Performance Iron Duke

[TheProfessor]

hey everyone its me the professor
i have a special item here today
i happened to have built the ultimate performance iron duke
its got a fully forged crank and rods
.60 over forged aluminum pistons
double roller timing chain and gears
custom solid flat tappet cam
1.6 roller tip rockers
the heads are completely ported
as is the intake
equal length ceramic coated equal length headers
it came out of an 87 grand am and i just got bored
i know im forgeting things
any and all questions welcome
make an offer

[Anonymous]

Pics...

[SappySE107]

yeah, aaron wants to upgrade to the duke!

[Anonymous]

Yah!

[TheProfessor]

sorry no pics

[Guest]

ok, I know this is suposed to be a joke, but I fail to see th humour in it.

Maybe it's because there are more Iron dukes built the way you describe than you'd think.

Care to explain this "joke"?

[Anonymous]

ok, I know this is suposed to be a joke, but I fail to see th humour in it.

Maybe it's because there are more Iron dukes built the way you describe than you'd think.

Care to explain this "joke"?

I agree, and didn't believe him anyway(hence me asking for pics...)

[TheProfessor]

well basically the most humorous part is building a performance iron duke vs something else
the iron duke was one of the worst engines GM ever produced they had more problems than i can think of right now the fact of building an engine for performance that has TBI
and the year i said i got the motor from was the worst year as well
there were recalls on the heads and block cracking

[RacerX11]

There are some Fiero guys building up the Duke. The most successful seems to be a hybrid engine using the later model parts, like the 3.0 GM/Mercruiser crankshaft from the marine engines. TBI engines can be modded for big power as well.

Marty

[Guest]

well basically the most humorous part is building a performance iron duke vs something else
the iron duke was one of the worst engines GM ever produced they had more problems than i can think of right now the fact of building an engine for performance that has TBI
and the year i said i got the motor from was the worst year as well
there were recalls on the heads and block cracking

404humournotfound

[RacerX11]

404humournotfound

ROFLOL!!!

Marty

[geoffinbc]

WTF I dont think there is such thing as an unreliable iron duke.

[Anonymous]

WTF I dont think there is such thing as an unreliable iron duke.

Oh yah, there is. Right now I'm freaking out becuz I have to drive one cross country, and I honestly don't think it will make it 20miles...

[geoffinbc]

Sure it will. If A guy can run at WOT for 10 mins with no coolant and then have hte fire department come to the house because of all the weird smoke coming from the tail pipe which causes them to take battery. Then the next day a new battery is dropped in and the Duke fires up and still with no nasty sounds I would say it is good.

[Anonymous]

That's how I want to feel. The guy said he'd trust it for 20 miles, but not 2,000. I think, if it runs for 20, it'll run for 2000.

Car is an 88 Fiero. Been sitting for the past 2 years. Runs shabby, rough. Will get up to speed, but the guys 2.5 fierohas more power. New water/fuel pump, and a new fan. Needs oil change and new intake gaskets. So it should make it, but I doubt it will. Thank God for cell phones, hopefully all goes well. We drive it back on Dec 26.