Well , this part is a small history about 88 Fiero's and my Formula. The '88 Fiero underwent many upgrades. The major and most well known change was in the suspension. Upgraded from the previous Chevette suspension, the newly designed suspension offered the following:

- Elimination of the steering damper assembly

- 30% shorter spindle length (90mm to 64mm)

- 30% shorter scrub radius (49mm to 35mm)

- 20% reduction in king pin angle (7 1/2 degrees to 6 degrees)

- 20% longer upper control arm length (177mm to 214mm)

- 25% longer lower control arm length (280mm to 350mm)

- Larger stabilizer bar (22mm to 28mm)

- 12 % shorter turning radius (11.4m to 10. 2 mm)

- Revised chassis cradle design for suspension attachments

- New tri-link design allowing for specific tuning of each

component

- Increased rearward rear wheel motion with jounce for reduced

impact harshness

- Lower spring rates (44 N/mm to 25 N/mm)

- Inclusion of 22mm stabilizer bar with the WS6 suspension

package

Also for 88 the models were cut down to just 3. The GT, coupe and the first and last year for the Formula option on the coupe. Standard features on the Formula included the 2.8L V-6 standard on GT's ,the WS6 Suspension package which included special shocks and struts, a 28mm rear anti-sway bar (stabilizer bar), special bushings, and the only model in which a spoiler was a standard feature (excluding the INDY). There were only 5,643 Formula’s produced, and it remains one of the top collectors items in the Fiero world. The 88 Fiero’s also offered a brake caliper/rotor upgrade. Also, the 88’s saw the first and last year for the Bright Yellow color, which is very rare since approx. 1,200 88’s came out of the factory in yellow, yet the rarest color on Formula's was silver.

Now about MY Formula, I bought it April of 1999, with 114k miles on it. It is yellow, 5-speed, with all options availible on Formula's which excludes the subwoofer and power mirrors. Since then I have put about 5k miles on it and have added a K&N Filter, GT steering wheel, GT exhaust tips, Sony CD player, Pioneer 4x10s, Infinity Kappa 6 1/2" component speakers which I put in a box behind the headrests. My Future mods include sport shifter from Rodney Dickman (www.execpc.com/~rodney1), a 10" subwoofer in the passenger footwell, and next summer I am going redue my interior and get leather seats, door panels, and sun visors from Mr Mikes (www.mrmikes.com). Now you maybe wondering why I am not planning on getting any engine mods, well that is because I want to get a 3.4L from a camaro and rebuild it and get Ed Parks to put it in.

Models- Coupe, Formula, GT

Engines- 2.5L 4 cylinder on coupes, 2. 8L V-6 on Formula’s and GT’s.

Transmission- Getrag 5-speed Man., 3-speed Auto.

lllColors- Red, Black, Bright Yellow, White, Silver

Base Prices- Coupe- 8,999/Formula- 11,999/GT-13,999

Production Figures- Coupe- 19,553/Formula- 5,643/GT- 6,848

Model Trans Axle 0-60mph Qtr. mile Top Speed skidpad(g) braking 60-0

88 GT 5-speed 3.61 8.7 sec. 16.4 at 81.9mph 128mph .84 141 ft.

88 Formula 5-speed 3.61 7.9 sec. 16.0 at 85.5mph 132mph .83 145 ft.