Looking at buying a Fiero GT
What should I look out for when buying ome? What's the max amount of miles I should buy one at? Guess I'm asking for a general buyer's guide to Fieros
Looking at buying a Fiero GT
Jace Torres
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Aiden Johnson
Look for a very cheap Ferrari. Scratch that. Any Ferrari. Chances are it's probably a Fierro with a body kit.
Adrian Clark
most morons are going to tell you to look at MR2's instead. Just ignore them. The Fiero is more forgiving to drive, has a much larger aftermarket, is easier to find parts for, easier to work on since all the body panels detach and is just easier to find period. They made neat 400,000 Fiero's from 1984-1988. When you compare that to the MR2's WORLDWIDE production numbers throughout it's entire 1984-2005 lifespan (around 330,000), it's easy to see why the Fiero's are so much easier to find.
As to Fiero's remember they were constantly being changed throughout production. The best models to go for are later models, particularly 1987 or 1988. 1988 models had bespoke suspension not interchangeable with any other Fiero, so 1988 Fiero suspension is 1988 specific. 1987 cars can use 1984-1987 parts though which makes them easier to care for, even though the 88's handled better.
Just make sure the car was well taken car of. With regular maintenance, those GT 2.8L V6's were fairly bulletproof. And they share architecture with many of GM's later pushrod V6's (but not the 3800), so swaps to 3.1L, 3.4L or even 3.5L are common and fairly simple. The most common swap is the DOHC 3.4L from 1991-1997 since it just drops into place and makes over 200 HP
Cooper Allen
>GM's later pushrod V6's
hope he likes doing gaskets
Bentley Peterson
meh. change them to aftermarket felpro redesigned gaskets and the problems don't return.
Jack King
Is an engine swap to a DOHC 3.4L advisable? Does it impact handling very much?
Juan Gonzalez
stock 2.8 is 348 lbs
3.4 DOHC is 465
William Taylor
it is a heavier engine, but according to Fiero fans, it doesn't affect it much. The great thing about that engine is the way it screams. This was one of those early DOHC American V6's (in fact the first one) so it tended to scream to the 7k redline, which was beyond impressive back then.
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Christian Jenkins
Ok guys, how viable would a 2ZJ swap into a fiero be?
Luke Bell
>inline 6
>traverse engine