i WAS AT A TWO LANE STOP AND THIS GUY WITH HIS COFFE CAN EXAUHST AND ***** WHEELS PULLS UP IN HIS 3000 GT. HES LOOKIN OVER AT ME REVVIN IT AND I JUST KEEP LOOKIN FORWARD i TAKE OFF A LITTLE SLOW BUT HE JUST FLOORS THAT THING AND EVEN THOUGH IF I GET CAUGHT RACING AGAIN THE COURT SAID THEY WILL TAKE MY LICENSE I HAD TO SHOW THIS GUY WHATS UP. i PUT IT DOWN IN FIRST AND SECOND AND I WAS A GOOD TWO CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. ITS ALL ABOUT THE 305 TPI WITH THE 5 SPEED. I HAD TWO PPL IN THE CAR TOO AND HE WAS ALONE. BUT YOU SOULD HAVE SEEN THE LOOK ON HIS FACE IM SURE HELL GO OUT AND BUY A TURBO OR NOS OR SOMTHIN NOW.

 

umm you have a 305 TPI in your RS?? I was under the assumption that every RS was a 305 TBI or a 6 cylinder, except for the B4C RS. I mean unless you yanked out the TBI and put in a TPI.

 

Would this be a VR4, or the SL model? Because if it was a VR4, he would have wasted a stock '92 RS. And last thing is dont always assume that they are fart cans. Because on some of the turbo charged imports, i.e. Supra, 3000 GTs, etc, that is all they can get for exhaust, or go with straight pipes.

 

Yep, Yep.

 

It did have tbi on it i yanked it off and threw tpi on and some heads i also have headers and exhaust.

 

probably a non turbo, they are only like 16-17 second cars so if you absolutely smoked it thats probably what it was.

 

I only raced it up to third probably bout 50mph and then the road merged together and he was behind me bout 1-2 car lengths

 

I beat one w/ my almost totally stock TBI. It was definately not a VR-4 though; that would have been a different story.

......how difficult was the TBI -> TPI switch?? I've been wanting to do that for a while now. What all does it entail?

 

I think the SL with 222 hp was a mid to high 15 second car. The base model with 164hp is probably the 16-17 second car.

 

Sometimes people (like me) forget to change the way the tranny shifts with an auto, there's a switch on the console that you can switch from economy to performance. I usually always drive in economy for gas mileage and forget to switch it when it's time to hit it. If it's in econo mode, you can't rev the gears out.. in performance, the redline is the limit..

I know these cars aren't that quick and are very heavy... but they aren't pushovers. There's been plenty of times that I can hit 60mph pretty quickly.. and I still run the restrictive stock exhaust.

And all of these 2.8's out there laying the smackdown on these cars, what power adders are you running? My '89 2.8 only had 130hp and couldn't get out of it's own way.

Although, somedays I wish I could toss a Buick 3.8 turbo in there...

 

i thought there were only
the SL and the VR4 ...i dint know there was a even slower model...

is that the same with teh dodge Stealth too??

...
and eric didya do the swap urself???

 

I did do the swap myself and It was no picnic. Some words of advice for ppl who would like to do this swap I would just recomend getting all the parts you will need b4 you start on it. If you are converting from tbi to tpi then I would also recomend changing the heads while your at it. the main things you need is. Wiring harness, Tpi system, ECM, Fuel Pump, Throttle cable, Fuel sending unit, Computer chip for ecm (specific to year and engine) I would also recomend adding duel fans if you are in weather that is over 95* constantly. I live in sacramento and have been running just one fan but it warms up really quik and is real slow to cool it down. Im pretty sure you could do a TPI swap with the things I have listed and no more. The tpi swap guide on the Tech Board is kinda a piece of crap. there is alot missing from that. If you are doing this swap and are having trouble hooking up your shift light and your speedo then Do a search and find my name on there it will tell you how to hook both of those up with ease. other than that if you have any problems with a tbi to tpi swap or just want some general info email me at ericcamaro@hotmial.com

 

good thing to point out with the 3KGTs!! the autos have a econ/power switch to control how the tranny shifts,also the OD push button on the stick,if this is on it will shift sluggishly just like a thirdgen in OD instead of Drive. the outcome of a race will change drasticly with the E/P switched to "power" and the OD switched "off" it's like a night and day difference!! some people are too pea brained to know the functions of those controls or don't even care! so point that out to a friend or whoever if you want a "fair" race! contrary to popular belief,the autos are quite fast,it didn't even seem to make a difference in the one i drove,it shifts much more effieciently than older autos,the traction control is comparable to a stick too.

 

i would say a 3000gt aint nothing to brag about if its a baseline modle, my 6 can take those!

 

yea well lets see how your 6 does against my tpi 8 with full exauhst and intake mods.

 

wait for me to get the 350 that a guy is building me hes its bored over to a 383

 

hmmm. I dont think I could even begin to compete with that. I like havin fun with v6s though. I spanked a brand new one the other night. I love it when ppl think there hot **** and you waste em and get to look at there faces.LOL its the best shti ever

 

well eric...what do u run in the 1/4 in the track??
(its usually the driver that makes the difference not the car)

 

you dont bore a 350 over to get a 383, you stroke it (400 crank)...

 

thats correct ...
lol ...if u bore a 350 to a 383 there will be piston overlap...

 

yeah same thing with the stealth. I found this on another forum but don't know if it is totally accurate. Correct if its wrong:
91-96 base 3000GT 222HP DOHC
97-99 base 3000GT 161HP SOHC
91-99 SL 222HP
91-93 VR-4/RT TT 300HP 5speed
94-99 VR-4/RT/TT 320HP 6speed

91-96 base Stealth 161HP SOHC
91-96 RT and ES 222HP DOHC

 

well whatever u do to it thats what HE is doing if i knew how i would!

 

i know some 6's that will give u a good run maybe even beat u depends......what you runnin in the 1/4?

 

Hmmm... I think there's one particular V6 that you wouldn't have too much fun with. Check my sig and guess which one..

Don't underestimate the power of a 6, especially if it's got a turbo attached to it.

 

Ohh dont worry we know about the GN that beats the corvettes stock. Yea I saw one of those that was heavily modded and it ran with the MClaren F1. SWEET $HIT