That is saying nothing while just saying words.

The image is what I pictured you were talking about. Truespoke made wire wheels, and still makes them, specifically for Cadillac. Those aren't what I pictured, but. The fact that Mexicans put them on low riders doesn't dictate how they were conceived to be used initially.

Is that an example of your perception of what I say?

Anyway, here's what I'm picturing. I didn't picture a sled.

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quote Originally posted by cvxjet: Take that older car, and install an LS V8 and 4 speed trans....a little (Secret) air management in front, and you could get 18-20 mpg in town and 30+ on the highway.....If you can add that intriguing Flywheel/starter/generator (From the trucks a few years ago) on it with start/stop, you could actually get the in-town mpg up around 25. I actually wonder what a Fiero would do with a 3900 with DOD/AFM....Possibly get up around 24-26 in town and then 35+ on the highway....(Yet have 240 HP to play with)

Those cars were weird, they used a longitudinally mounted engine. In the prior generation, it was the TH-425, and in that one above (early to mid 80s), it was the TH-325 if I'm not mistaken. Basically, the motor sat longitudinally, and there was basically no driveshaft, it was almost a direct connection from the torque-converter to the differential housing... pretty wild. I'm not a fan of front wheel drive, but the efficiency loss was far less significant than say, the rear wheel drive equivalent Cadillac sedan that saw anywhere from 15-20% drivetrain loss.

I can't remember if the LS motors had the same bolt pattern as the older small block Chevy, but you could certainly put an LS motor in there, and just use highway gears.


This is the 425 (for the big block). I couldn't really find a good Th325 picture for the SBCs... but it basically connects the engine to the differential using what is effectively a 1 foot long super wide chain. They are super durable.




It also requires a special oil pan too in order to clear one of the drive-shafts.


EDIT: There's also a super-special version of the Th-400 / Th-425, it's called the "Switch Pitch." They also offer the "Switch Pitch" option on another transmission known as the TH-300 (which was like a Th-350) as well. It was a VERY, VERY cool "performance" option that was offered for vehicles in certain numbers in the 70s and early 80s. Basically, it was a torque converter that allowed for different stall speeds. Coming out of the same hole where the connector to engage the torque lockup, there would be a second prong that, when grounded, engaged the switch pitch. Basically, this switch would be mounted UNDER the gas pedal. When you SLAMMED the gas pedal down, it allowed the RPM stall speed of the torque converter to be something like 3,200 rpms, where as in normal driving conditions, the stall speed would instead be only 2,200 rpms (give or take depending on options).

This was hugely awesome because it meant you could actually have a vehicle that performed really well in a drag-race, but that could still accelerate normal if you weren't going crazy. They used them more commonly though in the lower horsepower cars, like V6s and such with the Th-300 because it allowed the V6 to rev more quickly and get up into the power range.

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