Thread: 3800 s/c fiero swap

Originally Posted by Bio248

for being a rwd car making that much power youd think it would be faster.

Yea ok this is my logic
If i could get my car into the 11's then that swapped into a fiero wouldnt that get into the low tens just with weight reduction and still be streetable

i bet they are using the 4t65e-hd and associated parts.

they use 5 and 6 speed manuals in most of them.... ive done a lil research on them.. 5 speed is easier to put in though...

If i did the swap/build I think Id stay auto if it was possible auto's are faster at the track

manual FTW unless its a BUILT auto.

Originally Posted by Hawkins04

yea auto is better for drag but it wont be at the track everyday. that and i have an auto now and i dont like auto's that much i get bored when im driving if you know what i mean

Oh i think a Manual shift trans is great for spirited driving But If i were to build a 10sec car she might as well be a trailor ***** case it aint getting driven daily
Id definatly have a built auto

Plus when i had my TA it had a 6 speed and it was a ain in the ass in traffuk

well i have mt gtp as a fast street car so if i did another 3800 it would go in a fiero and id try for streetable but wouldnt pass ca smog lol

my s1x build machined new everything internal heads and all i have 3k in motor depends what else your looking at and if your turning a wrench your self

Originally Posted by Hawkins04

this is the list im thinking of getting:
3.0 pulley or smaller maybe
42.5 injectors
ported heads/ headers of some kind
n* throttle body
s1x cam
1.8 rockers if needed
valve springs of some kind
intercooler
new internals if i can find them

anything else i need that i missed? i dont know where to get the heads or to just port the stockers and the headers or what valve springs?

For the heads use stockers and have them ported But find a shop that knows what they are doing if porting heads go up a level in the cam id say
Id go meth over IC because I see IC as a weak link and more hassel then i wanna deal with but IC's are proven so yea

your looking at around 3-4k with you doing the work
Id get a master rebuild kit should come with every thing internalwise

A 3.4'd 3800 in a fiero runs high 12's all day long. And no bio, they don't use 4t65s mainly. Alot of people have now went to the F40 6 speed, or the getrag 5 speed that came stock. You can't say they aren't fast for as much power they make. I was in the fiero game for 4 years prior to buying my gtp, i know a little bit about them.

i dont think 160 tstsats are healthy so id say 180 im sure lslick7 can lend you alot mor info then me

I know quite a bit about the fiero itself in general, but for the technical aspects of building a swap im not the most knowledgeable. But the info on swaps are becoming more acessible over the years. Your best bet is to research as much as you can on fiero.nl, i practically lived on that site. Go to westcoastfiero.com and research on their conversions page. They provide mounts, headers, low mount alt brackets, etc. for sale and have become a staple in the fiero community. You have your choice for a lot of things and one persons swap might not be all the same as another persons.