{"id":54151,"date":"2020-04-02T14:48:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T20:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54151"},"modified":"2020-04-15T18:02:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T00:02:26","slug":"pontiac-fiero-with-a-turbo-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54151","title":{"rendered":"Pontiac Fiero with a Turbo LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-Turbo-LS3-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"54157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=54157\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-Turbo-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C987&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,987\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pontiac Fiero with a Turbo LS3 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pontiac Fiero with a Turbo LS3 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-Turbo-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=600%2C548&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-Turbo-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C987&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-Turbo-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C548&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pontiac Fiero with a Turbo LS3 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"548\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-Turbo-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C548&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-Turbo-LS3-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C702&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-Turbo-LS3-V8-01.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leon Thurston from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCg14q71hoFD6aZdlQouR1ow\">Leons Garage Adventures<\/a> is building a Pontiac Fiero with a turbocharged LS3 V8. The engine will feature a Holley Sniper intake and Terminator EFI, 102 mm throttle body, upgraded camshaft, two Turbosmart wastegates, and large turbocharger. Leon is installing the powertrain using parts from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.v8archie.us\/lsx-kit.html\">Archie LSx swap kit<\/a> and will use the factory Fiero five-speed transmission. Watch the first four videos of the build series below. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/dJSfPPifvNk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XphBmzwj7fw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Ih1b1NUAmLM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZqK2m4atoPw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCg14q71hoFD6aZdlQouR1ow\">LeonsGarageAdventures<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leon Thurston from Leons Garage Adventures is building a Pontiac Fiero with a turbocharged LS3 V8. The engine will feature a Holley Sniper intake and Terminator EFI, 102 mm throttle body, upgraded camshaft, two Turbosmart wastegates, and large turbocharger. Leon is installing the powertrain using parts from Archie LSx swap kit and will use the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54151\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pontiac Fiero with a Turbo LS3 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":54157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fiero"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-Turbo-LS3-V8-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C987&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55580,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55580","url_meta":{"origin":54151,"position":0},"title":"Pontiac Fiero with a Turbo LS3 V8 Update 2","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Leon Thurston from Leons Garage Adventures continues working on his very powerful Pontiac Fiero. 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