Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxk.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxk!rs55611 From: rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (Robert E. Schleicher) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Fiero pace car Message-ID: <566@ihuxk.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Feb-84 13:48:50 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxk.566 Posted: Tue Feb 21 13:48:50 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Feb-84 02:20:30 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 31 Road and Track's latest issue had a little blurb about the Fiero pace car for the 1984 Indy. I'll try to recall some of the info from the blurb, but I don't have the article handy, so this may be off somewhat. The pace car will be substantially different from the production, as are virtually all pace cars. The biggest change is in the engine, which will have a special 16-valve cyclinder head, plus some other mods which I can't recall, giving over 200 hp (I think). The top speed is supposed to be about 135 mph. (A good top speed is very important for the pace car, to ensure a fast start. If the pace car is lapping too slowly, the actual race cars are more apt to get a lot of wheelspin when they tromp on it at the real start. This can lead to accidents, as it did last year.) Of course, the "pace car" that will be sold to the public will be nothing like the real pace car, and will just have the usual cosmetic add-ons, and perhaps fancier wheels, better tires, etc. By, the way, even though the 300 hp turbo-V6 has been scotched for the Fiero, plans still call for a non-turbo V6 (presumably the 2.8 liter HO V6 used in Citation X-11's giving ~135 hp?) This, or a turbo-4, should make the fiero go pretty good. I also understand that Pontiac sells a parts kit to hop up the basic Iron Duke 4, consisting of the typical things like a header, new cam, etc. that is supposed to raise the hp to 140 or so (with presumably some loss of driveability, idle smoothness, etc). The cost number I heard was in the $1000 range for the total parts package (it was a lot more than what I listed). Bob Schleicher ihuxk!rs55611 AT&T Bell Laboratories