Cali, I'm not bagging on you or your car. You've got an extremely nice Fiero. But you've made some pretty impressive claims about what the car is producing, without any proof. When other people have done this, they've been called out for it. I don't see why you take offense if people doubt you.

Why does the thread turn ugly when people ask him to prove his claims? Because apparently, we're supposed to believe him based on blind faith, if we don't and we ask simple, NON-OFFENSIVE questions he quickly turns defensive along with a bunch of other people like Formula88 who say we're assholes. He has a nice car, that is an opinion held by about 99% of the people on this forum, including me. But he claims things as fact that aren't backed up, like his HP. I have no doubt that he has a 1.17g on a skidpad, he actually proved that at the GM Proving Grounds. But Cali Kid is real hypocritical when DOHCSWAPPER comes in asking if he'll produce the same results with the same setup, and Cali tells him that he needs proper tuning. How come that doesn't apply to Cali's engine? He throws a bunch of parts at his car and claims its making xxx HP based on results other people got, yet he does not tune his car and he doesn't dyno it to prove it. How come DOHCSWAPPER has to skidpad his car to claim 1.17g+ but Cali doesn't have to test his engine to prove 400+ hp? Something is seriously wrong here.

I was wondering if anyone has a little more info about this setup....

You just got a + for a very well formed argument. I agree with everything you said. I don't know why certain members get special treatment and a silver spoon.

He already dynoed it. It makes 250WHP. That's why he doesn't want to dyno it at a gathering. That's why he didn't want to take up the PFF member on the FREE (!!!!) dyno. He knows he'll get shi#. I don't blame him...

250WHP? That's impressive. Why would he get crap for that? Its an EXCELLENT example of a Fiero that can go fast in a straight line and in the curves. If I dynoed 250 WHP in a Fiero I'd be proud of it and make sure to talk about it everywhere. That's about 300 crank hp, I bet it'd keep up with or pass my Camaro in a straight line and make it look stupid in some twisties.

I realize he is just going to say "GM Proving Grounds LOL," but I want him to tell me the circumstances of how his "G" test is performed. Was the test done on a slalom course, around a turn, down a strait, what? For the record the Porsche 996 I drive every summer is a race car by all accounts, and runs an exact 1.17g (ironic) according to most every major test on it. Now I'm not saying a Fiero can't beat it, but I have my doubts. Although the 996 is heavier, the weight balance is superb, the 295 tires grip amazingly, and the suspension is rock hard. Knowing what 1.17g feels like, and how the car feels at these limits, I doubt very many Fieros can come close. I really enjoy the Fiero and how it handles, but it simply isn't comparing to a $180,000 race car in my opinion without total a suspension redesign and reengineering concept.

And it really sucks because every time somebody questions him, even someone with the technical background to make themselves credible, he resorts to personal attacks and gets really defensive. Then every one of his followers arrogant enough to believe is idiotic claims start passing out the negatives. It really is a direct comparison to the architecture, beliefs, and brainwashing of the German Nazi Regime. And then he has to get Archie to come in and back him up. I find it odd that most every TPI swap Archie has done, 400+ hp is claimed. Look at the purple car with the ugly wing, same thing. 450hp with a stock TPI intake.