Sorry but i gotta ask, whats the story with Archie and Cletus? (Page 13/20) 8Ball JAN 13, 10:30 PM Well opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one. Mine is, Archie > All. As far as I am concerned, Archie makes the Fiero the car I love. He is a genius, a mechanical Mozart. He is guaranteed to get 7 or 8 grand of my hard earned cash one of these days. GT Quick JAN 13, 11:53 PM quote Originally posted by 8Ball: Well opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one. Mine is, Archie > All. As far as I am concerned, Archie makes the Fiero the car I love. He is a genius, a mechanical Mozart. He is guaranteed to get 7 or 8 grand of my hard earned cash one of these days. Now I want you to stop and think for yourself for a minute. Why.........why do you think he is a "mechanical genius"....a "mechanical mozart" or whatever. Do ou say that because you know people will like you ? Do you say that because it is something you've always wanted and he can provide the piece of iron ot get a SBC on a Fiero tranny ? Or do you even have a reason ? People here seem to just like one thing because someone else does or thinks it's cool. Or dislike something or someone for the same reason. I do not see very many people thinking for themselves here. Oh some do, but then you have most people having to ask permission" to get info on a home built chop or are embarrassed or afraid to talk about some SBC swap problems due to all the bashing of that person. Oh and all of a sudden because some peoblems came along "you didn't know what you were doing" or whatever other insults come along after that. That has been my experience anyway and opinoins are...well everyone has one as stated before. This Archie guy isn't that great. Hes someone that just exists in his 15 minutes of fame from when the first Fiero swaps were done and held onto it. I have been around dynos (not enough to run one) but what they are is they are a tool. One run should not judge the engine but should be a starting point. But I see people pulling runs and either a) getting dissappointed and retuning the engine or b) shrug shoulders and say it is what it is. A dyno is a tool and should be used as such. Are two cars different on the dyno ? Well if one pulls 750RWD HP and the other 230 something then the answer is yes, the cars are different. The builders of the car are different. It seems poeple here just want the SBC to gain some sort of mythical status quo among people on the internet. In real life most people really don't care WHAT'S under the hood of a Pontiac Fiero. For God's sakes it's just a SBC 350. It's not rocket science. You people act like he invented the flux capacitor or something. It's a SBC in a Pontiac Fiero. What's the big deal ? jscott1 JAN 14, 12:00 AM quote Originally posted by GT Quick: For God's sakes it's just a SBC 350. It's not rocket science. You people act like he invented the flux capacitor or something. It's a SBC in a Pontiac Fiero. What's the big deal ? GT Quick.... have you met Archie personally? Are you qualified to speak to his qualifications? I'll probably get all the Archie Haters mad at me by saying it, but Archie is a Rocket Scientist. He's not just some hack that bolted an SBC to a Fiero and hoped for the best. He did all the research on the swap to make everything work. Yeah it looks easy now, but check out on the work he did on the Solstice. How many people would buy a brand new car and proceed to put an LS1 motor in it? That's how good he is. darkhorizon JAN 14, 01:02 AM quote Originally posted by jscott1: GT Quick.... have you met Archie personally? Are you qualified to speak to his qualifications? I'll probably get all the Archie Haters mad at me by saying it, but Archie is a Rocket Scientist. He's not just some hack that bolted an SBC to a Fiero and hoped for the best. He did all the research on the swap to make everything work. Yeah it looks easy now, but check out on the work he did on the Solstice. How many people would buy a brand new car and proceed to put an LS1 motor in it? That's how good he is. And how the solstice guys do not even recognize the "job" he did on it. Archie JAN 14, 01:13 AM quote Originally posted by darkhorizon: And how the solstice guys do not even recognize the "job" he did on it. Are you still back there hiding behind that closet door? Archie FierociousGT JAN 14, 02:08 AM quote Originally posted by Archie: Are you still back there hiding behind that closet door? Archie LOL... Fastback 86 JAN 14, 05:03 AM quote Originally posted by GT Quick: Now I want you to stop and think for yourself for a minute. Why.........why do you think he is a "mechanical genius"....a "mechanical mozart" or whatever. Do ou say that because you know people will like you ? Do you say that because it is something you've always wanted and he can provide the piece of iron ot get a SBC on a Fiero tranny ? Or do you even have a reason ? People here seem to just like one thing because someone else does or thinks it's cool. Or dislike something or someone for the same reason. I do not see very many people thinking for themselves here. Oh some do, but then you have most people having to ask permission" to get info on a home built chop or are embarrassed or afraid to talk about some SBC swap problems due to all the bashing of that person. Oh and all of a sudden because some peoblems came along "you didn't know what you were doing" or whatever other insults come along after that. That has been my experience anyway and opinoins are...well everyone has one as stated before. This Archie guy isn't that great. Hes someone that just exists in his 15 minutes of fame from when the first Fiero swaps were done and held onto it. I have been around dynos (not enough to run one) but what they are is they are a tool. One run should not judge the engine but should be a starting point. But I see people pulling runs and either a) getting dissappointed and retuning the engine or b) shrug shoulders and say it is what it is. A dyno is a tool and should be used as such. Are two cars different on the dyno ? Well if one pulls 750RWD HP and the other 230 something then the answer is yes, the cars are different. The builders of the car are different. It seems poeple here just want the SBC to gain some sort of mythical status quo among people on the internet. In real life most people really don't care WHAT'S under the hood of a Pontiac Fiero. For God's sakes it's just a SBC 350. It's not rocket science. You people act like he invented the flux capacitor or something. It's a SBC in a Pontiac Fiero. What's the big deal ? Ditto. And it doesn't matter what his qualifications are, it doesn't take rocket science to design an adapter and engine mounts and a list of parts that can be bought at Kragen. Does it make the job a whole lot easier for the average joe? Heck ya, but that doesn't make it rocket science. Jake_Dragon JAN 14, 05:34 AM quote Originally posted by Fastback 86: Ditto. And it doesn't matter what his qualifications are, it doesn't take rocket science to design an adapter and engine mounts and a list of parts that can be bought at Kragen. Does it make the job a whole lot easier for the average joe? Heck ya, but that doesn't make it rocket science. I have met some rocket scientists and I'm glad Archie isn't one of them. I have an Archie kit, It gets the job done. Its not over engineered and priced out of reach for those of us that need an alternative. I'm sure he could refine his kit and make it look better, blend in the adapter plate more to the tranny and have custom made flywheels but the price would be out of reach for a lot of people. Formula88 JAN 14, 08:51 AM quote Originally posted by GT Quick: Now I want you to stop and think for yourself for a minute. Why.........why do you think he is a "mechanical genius"....a "mechanical mozart" or whatever. Do ou say that because you know people will like you ? Do you say that because it is something you've always wanted and he can provide the piece of iron ot get a SBC on a Fiero tranny ? Or do you even have a reason ? People here seem to just like one thing because someone else does or thinks it's cool. Or dislike something or someone for the same reason. I do not see very many people thinking for themselves here. Oh some do, but then you have most people having to ask permission" to get info on a home built chop or are embarrassed or afraid to talk about some SBC swap problems due to all the bashing of that person. Oh and all of a sudden because some peoblems came along "you didn't know what you were doing" or whatever other insults come along after that. That has been my experience anyway and opinoins are...well everyone has one as stated before. This Archie guy isn't that great. Hes someone that just exists in his 15 minutes of fame from when the first Fiero swaps were done and held onto it. I have been around dynos (not enough to run one) but what they are is they are a tool. One run should not judge the engine but should be a starting point. But I see people pulling runs and either a) getting dissappointed and retuning the engine or b) shrug shoulders and say it is what it is. A dyno is a tool and should be used as such. Are two cars different on the dyno ? Well if one pulls 750RWD HP and the other 230 something then the answer is yes, the cars are different. The builders of the car are different. It seems poeple here just want the SBC to gain some sort of mythical status quo among people on the internet. In real life most people really don't care WHAT'S under the hood of a Pontiac Fiero. For God's sakes it's just a SBC 350. It's not rocket science. You people act like he invented the flux capacitor or something. It's a SBC in a Pontiac Fiero. What's the big deal ? So what would Archie have to do to be worthy of people liking him and his work in your mind? Can we apply that same criteria to all other swaps? Because I'd really like people to have to justify why they like something. Telling me it's their preference or opinion isn't good enough, they should have to satisfy MY requirements for them to like something. Most SBC owners just want a fun car and don't give a rat's buttocks about what other people think. It's the haters that think V8 owners want some mythical status, etc. Well, you're wrong. Get used to it. Curlrup JAN 14, 09:15 AM Archie rules end of discustion.