Hi All,

        I have heard of people doing conversions on Fiero’s, putting V8′s in them, and was wondering if anyone had any information on this conversion.  Specifically, What size on engine are they putting in, (Out of what other vehicle) if there are kits for these conversions, what king of power do the engines produce, any assembly problems, and anywhere I can find info on the conversions.

Thanks in advance,

jason

Has anyone out there built a Caterham 7?  Was it extraordinarily difficult
or is it a reasonable project for most people?

Has anyone out there wreaked a Caterham 7?  How safe was it?

Thanks!

hi folks,

i am just wondering is synthetic/convention blend oil (especially the
valvoline dura-blend) any good?  Is it a drop of synthetic in a bucket of
conventional oil or something better?  could i blend them myself??   i
drive too much and the full synthetic is just too much, so i would like
to know is the alternative blend good enough?  
thanks for any comment/input.

ken
irvine

Anyone done a 914 V8 conversion. If so how hard was it and how long did
the drivetrain last?

I just bought a ’90 RX-7 Turbo, and I plan on metamorphosizing it into my next
race car.  Curious as to where I can get a good turbo timer for it.  I’m also
wondering whether or not the factory security system (with ignition cut) will
make installation difficult.  Man, HKS is gonna love me this year….
                                Kevin

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I’ve been experiencing a chirping noise from under the hood of my 3rd
gen RX-7.  The dealer though it was a bad bearing in the alternator,
nope.  Any answers?  I have heard of a few 3rd gen owners having this
problem before.

Thanks in advance!

Please help settle yesterday’s lunchtime discussion about "nitro".
I told people that there are two types of "nitro" used in racing.
NO2 used to increase compression and nitro-methane used as a high
performance fuel in drag racing.  Is this correct?  Could someone
elaborate on the details?  I checked some of the FAQs a and found
nothing.  If there is FAQ or site with details please let me know.

Thanks,

Bill Baugh
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder,  CO
ba…@acd.ucar.edu

My 90 Corolla LE has a misterious noise which sounds as it is
originated  behind the left corner of the dash.
It is a single knock ABOVE -20 DEGREE (like a stone hitting bellow the
windshield) on take off and breaking but it will not do it twice for
the same direction,meaning if it did knock on take off in 1 gear once
it wont do it again unless I put it in reverse.Doeas not have to take
off with the car just apply the load.
Also the noise can not be recreated by swinging,pushing the car back
and forth while parked in 1 gear(manual transm.) or pushing/lifting
each corner of the vehicle up and down.

In adition this noise comes alive on rough roads accelerating or
decelerating or just rolling over the rough road in neutral.

The all front end had been checked many times by different
mechanics.No trouble found so far.

Things we done so far:

New left front strut mount,checked  strut ok
                      low.ball joint

CV joints ok(replaced boots both axles)
Retorqued all the bolts of the front suspension and eng/transm.mounts
Changed the transfercase oil to 90W(thicker oil
Checked retighted the hood mounting bolts.

I have yet to do is to check the steering mounting bolts/bushings and
to check for a crack in the body structure….

Any clue???

Thanks
Steve.

Can someone please explain to me how 1/4 mile speed and E.T.
data are corrected " To sea level" ?  Please post formulae or
point me in the direction of an ftp site that contains software
to perform such corrections.

Thanks in advance,

Rlazar…@delphi.com

Do they make a chrome grill for the accord 95 4 cyl?