Pabz Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 I wanna buy a cheap car with my girlfriend to learn how to fix up, also she needs to be able to drive it, we don't wanna spend over $2000 What engines are like the w-bodies, 2.8 and 3.1 MPFI, what about the J'body's like cavaliers and berettas, are those pushrods too? are they basically the same as the 2.8's and 3.1's in the w-bodies, she likes sunroofs, or maybe even convertibles, maybe a tripple black 94 cutlass would be good if i could find one near me that isn't too expensive, god forbid i get a honda civic accord or even a prelude? what do you guys think i wanna be able to work on the engine and fix it myself!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panopticon Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 honda makes very simple SOHC engines which makes good for easy learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90TGP Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 The 2.8/3.1/3100/3400 are all the same, with the 3100/3400 having different heads and intake manifolds, but mechanically the same. You can finds dozens of Beretta Z26's with the 3100 and sunroof's and Beretta GT's with the 3.1's. Cavalier Z24's have 3.1 and a lot of times sunroof's. 92+ Grand Am's have 3100 and sunroof's. All these cars can be bought for under 2k in good condition, especially Beretta's and Cavalier's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bake82 Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 The 2.8/3.1/3100/3400 are all the same, with the 3100/3400 having different heads and intake manifolds, but mechanically the same. You can finds dozens of Beretta Z26's with the 3100 and sunroof's and Beretta GT's with the 3.1's. Cavalier Z24's have 3.1 and a lot of times sunroof's. 92+ Grand Am's have 3100 and sunroof's. All these cars can be bought for under 2k in good condition, especially Beretta's and Cavalier's. Yah I'll second that one for sure, as I looked at those exact cars when I was looking for my car and noticed exactly 90TGP said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimp19 Posted June 11, 2003 Report Share Posted June 11, 2003 Any GM car W-Body or smaller in the same year range 88-93 I belive, could be had with a either the 2.8, or 3.1 as an option. They may have some small differances in elctronics and stuff but the engine itself is the same. Corsica's, Berreta's, Caviliers, Sunbirds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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