[88FieroGT]

I just bought a rebuilt motor and transmission , to feel what my car was like from the factory to see what changes I really want to make. Performance and economy.... the engine had engine knock at 110k from what the seller said , I figure the cost for my to rebuild it after I spend the time on it and see what I need to do. With the good price and 3 year 100k warranty I got along with the seeing what it was like to start with. I figure I got a good deal with also my limited time during the week.

So I have basically to start with body modifications because I do not know how long before I get done with all of my ideas for body mods before I move onto the engine. But I will do cheap mods to it to improve power and efficiency. That way if things go wrong with my engine after my 3 year warranty and im not covered I will know what I want to do as far as another swap power wise , so then its just finding a good combo of motor and transmission + computer and wiring harness....

I have a 3 speed auto right now , still waiting for the motor and transmission to come so I can start gathering specs and ideas on stock improvements for performance and economy.

But for starters...

48,000 volt ignition upgrade
iridium spark plugs
heavier duty spark plug wires
full fastback conversion with a fino v8archie mod.

change my front bumper to one that lets less air under the front of the vehicle and has a flatter nose also for looks, my preference.

light weight wheels and tires , 185/65/14's vs the 60's cause the 65's are actually 2lbs lighter at 15lbs each instead of 17 and is a great tire from the specs I seen on tire rack. and keeps me around the same speedo calibration.

6.39lb a piece volk ce28n racing wheels lightest in production from what ive seen 14x5.5

hoping I can do front and rear wide fender flares and covers without looking disproportional and still be able to turn my front wheels all the way. If not then back to the drawing board.

Then from their its just figuring out what to do next... thinking about a warm air intake which I have no been able to find any info on the fiero.....

a cooler thermostat 180 vs 195 no ECM changes needed.

upgrade the cooling system

maybe try smaller injectors or since it would be easier if I cannot find smaller injectors or have some machined for cheap .... change computer settings to supply less fuel to give me a leaner burn. hopefully the cooling system and upgrades can prevent premature detonation after the warm air intake and lean burn mods.

improve breathing for the fiero whether new aftermarket intake manifold and exhaust or grind out areas to improve. I dont really care about restoring the car because even though its an awesome car and I have respect for it. I feel im not going to the extreme like most people do with all these conversion bodykits and etc... Im still going to try to keep all the old parts just incase I do sell it in the future DONT PLAN ON IT... and since its not a mera or the T-tops version which way less were made.... even though its still pretty rare.. I'd rather it be mine than pontiacs.

OOO yahh... under body pan , it seems like a fairly easy mod for the fiero because its pretty flat all over due to the design.

lower to 3-4" instead of 5.4" stock.

... Opinions please and sorry for the disorganised post.

Also ive watched a youtube video of a guy having his fiero's EGR blocked off , I dont know how much of a difference the EGR makes on the fiero.... performance / economy... since its also not a really high compression engine. I think 8.5:1 or somewhere around there. and the guy stated pretty significant mpg improvements from his short list of mods , which egr block off was one of them. he also had a 5 speed so... I dont know. depends how he drove it.

search hot stock fiero in youtube.