{"id":2604,"date":"2012-10-23T03:51:49","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T03:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2012-10-23T03:51:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T03:51:49","slug":"pontiac-fiero-with-621-horsepower-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2604","title":{"rendered":"Pontiac Fiero with 621 Horsepower V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pontiact<\/p>\n

When you feel the need for speed, there is only one cure. Against doctor’s orders, this Fiero owner decided to visit the quarter-mile track to see what his 427 LSx powered Fiero could do. On his third go he managed a 10.5 at 129 mph. The engine started off as a 6.2L L92 which was stroked to 7.0L and has a L76 intake. Mated to the engine is a 2007 Impala 4T65E HD transaxle with 3:29 gears.<\/p>\n

\"7.0L<\/p>\n

\"7.0L<\/p>\n

Source: LS1Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you feel the need for speed, there is only one cure. Against doctor’s orders, this Fiero owner decided to visit the quarter-mile track to see what his 427 LSx powered Fiero could do. On his third go he managed a 10.5 at 129 mph. The engine started off as a 6.2L L92 which was… Read More »Pontiac Fiero with 621 Horsepower V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"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-2604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiero"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141994,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141994","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"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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