Leon is installing the powertrain using parts from archie lsx swap kit and will use the. 1987 pontiac fiero ls4 v8 dod 4t65 e tapshift.
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Ls4 fiero swap kit. Welding is required for installing the 2 front engine brackets. The ls4 came out of a monte carlo ss. 3035 cold air induction. Gxp bcm and dic installed to retain factory remote start keyless entry alarm and pk3 system. What it takes 34 dtc. The engine will feature a holley sniper intake and terminator efi 102 mm throttle body upgraded camshaft two turbosmart wastegates and large turbocharger.
46 cadillac conversion northstar 300hp. Leon thurston from leons garage adventures is building a pontiac fiero with a turbocharged ls3 v8. Brakes are from a c4 corvette. Modification to your sub frame is required. This kit is even more extensive than the v 8 conversion kits weve been producing in the past. 28l v6 5 speed manual.
Fuel pump kit swap conversion part 3800 ls1 ls2 ls3 ls4 ls6 ls7 ls9 in fiero sandrail mantacar kitcar 325hp rated. The tentative plan is to do the swap in my 88 gt clone that is currently a 4cyl125c. This swap is mo. I found these videos showing off a nice 1988 pontiac fiero with a ls4 swap. In all aluminum v8 with the high performance heads. The seats are from a neon srt4.
The interior was swapped out of a 2008 chevy malibu. A couple of weeks ago i picked up two ls4 dropouts. In tank fuel pump rated to 325hp please note the below fuel pump is additional hp if needed. So i have decided that the one from the 07 impala ss will be an automatic swap. This engine is a very logical replacement for the factory fiero engine. A few ground rules for the swap.
These days fieros have a small but loyal following and many of the devout are committed to improving their cars. Adapting the new lsx based engines into the fiero was a much larger challenge than even i imagined. Transmission mounting brackets are bolt in. It will bolt directly to the 4 speed and 5 speed transmissions. These 4 mounts are designed to install an ls4 engine and transmission into your 1984 1988 fiero. I was looking for one to start another ls4f40 swap but i was able to work a good deal on both.
This engine has weight saving aluminum heads. While there are v8 conversion kits youtube user welditrick went for the full monty. 2005 pontiac grand prix gxp. He swapped in the whole ls4 engine setup axles included and according to his comments on the video the swap was pretty straight forward. This ls4 engine is 5328cc. Although the bellhousing bolt pattern on the lsx engine is similar to the sbc engines nothing else on the new engine was the same.
Back working on ls4 installed new timing chain tensioner assembled painted parts mock up of modified sbc water pump from 43 swap on the ls4 sbc harmonic balancer comparison pictures of 13 brake kit brackets and rings and rotors longer flywheel bolts flywheel installation with some overall dimensions spec stage 4 clutch. Power steering came from a 2000 camaro ss.
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