My 3.4 DOHC powered red and black camo '88 Fiero Track Car
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:51 pm
I uhhh don't have a build thread here. Weird, huh?
So this will be my overview / mods list.
Model: 1988 Pontiac Fiero Coupe
Exterior Color: Awesome
Interior Color: Black
Engine: 1993 3.4 DOHC V6 "LQ1"
Transmission: 5-speed Getrag 282
Purchased: December 2006
Weight: 2780 lbs wet (without driver)
Engine:
Cooling:
Rear Suspension
Steering:
[*]Mostly stripped out
Safety:
Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire made a film about my Fiero for /DRIVE channel in YouTube.
Here is the full length video for DRIVE+ subscribers -- or you can get a 14-day free trial subscription:
Here is the free, shorter version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVBLU1fhqnY
Another option is to buy the full length video a la carte for $0.99 on Vimeo. This works for international viewers too:
http://vimeo.com/ondemand/driveplus10/108641839
More pics:
Photo by Cali Photography
So this will be my overview / mods list.
Model: 1988 Pontiac Fiero Coupe
Exterior Color: Awesome
Interior Color: Black
Engine: 1993 3.4 DOHC V6 "LQ1"
Transmission: 5-speed Getrag 282
Purchased: December 2006
Weight: 2780 lbs wet (without driver)
Engine:
- Balanced and blueprinted 1993 3.4 DOHC V6 from a Chevrolet Lumina Z34.
- Custom short-runner intake manifold.
- 2.5″ exhaust with Magnaflow muffler.
- Dyno-tested at 220 whp @ 5800 RPM, 218 ft·lb @ 4900 (tested at Church Automotive in June 2007 on a Dynapack).
- California emissions legal, inspected and approved via the California Bureau of Automotive Repair.
Cooling:
- Spal radiator fan (p/n 30102082) (22 amps / 2470 CFM)
- Griffin Radiator
- West Coast Fiero brake caliper relocation brackets for 12" C4 Corvette rotors, using Centric 12" brake rotors
- Porterfield R4 brake pads
- Goodridge Stainless Steel braided brake hoses
- Bilstein ASN-series 46mm monotube dampers with custom shafts and valving
- 750 lb/in springs
- Custom adjustable upper control arms
- Polyurethane lower control arm bushings
- Rodney Dickman balljoints
Rear Suspension
- Koni Sport (Red) adjustable struts
- Adjustable coilover conversion using threaded sleeves (source)
- Hypercoil 475 lb/in springs
- Solid rod-end lateral links
- Polyurethane bushings in factory trailing links
- Fieroguru roll center / camber curve correction kit
Steering:
- 1994 Corvette ZR1 super-fast ratio power steering rack (2 turns lock-to-lock)
- Front: Motegi MR-116 17x7 (48mm offset), 215/45/17 Hankook RS-3
- Rear: Motegi MR-116 18x9 (45mm offset), 275/35/18 Hankook RS-3
- Rear: NASCAR Car of Tomorrow wing (Crawford Composites) with straight endplates
- Front: Custom front splitter / undertray, tire spats, improved radiator inlet duct
- Seats: Red Sparco Rev (driver), Red Corbeau A4 (passenger)
- Sparco Steering Wheel
- Weighted Momo Shift Knob
[*]Mostly stripped out
Safety:
- Custom harness bar
- Schroth Profi II ASM 6-point harnesses
Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire made a film about my Fiero for /DRIVE channel in YouTube.
Here is the full length video for DRIVE+ subscribers -- or you can get a 14-day free trial subscription:
Here is the free, shorter version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVBLU1fhqnY
Another option is to buy the full length video a la carte for $0.99 on Vimeo. This works for international viewers too:
http://vimeo.com/ondemand/driveplus10/108641839
More pics:
Photo by Cali Photography