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anyone near charlotte want to buy one?i know theres a buy sell page but does anyone ever go there?
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1 hour ago, Dylan49 said:
Not much more HP but the Torque is great and the V8 sound is also nice, plus I'm gonna love steering the Reatta with that Powe steering boost haha
im in a similar situation.i bought a 92 hp fiero to swap my 160 hp 3800 into but everyone tells me not to.find a 240 hp 3800 supercharged engine instead.
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15 hours ago, Dylan49 said:
Not a whole lot of info here I didn't know already haha
their main appeal is they are lighter because of the aluminum block.great for fieros but only 35 hp more than the reatta engines.
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1 hour ago, EmTee said:
The Cadillac 4.5L used in the '87 - '92 Allante' and the 4.6L (Northstar) used in the '93 Allante' (and later Cadillacs) are totally different engine designs with no parts interchangeability.
i see no mention of a 4.6.
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On 3/23/2024 at 6:31 PM, 8-Track said:
That's the big reason I wanna try
Like more power to him for being able to sell those
But I can't afford that, and swapping the whole rear end and buying regular struts would still be more affordability
and easier to lower.
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there was a guy that bought that and was going to try.thats all i remember.
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i REALLY HATE it when people like dylan don't answer answers to his post...
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20 hours ago, wufibug said:
I believe Daniel said he was going to do this swap also. Way back when the Reatta was in production, a team was created to look into a Turbo version. The main problem they encountered was the front wheel drive technology was not up to the demands of the engine. I doubt that the transmission or the transaxle are going to last very long if you intend to drive the 4.9L V8 to its potential. Years back someone tried to install a beefier transmission and got into a lot of serious cutting and welding.
i assumed he was using the 4.9 transmission.4.9s are only 200 hp,much less than a sc 3800.ive looked at them for my fiero.
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if you swap the senders from the 3800 to the 4900 the guages should still work.might even be the same senders.fiero swap people know all these things.ask on their forum.
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mine leaked around the front windows.vaccum hose behind the gaskets mostly fixed that.someone elses suggestion.
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i emailed dorman and they gave me a parts number for a mercedis benz suv?maybe ?that was the right length.anyway it worked great after removing the mb brackets and adding the reatta bracket.
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i do have a picture but no info
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1 hour ago, 2seater said:
A couple of decades ago, a Buick mechanic told me that the early Reatta, specifically the '88, launched quicker than the actual Series 1 engines. I didn't understand at the time how that could be, but in the intervening years I have played with power improvements a fair bit. I cannot find the specific comparison I was looking for, but the attachment is a comparative power curve for three 3800 engines. In all comparisons I have found, the LN3 has a much quicker torque rise and hence power level off the line so to speak. The peaks are of course lower, but the initial is what you feel. By the way, the 3.33 ratio in 91 is also couple with slightly greater diameter tires so the effective ratio in comparison is 3.25:1. I suspect it was done to better match where the power was produced.
i bought the 2.5 auto fully intending to swap the drivetrain from my wrecked 1989 reatta.67 hp increase.but everyone says don't do it.i can't even find a how to on it.the fieros only getting 20.1 mpg city.and that's mostly 35 mph.the reatta got around 18.i see mount kits for series one engines so i emailed them to see if that would work for a 1989 3.8.no response.
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8 hours ago, Barney Eaton said:
2.97 was the standard and only ratio for 1988, 1989, & 1990
3.33 was the standard and only ratio for 1991
There was a 3.06 in a Riviera and maybe some other similar ratios in other vehicles with the 3800 engine.
I have owned every year but 1988 and the 1991 does not feel any faster accelerating than any other year.
thanks.id like put this transmission into my fiero behind the 2.5 to replace the three speed automatic.i know it bolts to the 2.5 but custom mounts and different axles may be required.
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search says 2.97 anyone disagree?
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since i got my 1987 fiero im amazed at all the new replacement parts available for it.im sure some are junk.fieros seem to be REALLY popular.
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On 9/11/2023 at 12:52 AM, at-medina322 said:
I’m in need of a passenger mirror. if your are glossy I’ll get both of them.
Also I got a 89’. I heard certain year models only fit on those years.
they are faded and never worked electricly.i suspect bad grounds under the carpet.i never needed to move them so i didn't attempt to fix them.
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i already have one in a shipping box.thats as far as i got.
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a tree limb cracked the windshield.all i really want to keep is the transmission and maybe the axles.anyone looking for parts near charlotte?
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my low oil light comes on with the oil level at 2/5 on the dip stick don't add area.
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nice wheels
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LED Headlights
in Buick Reatta
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no because i have them in a ford aerostar.same bulb though.