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Zingston 03-26-2018 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3741868)
Wasn't the Fiero the car that was known to burst into flames when rear-ended at low speeds?
I thought that was the Pinto?

JARblue 03-26-2018 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Zingston (Post 3741875)
I thought that was the Pinto?
Maybe you're right. The Fiero would be so much more aptly named though :icon17:

Zingston 03-26-2018 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3741876)
Maybe you're right. The Fiero would be so much more aptly named though :icon17:

True. LOL!

Rusty 03-26-2018 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3741868)
Wasn't the Fiero the car that was known to burst into flames when rear-ended at low speeds?
The Pinto was the fire bomb.

The Vega was known to use more oil then gas. The blocks in them was very porous. Leaked oil right through the block. Chevy had one Vega. The Cosworth Vega. It had a motor developed by Cosworth. It was advertised as one Vega for the price of two. It was double the cost of one Vega. $3,400 vs $7,000

The Chevettes was noted for the bolt breaking that holds the crank damper in place. This let the damper walk off the end of the crank into the radiator. Taking both the radiator and crank out.

The Fiero was made from 2 cars. The front end/suspension came from the Chevette. The rear end/suspension came from the Citation. Low sales and Chevy high management is what killed the Fiero. Chevy hated the Fiero. They thought that it would take sells from the Vette. :rofl2: Pontiac management had their hands tied when they was developing the car by GM management.

Desert Rat 03-26-2018 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3741895)
The Pinto was the fire bomb.

The Vega was known to use more oil then gas. The blocks in them was very porous. Leaked oil right through the block. Chevy had one Vega. The Cosworth Vega. It had a motor developed by Cosworth. It was advertised as one Vega for the price of two. It was double the cost of one Vega. $3,400 vs $7,000

The Chevettes was noted for the bolt breaking that holds the crank damper in place. This let the damper walk off the end of the crank into the radiator. Taking both the radiator and crank out.

The Fiero was made from 2 cars. The front end/suspension came from the Chevette. The rear end/suspension came from the Citation. Low sales and Chevy high management is what killed the Fiero. Chevy hated the Fiero. They thought that it would take sells from the Vette. :rofl2: Pontiac management had their hands tied when they was developing the car by GM management.

Then came 1988 and a redesigned Fiero Chassis where they finally got it right...it was a one year deal and the car was axed for 1989. The '88 Gt was actually a pretty good car, and you can directly swap in the larger 3.1 motors from later GM cars for 200+HP in a 2600lb car. Darn good for the day.

Regarding 370z top speed, I have to believe that much over governed speed is going to cause you to redline....I've been up to 125 on a deserted piece of freeway a couple different times (yeah, flame on....) and she was north of 5500RPM already.

Zoren 370 03-26-2018 04:33 PM
This thread just went from a young kid asking about the speed limiter all the way to a senior citizens discussing about a Fiero and a Pinto.
Nice!:icon17:

Thank goddess Im still hooked to porn!!!
Just turn 25 a month ago.


But I started lying when I was 5 years old.

Zingston 03-26-2018 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Zoren 370 (Post 3741944)
This thread just went from a young kid asking about the speed limiter all the way to a senior citizens discussing about a Fiero and a Pinto.
Nice!:icon17:

Thank goddess Im still hooked to porn!!!
Just turn 25 a month ago.


But I started lying when I was 5 years old.

Hey, at least we can talk about Pintos, Fieros AND porn without help from history books. Errrrrr, I mean the interwebz.

Hold on, Senior Citizen? whaaa?.. I'm still in my 40s young man!!!

ayrton88 03-26-2018 04:55 PM
My ex wife had a Vega when I met her. She told me the dealership told her she never needed to change the oil, just the filter every once in a while. They were right. I had to add oil so often it was always new.

cooltoy 03-26-2018 05:23 PM
This thread went sideways fast. About 155 mph fast.

fire165 03-26-2018 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Zingston (Post 3741947)
Hold on, Senior Citizen? whaaa?.. I'm still in my 40s young man!!!
You are old. (at least for people under 30)
I’m 41.

SG4247 03-26-2018 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3741876)
Maybe you're right. The Fiero would be so much more aptly named though :icon17:
We called the Fiero the “Fire Arrow”.

For sure....it was!!

OldGrayDog 03-26-2018 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by radix023 (Post 3741827)
It occurs to me that many members may be too young to recall the story of the Fiero. The Pontiac Fiero was a compact sports car, laid out in a MR format. There was a 4 cylinder (2M4) and a 6 cylinder (GT).

The Fiero, like the Toyota MR2 was referred to as "the poor man's Ferrari" in reference to the MR layout (most Ferrari's are MR layout).

The MR layout can easily provide oversteer, making it an excellent sports/racing platform, but similar to the RR follies of the 1980s turbo 911s, all too easy to wreck.

Insurance costs on Fieros went through the roof as inexperienced drivers wrecked them with regularity and after a five year run, the model was ended.

PS
And for those making the connection, the Toyota MR2 also has a well-deserved reputation for crashing due to overdriving.

PPS
While I could see a MR or RR car as a plaything (Alpine 110!!), I would never have one as a daily driver as you would eventually have a slip in attention and get bitten.
I will attest to the MR2 wanting to swap ends , mostly in any damp or wet conditions! Dry I drove it to the limit never a worry, you knew from your seat where the edge was.


Rusty... PA is $$$$ no matter what the ticket is!:rofl2:

Zoren 370 03-26-2018 07:22 PM
I think OP got spanking from his parents for asking that question he never did come back to this thread. Lol

Wonder why.

ramoszx12r 03-26-2018 07:33 PM
You do now the history. :bowrofl:





Quote:
Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3741895)
The Pinto was the fire bomb.

The Vega was known to use more oil then gas. The blocks in them was very porous. Leaked oil right through the block. Chevy had one Vega. The Cosworth Vega. It had a motor developed by Cosworth. It was advertised as one Vega for the price of two. It was double the cost of one Vega. $3,400 vs $7,000

The Chevettes was noted for the bolt breaking that holds the crank damper in place. This let the damper walk off the end of the crank into the radiator. Taking both the radiator and crank out.

The Fiero was made from 2 cars. The front end/suspension came from the Chevette. The rear end/suspension came from the Citation. Low sales and Chevy high management is what killed the Fiero. Chevy hated the Fiero. They thought that it would take sells from the Vette. :rofl2: Pontiac management had their hands tied when they was developing the car by GM management.

Rusty 03-26-2018 08:13 PM
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This thread went sideways fast. About 155 mph fast.
:rofl2:


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