Naked and Supercharged Fiero GT - The Test Drive

Test Driving this naked 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT. The body panels are off as it is prepped for painting. This mid-engine Fiero GT has been engine swapped with a 3800sc Supercharged L67 with ZZP Stage 2.5 intercooler, ZZP XP camshaft, upgraded heads, Jet-Hot coated ZZP powerlogs, and many more upgrades. It isn't an LS Swap, but it is almost as good and has lots of support. It is on the home stretch for this restoration of GM's mass produced mid-engine car and this engine swap. The C8 Corvette has a great uncle in this 1987 Fiero GT.

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Eastwood 2K Catalyzed Aerospray Durable Rat Rod Satin Black Finish Aerosol 12.2 oz
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1987 Fiero GT Engine Upgrades

1998 Grand Prix GTP 3.8L Supercharged Engine
3800sc Series II
Engine was from a one owner donor vehicle
Partial engine rebuild
Painted with Eastwood’s 2K urethane ceramic engine paint
Upgraded to an Eaton M90 Gen V supercharger
ZZP Stage 2.5 Intercooler
3.4” Supercharger Pulley
Cadillac Northstar Throttle-body Swap and ZZP Adapter
ZZP (CompCam) XP high performance camshaft
Modified heads with 136lb valve springs, ARP Studs
LS7 Hydraulic Lifter
ZZP Stainless Steel Valves
Jet-Hot ceramic coated ZZP PowerLogs (front and rear)
Jet-Hot coated crossover tube with DEI Titanium exhaust wrap
Flowmaster 3” high flow catalytic converter
Custom 3” stainless steel exhaust to muffler
FlowTech Afterburner Muffler 5036FLT (3” inlet 2 x 2.5” outlets)
Dual 2.5” stainless steel exhaust to C6 dual tips


Since the body panels are off, people aren’t sure what car it actually is. The top guesses are Toyota MR2, Chevrolet Corvette, and a few people have actually said Mazda Miata MX6.

The Pontiac Fiero competed with the Toyota MR2. The original MR2 was squared off, but the 2nd generation MR2 looks like it took cues from the Fastback Fiero GT. The 2020 and 2021 Corvette C8 have a similar mid-engine layout and the front trunk and rear trunk are in close to the same location.