pontiac fiero v8

I’ve ready that they may have had a CARB, other articles reference an over bored single injector, while others have said they have a dual TBI injection like the later 4.3L V6 trucks. I’m building my own SD4 for my Fiero and am wondering how close I can come to what they ran at Indy.IowaJim.

(Some people call them “tractor motors”.

Popular now is the G6 six speed so it is very possible to have a V8 and a manual transmission. BTW all of Pratte’s sand cars have LS engines. The Caddy 4.9L was rated at 200hp, but in the Fiero with it’s shorter exhaust and lack of power steering might do a little better. I remember reading it in hotrod magazine. I want it….I think the exterior design has aged incredibly well!

At 2600 pounds that makes for a quick car comparable to an early C4. Lightweight, powerful, simple yet full of potential, the entire lineup of LS engines has become the standard engine for motor swaps, hot rods, drag racers and more.

out of everyone there, even those “name” guys from the high-zoot publications. Eventually I would like to drop in an LS3 and it would be comparable to a C5.I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning, sounds like a trip to the tire store.People in the Fiero world are well aware of it’s limitations, especially the 84-87 regarding the suspension. They were not Orphans as the parent companies were alive and well, still to this day in business. General consensus is that it’s probably worth ~220 HP and 300+ LBFT, although I’ve never dynoed it. Doesn’t that put them all in the same category? 1988 Pontiac Firebird Trans AM 350 v8 auto ( chev camaro ) $16,000.

We finished up by taking a different, higher-speed route with the latest TA. Engine length along the crank center line is almost never the packaging issue. A bad decision can sink a company like the International truck diesel after treatment and VW’s current diesel emissions cheating issue. The asking price of $8,500 seems quite reasonable, considering the cost of the conversion was something like $17,000 or more.And from what other owners of Fiero Factory V-8 conversions say, this car will be fast and furious, handle well, and should be a blast to drive. We didn’t even have exciting names. !” The top of engine parts from the LA9 turbo made it into production as originally designed and developed on the iron V6.I love it, the guys who build this stuff can be found here.GREAT contribution! I do know Ron, we were at his desert compound for his new years eve celebration. I WAS ALWAYS WORKING. Other issues with a mid engine vehicle are engine cooling and clean air for the intake.Holy f@€*balls.

TBI, head gasket issues and only 135 hp.Don’t get your hopes up on the Fiero Factory.

Scary fast.I drove a few times. America has a long tradition of stuffing big engines in small cars for go fast fun and this Fiero carries on the torch!Caddy Conversion cost is more like 3K he has a lot more upgrades in his car or he paid a pretty penny for it…Could the price include the initial price of acquiring the car?I’ve always loved the unique style and design of the Fiero, especially as they become less and less common.The plastic used on Fiero’s was SMC and RRIM, definately not brittle.

Then the copycats came along. This kit is designed to be a bolt on installation with no frame cutting required. The guy that might know is currently managing the Chevy COPO build center.According to a Pennocks poster, the Fiero with the GN motor crashed into a garbage container. Part of the spoken intro included the concept of GM selling the whole thing as a unit, with the market being hot-rodders and what we now call the resto-mod crowd. Some companies combined but eventually went out of business such as Studebaker-Packard.

At the time, there was tremendous competition between Pontiac and Chevrolet so I did not even propose as SMB. But, in addition to selling parts and cars, the Fiero Factory also offers 3.4 litre Camaro V-6 and 4.9 Cadillac V-8 engine transplants. My first assignment when transferred to engineering from car assembly was to finish the design/release of the 301 turbo.

=:^OInteresting history. They are dent resistant and very durable. timboThere was a gent in Kansas City that developed a kit to drop a small block chevy in fieros back in the day.

The website hasn’t been updated in about 6 years. It’s very easy to get carried away and spend more than a C5 while upgrading a Fiero, and then you might as well get the C5.

Most people stick with the auto because it’s easier to just just the caddy transmission versus having a custom flywheel drilled and adding a clutch. package, causing them to loose the H.O. We built 2 LA9’s (that was the production RPO I picked which stood for aluminum 2.9L), and 4 STE’s both autos and manuals.

I embellished mine a bit by adding the intake setup from an 89 Allante 4.5. E staff supported it 100% supplying heads, aluminum rocker covers, blocks, head gaskets and I was responsible for the intake, throttle body, exhaust manifolds, turbocharger and related hardware design and engineering. I have a buddy who has a “monster miata” a 5.0 powered conversion he ordered somewhere that does them. Apparently, there is a company in Alabama called the But, in addition to selling parts and cars, the Fiero Factory also offers 3.4 litre Camaro V-6 and 4.9 Cadillac V-8 engine transplants. The gearing is not ideal, since the 4.9 is a torque monster. Appears to be a big radiator, not much space up there either. This just seems insane. The parent company is still alive & kicking. The Cadillac 4.9 iron head aluminum block V8 and the Buick iron even fire 3800 dropped right in. Even in mild form, it would out perform the 2.8 V6.Do you know much about the SD4’s which were in the Indy Pace cars?

A rear engine has the engine crankshaft rearward of the rear wheel centerline.