WTF: my car has unavailable engine?
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WTF: my car has unavailable engine?
i got a 91 GTA. according to this site, my car cannot have the 205hp 305 i thought it did? i think its a mistake on the website, but did they make any 230hp automatic 305's?
http://autos.msn.com/vip/engines.asp...d=2429&src=vip
http://autos.msn.com/vip/engines.asp...d=2429&src=vip
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From: Moorestown, NJ
Car: 88 Camaro SC
Engine: SFI'd 350
Transmission: TKO 500
Axle/Gears: 9-bolt w/ 3.23's
the cam specs as well as some other things changed through the years. Off the top of my head, they did make lb9's with that power output but de-tuned it a bit for the later model years.
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From: Elk Grove Village, IL
Car: 1989 TransAm GTA
Engine: One sweet modified 355 TPI.
Transmission: The kind that shifts....
If you had a 305 TPI / Auto combo you got a smaller cam than the 305 TPI / 5spd cars did. The cam is commonly called the "Peanut Cam" cause it really sucks the life out of the car.
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From: Elk Grove Village, IL
Car: 1989 TransAm GTA
Engine: One sweet modified 355 TPI.
Transmission: The kind that shifts....
I've never heard of them not putting the peanut cam in a 305/auto combo with the exception of the 85 year.
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