I bought my 87 gt 5spd in september. I had every intention to mod it like a simple f355 without the strecthing and 5g fiberglass panels. But.. As i went along i used sum parts that i thought would look good that wer hangin around in my garage. (Apr wing and tuner muffler). I dont think it looks that bad n i can always take them off.
If I saw your car driving around with that wing I'd be inclined to put it down like Old Yeller with a shotgun because it looks rabid. Please take that gaudy POS off of it. -.-
if you car beats them and they still want to beat on you.....well thats just bad sportsmanship.
see i have my own "Ferrari Challenge".
with mine looking much like a Ferrari 308, there tends to be a little more ambition to increase the HP to match the looks.
with the stock 2.8. and being a Mera, i tend to want to keep it that way. sucks. i want to blow doors off. trailer cars at the track all day. but then i crash this rare car......then what?
i say do what you want.......NO FEAR! just make it a monster and they will have to respect......
Daniel Mera X
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10:20 AM
RotrexFiero Member
Posts: 3692 From: Pittsburgh, PA Registered: Jul 2002
The wing is a little troublesome, and takes away from the rest of the car. I mean everyone is going to be looking at the wing, and it looks so out of place on the car. I think you'll discover that just slapping aftermarket parts on a car, even though it may at first look good, only makes it look worse. There is beauty in keeping the looks simple. The Fiero, in todays cookie cutter cars, looks great and very unique, and you have a nice looking Fiero (minus the wing).
If I saw your car driving around with that wing I'd be inclined to put it down like Old Yeller with a shotgun because it looks rabid. Please take that gaudy POS off of it. -.-
Wow thats pretty rude concdering its a track car.
I like it cause its different. . Never liked em before. But i colud use extra down force.
And i believe everybody is entitled to ther opinion..i expected poor criticism.. But i can just see a lack of very poor parenting lol
The wing is a little troublesome, and takes away from the rest of the car. I mean everyone is going to be looking at the wing, and it looks so out of place on the car. I think you'll discover that just slapping aftermarket parts on a car, even though it may at first look good, only makes it look worse. There is beauty in keeping the looks simple. The Fiero, in todays cookie cutter cars, looks great and very unique, and you have a nice looking Fiero (minus the wing).
Thanks for the honesty, i concidered taking it off before paint anyways but i wanted to see what eveybody thought first-hand
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10:58 AM
AL87 Member
Posts: 2578 From: Bradenton, Florida, United States Registered: Mar 2010
It's your car! Make it the way you want it. There are alot of people that want everyone to have the same taste as them. I don't really care for the wing or the fart can, but it is not my car. If you like it, and want to stand out, go for it. Just take the ribbing, and move on. It's still a nice car, and another fiero is still on the road.
------------------ 88 GT "The Stray" 4.9L 86 GT 2.8L 4 speed 07 Solstice GXP 2.0L turbo 08 GMC Sierra 3500 Duramax Dually. 05 Tahoe on 20's (Kid hauler)
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Originally posted by pontiackid86: i'm sure i could fly a plane no problem.
It's your car! Make it the way you want it. There are alot of people that want everyone to have the same taste as them. I don't really care for the wing or the fart can, but it is not my car. If you like it, and want to stand out, go for it. Just take the ribbing, and move on. It's still a nice car, and another fiero is still on the road.
I appreciate it. Not everyone wants a car that looks stock.
------------------ Ballistik fieroo
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11:15 AM
IMSA GT Member
Posts: 10252 From: California Registered: Aug 2007
From the side, your car looks great. It has the right stance and once you put quarter windows on, it will really clean up the side view. A lot of members run the 355 front end and it works well but the wing is a little too large for the car. By large, I mean the physical wing caps look gigantic which makes it not fit the lines of the car. Getting an opinion on the wing from this forum is a BAD thing since 90% will probably insult it and call it "rice" but it is your car and you do whatever you like. Hell, half the people on here get into arguments about whether the STOCK wing looks good or not. To give you an example of how biased about wings this forum is, here is a picture of a perfect car. He spent a lot of money on this carbon fiber wing which is similar to the smaller F-1 cars and look at the comments:
The only question I have is about the exhaust. I have never asked anyone with an import car about this. Why do all of the tuners have the exhaust at an angle whether it be Honda, Toyota or even the Subaru STI? You should be able to go straight in towards the front of the car to keep it parallel. I don't see the purpose, other than showing off the side of the muffler, for the angle.
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11:16 AM
zx9rc2 Member
Posts: 45 From: NE oklahoma, USA Registered: Jun 2010
No wonder i never see cars like this on here. Some of u people are soo concervative with you fieros that you disreguard any changes or ideas from a newer generation. But i like being over the top and having a fiero that stands out of the crowd.. Instead of trying to impress you peolpe.
This build ls for ME not YOU.
I dont want to sound mean but thanks everyone for pos and negitive feedbak
The only thing I don't care for is the wing, as was already mentioned it is physically way too large for the car. A smaller version of the wing would look fine. I'm not sure the point of the angled exhaust but it doesn't bother me.
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11:38 AM
Hulki U. My-BFF Member
Posts: 5949 From: Back home in East Berlin, PA Registered: Apr 2008
I personally think your car looks very nice - except the wing and can on the back. But I applaud you for making YOUR car into what YOU want it to be. Congratulations for not conforming to what everyone else wants. katatak is correct on the wing, the the 2.8 would only need a wing for downforce if there was a turbine behind it. And I'm not talking a Garrett, I'm talking Pratt and Whitney.
Are you trying to do tuner, or ricer? There is a difference. Tuners actually tune things, and ricers just make tacky changes like the giant wings and awful resonator can tips.
There are lots of "tuner" Fieros on this forum, but not that many ricey ones.
I didnt expext people to be such asses on this forum.. Even tho im new ive read many threads n didnt think people talked soo much bull. Figures. Ther r some decent people on here and for that i say thanks
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01:57 PM
La fiera Member
Posts: 2186 From: Mooresville, NC Registered: Jun 2008
Real car enthusiast respect whatever PERSONAL changes you make to own car. You asked for THEIR opinion and you get THEIR opinion on what would look good on YOUR car. It would be the same thing as if I ask somebody's opinion on what kind of wife should I get? Who's looking for a wife? Who is getting married? Who is going to deal with that woman? The answer is obvious. So, why should I let someone else make those decisions for me? Use their input wisely and since it is your car, you have make the decision on what goes on your car. Don't let anybody tell you different because you want to be unique and that is why you have a Fiero; it is just different. Personally I like the wing but not the muffler, but tht is me. If you decide to keep the muffler I respect your decision!
I didnt expext people to be such asses on this forum.. Even tho im new ive read many threads n didnt think people talked soo much bull. Figures. Ther r some decent people on here and for that i say thanks
Real car enthusiast respect whatever PERSONAL changes you make to own car. You asked for THEIR opinion and you get THEIR opinion on what would look good on YOUR car. It would be the same thing as if I ask somebody's opinion on what kind of wife should I get? Who's looking for a wife? Who is getting married? Who is going to deal with that woman? The answer is obvious. So, why should I let someone else make those decisions for me? Use their input wisely and since it is your car, you have make the decision on what goes on your car. Don't let anybody tell you different because you want to be unique and that is why you have a Fiero; it is just different. Personally I like the wing but not the muffler, but tht is me. If you decide to keep the muffler I respect your decision!
Keep it up!
Thanks bro i needed that.. N most people dint read.. These arent permanent. I like the wing n hate the muffler lol
------------------ Ballistik fieroo
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02:07 PM
johnyrottin Member
Posts: 5453 From: Northwest Florida Registered: Oct 2007
Do you think you could come by my house? I need the wife to iron my uniform for Monday! Seriously, the atractiveness is always in the eye of the beholder. If you like it then screw what we think of it. Its not my cup of tea.
Do what you want with your car, I really like the wheels.
I'm curiousness to see what the 2.8 does with nitrous on a dyno. Your thread has some value, keep posting.
The spoiler looks like crap, its too big and can't do anything other than be a eye sore for most people. I also hate that front bumper, the style isn't bad but it looks a little long and droopy, other 355 bumpers look much better.
The car belongs to you, as long as you like it. It doesn't matter how many people hate it when you post it on a forum full of older people who hate seeing a park bench bolted onto the decklid of a fiero.
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02:09 PM
nitroheadz28 Member
Posts: 4774 From: Brooklyn, NY Registered: Mar 2010
The wing and rice bomb muffler have to go... Trust me I'm all about Skylines, Supras, Evos, STis, 300Zxs, 240SXs and the rest... Give me the rally wings and angled JDM exhausts, but on a Fiero? Looks way out of place brother. Its one thing to try that on a Cobalt or SRT4, but on a Fiero?
A Fiero is not a tuner car.
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any aerodynamic mod that actually works is fine by me. Please make a high-speed test to see whether or not that wing actually works and I'm not being sarcastic or anything, I'm honestly curious. Just don't put ferrari stickers on it, only posers do that.
I've seen worse cars get more respect on this forum.
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02:37 PM
Frizlefrak Member
Posts: 2921 From: El Paso, Texas Registered: Aug 2003