Taillight Panel Exhaust (Page 1/2)
Chris Hodson DEC 09, 07:45 PM
I did this more out of necessity, however, I think it looks cool.

I don't remember seeing more than one Fiero with exhaust routing like this. If anyone has photos of similar projects I'd love to see them!

Here is what I've been up to.




I know it's going to be asked so what I'll have going on here is headers going into a y pipe into a single high flow cat, no muffler, strategically plumbed under the side of the engine then back up through the trunk area and split again. Simple.
Dennis LaGrua DEC 09, 11:12 PM
That taillight panel exhaust is certainly different but it may be illegal. A car following or a person crossing will be fogged in exhaust gasses.

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Patrick DEC 10, 02:53 AM

I personally prefer wider stereo separation ...but it's still good to see something done a little differently.
Easy8 DEC 10, 07:36 AM


This is what is on my car. The plate goes where you have your exhaust. One of these days i will address the blank area where the exhaust used go.
Vintage-Nut DEC 10, 07:53 AM
And what about the license plate?

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pmbrunelle DEC 10, 08:43 AM

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Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:

That taillight panel exhaust is certainly different but it may be illegal. A car following or a person crossing will be fogged in exhaust gasses.




Seems like you missed the 2016-2022 Ford GT:
Easy8 DEC 10, 10:09 AM

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Originally posted by Vintage-Nut:

And what about the license plate?



I used an editor and removed it from the picture. The plate is mounted where the lights used to say fiero.
sleek fiero DEC 10, 10:34 AM
Just an opinion but I would rather see a Fiero as a Fiero. Another words Keep the car looking like a fiero even if you have the need to change to v-8. People love the look of the Fiero design . sleek
Vintage-Nut DEC 10, 11:11 AM

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The plate is mounted where the lights used to say fiero.



Not P-O-N-T-I-A-C?
Chris Hodson DEC 10, 12:17 PM
Sleek Fiero: I'm with you for the most part. If I had a bone stock 88 fastback I wouldn't touch a thing. This particular ride was likely stock for just a brief moment of its life & nothing too special. I love the look of exotics but alas, never wanted to actually buy one. I love the journey of destroying & recreating The Fiero is simply a super fun platform for this kind of fun.

I have an autobody education/ work history. I left it all in 2015 to pursue a different passion. I now own my own event production company in the Chicago area & anything automotive related is purely a hobby. It's been so much more enjoyable.




Lowered
Grand Am wheels/ rear calipers
Chop Top
Archie Rockers
Custom bonnet vent
Custom deck lid reverse cowl
Longitudinal SBC 350 /Old toronado trans
Aces Fuel injection/ fuel delivery system/ digital dash
Tubular rear control arms
Custom paint
Probably a bunch of stuff I'm forgetting


Dennis: Good to hear from you. It's been a while. As long as it's not wafting back into my face because of a silly side exhaust I'm ok with it. I was even thinking about adding a flame kit. Cops in this area are more concerned with murders. Meanwhile cars like mine and gangs of unlicensed dirt bike riding Venezuelans go unnoticed. For what it's worth... I added a Cat lol

Patrick: Same here. Hopefully it sounds ok. At this point I just need the exhaust to exit the car, not into my face

Easy8: That was my original idea. I decided it was going to be too much fab work to go through everything behind the bumper cover. Another issue for me is that the chain cover for my transmission sits 1/4" away from where I would need to make cuts. There wasn't enough room unfortunately. I love that look you have. I need to get a spoiler like yours to hide my cradle.