lol... no, i dont have a blown head gasket... the white smoke leaves the rearend of the car, near the passenger side wheel with just a stock non-posi rearend with stock torque arm, its VERY easy to break ONE tire loose with a nice horsepower thrust to the floor...

and mc gusto... o m f g... you have some imagination on you.. that was pretty comedy

 

Well, apparently i have this problem- https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/tech/solenoid.shtml

That and i think it's the EGR valve...hmmmm... Well, whatever valve it is got clogged ftom sitting for a long period of time. I also either have a cracked exhuast manifold or a leaking gasket. There's no point in running headers on my car though because from what i hear, there are little or no horsepower gains so i'd just have that fixed to keep things inexpensive. So far it's only $150 (I'd assume it's because it's the kid up the block from me who's working on my car so maybe he's cutting me a break). After that, i'll just need tires. Thanks guys. I'll keep you posted for when the next thing breaks tomorrow or an hour after i get it back. I'm predicting maybe my starter followed by my alternator and maybe a piston shattering and sending shards of metal through everything . That's just my luck. Thanks guys

 

Yet another change of plans. The mechanic told me that he can already see it's just going to be one problem after another due to heavy carbon build up. He suggested i sell it which is exactly what i'm going to do. I should never have bought this car. I would have saved myself a few thousand dollars. Sorry guys.

 

My 305 TBI did the same thing.

It was the fuel pump.

 

Have fun with your honda!!!!!!!!!!

 

I will Actually my Monte Carlo is going back on the road. My girlfriend was about to cry because i was about to sell "The Monte". I actually just put the car in the paper today and someone offered me $1950 for it but my mom is making me put it back on the road though. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a honda though unless you start slapping on wings and 17'' exhaust tips. None of those goofy @$$ lights UNDER the car either. That's not trendy or sporty- it's just stupid. Honda's are just like everything else- they're good when they're used properly. Now i need to sell my Formula which is depressing.

 

I don't understand you guys. You're always talking down to import owners with this excuse- "why would you waste thousands of dollars on a crappy car like that when you could have used that money to buy a real sports car that's faster than your (honda, volkswagen, toyota, etc). How is that any different from you guys? With the thousands you spend on fourth gen parts, you could actually buy a fourth generation f body. I'm not trying to defend them but what happens if i have to get an import? Stop talking down to me about it.

 

not talking down, just saying that, if you want to ditch the third gen for an import then ditch the board too. Im pretty sure that most of us arent interested in it. To tell you the truth when i think of import, i think of punk kids in high school with bleach blond hair driving like jackasses. I cant stand them. I think its a joke. What you are talking about as "dumping money" is a joke too. If you had a total of 3 or 4 thousand invested in a fast thirdgen, then i wouldnt call that a waste of money. The whole time this thread has been posted, its been "this is a piece of crap, i cant reach my sparkplugs" "this wont run right, its a piece of crap" Well, guess what? Everyones car has problems, we FIX them. And its also amazing, that everyone here can change thier sparkplugs, they dont sell the car because they cant. I wasnt trying to be rude, i was just wishing you well in the world you belong, enjoy your honda.

 

now i have to agree with ljnowell if you wanna sell your car because you cant figure out how to change sparkplugs then you dont need to be driving a car with any kind of power anyway. and if you believe everything your "mechanic" the kid workin on it down the road from ya ...lol...you might as well sell it anyway cause your an idiot.........and i dont mean to be mean but i just come off that way so get over it......

 

Sounds like you will make an excellent Honda driver.

 

I havnt invested enough in my car to get a fourth gen, well... not anything I could actually get in and drive . I also dont have any fourth gen parts, just an odd collection of cheap aftermarket 'performance' parts, junk yard parts, and some electronics bits. Owning and working on one of these cars isnt too expensive, and I also find it rewarding and instructive as well.

 

Man, you guys are harsh

 

hahaha, like everyone else said, cars aint cheap.. i know if he buys a honda, will will spend enough money on his base model to have bought a 2002 SS camaro... but whatever floats his boat... and do you know why doctors get paid more than mechanics.. because they get SECOND OPINIONS... just cuz some idiot down the street says that ur car will die doesnt mean that he is right... talk to some other shops, see what they think.. worst that could happen was what happened to me.. and if that happens, just get a friggin job, save up, and buy a new motor... $3000 is a lot less than a honda, and will last longer if you take care of it... but if u do buy an import, please buy toyota... at least they are somewhat fast stock... my girlfriends 04 celica is nice as all hell... but 1st things 1st... find out EXACTLY what is wrong with your 3rdgen from more than ONE mechanic, find out how much it will cost from more than ONE parts store, and then go from there...

 

It's very difficult in my opinion to keep a car that is 15 to 20 years old when you work at say...McDonald's...and have an enormous insurance bill to pay because your under age etc. etc. I have learned through my experience with my 85 Z28 that I have good days and bad days. There are a few times when I want to shoot the damn thing. It's something you have to expect. You will generally spend a lot of wrench time fixing up these type of cars. And even when you get it to where your satisfied...you still spend time upgrading things. I have been adding and modding for a year now just on my motor. I havent even gotten to the body or interior yet. Sometimes its frustrating. My car is over 450+ hp and I still need to upgrade the alternator, radiator, serpentine system, battery, water pump etc. It never ends. I got into this by accident (literally). My mechanic warned me it would be this way.

I knew what to expect going in. I did a lot of preplanning. Needless to say, I am not sorry for one second. I love my Z28. I am a Chevy guy through and through. I had wanted a Z28 since I was in high school (1974-1978). Now that my kids are almost all out of the house, the opportunity presented itself and I took it. It's awesome. Yes my car needs paint. Yes my car needs interior work. Yes it needs suspension work. But its got a 400sb bored .030 over and a 700r4 Raptor racing tranny. Soon to have a Ford 9" rear with .411 gears. Maybe your not ready for a thirdgen now but dont disregard them all together. They are a fun car to drive and own. I had changed and modified and taken apart my TPI system 6 times before switching to HSR. It's all about pride of ownership. Whether you can spend money on yours and fix it up or not doesn't matter. You own an American musclecar! Be happy! Good luck with your endeavors Storms of War. Sorry things didnt work out. Maybe next time.

 

also, another thing that a lot of 1st time 3rdgen owners dont realize, they are the SLOWEST of all the camaro generations... they look fast, but as goes with the ongoing joke, the RS stands for REALLY SLOW... fun car, yes... easy to fix, no.. but on the same token, they arent all that hard to fix either... just takes time and patience.. like picard said, if you dont wanna deal with it this time, then come back some other time.. 3rdgens are EVERYWHERE and at most they cost around 6-7k and when they are in that price range, you dont really have to do much to fix them... but if i were you, id do everything i can to try to fix this one first... dont spend all your money or get all bent outta shape.. just try more and complain less... if you go out there and look, research, read, learn and just take all the information you can, you will be a lot better off.. if you just stay on here and complain, youre never going to learn anything about your current car or any other car... dont take this the wrong way, but guys like you are the ones that keep 2nd rate mechanics in business... hear one thing, believe it, pay the absurd amount to fix it... but eh.. thats just my opinon..

 

I always thought RS stood for "Really s****y"

But yes, speed from factory? Non existant
Potential as it stands? Hard to beat.

 

Or for $200 - $250 I'll send you a box of parts that I have that's been sitting around my garage that has everything you need to convert it to a carb. I'm completely serious about this.
Let me know if you're interested.

 

come on now, thats not very nice... j/k i know my RS was slow... REALLY slow in fact...

 

Wrong.

2nd Gens were the slowest AND heaviest Gen. Might want to look at the facts before posting so a young or less knowledgable person doesn't read and believe some random misinformation. Also, while good Third Gens are in the $6-$7,000 range, many top models go for alot more in mint condition.