[wagonman76]

The original Fiero only came with the Iron Duke 4 cylinder engine. Apparently they improved it after 84, but not good enough. Anybody I know with an Iron Duke in anything has problems with the valve cover leaking. Even the later engines were notorious for leaking valve cover gaskets. I read the Fiero with its rear engine layout let the oil drip straight onto the exhaust manifold, causing some fires too. The OP has the 2.8 V6, so the fires are a non-issue.

And yes, those engines dont like to be revved very high. Not typical for a 4 cylinder. Big cast iron engine that runs more like a truck engine.

I drove an 87 once with the same body style and engine and trans. Seemed like it was geared pretty low, for neck-snapping off the line torque. Though I never really got it up to highway speed to see how it behaved there.

Id build a mpguino for it. I built one for my Celebrity that works great, and Im making my 2nd one right now.