First time driving a Fiero!

Congrats on getting your Fiero on the road!

Roadfury wrote: I Do Not Like: No power steering, call me a wuss, whatever, it was invented for a reason

It was invented for women... Wuss.  

Roadfury wrote: POWER!! a very big disappointment , I know i've been spoiled driving my mustang but still i was expecting some kind of performance, around 4-5 thousand RPM it starts getting happier but still, my moms saturn is easier to get up to speed. After driving it for about 20-30 mins how hot should the deck vents be? Mine were pretty freaking warm and im a bit concerned, there is coolant pressure and the radiator gets hot too, if I put my hand on the back carpeted side of the firewall, its warm to the touch. BTW temperature gauge isn't working at the moment The power, really so little of it?

Except for the fact that you stated, "around 4-5 thousand RPM it starts getting happier", I would've suggested you possibly had a plugged cat.

I don't know how hot your vents actually get, but there's supposed to be hot air coming up out of them. 

Roadfury wrote: The front brakes seem to be sticking... suggestions?

My suggestion is to read This thread.  

If your brakes are sticking, that would certainly cut down the car's performance and cause the engine to get hotter than it should.

        Your Fiero should not be that far off from your Mustang, I use to be an avid street racer and with the 2.8 the most competitive cars were always the fox body Mustangs.   I would always get them out of the hole, and usually it was not until the 1/8th mile that they would catch me.  Then it was a cat and mouse game to the finish.   At Mission, I was pulling faster 60 foot times than most mustangs on street tires.

So if your Fiero is as slow as you say it is, there is something wrong.  Either tuning, or simply a worn out motor.     I have seen Fiero's loose 40% yes Forty Percent of there power because the engine was not setup right.   These motors were a hodge podge at best when they were built, and as any Fiero mechanic will tell ya, there can be as little as one ground wire missing and have the entire car run like a bag of poo.

       I am sure we can eek out a few more ponies from your car.  If you can wait for my leg to heal, or get in touch with one of the other tech heads on here, (Dr. Fiero) someone with a real in depth knowledge of what these motors should be doing I am sure we can wake it up.

beken wrote: I remember some immature guy in a rumbling Cobra came up beside me, called over at me and laughed at me. I guess he had something to compensate for.

There was a car commercial a few years ago where a bunch of prepubescent boys were playing street hockey and they had to move their nets when some thirty-something guy came by in his new car (might've been a Mustang). It showed him driving by in slow motion with the young boys salivating at the car and the thirty-something guy looking awfully pleased with himself. Gawd, that commercial creeped me out!