Anyone wanna guess how much HP and torque I have in my camaro? It's a 1992 RS with the L03 engine
these are the specs from the factory
Hp 170
Torque 255

Now I have a K&N air filter, full 3 inch magnaflow exhaust (no headers tho), 3.73 posi, and I just put a used LT1 cam in it.
what do you think this might run in the 1/4 and 0-60 too?
thanks! Jesse

 

I would say 200 at the most, and probably mid to high 15s. It may not be the fastest but it is a V8, and must sound really good.

 

rip off the tbi and slap on a nice carb setup and you will be making progress

 

heh, agreed

 

what made the tbi such a bad setup

 

sorry, i think Dirk would get mad if we took up all of his server space with all the reasons why TBI sucks

 

:sillylol:

 

Yeah, the TPI vs TBI vs Carb debate gets ugly every time. Better not go there. So I'll just say don't forget the heads and cam suck too, not just the TBI. But if you want to make serious power, its not the way to go IMO. Now I'm gonna shaddup and leave the thread before it turns into an arguement.

 

i am just gonna say those in hopes it doesnt turn into another one of those TBI is just as good as carb threads.

somebody will say carbs suck because you have to tune them.
somebody will say tbi sucks because its a known fact.
somebody will counter that saying tbi has great drivability.
somebody will say that tbi has drivability as well as slowability.
somebody will bring up the fact that their cousin's nephew's friend's uncles's brother's friend knows the guy who delivers the mail to the guy who has a 13 second LO3 car.
someone will say that 305's suck.
someone will say that 305's are a v8 and deserve just as much respect as a 350 car.
someone will say that 305's and 350's are equal off the line.
someone will tell this person the definition of torque.
someone will again point out that the guy who delivers the mail for their cousin's nephew's friend's uncles's brother's friend also happens to have a 9 second turbo 305.
someone with a 305 will comment that at least they dont have a v6.
the thread will get locked.
a new thread will get started.

 

haha sorry I didnt mean to start any arguments here!

 

:sillylol: :sillylol: :sillylol: :sillylol: :sillylol: :sillylol:

 

You missed the part about turning the 350 into a 302 so he still has a 5.0 and then revving it to 9000 RPM. Now that's a big can 'o worms right theres.

BTW, air filters and exhaust don't add HP unless there was a mouse living in it before you replaced it. If it was 170 from the factory a DECADE ago it's probably 160-155 by now. Engines don't get better when they get old and worn out.

Then the responsible guy says, "Just save up your money and build a good engine that will make you happy."