Can a mild build 3800 Supercharged swap Fiero Pull a Wheelie? Lets find out!

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Kenneth L Nielsen

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I have had this 3800 Supercharged Fiero for quite some time and last winter it occurred to me that this car might actually be able to pull a wheelie.

Fast forward to summer (better traction) and I decided to take on this challenge and see what I would need to do in order to pull my very first car wheelie.

Here is what happened.
 

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I have had this 3800 Supercharged Fiero for quite some time and last winter it occurred to me that this car might actually be able to pull a wheelie.

Fast forward to summer (better traction) and I decided to take on this challenge and see what I would need to do in order to pull my very first car wheelie.

Here is what happened.

I thought you'd get a sliver of light under the tires at most. That was right around 2". Impressive!
 
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Engine in the rear helps with having less weight in the front

I just dump the clutch at 5000 rpms and hang on, lol.

Sticky tires and a stronger drivetrain helps to not break anything when doing that.
 

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Trim the snout, and put a smaller pulley on her.. Should be down near low 11's

Do you have the aluminum W-Body sub frame under it? Or still running the stock A/X/Fiero subframe?

Could always do a LS4 swap, but I think they loose their daily drivability doing that. 3800sc is the way to go in my book.
 

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