The suspension was softened, limiting ability on sticky tires at the track
The engine options were given low power, to not compete with the corvette.
The brakes were shrunk, to make it non competitive with the corvette on a track
They really didn't want Pontiac to sell a better sports car than the parent company's flagship sports car. Even though the layout was ready to go.
I used to work on Fiero project cars. We were considering the 3.8sc as well. But lots of other fun swaps have been done on that transmission too. I'll probably buy one as a track beater at some point
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