I normally don't do this, but I went ahead and edited the entire mythbusters episode, cut out all the other stuff just leaving the Fiero parts. Its a 100mb video in WMV Format. I figured all my PFF friends would like to have there own copy. So here it is guys and gals.

Direct link is here,

http://captfiero.com/videos.../mythbusterfiero.wmv its 640x480 @ 30fps

I have other assorted Fiero videos about 15gig of them actually at www.captfiero.com/videos

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85GT Soon to be 87GT,93 Eldorado 4.9, 5spd Dual O2 Custom Chip, Custom Exhaust. MSD Everything Capt Fiero --- My Over View Cadero Pics Yellow 88GT 5spd Full Poly Suspension, Lowered 1/2" in front, Corner Carver.

Thanks, was hoping to see the episode.

thanks for the post... i felt really bad for the gt... but to actually see it work was almost worth the se... and i dont see how the gt could have possibly have been weighted right as the lambos have much heavier engines...

Forgot to mention sorry about the audio out of sync a tiny bit in the last few mins. I couldn't fix it.

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85GT Soon to be 87GT,93 Eldorado 4.9, 5spd Dual O2 Custom Chip, Custom Exhaust. MSD Everything Capt Fiero --- My Over View Cadero Pics Yellow 88GT 5spd Full Poly Suspension, Lowered 1/2" in front, Corner Carver.

So how many people noticed they called it a 15 year old car and said that adding "100 HP" more than doubled the stock HP. I gues they don't worry to much about getting the facts straight.

I put the video on Youtube (in 3 parts):

Actually, considering the age of the 2.8, most high mileage factory survivors woukd be doing good to put out over 100 HP to the rear wheels. Since NOS is rated in rearwheel horsepower on V8s. A 100 shot on that small of an engine would more likely be 110 or 115 extra RWHP which would be "more than doubling the horsepower".


Thanks for the vids.

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you did a great job editing this... and thank you i was dieing to see this.. if anybody wants to save this on your comp just right click and hit save target as!

$9000??
Holy Heck!!!

I want NOS on one of the fieros here so bad
whats the max time I can have NOS going into my stock 2.8 V6 fiero ?
I was thinking of about 0.5 to 1 second maybe

I don't know how long the Youtube videos will last. I just got an email that says, "Your video, Skippin' Fieros part 2, may have content that is owned or licensed by Discovery Communications."
I should add that I made the videos from the program as captured on my computer, not from Capt. Fiero's video.

Thanks, Capt Fiero! Thought I was going to have to give iTunes $1.99 for it.

Thanks for posting this, but it made me sad to see two decent Fieros trashed. I lost a lot of respect to Mythbusters, too. The first thing that struck me was how short and unstable that stupid ramp was.....and did I get it right that they only ran the GT at 50 MPH in an attempt to make it skip? I also thought the GT was in remarkably good shape for having flipped like that!

quote Originally posted by proff: I want NOS on one of the Fieros here so bad whats the max time I can have NOS going into my stock 2.8 V6 Fiero ? I was thinking of about 0.5 to 1 second maybe

I am confused by your question. A 1/2 second nitrous shot won't do a whole lot. Try 13 seconds as an average use during a 1/4 mile run, and I have personally ran it for 45 seconds straight before, on a highway run wanted to redline top gear in my 85GT quickly.

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85GT Soon to be 87GT,93 Eldorado 4.9, 5spd Dual O2 Custom Chip, Custom Exhaust. MSD Everything Capt Fiero --- My Over View Cadero Pics Yellow 88GT 5spd Full Poly Suspension, Lowered 1/2" in front, Corner Carver.

You're a man, Capt! Now my Dad finally gets to see it. He was asking me about it.

Wow 9grand? i should sell a fiero to MB

Thanks, that was pretty cool to see. I like how they kept referring to them as supercars.

Let's BUST these myths:

1. Painting a car yellow makes it faster.

2. A stock 2.8 Fiero can't go 100 mph unless you add a 100HP shot of nitrous.


What a total waste of roadworthy Fieros.

I find it interesting they never mention the name of the car.
At no time did they ever say "Fiero".

Wonder why. The car isn't in production anymore, so they wouldn't realistically have to pay royalties to GM, would they?

Pretty cool.
I hate how they made it seem like, as mentioned, you couldn't get the car to go faster than 50 mph unless you gave it NOS.
Also, "Well, they sure didn't build these cars for comfort!" made me laugh.

Funny video. Now I know that 15 rims can float.

quote Originally posted by Ayrow: I find it interesting they never mention the name of the car. At no time did they ever say "Fiero". Wonder why. The car isn't in production anymore, so they wouldn't realistically have to pay royalties to GM, would they?

and did anyone notice that fiero was sanded off the intake of the notchback?

quote Originally posted by Red87FieroGT: and did anyone notice that fiero was sanded off the intake of the notchback?

...and the GT tail lights were taped over...

Mythbuters has always blurred/covered names of products - probably easier than getting permission.

quote Originally posted by Mickey_Moose: ...and the GT tail lights were taped over... Mythbuters has always blurred/covered names of products - probably easier than getting permission.

didnt they have to get permission to use the lamborghini? why not the little fiero? kinda sucks how under appreciated the fiero is. maybe that why i like them.

+thak you!

Thanks Capt.
I have mixed feelings.
They trashed two cars that had potential, but at the same time it was a hell of a plug
for just how tough our little friends really are. Dunked, nose/tail flipped, drowned, hard impacts.
Abused as they where they can still roar off the set at the end. What a car, what a car.
Even on the second car I think they where really expecting a big wreck, if they actually thought it would
make it to the other side of the pool they would have made more of a level exit instead of a mound
and then dropping down sloop. If they had an exit sloping up slightly the second car would have
made it and not been damaged at all.
Steve

How the hell did they make a Fiero weigh 3,000 lbs?? And holy hell that hurt to watch.. =(

And of course it's flipped.. Screw with the weight, throw off that 50/50.. duh!

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True heartfelt thanks for this post!! I was hoping to see it somewhere. But, I think everyone has missed the point: It took a GOLD Fiero to skip the lake. Gold Fieros Rule!

Watching the first GT auger in badly, reminded me of jumping with my R/C car. I can control the front/back tilt while in the air using the throttle (basically, 'torque' tilt). It'd be interesting to find out if that was possible with a Fiero mid-air. If so, then they could have better controlled the attitude, and maybe the car would have skipped at least once. <sigh> It'd be really cool to have a job doing stuff like this!

It was a shame to trash the white/yellow GT that way, though fun to watch.

They drove them away after, that was the payoff for us folks.

I found the initial run plain stupid, especially since they use a smooth rock skipping over a pond. Nobody throws or Hail Mary's a smooth rock over water thinking it's going to skip. Actually, you skim the rock over the water in a under handed position. Regardless of what the movie depicted... they decided to use a elevated ramp... duh. Did the thought ever occurred that maybe the movie altered the pond? Secondly, on their last test using the notchie the idiots let the excitement get the best of them and forgot to shut down the system thus trashing the second Fiero (excuse me- unknown production car).

As for the unnamed show; I stopped watching it long time ago and I found the myths shown.... boring. I'd rather watch the show Mananswer, geese.

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quote Originally posted by 30+mpg: Let's BUST these myths: 1. Painting a car yellow makes it faster.

I think it was the yellow EGR valve on the second car that made the difference!

quote Originally posted by Ayrow: I find it interesting they never mention the name of the car. At no time did they ever say "Fiero". Wonder why. The car isn't in production anymore, so they wouldn't realistically have to pay royalties to GM, would they?

they even removed the engine sticker that say Fiero and taped the taillights on the GT

I am very glad to have had the opportunity to watch. I have mixed feelings about all of this. I thought the condescending attitude of the second string Mythbuster hosts had for the car was insulting and the juvenile excitement they showed was simply bad acting. However, it should be taken as a complement, for all of us who have adopted the Fiero as our own, that both of those cars drove off with spirit at the end of the "show". The abuse those two perfectly good cars took was remarkable. Just as remarkable as the display of ignorance.

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yeah i noticed Grant said the cars where "15 years old".. Did Pontiac release a Fiero in 95 that i didnt hear about? lol

The only good part in the episode was when Jessie (the girl) says, "This is the go-daddy button."

What I wouldnt give to have the parts left over....or really all the remote control stuff.My formula would be so cool being r/c down the block

ok, i'm watching this episode as i type this.. I'm actually kinda mad that these cars which are no longer being made and some parts you can't even find anymore are being ruined. Mostly because for the past 2 months I have dedicated my life to trying to get the fiero of my dreams

oh well, some day..