Real Fiero Tech

That fiero looked pretty quick actually.

Nothing wrong with Fieros per se, but the attitudes of a lot of Fiero owners have sort of spoiled the image. Too many cheap bastards who refuse to spend more than a couple grand on their cars, yet somehow have this crazy elitist belief that nothing else can touch it. And then even the ones who do la...

Fastback86 wrote: I went for broke on a Fiero-worthy band aid.

Heh, I had a throttle cable seize up on me a couple of years ago, and replaced it with galvanized aircraft cable inside of syn-flex with a few simple brass fittings. Cost me all of $10 or so and I never did bother fixing it properly.

Atilla the Fun wrote:the cathedrals still build better off-idle torque where it helps mpg and torque the most, which is what's needed.

Wait, we could be discussing totally opposite engine characteristics here. I was thinking about performance, not low range torque and fuel efficiency..

The smaller the intake ports, the higher the resulting velocity. However, this is not a recipe for success...

Atilla the Fun wrote:Velocity trumps flow.

What? No it doesn't.

Oh wait, I get it. If they were not true, they could be parallel, but would still not line up on a straight edge.

That sounds like it should work?

Both wheels could still be pointed the wrong way...

Aaron wrote:This car already lights up the heavens, I'm almost afraid to see how much light its going to throw off now.

You sir, are an asshole.

Can't you just buy a new ignition switch at any auto parts store?

Aaron wrote: Props for the quick time, just quit with the fucking excuses.

People who believe their cars are capable of faster times are also the ones who actually figure out how to run faster times. That's sort of how it goes.

Use your bandsaw for the dead hookers. It works better anyways. Also, if you freeze them first, cleanup is easier

pontiackid86 wrote: Id like tto see that thing beat my buddys silverado

It's too bad he gets under your skin crzyone, because that was actually pretty funny. Rather than compare the skyline to any of it's relevant competitors, he thinks the ticket is his buddy's silverado.

That may have been the spindles, or the caliper brackets instead though..

I was replacing the bushings on my 86 a while, and IIRC, my arms had L and R stamped into them?

I doubt that would ever catch on..
There are radar absorbing / scattering paints out there.

I wonder how well they would adhere to the powdercoat though? And should I still fill the pinholes with something before the clearcoat?

I bought this assembled short block because all the machining was complete, including having the cylinders honed with a deck plate (and because of the forged pistons and rods, and balanced rotating assembly). I'm not about to tear it down and get an other block completely machined, nor am I interest...

2.3L quad 4, will go in my 84

No, bought an assembled short block from somebody else.
Also, I'm not actually willing to strip down and re-coat.