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turbo from a fiero on a 2.8?

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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 10:30 PM
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Car: 1986 Sport Coupe
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turbo from a fiero on a 2.8?

my friend saw a bunch of fieros in a scrap yard, and i was wondering if there is a way to hook up the turbo from a 2.8 fiero on my 2.8.
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 10:38 PM
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Hey man let me let you in on a secret, the fieros use the same motor as the firebirds and camaros, so you can use the turbo, the only problem your going to run into is adapting your exhaust manifold. everything else should fit perfectly.
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Old Jan 25, 2002 | 11:50 PM
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Originally posted by fiream
Hey man let me let you in on a secret, the fieros use the same motor as the firebirds and camaros, so you can use the turbo, the only problem your going to run into is adapting your exhaust manifold. everything else should fit perfectly.
Actually the entire setup will need to be custom fabbed.
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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 01:44 AM
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hey but couldn't you just get headers and adapt them to the turbo, headers need a costume ypipe anyways so y not do it then, also I think our cars would also need a intercooler along with a turbo. Were there turbo fieros from the factory because I know a junkyard with at least 20 Fieros in it.
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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 06:24 AM
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hey guys please say some more about the turbos from fieros and how to do the swap
im really curious now
will it work on my 3.1 too?
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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 06:44 AM
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Just a clarification -

There were no FACTORY V6 Fieros with turbos. If indeed you found one in the junkyard, it was an aftermarket job...
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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 11:10 PM
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Originally posted by KeithO
Just a clarification -

There were no FACTORY V6 Fieros with turbos. If indeed you found one in the junkyard, it was an aftermarket job...
True!
There were a few 4banger turbo fiero's but these are VERY rare. You would have the same odd's of finding one of the turbo fieros as finding a TTA.
But if you were to find a 2.8 witha turbo snag it as quickly as possible along with the exh manifolds and check the ecm to see if it has been upgraded to compensate for the boost.
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Old Jan 26, 2002 | 11:56 PM
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True!
There were a few 4banger turbo fiero's but these are VERY rare. You would have the same odd's of finding one of the turbo fieros as finding a TTA.
But if you were to find a 2.8 witha turbo snag it as quickly as possible along with the exh manifolds and check the ecm to see if it has been upgraded to compensate for the boost.
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The manifolds would do very little for us. They are east-west engines(were North-South). They are designed different. They have the room to mount the turbo right there beside the engine.

The comp is a no biggie to mod, Custom Chip. You give it new parameters and everything works great.
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