i have 1989 camaro rs 2.8l v6 at..... i was wondering how much hp i have with no mods other then i have a crome cad converter
there a sticker under the hood of my car that says "xlerater" performence exhaust if that help determine any difference just wondering thanx jer

 

Stock it is rated at 135hp.

 

ok 135 hp is a little to slow what can i do to bring it up really fast and fairly cheap i have the hole car up to date on it's tune ups i just dont wanna get burned by an import you know. i've raced a couple cars already and won........
85 olds cutlas 4.some thing my brother car,
96 toyota carolla,my girls car she's a speed freak too!
96 chevy cavalier 2.2L with mods
and a mini cooper on the blvd because some guy in a mustang pussied out and the mini coop almost won getting nervous hate to loseand make camaro's look bad and my self too!

 

I don't think the free ram air mod will work on your car.(got your pm) It works on 98-02s because of the way the air box is setup and where it's setup. Exhaust and intake are among the cheapest for the hp to money ratio. Looks like you already have exhaust so I would look into a intake next.

 

not to rain on your parade , but most cars on the road today will smoke you , family cars included

ever considered putting a 3.4L in it? the swap isnt too terribly hard

 

...so that a family car can spank the 3.4L too. Hell, the new V6 Accords, Altimas, etc can run most 3.8Ls.

Not trying to be mean...its just reality. 240 HP sedans...

 

would be cheaper and easier to trade the car for a third gen v8. sorry but it would. just enjoy the gas milage, and be thankful its rear wheel drive.

other than that without serious handywork or big dollars the 2.8 wont be very fast.

 

well .......any body wanna buy a car ,maybe i should just pull the 350 outta my bro's el camino in the the garge {joking}well what kinda intake should i look into i just replaced mine with another factory stock one a couple months ago mine had a hole in it from were i broke the fan sensor

 

if your car has the square filters its factory cold air and you should just get the drop in filters. you can put it on your next v8 car if its tpi

 

oh yeah you could get a nother stock one from the wrecker for like 5$

 

yeh i already have k&n filters and the intake was replaced now i'm lookin to biuld up HP

 

save for a cam

 

okay about how much and what kind money really isn't a huge problem and what kind of good news will this bring my HP i would like to get at least up to 200hp by summer or just change my hole engine & trans which i really don't feel like it

 

the best upgrade for the 2.8 is a new 3.4 block.
not a while new engine, just the block.
everything else will pretty much bolt onto the 3.4
you could probably find a 3.4 compression tested at a junker really cheap
the trans will bolt up to it as well

there are a few people here who have done it and know much more about it than myself

even you could do the cam now or later and it will still work with the 3.4 i believe

 

you can also get posi for about 100$ from slp

before you start throwing money at it you should make a list of what you want from the car as track times go, and find how much horsepower that will require, and what it will take to do to the engine as far as parts and cost. see if its worth it to you as you may find it cheaper and easier to start with a v8 car.