Originally Posted by Josiah
Yep, been taking measurments lately to make sure I can cram everything up into the Fiero's engine bay, and the project gets even more insane...this is going to be a high compression 10.5:1 boosted motor running 15psi or so(race gas and probably alcohol injection or some such) and 10psi on pump gas, It will be controlled by the same type of Standalone I have in my neon, since its not a daily driver I figured I would prove everyone wrong when they said you cant do high compression and boost, just make it a nasty car....15psi on race gas should net me 500+ HP.....my main problem is finding a tranny to hold it, I'm going to start out with the stock SHO tranny which I know will die at 300HP or so....might have to switch to a neon tranny later on, which seems to be about the only FWD tranny that I can find that has been consistently proven to hold 450+hp(maybe evo 8 rs tranny w/o x-fer case will work, I'll have to look into it, also heard GM is coming out with a new 6 speed FWD tranny torque rated for 300ft lbs, with a good clutch that should hold it)
I had my tranny rebuilt at MadDog Transmissions in Tarpon Springs. They only do automatics but did a really good job on mine. If this sounds like it is for you, you should check them out.
John
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1992 Mustang LX 5.0-Powerdyne BD-11A, 3.73's, FRPP clutch, chrome Ponies, Mac headers, Aeromotive regulator, MSD 6A, MSD BTM, FRPP 42# injectors, Pro-Flow Air Optimizer, Trick Flow Track Heat intake, Edelbrock 75MM TB, AFM Power Pipe