dohc he "plans" to build then turbo and thinks he has one bad ace machine just because it goes pssst when he shifts sorry for the rant but hey that happens on here some time lol welcome to the madness of the forum a 3.4 would be a good beginer swap or a 3800 s/c a v8 is a little pricey and not as fast as the 3800s but that may be in the plans for the next car lol but just have fun with the car i even got a tatoo of the nose emblem man they are a dream and again sorry for the harsh words i was just in a bad mood earlier

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I really hate when people can't look past brands and see the merits of each one.

quote Originally posted by RWDPLZ: It would be unique, and the first one, but there's a reason: you can go faster for MUCH cheaper, with a LOT less work involved. I think it would actually be easier to build a mid-engine Civic.

quote Originally posted by dobey:

266 RWHP? Not bad. Not bad at all.`

That's how Honda should've built the Del Sol in the first place!! Instead, what we got was a puny FWD chick car...

quote Originally posted by retroman: That's how Honda should've built the Del Sol in the first place!! Instead, what we got was a puny FWD chick car...

In the mid 90s a 160 HP tiny 2-seater was hardly a "puny FWD chick car." The Corvette at the time had less than 300 HP. The DOHC VTEC version was not a bad car stock at all. And probably not an appropriate comment given how underpowered the Fiero is compared to today's vehicles as well.