88 Fiero GT

[robertwb70]

Originally Posted by 88FieroGT

the v6 dragged down the EPA mpg.

The EPA ratings are specific to engine + trans combinations available for that vehicle, the numbers and link I posted are for the 4 cylinder 5 speed, which was the BEST combination for that year.

The tech4/ iron duke/ 2.5L engine is an archaic piece of equipment that is more comparable to a farm tractor engine than any of today's automotive motors. They are tough as nails but when it comes to efficiency they leave a lot to be desired (large bore/ short stroke = less efficient combo at low RPMs).

[88FieroGT]

It may be an exaggeration I dont know , but it could just be people being in touch with their car and knowing how it should be driven , the ratings are only estimates and with manuals vs automatics greatly vary.

I was making a poor joke when I said the v6 dragged it down , I know a few people who like to average cars gas figures as a whole not separately when comparing cars. Personally I think thats nonsense but thats where the post came from.

Also I agree , I think the 2.8 is also I dislike anything that doesnt have variable valve timing

[vacationtime247]

The Quad 4 / Dual Cam 2.4 was a POS! Every one I've unfortunately owned gave me problems. PRAY that your water pump never goes out on one. Why is that? Because it's driven by the timing chain! Not easy to get to or fix once you're in there! The coil housing plastic would crack over time causing a short. Bad design and a nightmare to work on.
VT247

Originally Posted by 88FieroGT

and back then they didnt even use the quad 4 which was more efficient and had more power.

[vacationtime247]

Looks like a Kamm back would be a great mod for FE! Much like the del Sol on here.
VT247

Originally Posted by cfg83

88FieroGT -

Welcome to EM! Here's a streamline template overlay to chew on :



CarloSW2

[Christ]

That isn't quite the correct Fiero body to be using in the template...

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted by vacationtime247

The Quad 4 / Dual Cam 2.4 was a POS! Every one I've unfortunately owned gave me problems. PRAY that your water pump never goes out on one. Why is that? Because it's driven by the timing chain! Not easy to get to or fix once you're in there! The coil housing plastic would crack over time causing a short. Bad design and a nightmare to work on.
VT247

Lots of engine have water pumps driven by the timing chain, or timing belt. My '01 Civic is like that. Every 100k miles, you change both.

[88FieroGT]

Yah it looks like the early year GT's or the formula

[88FieroGT]

http://www.calgaryfieros.com/memberscars/88ryan1.jpg

this is the fiero I already have , http://www.calgaryfieros.com/memberscars/88ryan1.jpg

this is the hatch I would like Fino

[Christ]

Thaty rear hatch kit looks good. The wide body that is shown on that car won't add much to frontal area, but the door section needs to be smoothed out, so that may also work for you.

Couple that with low offset front wheels, and you may have a good combo for front wheel skirts.

If you install that hatchand add ducts, build them using louvres, so theY actually do something at speed. The ones illustrated will only disrupt flow in those areas. It's actually best to vent the engine bay directly behind the car, just below the tail of the decklid, so it fills the wake void behind the car.

[88FieroGT]

I wasnt actually planning on doing the wide bodykit on the fiero , extra cost but you do have a point.... So I just might , but first I will do a little calculating and testing to see how I like the covers proportionally to the body. Compared to what they would look like with the widebody.

Thanks for the idea.