3rdgen Fbody with 3500 heads

[ForcedFirebird]

Nice. How far are you away from dropping the engine in and then fabricating the turbo? Still figuring out the accessories?

LOL, look back a little bit in the thread. All I need to do is make the coolant neck adapter and mount the A/C and P/S onto the brackets, and make the headers.

I might just skip the N/A testing and go right to boost.

[IsaacHayes]

So the brackets are good to go? Decided on a TB yet?

[ForcedFirebird]

So the brackets are good to go? Decided on a TB yet?

Hehe. Maybe a 3.5DOHC TB. I have one at the shop

[IsaacHayes]

Not yours you don't!

[Guest]

I say get the car running good before the turbo, that way you know if the problem is turbo related or not. Its just easier to track down problems when you only make one change at a time.

I swapped motors at the time I was doing a turbo and made sure there were no problemw ith the new motor before installing the turbo. Just to make sure the computer and sesnors were all working correctly.

[ForcedFirebird]

I say get the car running good before the turbo, that way you know if the problem is turbo related or not. Its just easier to track down problems when you only make one change at a time.

I swapped motors at the time I was doing a turbo and made sure there were no problemw ith the new motor before installing the turbo. Just to make sure the computer and sesnors were all working correctly.

Yeah, that was the idea, but now it's getting to the point that I don't want to build two set of headers, and tune for both. This is not my driver (obviously how long it's been sitting lol), so tracking down a bad sensor etc isn't going to leave me stranded on my way to work or anything.

Besides, as long as I'm not getting into boost pre-maturely I should be able to check everything out N/A by cruising.

[ForcedFirebird]

Bay is painted, and went ahead and hit the cowl, and between the headlights...







Also got rid of the cruise control and heater bypass to make things a little neater

[hookdonspeed]

u need to get this done!!! i wana see some numbers before i start mine, need to know what to beat
or if i should just go with this new trendy 5.3l swap i hear all the rave about :X

[johnnymossville]

Damn John, are you going to drive this thing or just show it?

[ForcedFirebird]

u need to get this done!!! i wana see some numbers before i start mine, need to know what to beat
or if i should just go with this new trendy 5.3l swap i hear all the rave about :X

Patience, my friend, patience

Damn John, are you going to drive this thing or just show it?

Both


I figure while it's apart, might as well make it pretty. Only the P/S and A/C got no attention, didn't feel like pulling them out

I now have a few more engines I need to put in something

[hookdonspeed]

any ideas on what kinda power youll be making? :P

[hookdonspeed]

Patience, my friend, patience

I now have a few more engines I need to put in something

what kinda engines? :P

[ForcedFirebird]

what kinda engines? :P

Well, 2 3500 short blocks, the 3.4/3500 going in the car, all the parts to make my 3.1/3400 hybrid, not to mention the left over 3500 parts from the last few builds and several 3400 top ends, pistons and rods out the ying yang ---- why you need something

Whatcha need, mang?

[hookdonspeed]

honestly right now, i dont even know....
i wana do the 7730 ecu swap on my fiero before i do anything, but wireing scares the hellz outa me lol...

i might be intrested in the 3400 topend to do a 2.8/3400 swap, while im slowly putting togather my 3.4/3500 parts.(so far i have the block lol)

[ForcedFirebird]

OK, got the 3.1 block back in for test fitting the headers...







Put some spare 3400 heads and manifolds on...











Just wish the materials were here, I would have started them today