91z34lumina Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 Hey everyone! Well what can I say, just purchased a 91 lumina z34 with an automatic tranny. I tried hard finding a 5 speed but came across this one I purchased and totally fell in love with it. It has 88,xxx miles. Interior is in great shape. I got all the maintenance records since the car came out of the dealership. I am the 3rd owner and the previous owner which was an elderly lady bought it with 29,000 miles. Really excited about it and I will be looking to take care of this car. By the way my brother had a z34 back in the day and I always loved it. It was this or a 5 speed sho but I found this to be in much better shape than all those 91-94 5 speed sho's. With that said hi to all and I will be looking forward to this community as I will have many questions. Quote
91z34lumina Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Posted February 13, 2014 Oh by the way I will post pictures tomorrow! Quote
Imp558 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 Welcome! Look around a bit and you'll see others who transplanted the 5spd. This forum's FAQ has enough information in general to give Einstein a headache. Quote
Euro Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 Welcome aboard! Sounds like a nice car, can't wait for pictures! Quote
nelliott Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 Hello. I'm new as well but I actually had a 1992 Lumina Z34 about 10 years ago. I loved that car. It was really comfortable and the DOHC V6 was fun. Quote
91z34lumina Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Posted February 14, 2014 Yes it is fun but for some reason I cant get the tires to spin. Not that I am racing or trying to burn rubber but just for testing purposes only. My brother 93 z34 would do that without any problem. So I have bought MCCC (Mopar Combustion Chamber Cleaner) maybe that will clean all of my top end since the previous owner of this car was an old lady. So it has never seen the pedal to the metal. I am trying to get this babied as much as possiible because I know there is not many parts available for it. As we speak I am trying to upload some pictures. Quote
94 olds vert Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 Nice looking car. Looks very clean. Quote
nelliott Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 That red interior is a pretty rough color but it's a huge throwback to the 90s. And in regards to getting the tires to spin, you won't be able to with an automatic unless you're on wet ground or do a neutral bomb which I definitely don't recommend. The Z34 only puts down what... 120-140 at the wheels? Quote
91z34lumina Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Posted February 14, 2014 Yea but my brother's 93 z34 would actually burn tire when being launched and his was auto too. It was stock as well. Well who knows I will give it a shot. Quote
nelliott Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 What do you mean by "launched"? My '92 wouldn't spin the tires unless it was raining. Quote
redgrandprix Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 foot on the break and gas at the same time, slowly bring the rpm's up i guess as high as you can without the car starting to roll from overpowering the brakes then release the break and mash the gas at the same time Quote
91z34lumina Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Posted February 14, 2014 No with the car standing still, I would floor it and tires would spin then it would take off. It was stock at least thats what it looked from inside the engine bay. Maybe internally was modified but that car was quicker than mine. If we would be on a 30 roll and floor it was very torqueee. Mine doesnt do that but who knows. I will try this MCCC to see if it helps a little. I notice since acquiring the car and slowly pushed this car to its limits the engine has being loosening alot more. Quote
91z34lumina Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Posted February 14, 2014 Meaning that the engine feels a little more powerful. Quote
Psych0matt Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 My cutty used to be able to break the tires loose if I really tried, even chirped going into second once! Now with the GTP being a 5 speed, I bet it's a lot easier (although I haven't tried). Car looks fantastic other than the aforementioned red interior, and the pinstriping. The car is white though, so that's definitely a plus in my book! Quote
91z34lumina Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Posted February 14, 2014 Hey thanks I know that pinstriping is awful. I will remove it asap. Can you believe I have the receipt where the lady payed I believe 950 dollars for it. LOL About the red interior, I know at first I was like god that is awful but like some other guy said in this same forum.. " you really start getting use to it and slowly as dumb as it sounds, me liking it! By the way that Grand Prix is sick. The one with the black rims and red lip. Could you kindly tell me what kind of wheels and size of them are? I might just put them on my Z. Quote
Euro Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 Man, white is an almost perfect color for a Z. I don't mind the red interior either! Quote
94 olds vert Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 My CS loves to chirp the tires going into second. Dohc power. Mash my foot on the gas from a dead stop and there go the tires. Quote
Psych0matt Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 Hey thanks I know that pinstriping is awful. I will remove it asap. Can you believe I have the receipt where the lady payed I believe 950 dollars for it. LOL About the red interior, I know at first I was like god that is awful but like some other guy said in this same forum.. " you really start getting use to it and slowly as dumb as it sounds, me liking it! By the way that Grand Prix is sick. The one with the black rims and red lip. Could you kindly tell me what kind of wheels and size of them are? I might just put them on my Z. They're infinity G35 wheels that I cleaned up, painted black, and put an orange pinstripe on (Click my mods list link, and then go to the bottom of page 57) Quote
l67ss Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 Did you have to grind the centers to clear the hubs? I had to with my old nissan 350z 17s They're infinity G35 wheels that I cleaned up, painted black, and put an orange pinstripe on (Click my mods list link, and then go to the bottom of page 57) Quote
Psych0matt Posted February 15, 2014 Report Posted February 15, 2014 Did you have to grind the centers to clear the hubs? I had to with my old nissan 350z 17s My old 19"s on my cutlass I did that, I have some small plate spacers on these and they work just fine. I was going to have someone do it professionally, but the only places that could were so backed up. I got lucky with my cutlass ones, I found a guy that lived 20 minutes away when I lived in indiana, that had lots of equipment to do random stuff. Old guy, I think I paid like $60 for him to do all four Quote
z34mightymachine Posted February 16, 2014 Report Posted February 16, 2014 welcome. I love the red interior. I wish my Z34 had red interior instead of the grey. Quote
Imp558 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Posted February 16, 2014 Wow! So clean! And a norther car too. Somebody loved that one. Quote
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