Yeah can you believe people are actually fabbing together the custom mounts to swap in the 3800s instead of readily purchasable Chevy 350 V8 mounts in Fiero engine swaps?
The Fieros are in the mid-2,000 lbs range, so not that good of an example. An even better example is the W-bodies they come in (Grand Prix GTP, Regal GS, Riviera Ultra, Bonneville SSEi, Monte Carlo), these are vehicles running the tracks with these modded 3800s with about 3,500 lbs of vehicle weight.
Scott Cook and his 98 Grand Prix GTP with INTENSE Stage 3 CNC heads, INTENSE Stage 3 Turbo camshaft and PT70GTQ turbo holds the quickest 1/4 mile of a FWD 3800-powered car at 10.195 @ 137.75.
John Tsimaras makes a flat 400 FWHP in his 98 GTP with INTENSE Stage 3 heads, INTENSE Stage 3 Blower camshaft and Magnuson/Eaton MP112 roots blower with nitrous and runs 11.130 @ 123.25 at 3,450 lbs race weight.
The amount this blower will flow will more than make up for the abysmal runner length. Just look at that intake manifold in the Ebay link I provided, maybe an inch and a half of runner length.
I am going to use the measurements off the 99 split-port lower intake I have to draw up a blower intake and see if someone I know here in SC can fab it up.
