"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
04/19/2020 at 16:58 • Filed to: None
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"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
04/19/2020 at 16:58 • Filed to: None | 1
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I went for a walk yesterday and my mind wandered about how certain horsepower numbers have been covered by 4, 5, 6, 8 and 12 cylinder engines.
And I happened to see some other classic cars and that got me thinking of the Fiero as a future classic. But by today’s standards, the engines in the Fiero aren’t that great. I thought... wouldn’t it be great if there was a magic 1988 Fiero GT where a replacement engine could go in by just snapping your fingers?
So... let’s imagine there really is a magic 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT that looks like the one in the picture.
And to define what *specifically* makes it magical:
With a thought, you could make it switch from 5 speed manual to 4 speed automatic
With a snap of the fingers, you could swap an engine of your choice from a list of GM engines (see below).
You can also snap your fingers to magically swap the engine out and have it on an engine stand to make servicing the engine really easy. So don’t worry about the engine bay being too tight for the given engine.
Whatever engine you swap in, the transmisson gear ratios automatically adjust to be optimal for that engine (but still limited to a 5 speed manual or 4 speed auto). And the transmission/driveline magically strengthens itself. So don’t worry about bad gearing or blowing up the transmission or driveline.
But the magic isn’t all good. There are some downsides:
It’s the only Fiero GT equipped with the Iron Duke 4 cyl stock
You can only swap in/out some GM engines... the Iron Duke it came with as well as a selection of engines of at least 200HP, but not more than 205hp.
If you swap in an engine and then do mods to improve the performance, then the “swap-in/out with a snap of the fingers” magic stops working and you can’t swap it out until the performance mods are reversed.
The magic does nothing to help any advantages or disadvantages any given engine has.
And for the final catch... the eligible engines the magic works with. And those engines are:
The 200HP !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! found in the current Chevy Colorado
The 205HP 2.0L supercharged !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! found in the Chevy Cobalt
The !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
The 205HP L67 3.8L Gen 1 Supercharged 3.8L V6
The 200HP L26 4.9L OHV Cadillac HT V8
The 1994-1996 Chevy V8... !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
The 1982-1984 5.7L Chevy V8... !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ... which is the one with Crossfire fuel injection
The magic will also cause any engine manually swapped in that is not on this list to spontaneously blow up and cause the car to burn to the ground... leaving you with nothing.
Which engine would you choose?
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And would you pick manual or automatic?
interstate366, now In The Industry
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
04/19/2020 at 18:32 |
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Well, as someone who actually has said magic 1988 Fiero GT, I’m already planning an L67. I’ll just have to go with the Series 1 in this case, which is fine. I’ll go ahead and pick the F23 5-speed to go along with it.
RacinBob
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
04/19/2020 at 18:47 |
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Quad 4 - I know someone who built one.
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum4/HTML/076209.html
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/123416.html
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
04/19/2020 at 19:33 |
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I have contemplated this before. I will split my answer into parts.
The engine GM should have originally used, or at least kept the Fiero GT alive long enough to use... 3.4 DOHC 60-degree V6 from the Z34/GTP W-body cars.
If it were a base model or a lightweight GT... a Quad-4 from the Olds Calais 442.
From your list... in the light-weight and unique idiom... I selected the Supercharged Ecotec. it is transverse, after all... not longitudinal like Colorado, and a supercharged lower static compression engine could be converted to turbocharging if you really want to.
If truly MAGIC....
I would swap in the Voltec2 drivetrain from a 2nd-generation Chevy Volt with ~20KwH worth of batteries in place of the central fuel tank, with a small fuel tank elsewhere... and a much more performance-oriented tune for the electric motor controller, and sport mode combined output mode. Perhaps with a Chevy Bolt front axle tied in for added traction, power output, and regen. (basically an attainable i8 GM alternative as a Fiero)
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> RacinBob
04/19/2020 at 20:46 |
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Your magic Fiero just self-immolated as the Quad 4 wasn’t on the list.
My bird IS the word
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
04/19/2020 at 21:58 |
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This is entirely too complicated of a hypothetical.
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
04/19/2020 at 22:33 |
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If you swapped in the Voltec2 in this particular magic Fiero, it would self-immolate since it’s not an approved engine with HP from 200-205.
As for what engine the Fiero should have gotten from a performance and reliability perspective, I think the Buick 3.0/3.3/ 3.8L V6 would have been the way to go.
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BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
04/19/2020 at 22:38 |
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Those V6s, and the DOHC 24-valve 3.4 are all the same 60-degree engine family. The Fiero deserves a multi-valve screamer of an engine, rather than a 2-valve pushrod engine, even if they are solid engine options.
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> My bird IS the word
04/20/2020 at 08:22 |
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Sometimes magic can be complicated!