Real Fiero Tech

I found the following info at fieroo.com. The rated weight difference between 88 Formula and 88 GT is 56 lbs.

I would estimate the weight of the trailer hitch and mounting hardware at 25-30lbs.

Another thing I realized over the weekend, this car has one of those heavy-ass FieroStore trailer hitches on it. That was the other reason I was using my stock '88 GT to compare, because it has one too.

My BLMs are currently at 110, and until I see that come a lot closer to 128, it would be counterproductive to do a dyno run. VEMaster + TTS Datamaster = Your best tuning friend for these computers. Should take care of your fuel tables at idle and part throttle (non-PE mode) and all that will be lef...

product1620 wrote:

2 floor mats

The V8 broke your floor mats, DAYUM, talk about teh mad Torqzors! :la:

Yeah, I put that there because of how they "broke" (they melted) and why.

He replaced the first four but hasn't replaced the fifth axle I broke a year and a half ago. It was just going to break again anyway, so I was forced to have custom axles made elsewhere.

No broken transaxles.

Thanks for joining and posting, Dave. I ALWAYS want to hear things straight from the source. I think that this is important for the integrity of this forum as a technical resource. I think that if the problems you encountered could be stumbling blocks to others, then they ought to be brought to lig...

You didn't even have the talent to do the swap yourself so you had to have Archee do it for you. I knew it would come to this. I told you not to insult me, because you have no idea what I've been through with this car. Now you're going to find out. I paid Archee to do the R&D work and complete ...

Well Dave, since you won't answer my question and everyone elses, I will just go ahead and assume that your 430 claimed hp engine only dynoed 297 to the wheels based on what members from .nl said who are freinds with V8Archie. Shaun - cite your source, it's all just rumor-mongering. Even if my car ...

MN - The engine in my car wasn't one of the serial-numbered, limited-run GM-built units, those were all sold in 1998 and were carbureted. Dude, that sucks. No, Dave. It's not technically a clone, it IS a clone. I really wish you wouldn't represent it as a ZZ430 if it isn't one. All it does is add t...

Shaun - This is still a public forum. Freedom of speech means you can say anything you want, but it doesn't necessarily mean you should . MN - The engine in my car wasn't one of the serial-numbered, limited-run GM-built units, those were all sold in 1998 and were carbureted. The parts list is no sec...

I wish there was some middle ground, because short of forking over ASSLOADS for Rchie's kit there aren't a lot of options. Can you get by with the $950 manual economy kit? Just mount everything up to the cradle/engine bay/getrag5-speed, sort out the little issues and just boogie? No frills? No &quo...

MNFatz wrote:I'm it for SBC around here at the moment.

Now there are 2.

Petroleum is about 7#/gal (water is 8), so an 11.5 gallon tank adds about 80# to the car's weight... just enough for an empty tank to make a difference in the 1/4 mile. Dunno why you're saying I put oil in my gas tank, but I have gasoline in it, and gasoline only weighs 6#/gal. :scratch: If Dave we...

Okay, here's my first post to RFT. Let me start by getting a few things out of the way: 1 - Thanks to Howard for starting this alternative to Pennock's where we can all speak (mostly) fuckin' freely 2 - Good to see lots of the oldskool people I knew from Pennock's here 3 - I'm not interested in deba...