i just rebuilt the top half of my camaros engine. (its a 2.8 v6) and i finally got it all together the other day. when i went to make sure everythign was in working order the engine wasnt able to push more than 20 mph and very poorly at that, and upon opening the when i got it back to the driveway i noticed that my exhuast manifolds were cherry red from heat. does anyone know why they would be overheating so much

 

IIRC, that is a lean condition

 

That is VERY lean, i would richen that baby up right away! Could be the timing also, but check to see if its getting enough fuel first.

 

Do you have a cat? Was it glowing? A clogged cat will cause loss of power and IIRC reddish manifolds.

But, would definately look for a lean condition and check your timing.

 

Sounds like timing is way too retarded.