| Author | Message | ||
| Rick (Srt10)
New member Username: Srt10 Post Number: 6 Registered: 5-2003 |
Oh, low blow on that truck engine comment! :-) Actually, combining 2 engines together is not that stupid. It was first done in 1928 by Ettore Bugatti when created a 250 HP 16 cylinder engine from two V8s. VW group is continuing the Bugatti tradition today by combining two Audi W8s (four V4s) to come up with a 1,001 HP, 16 cylinder aggregate engine for their Bugatti Veyron 16-4. | ||
| James Adams (Madmaxx)
Junior Member Username: Madmaxx Post Number: 123 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yep, UPS syndrome  The exhaust on a viper (Gen1/Gen2) are not crossed over or connected anywhere. SO you have a 4litre 5cylinder on both sides, hence the funky sound. The odd-fire setup is what creates the "diesel" sound. You add a corsa exhaust and things sound much better. The new SRT-10 has a crossover, where the pipe on the drivers side exists the pass side and vice versa. There is an X style setup where they meet to balance out the drone. MM | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 328 Registered: 4-2003 |
It may not be a "truck" motor, but it sure as hell sounds like one. Everytime a viper goes by my Dodge buddy yells, "it is a Viper". I reply, or it might be another UPS truck on a delivery (they sound EXACTLY alike). Hee ,hee. | ||
| James Adams (Madmaxx)
Junior Member Username: Madmaxx Post Number: 121 Registered: 11-2002 |
"Eric: heheh welding those two blocks together creating a v10... that sound about as stupid as dropping a truck engine in a sportscar." Ahem. A Viper V10 is not a truck motor. >=-| MM | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 948 Registered: 10-2001 |
Didn't the Saab Sonet have a V-4? | ||
| Roel de Fouw (Spawnz)
Junior Member Username: Spawnz Post Number: 189 Registered: 6-2002 |
Eric: heheh welding those two blocks together creating a v10... that sound about as stupid as dropping a truck engine in a sportscar. | ||
| Eric Stringer (Vette79)
New member Username: Vette79 Post Number: 7 Registered: 12-2002 |
randall- good for you- you have more patience than i do with stupid people. for some reason i get pissy when someone trys to bs their way to appear knowledgeable. one particular funny incident happened at the bowling alley. a kid, id say somewhere around 16, came up to me and asked me what kind of engine i had in my car. after i told him, he began to lecture me on the various things i did wrong when i built the engine. half of which sounded like advice from a drunk know knothing mechanic. he went on to say how he had gotten ahold of a v6 block and a four cylinder block (hahaha-a v4-right) and how he was going to weld them together and make a v-10 to drop in his dads GTO along with a twelve speed tranny out of a semi rig. he planned to tie the whole thing togther with a crank out of a dodge viper. i just nodded and told him about my quadra-flux capacitor ignition module with the duplex hydraulic auto-clutch activator system that i had installed right after i replaced the quantum acclerator pump. he just looked at me like i was weird and walked away. funny. youd think an engine smart kid like that would know about high tech equipment. | ||
| Dr. Ken Lee (Kenster888)
Junior Member Username: Kenster888 Post Number: 76 Registered: 4-2003 |
What you never hear of a bull flat V15 rotary? I don't know if you know but I heard you can get that with a triturbo too! Shame on you. | ||
| Randall (Randall)
Member Username: Randall Post Number: 495 Registered: 1-2003 |
On base about 2 weeks ago I had a guy walk up and start ranting about how nice my Testarossa is (wierd, 'cause it says 308 on the back). Another guy stopped to compare it to his Vette, who seemed to have a lot more knowledge. The Testarossa comment guy went on to say that his friend had a custom ordered Diablo with a V-15. He reinforced that V-15 comment several times, saying how it was so much faster than other Lambos. I just stood there and bit my tongue until he went away. | ||
| DGS (Dgs)
New member Username: Dgs Post Number: 15 Registered: 5-2003 |
Not everyone is a car nut. I've had my 328 described as "a Tester Rosso" (sic), "a Magnum car", and "what izzit?". The first day I drove my Ferrari to work, I was accosted by a millwright who demanded to know how I could afford a "better car than the CEO" -- at which point I reminded him that the CEO drives a Buick ... most people have better cars. ;^) The disturbing one, though, was when I dusted off the old Alfa Spider, and someone at work asked if I had traded the Ferrari in on "another exotic". How did a people as "car crazy" as Americans come to this? | ||
| Jethro Bodine (Rsbiomedical)
New member Username: Rsbiomedical Post Number: 35 Registered: 9-2001 |
I remember in grade school a kid was bragging about his mom's Lamborghini but after a look it turned out to be a Renault Gordini. Not the old kind, the 80's kind of POS. | ||
| Bill White (Nc_newbie)
Junior Member Username: Nc_newbie Post Number: 77 Registered: 2-2003 |
That's like a friend of mine in college. When a girl asked him what kind of car he drove, he would always respond with "a Vette". They were typically impressed not realizing he meant a "Chevette". | ||
| Ernie (Ernie)
Member Username: Ernie Post Number: 704 Registered: 11-2001 |
Haaahahaaa. OH that is a good one. I bet she will remember from now on what kinda of car it is. | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Junior Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 193 Registered: 1-2003 |
All great and funny comments. On the same note, years ago when I was dating my wife, I told her that I drove a Corvair. She thought I was meaning a "Corvette"! Duh! | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 310 Registered: 4-2003 |
Besides going down STEEP grades, was moderate braking power neccessary with the outlandish HP rating??? Just kidding. | ||
| Chris A. (Asianbond)
Junior Member Username: Asianbond Post Number: 128 Registered: 5-2002 |
Drove a 86 Fiero GT (2.8 V6) for a while, it had absolutely no breaking power!!! Quite a reliable car though. | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 928 Registered: 10-2001 |
One out of every 50 Fieros caught fire. The 2.5 liter engine had a 3 quart sump so if you ran down in oil at all....there was a recall that changed it to 4 liters. My 84 was a great Chicago car as I could park in small spaces and the fiberglass body didn't dent. My wife called it 'Chickie' because there was a Firebird-like logo inside that looked to her like a chicken. It was a heavy (2800 lbs.) and underpowered (96 HP) car but I loved it at the time. In retrospect, except that mine never really broke, it was a POS. | ||
| Jonathan (Jatb)
New member Username: Jatb Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2003 |
Didn't the Fiero have a little pinto in it? I seem to remember it having a reputation for engine fires and explosions on impact. | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 304 Registered: 4-2003 |
Yeah, Fieros are pretty cool cars. They are kinda like fat chicks and mopeds: They are fun to ride until one of your friends see you. | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 376 Registered: 6-2002 |
By the time GM got to the 88 cars with the better multilink suspension, and V6 motors, the car was pretty good and sorted. Too bad they cancled it half way though 88! :P With 308 prices so low, the poor cars have almost no point anymore though, sigh. | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 923 Registered: 10-2001 |
I bought an 84 Fiero new and sold it in 1994 and it was completely reliable! I put 48k on it and I did need a new clutch and brake rotors but those were at least a little self inflicted. Lots of trim pieces broke though. Very cheap plastic throughout. | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1375 Registered: 4-2002 |
There was a small crowd next to my car at a parking lot. One of the guys was the professed "expert". He told all the onlookers "It's not real." At that point I walked up, unlocked the car and got in. As I drove off, I said, "The car may not be real, but the repair bills are." | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 841 Registered: 11-2001 |
Keith...I can sympathize with your Fiero ownership. Owned an '85 for 10 years...and during that time I replaced nearly every part on that car (except the body panels of course). Seemed like every time I drove the car something broke. Spent a lot of money and time getting that car just right (suspension, engine, interior, cooling system upgrades)...it was nearly perfect when I sold it for a measly $2,500 to a co-worker's teenage son...who commenced to drive the car into the ground!! Funny thing is that my mother still refers to my 308 QV as a "Fiero", and tells everyone she knows that I own one . | ||
| Keith Maxwell (Keith_maxwell)
New member Username: Keith_maxwell Post Number: 25 Registered: 5-2003 |
My 2nd car was a brand new 84 Fiero. By the time I got done replacing every electrical component in that car including 4 alternators and 7 batteries, I should have bought a Ferrari. Would have cost a lot less. | ||
| DJParks (Djparks)
Member Username: Djparks Post Number: 252 Registered: 2-2003 |
I had my 308 at a show last weekend and I was just waiting for someone to ask me if it was a Fiero kit car. I wanted to answer, "Yes it is but I put a Ferrari engine in it to make it more realistic". Too bad it didn't happen. DJ | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1373 Registered: 4-2002 |
When people see my GT4, they ask "Is it a Ferrari with a Fiero kit on it?" | ||
| Randall (Randall)
Member Username: Randall Post Number: 485 Registered: 1-2003 |
When I bought my 308 I was so excited I had to show it to everyone I know. I sent a picture of it to my friend in Poland and she sent a letter back asking "if it was a Fiero with a Ferrari kit on it?" | ||
| rob ferretti (Robiferretti)
Junior Member Username: Robiferretti Post Number: 235 Registered: 4-2002 |
Great story | ||
| Dave Wexall (Boxerboy)
New member Username: Boxerboy Post Number: 16 Registered: 12-2002 |
I'm lucky I guess. My wife is as big an enthusiast as I am. She's happy for me and never asks to drive the Boxer, although very willing to go on any ride or event. | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1369 Registered: 4-2002 |
Just get a GT4. No one will know the difference. | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 288 Registered: 4-2003 |
Brian, LOL. That was funny. | ||
| Brian Puskas (Inter911)
New member Username: Inter911 Post Number: 5 Registered: 4-2003 |
...I wish my wife didn't know the difference between a Fiero and a Ferrari! I'd have a "Fiero" in my garage right now. Brian | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 285 Registered: 4-2003 |
You just can not save people from themselves. My wife has heard me talk about my new F-Car coming for a month. The bathroom, kitchen, and family room are all covered in Forza magzines, and print outs of various F-Chat links. She tells all of her friends I am excited about getting my Fiero?? "The Beatings Will Continue Until The Morale Improves". Arghhhh | ||
| Marcus Mayeux (Mmayeux73)
Member Username: Mmayeux73 Post Number: 435 Registered: 4-2002 |
Jeff LOL! | ||
| Jeff Green (Carguy)
Member Username: Carguy Post Number: 306 Registered: 10-2002 |
I have a dandy to add to this. One evening I had the Testarossa out and stopped by work to check on a project. I parked near one of the huge bay doors that the shop employees open up for fresh air in the summer. I came out of the office and there was a group of 2nd shift people staring at the back of the car. One lady asked me "is it good on gas?" To which I replied "no-but it's a lot of fun anyway". And another lady who was staring intently at the prancing horse emblem asked "is this that new Mustang there going to make?" I stood there staring at her....shook my head....and told her it's a Ferrari. She had no reaction what-so-ever, definately not a "car person". | ||
| Todd Gieger (Todd328gts)
Member Username: Todd328gts Post Number: 450 Registered: 6-2002 |
Classic | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 4728 Registered: 5-2001 |
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| BJ (Bjkim)
Junior Member Username: Bjkim Post Number: 103 Registered: 10-2002 |
LOL That is a wonderful story!! Usually, Fiero used as F355 or Diablo's replica, so there is a relationship between them. | ||
| Me Myself (Kid_enzoz)
New member Username: Kid_enzoz Post Number: 33 Registered: 4-2003 |
P Thomas... I know there are probably a lot of them out here... But if you are in the SF Bay Area I think I saw you crusing with the top down once... Very nice... Your car reminded me why I feel in love with RED Ferraris in the first place. | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
Member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 418 Registered: 4-2003 |
I'm not sure which is worse. "i only drove it 3 times........" or "I bought the car about 3 years ago but never told my wife." I'm sure most here would say the former. | ||
| Jeffrey Caspar (Jcaspar1)
Junior Member Username: Jcaspar1 Post Number: 106 Registered: 5-2002 |
Makes me appreciate my wife. I was reading the paper the night after the final American Idol show and said to her "Ruben won". She looked back at me perplexed and said "What happened to Michael"? | ||
| ARIE BONSELAAR (Arie)
Junior Member Username: Arie Post Number: 53 Registered: 5-2001 |
it wasnt running good! it was in storage... you know the 79 carb, plus i only drove it 3 times........ "im a bad ferrari owner" bad, very bad! | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 280 Registered: 4-2003 |
Arie, my gosh, I have withheld some info from my wife before but this. Whoa! How did you drive it without her knowing. LOL. That is a classic. Three years??? You da man. | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
Member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 406 Registered: 4-2003 |
Arie, In three years you never took her for a ride? Shame on you. | ||
| ARIE BONSELAAR (Arie)
Junior Member Username: Arie Post Number: 52 Registered: 5-2001 |
Try to tell your wife you bought a 308! I bought the car about 3 years ago but never told my wife. only a few of my close friends knew. so one nite we went to dinner "a real nice dinner" 3 years later thinking a have to say something or i will be in the dog house for ever,,,, so after dinner and a show i told her, she thought i was full of bulls--t, then she says when can i drive it! go figure... SO NO DOG HOUSE FOR ME! HMMMMMMMMM what else can i buy? | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 362 Registered: 6-2002 |
...just don't let her tell anyone it's a Ferrari ;) Funny story, GM definately ripped off^H^H^H^H^H^H 'was inspired by' the 3x8 to say the least... Best! Ben. | ||
| Drstranglove (Drstranglove)
Member Username: Drstranglove Post Number: 464 Registered: 4-2003 |
Uhhhhh....... Get her a Fiero and let her drive it. DrS | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
Member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 402 Registered: 4-2003 |
LOL!! Did you drive it up just last weekend? I saw one on Silverado trail, red 355 spider. Great looking car!! Vincent. | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Intermediate Member Username: Doody Post Number: 1119 Registered: 11-2001 |
LOL! that's a great story! hee hee. did the fiero even come in a convertible form? doody. | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 276 Registered: 4-2003 |
This is a 100% true story. It is really funny or really embarassing, depending on how you look at it: About 2 months ago, I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of my 355 Spider. My wife told some of her close friends (who are all car buffs, as well as their husbands) that I bought another 2 seater. She described the car and said it was red and she was quite sure the top came down (or came off). She told her friends that I was pretty excited and could hardly wait. About one week later,we all went out to dinner. Someone said, "have you gotten your car?" I said no they are doing a service to it and it should be here in another 2 weeks. I was a little surprised as that was the end of the car conversation? I REALLY did not care, I just thought it was strange as everyone else would ask me 20 questions. Another 2 weeks goes by, and we do our bi-weekly dinner ritual. The car subject comes up again. "Has your new car arrived?" asked one of the dinner guests. "Nope", I said it is ON A TRUCK as we speak. This time another gentleman rings in and says, "what kind of mileage does it get?", "I am not sure" I replied. Then the subject changed again. A half hour later the car subject comes up again: "My wife had that EXACT SAME CAR IN COLLEGE, WE DROVE IT EVERY WEEKEND AND NOW MY DAUGHTER DRIVES IT", said one of the guests. Now I am as pissed as I am perplexed. I work may ass off to get a F-355 Spider and they drove the crap of it and then "gave" it to their 16 year old daughter??? The dinner ends and we are sipping coffee. At this point everyone starts to share their weekend plans and I say, " my car comes this Friday, and Saturday we are going to take FERRARI up to the Wine Country in Napa. All the guest's jaws drop. They say, " you have a Frikkin FERRARI?????" Your wife said you bought a FIERO! (as in Pontiac). |