Fiero turbo system

[GRANDFURY]

I have been thingking about getting a fiero and have been looking at proformance parts for them and came across this site that offers a turbo for them and was wondering if anyone else had purchased this kit or seen it before thanx guys any input on this would be great. http://members.shaw.ca/turbofiero/Manual.htm

[Fierofiend]

Not a bad system. Also check out www.turbochargerpower.com

Its a slightly more complete system, and Dennis is a great guy to deal with. I am also running a turbo fiero, but its a home brew setup.

[GRANDFURY]

Thanx man, I do think I like that set-up better. By the way, your Fiero looks really good man Do you have the 2.8 or a 3.4 in it?

[Fierofiend]

2.8 right now, but I'm building a 3400 that should be up and running shortly...

Oh yea, turbo of course..

[GRANDFURY]

Cool, So is it fast or what? like what would it do against a mustang or a tunned honda or neon? Sorry for the questions but I don't know anyone who has ever had one. Are they hard to work on? I heard they are a bitch 'cause of the mid-engine or whatever is that ture or people just exaggerating. Thanx for the help man.

[Fierofiend]

Very much so exaggerating. They are not at all hard to work on. Pop open the decklid, sit on the back with your feet in the trunk and do whatcha gotta do. There is a lot more room in there than people think. I've owned 6 fieros so far, and have had none of the problems that 'everyone KNOWS' they have. None have caught on fire, It held up REALLY well when I totaled my GT, and I haven't had any of them leave me stranded. My first fiero was my first car when I was 16. I'm 20 now and owned these fieros, a 2.8 89 beretta 5 spd, and my 2.8 4wd 4spd s10. The engine in the S10 quit on me, and has been replaced with a new 2.8, but other than that, they all run well. The beretta has 180k on original engine, and purrs nicely. All these GM cars, and no problems. Funny how my friends hondas and mustangs seem to be broken all the time.

Btw, a boosted fiero will walk all over a mustang GT

(my totaled GT: I was turning left and some moron was trying to pass by coming up in the wrong lane. I turned he kept going.)

[RidgeRunner]

That's a sad, sad sight.

[Rhedalert]

looks like a light hit

[GRANDFURY]

wow that sux man. I found two fiero's for sale intown for 750 bucks one runs one dosen't but one is a 86 and one is a 87 not gt but I can get the ground kit l8r. All I need now is a place to store them damn that sux, I would have bought them in a few weeks (big bonus at work we are now starting to build the Exinox so that is very good) but I need a place to store them. Oh well i'll keep looking. So was that accident the other guys fault? I would've been pissed.

[Fierofiend]

Wasn't exactly a light hit, the driver was on the gas as he tried to pass. The steel frame of the door was pushed in, however the plastic body panel just ripped and isn't pushed in against the frame.

Yea it was the other guys fault. Got my GT paid for and then some. I used the cash to buy the white one in my sig. It was just a base red 86, and I added all the good stuff over the winter.

[Rhedalert]

So the ins totalled it....cause I swear it just seems localized to the door. The Fieros seem to take a hit pretty well- roof didnt bend, 1/4 glass intact and all

[Dr.Fiero]

Hours before I pulled my car off the road for an engine rebuild (had 230+ hard K's on it) I walked all over a 5.slow with my boost down about 6lbs (200 crank HP and the bagged engine).

I should be about 250+ HP now with the new build, lotsa mods, and 10lbs.


Oh, and this IS a KFG turbo kit BTW!

[fierose87]

nice car i have a 87 se v6 5spd and am hopping to turbo at the end of the summer. what kind of times have u run on the drag strip?

[Dr.Fiero]

Not sure yet - I've only got about 25 min's on the engine now (been busy with other things). But rest assured, times will be measured!

[DustoneGT]

If anybody is curious at all about Fieros (and the things peculiar to them)
go to http://www.fiero.nl I have the same name on there.

As far as that hit above is concerned, somebody post a pic of the Fiero space
frame for these guys.....that'll convince anyone that these cars are safe.

Easy to work on? At least I can do a spark plug change on my stock Fiero
without rocking the motor on its mounts. [cough]damn lumina[\cough]