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NEED HELP WITH 87' GT FIERO by brvndonzil
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I have just recently bought a 1987 Fiero GT.
It has a 4 speed transmission and i was just wanting to know if it is best that i leave
it as a 4 speed or should i get the 5 speed getrag?
Is there any advantages of the 4 speed?
And also when i drive it, it passes 6 RPM's and shifts normally, not forced or anything
is it because it is measuring as if it has a 5 speed?

also the tail lights do not turn on when i turn the car on but whenever i hit the brakes
the lights come on, what could it be?
i have checked all of the fuses and bought new tail lights
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also i want to restore the car to its orginal state
i will post pictures when i get home from work
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Report this Post02-25-2014 01:49 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Gall757Send a Private Message to Gall757Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
If you want to restore the car to it's original state....you need the Getrag, because that's what it had from the factory. The 4 speed has a reputation of being fun around town, but high RPM on the highway....A change of transmissions should not affect the tachometer.

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Originally posted by Gall757:

If you want to restore the car to it's original state....you need the Getrag, because that's what it had from the factory. The 4 speed has a reputation of being fun around town, but high RPM on the highway....A change of transmissions should not affect the tachometer.



do you know any websites or somewhere i can find a getrag?

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http://mantrans.net/

Did the 87 have a transmission swap in the past? The 87 GT came with a 5 speed getrag. An 86 GT may have a 4 speed.
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Originally posted by Gall757:

If you want to restore the car to it's original state....you need the Getrag, because that's what it had from the factory. The 4 speed has a reputation of being fun around town, but high RPM on the highway....A change of transmissions should not affect the tachometer.



Unless it originally had an auto (or the 4-speed is original and it's actually an 86 GT and not an 87).
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Report this Post02-25-2014 06:07 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Custom2M4Send a Private Message to Custom2M4Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Is the reverse to the right or the left.
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Originally posted by Custom2M4:

Is the reverse to the right or the left.



Reverse is to the left and up, right next to first.
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Report this Post02-25-2014 07:56 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Gall757Send a Private Message to Gall757Edit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
I guess we won't be finding you a 5th gear in your car..... (That actually happened about a year ago. A thread got to about a dozen comments and the OP realized that his car was really a 5 speed).

So do you want to know what your car was when it was new? Are you sure it's and 87? Does it still have a sticker on the left front wheel well? Can you read the letters on the sticker?
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And what letter is the 10th digit of the VIN? G or H?
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The tail lights do not turn on when the car is running. They come on when you turn on the headlights
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Originally posted by Big Paul:

The tail lights do not turn on when the car is running. They come on when you turn on the headlights


Even if I turn the headlights on they still do not come on
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Originally posted by brvndonzil:


Even if I turn the headlights on they still do not come on


Have you checked for power at the taillight? Fuses and bulbs are great if you've got power feeding the cct.

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