V6 Camaro beats 5.0
04-07-2012, 12:12 PM
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MIKE..this is what was told to me by the service tech's where i worked, and they worked on them every day...he actually showed one's from a same year 'vette and same year firebird...i would think that a ase tech would know more about them then i would...service manager said the same thing...i agree with you on the dings and on the 5-speed 305's they were decent for there time...
HIOSILVER..i sold a '89 trans-am with the tbi in it to a woman who was dying for a t/a...i used to detail her car and as i said, it was so slow, could not break the tires loose...170hp ???...more like 140...
HIOSILVER..i sold a '89 trans-am with the tbi in it to a woman who was dying for a t/a...i used to detail her car and as i said, it was so slow, could not break the tires loose...170hp ???...more like 140...
04-07-2012, 01:51 PM
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304 horsepower vs 180 horsepower (when new 27 years ago). It should have been a lot worse. Back around 92 I would sometimes use my moms 90 Grand Prix to drive to college. A buddy of mine had a 91 IROC with a 305 tbi. We would race almost every time I drove it. We would go from a high roll and I would pull him everytime. The GP had a 3.1 v6 and I had a passenger.
04-08-2012, 11:48 AM
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WHITEKNIGHT '01...my friend tony defeo from cars illustrated magazine bought a '87 lx...stripped to the bone and like you said it barely weighted 3,000lbs..he ran about a 14 flat with showroom stock, then high 13's bumping timing...
04-08-2012, 12:13 PM
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These brand new Camaro V6's run about a 14.0.
04-08-2012, 01:41 PM
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MIKE..this is what was told to me by the service tech's where i worked, and they worked on them every day...he actually showed one's from a same year 'vette and same year firebird...i would think that a ase tech would know more about them then i would...service manager said the same thing...i agree with you on the dings and on the 5-speed 305's they were decent for there time...
HIOSILVER..i sold a '89 trans-am with the tbi in it to a woman who was dying for a t/a...i used to detail her car and as i said, it was so slow, could not break the tires loose...170hp ???...more like 140...
HIOSILVER..i sold a '89 trans-am with the tbi in it to a woman who was dying for a t/a...i used to detail her car and as i said, it was so slow, could not break the tires loose...170hp ???...more like 140...
04-08-2012, 10:01 PM
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04-09-2012, 12:35 AM
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You're a year late. The '95 Cobra R was rated at 300hp.
Boy do I not miss my 'ol TPI. Great looking car for its time, but the TPI left a lot to be desired. My LT1 6-spd car was like night & day. A whole .7 quicker than the '91 Z28 was stock for stock.
Boy do I not miss my 'ol TPI. Great looking car for its time, but the TPI left a lot to be desired. My LT1 6-spd car was like night & day. A whole .7 quicker than the '91 Z28 was stock for stock.
04-09-2012, 01:01 AM
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04-09-2012, 02:39 AM
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WHITEKNIGHT '01..the new v6 camaro's are very strong considering the weight that they carrying...but in it's day, the mustang lx 5.0 was still a great car since it could be had , new for a little over $10,000..
MIKe MORRIS...what did tony trade the LX in for ????
MIKe MORRIS...what did tony trade the LX in for ????
04-13-2012, 01:47 AM
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I miss my 86 firebird then again it had a 350 swapped in it. But it was pieced together by a mechanic shop and was in almost every day for like the first 2 weeks I had it. Sounded badass, paint and wheels were nice, interior and mechanics of it were ****. Miss my 93 z28 too. Broke down right after I bought it though; needed battery, alternator, and ignition switch(forget the exact name). And the day I got it back I was driving it around and did a run on a road, blew a rear tire and went sliding into a ditch. The hatch gap on one side was very tight and the other side was huge! My mom wouldn't buy new wheels and tires for it so it was traded for the 86 above for $700. The camaro now lives in my neighborhood with mismatched wheels
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