Starting to put together a plan for the 3800 swapped into my Fiero. My goal all along has been approx. 300 whp and am now really thinking through the different options to get there. Originally, my goal was to go XP cam and intercooler to get those numbers however after re-evaluating it may be overkill and cost prohibitive. Now I'm between XP cam or intercooler on there own, intercooler would likely get 1.9 rockers as well if needed. Considering each option (cam or intercooler) would be approx. the same cost, after all supporting mods, I'm torn between which option to go with.
I'd love an XP cam with the bonus of the "cammed' sound that comes with it, but I'd also love to go the intecooler route for the relatively less involved work involved (not having to tear into the engine).
As it sits now, the engine has the following: L67 block with Gen V s/c, N* TB, LQ4 MAF, 3.6 MPS and ZZP wires. The asterisk to this build is the exhaust: due to the space given, and wanting to keep a stock sized trunk, I"ll be limitied to ZZP front and rear PLOG's. The plan is to pick up a set during ZZP's Black Friday sale for some good cost savings, and maybe other parts depending on the build I end up going with. Even though I'm limiting myself to PLOG's I don't feel it should affect the build too significantly due to the very short and free flowing exhaust I have: 3' downpipe right into the muffler with dual 2.5' outlets.
Any input would be greatly appreciated from those that have already gone down the 3800 modding path.
I'd love an XP cam with the bonus of the "cammed' sound that comes with it, but I'd also love to go the intecooler route for the relatively less involved work involved (not having to tear into the engine).
As it sits now, the engine has the following: L67 block with Gen V s/c, N* TB, LQ4 MAF, 3.6 MPS and ZZP wires. The asterisk to this build is the exhaust: due to the space given, and wanting to keep a stock sized trunk, I"ll be limitied to ZZP front and rear PLOG's. The plan is to pick up a set during ZZP's Black Friday sale for some good cost savings, and maybe other parts depending on the build I end up going with. Even though I'm limiting myself to PLOG's I don't feel it should affect the build too significantly due to the very short and free flowing exhaust I have: 3' downpipe right into the muffler with dual 2.5' outlets.
Any input would be greatly appreciated from those that have already gone down the 3800 modding path.