5.0GTA

I also wanted to know what a stock '86 Fiero GT/5-speed would do in the 1/4. They've always looked like fun cars to tinker with. I saw a Fiero with a stock supercharged 3.8 from a Grand Prix GTP and he was runnin mid 13's and getting 20mpg. Not bad...

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1988 Pontiac GTA 5.0 TPI
-K&N Filter
-Hypertech Air Foil
-Hypertech Perf. Chip
-2.5in Flowmaster Muffler
-Catco Hi-flow Cat
Maryland Int. Speedway Bracket Racing Trophy Winner

15.32@88mph
2.077 60-ft.

Kills
94 Probe GT, 95 Mustang GT, 96 Impala SS, 85 Thunderbird 5.0, 95 Accord V6, 98 Integra VTEC, 70 Chevelle Malibu, CRX w/ Turbo and Intercooler (have it on tape to prove it)

idrag2

A stock fiero should run in the mid 14's to low 15's. Don't fool yourself these cars are pretty quick but there more quick than fast these cars toped out very quickly.


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88birdformula

Fiero's are fun as ****!! And by the way, no fiero came with anything bigger than a 2.8 n/a engine. Several people have swapped in HUGE engines though. I've even seen one with a 455(god knows how he got it in there). U can also by body kits and make them look like exotic sports cars too. What I thought was the funnest was I could take my 2.8/5sp around 90* corners at over 40 MPH!!! AND NOT CHIRP A TIRE. IT WAS INSANE! What a rush. Oh, then the power mirrors controller caught fire in my sister's garage. I pushed out in the street and the gas tank blew. Big BOOM! But these are the funnest little cars.

Actually, when GM approved them, they could only use parts GM had available at the time, the couldn't fabricate any new parts, so...

It's basically a 6cyl. firebird with a diff. trans. and 1500lb lighter. Oh, and a rear engine. Fun as **** though

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14X3 o.e., functional formula hood(for sale in future), uhhh..., umm...

Am I the only person who believes a car has feelings, emotions, and a soul??

88'camaro305TBI

iTrader: (2)

My friend used to have a 5spd 4cyl back in highschool. They are very fun to drive and handle very well. The 4cyl are not too fast, but you can't get those things off the road. We tried to get it to drift at tight turns going pretty fast, and it just stays glued to the road like crazy. Probably because their engines are in the back, so they have a lot better weight distribution, and they don't weigh anything either.

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Pat Hirsz
www.iit.edu/~hirspat/MyPage2.htm
88 305TBI
Mods:Hooker Aerochamber 3" exhaust, gutted kitty, March pullies, no smog, 180 thermo,
14x4 K&N, 3.42 gears(open), Ultimate TBI Mods,AFPR,MSD(ignition,coil&wires),Edelbrock TBI Manifold, 195ltr/hr fuel pump,
Eibach springs with KYB's all around,
Harwood cowl hood, Z-28 wing, fresh paint(black)
120,000 miles, 5spd, T-tops,slp headers on its way

92 RS, 305TBI, auto, 3.08 gears, 180 thermo, glasspack (no muffler)

taliesian

86 gt 5 spd 3570 lbs(lots of options)
should run 1/4 in around 16.5 bone stock
the fastbacks put on alot of weight my 85 gt notchback weighs 2785 lbs should run the 1/4 in the 15's.
I do love these cars for there handling ability, there is nothing funner than being able to go up on ramps at 45mph with no body roll and knowing you can push it on up to 70 something and weave in and out of the other traffic on the ramp. I have never had the pleasure of an 88 formula or 88gt(best handling) but will one day. I have too many cars-lol

vortech305

i thought fieros had a tendancy to explode. I heard since motor was outback and cooling was sort of a problem people who ran it rough got a little suprise out back.

FormulaJoe

I had a 87 Fiero SE with 5 Speed and the 2.8L MPFI V-6 and in went 15.2XX at like 88 MPH. That car beat a lot of cars it shouldnt have.

I almost beat a 97 LT1 Z28 (A/T) with it. I was racing a girl I went to high school with. We went out on this road and went from a dead stop. She sat there smoking those tires and I took off and left her A$$! I was way ahead of her the whole way but right at the end, she went FLYING by me!! It was funny though.

THose cars are fun as heck. I want to build one with a S/C 3.8 in it. That would be a good sleeper car.

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L98, 3.27 9-bolt, Hooker shorty headers, custom 2.5inch Y-pipe, no cat, 3inch 2chamber flowmaster, JET AFPR, Ported MAF, Best ET: 13.86 @100mph. 1.99 60'
17 inch ROH "ZS" wheels. 17x8.5(front) and 17x9.5 (rear). Firestone Firehawk SZ50s. 245/45/zr17s and 275/40/zr17s. T56

On the way... Radar Blue 89 Formula, T56, Ram Jet 430, Ram Air, 17inch ROHs.

KeithO

The manual transmission V6 Fieros were mid-14 cars. I know because I had a '85 2M6 from 1985 to 1995.

The 4 cylinder Fiero's were prone to fires, not the V6's. The reason that this even made news (they were simply the Iron Duke four cylinders used in other cars) was because the plastic bodies caught fire and could not be extinguished with water, only chemicals. This meant than many burnt to the ground if no one had a fire extinguisher handy or did not know that water didn't work.

I have to confess that the Fiero was the best overall car I have ever owned (and I have owned many). I'm sorry I sold it.

FormulaJoe

I regret selling mine also. However, I did sell it so that I could buy a Thirdgen Formula though.

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L98, 3.27 9-bolt, Hooker shorty headers, custom 2.5inch Y-pipe, no cat, 3inch 2chamber flowmaster, JET AFPR, Ported MAF, Best ET: 13.86 @100mph. 1.99 60'
17 inch ROH "ZS" wheels. 17x8.5(front) and 17x9.5 (rear). Firestone Firehawk SZ50s. 245/45/zr17s and 275/40/zr17s. T56

On the way... Radar Blue 89 Formula, T56, Ram Jet 430, Ram Air, 17inch ROHs.

Stormshadow GTA

Fieros are a girls Firebird.Let the hate begin.They sucked ,they are a bytch to work on and if you crashed in that thing you'd be ****ed up real easily.

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1987 Trans AM GTA
305 5SPD
Hypertech airfoil
gutted maf
kn filter
High Flow Cat,
3"Walker pipe
Dynomax Super turbo Muffler
Custom Air Intake.
Nothing To Fear all you can see is my Rear.

Galen

First of all they are easy to work on and they di receive a 5star safty rating. Tied with a Volvo in 84. Can youre Bird say that?

Who invented the idea that these cars are light? my 88 weighs in at nearly a ton and a half.. around 2900lbs or so.

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1988 Hawaiin Orchid Fiero Custom Coupe.

taliesian

The 1985 v-6 se 4spd was the fastest stock fiero made. the cars got heavier over the 5 years of production, My 1986 gt wieghs 3570 lbs. I love these little cars, they just cost too much to make go fast in straight line. They do handle very well and the handle even better if you correct the alignment to compensate for the understeer built into it. the 84 's caught fire because of faulty rods/blocks in the 2.5. the defective parts would cause oil to land on exhaust and then poof fire, then poof fuel lines then big fire.
I think they have their place, there is a park near where I live that the fastest I have been through it(very curvy) is around 50mph in my f-body's and around 70 in my fiero's
I have owned 6 1984 fiero's(now dead and used for parts) still have 1986 fiero gt, 1985 fiero gt, 1986 fiero se, 1985 fiero se, all v-6 models, the gt's have been stroked to 3.2l and put out over 200hp and over 200tq.
I also own 1984 ta HO 1984 ta, 1984 z-28, 1985 firebird v-6, 1986 firebird v-6, 1988 iroc-z and a 84 camero parts car. I have never bought anything else and don't plan on it.

firebird305

I had a 84fiero that i sold last year when i got my Grand Prix,And i really regret selling it.If i get a chance i am going to buy another one.Theyre's a guy selling one online that has a modded 3.4 d.o.h.c. motor in it. This is the same motor i have in my Grand Prix,And it SCREAMS!! Either hot rod magizine or car craft has a article about a yellow one with a transplanted 3.8 Grand national motor in it.

88firebirdTBI

Those were defiantly the gayest cars in the world

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Steve
88 Firebird TBI,TH700R4 - Open Element, Cat Delete, K&N filter 14*4 element, Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, 180 Stant thermostat, Accel cap and rotor
1/4: 16.1@85.7 (Bone Stock)

FormulaJoe

Wether or not they are gay is a matter of opinion. What is not opinion is the fact that they have no problem beating a 305TBI Firebird.

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L98, 3.27 9-bolt, Hooker shorty headers, custom 2.5inch Y-pipe, no cat, 3inch 2chamber flowmaster, JET AFPR, Ported MAF, Best ET: 13.86 @100mph. 1.99 60'
17 inch ROH "ZS" wheels. 17x8.5(front) and 17x9.5 (rear). Firestone Firehawk SZ50s. 245/45/zr17s and 275/40/zr17s. T56

On the way... Radar Blue 89 Formula, T56, Ram Jet 430, Ram Air, 17inch ROHs.

5.0GTA

the Yellow Fiero your refering to in Hot Rod does not have a 3.8 Grand National engine, it is a 3800 series Supercharged 3.8 from a Grand Prix GTP, everything in the engine is bone stock except for a smaller pulley and the guy is pushin mid 13 sec. time slips. Gotta love 'em especially ones with the 350 conversion, muah haha hahaha!

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1988 Pontiac GTA 5.0 TPI
Mods: K&N Filter, Hypertech Air Foil, Hypertech Perf. Chip, 2.5in Flowmaster Muffler, Catco Hi-flow Cat

Maryland Int. Speedway Bracket Racing Trophy Winner

15.32@88mph 2.077 60-ft.

Kills
94 Probe GT, 95 Mustang GT, 96 Impala SS, 85 Thunderbird 5.0, 95 Accord V6, 98 Integra VTEC, 70 Chevelle Malibu, CRX w/ Turbo and Intercooler (have it on tape to prove it)

idrag2

How in the hell did they put a Small Chevy into a Fiero. Fill me in.


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SUPER-SPORT-CHEVY

Here ya go! http://www.v8archie.com/
SSC

taliesian

I am also a member of fiero-technet and gentleman off that list is claiming to be in the middle of a v-10 install(out of 99 dodge viper). The v-8 is easy to see going in but I really want to know about the v-10 how?

jRaskell

I'd like to know how they're going to fit a viper v10 in there myself. A buddy of mine from High School built a 350 V8 Fiero when we were seniors. He bought a kit that slapped it right in. I got to drive it on a few occasions. Let me tell ya, a 300hp Fiero can be pretty scary. He smoked the transaxle in it about 5 months after finishing it. Didn't have the money to fix it (Like I said, we were in High School) and sold it. I remember that V8 being a pretty close fit.

taliesian

The guy is an ase tech,
he claims it is in and running, sounds like he cut the trunk out and stretched the back fram 4 inch. He said that he will have pics up in 2-3 weeks after he is done with body I will post his pic link as soon as it is up. I would be more critical of him but, I am sure people were critical of archie before he did it. I guess it is just wait and see.

SUPER-SPORT-CHEVY

The V10 would fit, but the trunk would have to be taken out completly and im sure the GRAG 5 wouldent hold out very long.
If you Find a pic of that swap post it! Id love to see a v-10 in a fiero.
SSC

88gta305

There is a guy around stillwater OK, has a Northstart V8 in one. Supposed to be pretty quick.

Cheers

Richard

88 GTA (used to be a 305 )

Polecat

Not in Stillwater, but I know the guy. He is good friends with the General Manager of Kicker. Lives in Tulsa.Older guy who has several hotrods. It's red,has a wing and 17" rims. You will see dual Supertrapp mufflers coming out the back. Stock Northstar motor. Comes as a kit and will fly! Keep and eye out for it.

HEY RICHARD This is Tracy....caught you in the thirdgen area now that you have the TA....cool!

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350 4 bolt main, Speed-O-Motive 383 stroker kit, re-sized rods ground for clearance,TRW Forged pistons,10.7:1 compression,HPC Coated RPM intake, Holley 750 cfm carb,World Products Sportsman II heads,2.02/1.60 valves, Comp Cam 1.6 roller rockers, Comp Xtreme 284 cam,240/246@.050 with .540 lift,Crane pushrods,ATI damper,Proform HEI and MSD6A box,HPC coated 1 5/8 headers, 2.5" exhaust with 40 series mufflers,TH350 with Hughes 3000 stall, Powertrax NoSlip Locker, 4.11 gears.

[This message has been edited by Polecat (edited May 29, 2001).]

karstenkurtz

Fiero's are stupid little cars. They are the neon sport of the 80's. Those things are basically an american made honda prelude GAY!

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Karsten
86 IROC-ZZ4... too much to list.

84TransAm

Actually, their closer to MR2's than Preludes. I think their one kickass package, definently fun to drive. And the V6 0-30 time is something like 2.6 or so seconds, very fun.

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--Steve S--
1984 Trans Am 305 LG4, 5 speed Daily Driver, Flowmaster 80 Series
Holley 600 cfm & vacuum advance
Soon: Edlebrock Intake & TES