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Oreif
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OCT 29, 07:21 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Sean4852: I will agree the gm 6 speeds do get awsome mileage but since everyone else was bringing it up the technology is better. higher gearing for a rpm crusing speed with sufficient torque to move the car along with more precise fuel management.
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My 1986 Fiero SE with a ZZ4 350 V-8 Crate engine, a 4-bbl carb and the standard V-6 4spd manual trans is getting about 24mpg combined highway/city driving. (355hp/405 torque) I would guess I get about 20 city and 26 highway. No 6-spd, no higher gearing, no "better technology" than what was available in 1986, and no computer-controlled fuel management.
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ricreatr
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OCT 29, 08:12 PM
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oh good, the second part. im sure thor842m4 had no idea it would be so entertaining!  edit: itoatfw future junior member [This message has been edited by ricreatr (edited 10-29-2004).]
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justa6
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OCT 29, 09:20 PM
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Bradbitz11
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OCT 30, 07:40 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Fastback 86: My bad, I forgot the Evo was AWD. Still, out of all the sports cars made today, 1 rally inspired car from Mitsubishi and one company (Subaru) thats been doing it for 30+ years, thats not saying much. The fact that a vast majority of cars are either FWD or RWD does. Also, most of those cars are FWD for monetary reasons. The market for pure sports cars is reletively small. There is a large market, however, for cars that can carry a small family and all your stuff, and still be fast. Hence, all your 4 seat, usually 4 door pocket rockets and big familiy cars with big engines. The reason for FWD is that it eliminates the transmission and driveshaft tunnels, which opens up a lot of interior space. People love thier leg room. They care a lot more about said leg room than whether FWD or RWD is stronger and performs better. |
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Some other AWD "Cars" include Audi's, VW's, Pontiac's upcoming G6, Lambo's, Cadillac's STS, Chrysler's 500 etc, etc. There are quite a few AWD cars on the market. ------------------
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TaurusThug
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OCT 30, 09:14 PM
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if were arguing that awd is better then why didnt the ACT sponserd 91 Talon TSi win in the NOPI X-Box racing series? a RWD supra sponsored by Titan Motorsports won. mitsubishi is known for the AWD 1g's and 2g's but they are also known for breaking A LOT... i dont know one person whos had a DSM or a Stealth/3000gt that hasnt ripped out the AWD system while just driving it NORMAL. they are still nice cars that would be cool to have if you had a TON of money to pour into them but for that kinda cash you can have something that handles MUCH better like an older vette or even a used Lotus if you get to the newer years. ------------------ '86 Fiero GT  My Fiero XoticRydzMid-Rear Madness Member of the "Im Tired Of All The Flame Wars" committee ITOATFW Be Excellent To Each Other" - Bill S. Preston Esquire Ted Theadore Logan
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leviathan muledy
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OCT 31, 10:18 PM
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im sure all you talon/eclipse/laser,wrx, and evo guys are misunderstanding the intent of the thread here. this isn't a import performance debate, and if it were then WHY WOULD IT BE IN A FIERO FORUM???. Its just footage of fiero vs. imports, plain and simple. so anyways how about some videos?
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GT 2m6
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OCT 31, 11:19 PM
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WTF did all this DSM and AWD talk come from. This thread was about ricers and has nothing to do about turbos or AWD cars. The guys talking about DSM, WHY are you talking about them here, this specific thread has NOTHING to do about them. WHY are you trying to compare a turbo AWD dsm to a Fiero, to make yourselves feel better??? GO back to the DSM forums, NO ONE was bashing you here and you have nothing to prove here. I even have respect for DSMs since my friend has a turbo one. The DSM guy here reminds me of that Fiero guy that went to the Corvette forums and tried comparing Fieros to Corvettes.
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SandstormGT
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NOV 01, 12:45 AM
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Im not trying to be an ******* , I love my Fiero as all of you do, but you can't deny the AWD Talons, there is quite a fan base of Talon owners where I live, rice or not, there are 3 Talons that come out every weekend along with all the retarded big block souped up muscle cars, the Talons have been un-contested for over a year now. Also, if im not mistaken, John Shepard(nice guy) of www.shepracing.com daily drives his Talon(8.769 @169.97...2nd fastest AWD in the world) to and from work everyday, rice or not, I find that very impressive, considering the fastest Fiero on the forums hasnt broken into the 10's yet, and its not even street legal? Why does everything have to be about rice and muscle, new school and old school, young kids and old people, we all have a never-ending love/passion for our cars whether they be your average civic with a body kit or a european inspired super-car, why can't we all just respect each other unique love for cars?
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GT 2m6
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NOV 01, 01:06 AM
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| quote | | Originally posted by SandstormGT: Im not trying to be an ******* , I love my Fiero as all of you do, but you can't deny the AWD Talons, there is quite a fan base of Talon owners where I live, rice or not, there are 3 Talons that come out every weekend along with all the retarded big block souped up muscle cars, the Talons have been un-contested for over a year now. Also, if im not mistaken, John Shepard(nice guy) of www.shepracing.com daily drives his Talon(8.769 @169.97...2nd fastest AWD in the world) to and from work everyday, rice or not, I find that very impressive, considering the fastest Fiero on the forums hasnt broken into the 10's yet, and its not even street legal? Why does everything have to be about rice and muscle, new school and old school, young kids and old people, we all have a never-ending love/passion for our cars whether they be your average civic with a body kit or a european inspired super-car, why can't we all just respect each other unique love for cars? |
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What's your point??? THIS thread is about rice, WHY are you bringing up AWD Talons. - This post you just made is as useless as saying: ""Im not trying to be an ******* , I love my Fiero as all of you do, but you can't deny the Rear-wheel drive Porsche 911s, there is quite a fan base of 911 owners where I live, rice or not, there are 3 Porsches that come out every weekend along with all the retarded big block souped up muscle cars, the Porsches have been un-contested for over a year now."" ONCE AGAIN, this thread is about RICE. If you want to talk about awd DSMs, start another thread or more specifically GO to the DSM forums. You do know there is a DSM forum...
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NYfastback
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NOV 01, 01:39 AM
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I will tell you what the difference it. You can buy a rice car and buy parts to bolt on without any work and they are all the same. You think this is pride of some sort. But anybody can do it and everybody is doing it just the way you are. Now you take the fiero and make it into a SC3800 or a V8 like I did and it's not bolting on stuff. each V8 car is different than the other because different people are building them out of different things. You have to no allot more to do something like that. I would say about 8 times harder and that = 8 time more the pride. even if I do lose a race I can say I build this car. Or when I bring the car to a show everybody is saying holly **** thats a V8 in a fiero. Nobody will say holly **** thats a turbo on your 4 cyl !!!! I hope I cleared some thing up
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