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The Car

1985 Pontiac Fiero GT

Factory

4 wheel Disk brakes

4 wheel independent suspension

Rack and Pinion Steering

Front Sway Bar

Fibreglass Hood, Fibreglass Rear Deck, Enduraflex Fenders, Nose and bumper skin. (similar to Saturn Panels)

Not Factory

5spd Trans from late model Fiero

4.9 L Fuel Injected V8 from 1993 Cadillac

180 kph Speedo, Backlit Tach Center GT Gauges from later model Fiero

Berretta Vented Rear rotors and callipers

3 spoke wheels with 225/50/16 front and 245/50/16 rear.

Engine

1993 Fuel Injected 4.9L (300ci) Aluminium Block V8 from a Cadillac Elderado.

The FWD Caddy motors use the same small GM bellhousing pattern as the Chev 60 degree V6. So it bolts to the Fiero transaxle without an adapter plate. The Caddy motor being an aluminium block is near identical weight to the Fieros 2.8  V6 so there is no weight penalty in handling or stopping. 

Cooling

The Fiero uses 2 long stainless pipes running the entire length of the body feeding an aluminium radiator up front.  The Stock Fiero rad is almost identical to the Corvette radiator of the same year.  So we are able to use the stock cooling system without issue.

Total Package

Having a mid engine layout with the motor sitting over top of the rear tires, it allows the car to really take advantage of the V8 torque.  You step on the gas and moderated properly, all the weight transfers to the rear tires and off you go. Most front engine cars would need slicks and prepped track to get as much traction.  Alternately think of it this way.  Take an F-Body put the motor in the back seat, strip out a thousand pounds and make it a 5spd.  J

As a driver it is great, highway speeds with the overdrive 5^th put the rpms around 2100 rpms at 75mph (120kph) The light small aerodynamic shape lets it slip through the air and pull off an amazing and documented 30mpg. Yes thirty American miles per gallon while cruising down the interstate at 75mph.  Being a Caddy motor GM designed this motor to be smooth with factory balanced internals so little to any vibration is felt while cruising.

How do I pass Air Care / Smog / Emissions Testing?

 The newer Cadillac fuel injection is so efficient that the results could have been 10x over and still produced less than the stock V6 was allowed. So this swap is even good for the environment.

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Caddy Motor 5 640 X 480 59 KB	Caddy Motor 640 X 480 74 KB	Caddy Rockers 360 X 480 41 KB	Caddy V8 Stock 640 X 480 50 KB
Caddy 640 X 480 67 KB	Clutch Fits 640 X 480 67 KB	Clutch 640 X 542 70 KB	Coming Home to Play 640 X 480 72 KB
Coolant Lid 4 Popper 640 X 401 33 KB	e 640 X 480 59 KB	Exhaust Welded 640 X 480 53 KB	f 640 X 480 46 KB
Fiero Pads 360 X 480 29 KB	Flywheel 1 640 X 480 46 KB	Flywheel 2 640 X 480 45 KB	Front Mount 2 640 X 480 60 KB
Front Mount 23 640 X 480 62 KB	Front Mount 9 331 X 480 33 KB	Front Mount RE-Made 387 X 480 37 KB	Front Mount 640 X 618 64 KB
Found Mount again 640 X 546 54 KB	Grand Am Brakes 640 X 480 50 KB	Heater Hose Routing 640 X 480 39 KB	Heater Pipe 640 X 480 92 KB
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IMAG0004 640 X 480 49 KB	IMAG0005 640 X 491 65 KB	IMAG0006 640 X 480 59 KB	IMAG0007 640 X 480 60 KB
IMAG0017 640 X 480 52 KB	IMAG0093 640 X 480 61 KB	IMAG0101 640 X 480 46 KB	In again 2 640 X 575 63 KB
In MSD 640 X 480 61 KB	In with the New 640 X 534 53 KB	In 640 X 480 58 KB	In1 640 X 480 59 KB
Installed Looking Good 640 X 480 60 KB	Interior Apart 640 X 480 47 KB	Its Coming to Get You 360 X 480 30 KB	John AKA Watts AKA Craker 640 X 504 42 KB
John 640 X 480 50 KB	Kraft Dinner Food of Choice 640 X 454 40 KB	Lance Plasma 640 X 480 44 KB	Lance Setting Up 640 X 480 45 KB
Lance Welding 360 X 480 31 KB	Lisa and Kirsten 640 X 609 42 KB	Little Tight 640 X 480 62 KB	Lots O Room 640 X 480 66 KB
Me 640 X 480 48 KB	Must Find a Way to Mount This 640 X 480 61 KB	New Motor 640 X 480 59 KB	new shifter 640 X 480 66 KB
Oil Cooler 2 360 X 480 37 KB	Oil Cooler Needed 360 X 480 38 KB	Old Bad Motor 360 X 480 35 KB	Old Belt Routing 640 X 480 61 KB
Old Motor 6 640 X 480 63 KB	Old Motor 640 X 480 68 KB	On Cradle 640 X 490 58 KB	On the road home, got to stay dry 640 X 480 61 KB
Ouch 640 X 480 74 KB	Out with the Old again 640 X 480 57 KB	Out With the Old More 640 X 480 59 KB	Out with the Old 360 X 480 42 KB
Parts Car 640 X 480 70 KB	Peak A Boo I see You 640 X 480 63 KB	Pressure Washer 360 X 480 30 KB	Ready to go in 441 X 480 33 KB
Ryan looking Puzzled 640 X 480 44 KB	Stereo Stuff 640 X 480 59 KB	Stock Exhaust 640 X 479 44 KB	Stuff 640 X 480 56 KB
to 640 X 544 66 KB	Tensioner 640 X 480 66 KB	Towed for Exhaust Shop 640 X 480 47 KB	Towed 640 X 480 47 KB
Under Cover 2 and JimmEh 640 X 480 54 KB	Under Cover 640 X 509 46 KB	Up and Away 640 X 480 50 KB	Valve Cover Nice 640 X 426 47 KB
Valve Covers 2 640 X 414 44 KB	Valve Covers, that just looks GOOD. Thank to John Craker 640 X 480 52 KB	Valve train Caddy 4.9 640 X 480 74 KB	Wire Loom 640 X 480 68 KB
Wiring More John 640 X 480 48 KB	Wiring 640 X 480 58 KB	Wring4 640 X 480 83 KB	Zero My Hero 360 X 480 46 KB