Guest TurboSedan Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 must not be a 6000 since he said no A-bodies. L-body Beretta/Corsica? a Citation? Quote
z284pwr Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 You should try RWD, much funner to drive......RWD + Boost = double the fun Quote
kuntzie Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Posted October 28, 2006 everyones wrong... common now think. you dont even have the right brand of GM yet hint #1 ive mentiond them before hint #2- the car will be under 2600 lbs fully trimmend with the LG5 in place (~2500lbs stock) Quote
Brian P Posted October 28, 2006 Report Posted October 28, 2006 boring!!! Get it in a Chevette! RWD + like 1200 lb = winner Quote
GOT2B GM Posted October 28, 2006 Report Posted October 28, 2006 buy an 88 fiero if you're getting one. Quote
kuntzie Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Posted October 28, 2006 Fiero boooo wrong and yes its a FWD car Quote
mfewtrail Posted October 28, 2006 Report Posted October 28, 2006 another idea that people have talked about in the past (but has anyone ever actually done it?) - get a 3400 block, throw a 2.8 crank in there with custom forged pistons to make a big bore/short stroke 3.0L 60*V6 that will rev like a mofo with a 7 grand redline. of course you'll need to spend some bucks on the valvetrain. with a short stroke & larger bore you could get rid of some of that torque and gain horsepower which would be great for traction. i imagine an engine like that would love a nice big turbo That's what I suggested about 11 posts up. I think it would be the funnest engine, especially since it would rev pretty quick and have a higher redline. Curtis spins his 3.1(3.2 actual displacement I believe) to 8 grand..so you don't necessarily need the 2.8 crank and all if you're shooting for a higher rpm engine. Jeff, you gonna put it in a Calais? Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted October 28, 2006 Report Posted October 28, 2006 Calais are cool! i wanted to buy this one soooo bad a couple years ago: http://www.turbosedan.com/misccars/90_Calais_HO_Q4-11.jpg black 1990 Cutlass Calais International sedan - 1 of only 214 sedans produced with the HO Quad-4! that car would have been so awesome with low comp forged pistons and a nice big turbo & FMIC...keeping the Q4 of course. BUT...did they ever even come with a 60*V6? are you gonna need fab up custom engine & trans mounts? Quote
kuntzie Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Posted October 28, 2006 ya custom work will need to be done.. it will be worth it though. Quote
skalor Posted October 28, 2006 Report Posted October 28, 2006 Well, if all 282s use the same case then you should be able to use the Calais 282 trans mounts if you wanted to use a 282. Otherwise, I think they share the same mount as a 2.3 W-bodies so I would look into that. Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted October 28, 2006 Report Posted October 28, 2006 Well, if all 282s use the same case then you should be able to use the Calais 282 trans mounts if you wanted to use a 282. Otherwise, I think they share the same mount as a 2.3 W-bodies so I would look into that. ah good info. i know the J/L 282 case is different than the W-body 282 case in terms of mounting. not sure on the N-body 282 transmission mounting details. you might be able to get the 284 in there but if not just use a 282 from something else i guess. and i forgot that W-bodies had the Quad-4 (LOL), so that should make things quite a bit easier if 2.3 & 3.1 engine cradle/mounts in the W-body are indeed the same. kinda strange no N-body came with the 60*V6. they came with a large (for an N-body) 3.3L 90* V6 and a powerful 190hp HO Quad-4 but no 60*V6. you'd think the 2.8/3.1 would have been an option just like almost every other GM FWD platform at the time. Quote
kuntzie Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Posted October 28, 2006 well i got a tgp trans aswell that has been rebuilt, if i can i might go automatic, i dont know Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted October 28, 2006 Report Posted October 28, 2006 do the extreme including cutting the upper intake open to fully port and polishing it, then rewelding it. (not me getting it done though) i just re read this (and i'll get this back on topic ) but why not just get the plenum and LIM extrude honed instead? i would imagine cutting open the plenum and rewelding it would make it look like shit afterwards. any more thoughts on the bottom end? Quote
Brian P Posted October 29, 2006 Report Posted October 29, 2006 kinda strange no N-body came with the 60*V6. they came with a large (for an N-body) 3.3L 90* V6 and a powerful 190hp HO Quad-4 but no 60*V6. you'd think the 2.8/3.1 would have been an option just like almost every other GM FWD platform at the time. '94+ did Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted October 29, 2006 Report Posted October 29, 2006 kinda strange no N-body came with the 60*V6. they came with a large (for an N-body) 3.3L 90* V6 and a powerful 190hp HO Quad-4 but no 60*V6. you'd think the 2.8/3.1 would have been an option just like almost every other GM FWD platform at the time. '94+ did yeah but no Calais in '94 i guess he wants an earlier year N-body (he posted this on tgpforums.com so im looking for one of these (1988-1991 prefered) Quote
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