{"id":2185,"date":"2011-10-02T18:37:30","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T23:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2023-01-06T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:34:19","slug":"1988-fiero-powered-by-ls4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2185","title":{"rendered":"1988 Pontiac Fiero with a LS4 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=94519\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-94519\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"94519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=94519\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1988-Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-LS4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C903&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,903\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1988 Pontiac Fiero with a LS4 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1988 Pontiac Fiero with a LS4 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1988-Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-LS4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C774&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1988-Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-LS4-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1988 Pontiac Fiero with a LS4 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-94519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1988-Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-LS4-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C387&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1988-Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-LS4-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C774&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1988-Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-LS4-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C495&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1988-Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-LS4-V8-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This 1988 Pontiac Fiero is powered by a 5.3 L LS4 V8 from a Monte Carlo SS. The owner also swapped the interior from a 2008 Chevy Malibu and the seats are from a Neon SRT4. The Fiero stops thanks to C4 Corvette disc brakes and features a power steering from a 2000 Camaro SS.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zOLtJ_M1_oY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OE-VqF94wBQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3X6su0FhJ4I\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@welditrick\/videos\">welditrick<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetruthaboutcars.com\/2011\/10\/super-piston-slap-the-buick-infused-fiero-at-lemons\/\">TTAC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1988 Pontiac Fiero is powered by a 5.3 L LS4 V8 from a Monte Carlo SS. The owner also swapped the interior from a 2008 Chevy Malibu and the seats are from a Neon SRT4. The Fiero stops thanks to C4 Corvette disc brakes and features a power steering from a 2000 Camaro SS.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2185\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1988 Pontiac Fiero with a LS4 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":94519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fiero"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1988-Pontiac-Fiero-with-a-LS4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C903&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141994,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141994","url_meta":{"origin":2185,"position":0},"title":"Pontiac Fiero with a Cadillac Northstar V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1984 Pontiac Fiero SE is powered by a 4.6 L Cadillac Northstar V8. 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The car was converted to electric in November, 2011 and since then the owner has driven 63,000 miles. 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