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NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:17 AM
Is it possible to put a NorthStar v8 in a 2 door 1995 Pontiac Sunfire and make it work?
crazy or just insane tell me what you think.

Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:33 AM
not without some extremely severe fabrication done to the engine bay... there's just not enough room in there as is for that big of an engine.

can it be done? with enough money, yes... but in all practicality, it's just not feasable.




Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:14 PM
^^ brings back memories of that cavalier on ebay with the v8 mmmmmmmm *makes me drool



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Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:34 PM
Anything is possible with enough money and skill.

Is it simple or practical? No.





Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:44 PM
Crazy........Yes
Insane.....Yes
Possible..Yes


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Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:54 PM
northstars are front wheel drive if u didnt know




Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:57 PM
Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 3:35 PM
eric altman wrote:northstars are front wheel drive if u didnt know


duh



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Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:43 PM
Heh.... stay tuned....





Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 2:15 AM
Honestly, when you ask a question like that and say that it would be cool, IMO, you don't have enough knowledge to do it.



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Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:55 AM
i would think its possible the 4.2(i think) northstar isnt that big.


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Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 5:40 AM
i think someone said the engine itself would fit, but the tranny wont



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Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:40 AM
The V-6 engine is a tight squeez and you want to add 2 more?




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Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 12:26 PM
i guess no one read my link where it said the engine will fit but not the tranny



Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:00 PM
It won't physically fit in the bay with a tranny like BaggedCav98 said. The Northstar engine and tranny is about 27 inches tall from pan to manifold. The engine and trans width from pully to trans case is 36 or 37 inches wide across IIRC, and the width from cam cover to cam cover on the heads is around 28 inches.

The 4T80E transmission alone weighs in at 300+ pounds.

Any J-Body engine Bay. The only real way to make a Cavy V8 powered is to have RWD
Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:16 PM
cannon fodder wrote:not without some extremely severe fabrication done to the engine bay... there's just not enough room in there as is for that big of an engine.





Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:36 PM
They put that motor in the Pontiac Fiero so with some custom fabrication you should be able to make it fit in a Cav or Sun Fire.
Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Thursday, October 27, 2005 4:11 PM
I always thought the Fiero was a Mid-Engine car? As for the RWD aspect, you would have to find the whole geometry of a new suspetion package for front and rear, cut a section of floor pans out for the driveshaft tunnel and find some way to make all this fit into a cavy or sunfire without spending well over 30K. Possible: Yes, Feasable:No way in Hell.
Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Friday, October 28, 2005 3:00 PM
96cavalier wrote:I always thought the Fiero was a Mid-Engine car?


You are correct


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Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Friday, October 28, 2005 3:29 PM
Jesse Johnston wrote:Is it possible to put a NorthStar v8 in a 2 door 1995 Pontiac Sunfire and make it work?
crazy or just insane tell me what you think.


There is a thread where a person details how he put a 3800 in his car (with lots of pictures). With all the trouble he had putting that v6 in there, I would doubt you'd want to go through the hassle of a v8. I suggest you check out the thread (sorry, don't thave the link though).
Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:56 AM
and say goodby to handling with all that extra weight



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Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:07 PM
hye guys is it possible to put a v-16 engine in a minicooper? its be double sweer if you could be 2 in.





Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Monday, October 31, 2005 8:37 AM
Hey I've got a Boeing 747 thruster strapped to my CRX's !SS.
Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, November 01, 2005 5:02 AM
scott trent wrote:^^ brings back memories of that cavalier on ebay with the v8 mmmmmmmm *makes me drool


/is this the one?





Yep. got it saved



Re: NorthStar V8 in a 95' Sunfire is it possibe?
Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:32 AM
THATS THE ONE!!! if i had the money i woulda bought it! I SWEAR! im makin that my wallpaper!



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