This thing will MOVE!

[metalfanat1c]

It's not a Bugatti, but it hauls serious ass

 

[YOUTUBE]jbz_6fQMBRo[/YOUTUBE]

[OverDriven]

Doesn't look like it hauls that much ass from the vid, but I'm sure it's quick. Still...it's a Fiero, ya know? I mean I guess some people really dig the sleeper thing, but I like a car that has speed and looks.

[The_J-Train]

it went from 20 to 50 in a hurry. I dare say that little car could embarrass some guys and their cars from a running start.

[Samnite]

That's a whole lot of money wasted on a {censored}ing Fiero. I wonder: with all that money spent, did he ever manage to keep the {censored}ing windows from leaking? Fieros were notorious for this when they came out.

[nitrous2400]

itz a sl:ow fier:o

 

 

i used to do work for a guy round here that modded those things and threw supercharged northstar motors in em but they werent very fast tbh just buy a {censored}in gtp or montecarlo ss and they come with the 3.8 supercharged

[trey85stang]

ive always like fieros.. but the bra has got to go.

[the_bleeding]

ive seen... been in...... driven.... faster... much faster... much much faster...

[Sex Panther]

You can post 10,000 videos of souped up/fast pieces of crap. It still won't justify your need to install a loud exhaust system on your Dynasty.

[freetime]

looks like fun

[metalfanat1c]

You can post 10,000 videos of souped up/fast pieces of crap. It still won't justify your need to install a loud exhaust system on your Dynasty.

I don't have to justify it. It's my money, my car, and my decision.



You, however, should justify why you and your clique keep popping in my threads making the same jokes that were barely funny the first 5,000 times I read it. Reminds me of middle school.

You don't see me bitching about how you play classic rock on a guitar with EMGs, do ya?

[EdgeOfDarkness]

wow A fiero that has not caught on fire....







yet.

[metalfanat1c]

wow A fiero that has not caught on fire.... yet.

 

 

Problems and issues

 

[edit] Engine fire reputation

 

Total production of the Pontiac Fiero over all 5 years was 370,168.[4] Regarding the number of cars which suffered an engine fire, we have the following two references, one from NHTSA and one from Pontiac Division.

 

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...said it has received 148 complaints regarding [Pontiac Fieros catching fire] including reports of six injuries...Low levels of engine oil may cause a connecting rod to break; allowing oil to escape and come into contact with engine parts. The oil would catch on fire when it contacted the exhaust manifold or hot exhaust components...David Hudgens, a GM spokesman in Detroit... said, 'If you ran out of oil, and then that coupled with some aggressive driving perhaps, and maybe not changing the oil very often, you end up with a broken rod, and that's where the connecting rod came in, it is still the owners responsibility to check the oil.' "[5]

 

"GM tests have shown that running these 1984 cars with low engine oil level can cause connecting rod failure which may lead to an engine compartment fire...Pontiac is aware of 260 fires attributable to the condition, along with ten reported minor injuries."[6]

 

The larger of the two reported numbers of cars with fires (260), amounts to 0.07% of Fieros produced. The fires affected almost exclusively the 2.5 L engine, and mostly 1984 models. (Note that there may have been additional occurrences after the above reports were published.) The primary cause of engine fires was a batch of poorly cast connecting rods which failed when the oil level became too low. The faulty connecting rods were produced in GM's Saginaw plant. The theory is that the sports car styling attracted buyers who would drive the car hard, most notedly over-revving the engine. Another factor was the three quart oil capacity, and perhaps a leaky valve cover gasket which would allow the oil level to decline over time to a dangerously low level. If the proper oil level was not maintained, the bearings could seize, snapping the porous castings of the connecting rods resulting in punched holes in the engine block, thus spraying oil onto hot exhaust components where it could ignite.

 

Most vehicles existing today have been serviced by GM during one of the safety recalls on the car. On the fire-related recall, shields and drip-trays were added to prevent leaking fluids from contacting hot surfaces. The presence of drip shields between the engine block and the exhaust manifold are a good clue that the car was retrofitted. The addition of the longer AC Delco PF51 oil filter and a re calibrated dipstick added extra oil capacity to the oiling system, and enabled running 4 quarts of oil in the crankcase instead of 3 quarts to help prevent oil starvation to the rods. Certain vehicles had their connecting rods or entire block replaced.

 

Another theory is that some fires may have been due to the engine wiring harness being located in the center of the engine bay above the exhaust manifold, where the heat could theoretically melt and ignite the wiring. Also, the 1984 model had a magnesium grille over this area. In later models, this was improved to some degree with much better heat shielding wrapped around the wiring harness.

 

A third cause of fires was due to the method used to cast the engine block and possibly overtorqued head bolts. Some engines developed cracks in the block that would leak coolant and/or oil, sometimes accompanied by broken head bolts directly above the crack. The leak would spray coolant or oil onto the hot catalytic converter and exhaust manifold located at the front of the engine compartment resulting in fire. This was the cause in several cases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short version: That was 0.07% of all Fieros produced, and usually only the 4 banger pieces of {censored}.

[Sex Panther]

I don't have to justify it. It's my money, my car, and my decision. You, however, should justify why you and your clique keep popping in my threads making the same jokes that were barely funny the first 5,000 times I read it. Reminds me of middle school. You don't see me bitching about how you play classic rock on a guitar with EMGs, do ya?

I'm just messin' with ya dude, you know I could care less. I had a {censored}ing souped up Ford Probe 4 cylinder when I was your age for Christ sake.

I don't. My Gutierrez Juggernaut has a Duncan Custom in the bridge, and a '59 in the neck.

[EdgeOfDarkness]

My SR year of high school 3 out of the 4 Fiero's on campus caught on fire..
1 belonged to a friend of mine, he still has another one in the garage.
the two others belonged to some girls that were in school.

thats my only experience with them.

I think they ruled all 3 as the engine harness.

thats a 75 percent failure rate in my small town of 5000 people..

[metalfanat1c]

I'm just messin' with ya dude, you know I could care less. I had a {censored}ing souped up Ford Probe 4 cylinder when I was your age for Christ sake. I don't. My Gutierrez Juggernaut has a Duncan Custom in the bridge, and a '59 in the neck.

 

Ahh you finally got it.

 

I only put the loud muffler on it because the original one fell off and I thought the engine sounded cool.

 

A buddy of mine souped up a Probe. It was still slow.

[metalfanat1c]

My SR year of high school 3 out of the 4 Fiero's on campus caught on fire.. 1 belonged to a friend of mine, he still has another one in the garage. the two others belonged to some girls that were in school. thats my only experience with them. I think they ruled all 3 as the engine harness. thats a 75 percent failure rate in my small town of 5000 people..

 

 

Yeah.

[Sex Panther]

Ahh you finally got it. I only put the loud muffler on it because the original one fell off and I thought the engine sounded cool. A buddy of mine souped up a Probe. It was still slow.

4 banger, N/A, no turbo, or NOS. I ran 15's. One of 3 N/A 4 banger probes in America that ran 15's.

[80sShred4TheWin]

It does accelerate nice. But I hate the covers their uggly

[Rik-Guitarstudi]

I wonder if he would put it up against a little ol smart car?

is it cheating with the hayabusa engine in it? haha

[EvilMeow]

I've always wanted a mid-rear engine car.

[zeegler]

It might haul ass, but it sounds like {censored}.

[metalfanat1c]

4 banger, N/A, no turbo, or NOS. I ran 15's. One of 3 N/A 4 banger probes in America that ran 15's.

You could outrun BOTH of Chuck's vehicles. {censored} the Ram doesn't even hit 60 in 15 seconds.

[metalfanat1c]

It might haul ass, but it sounds like {censored}.

You either love it or you hate it.

[bennintexas]

am i the only one that was thinking "{censored} i hope there arent children running around"

[paintkilz]

4 banger, N/A, no turbo, or NOS. I ran 15's. One of 3 N/A 4 banger probes in America that ran 15's.

i had a 91' turbo....after i did a boost controller with a little more boost, and an exhaust it did 12s...

not bad for less than $100 and the fact it had no exhaust when i got it.