who do you think would win? heres the set up
'89 2.9L:
manual t-5
no egr
cat delete
stock size all season radials
(about 4 years manual transmission experience)

malibu 3.1L
4 sp. auto
stock

 

You...the race should take about 2 minutes though

 

02 malibu 3.1 will take it,they have 200 horse power,your 2.8 might have 150 hp if its running at its best.Ive raced these 3.1 malibu,s with a stock 1976, 305 V8 2 barrel carb,in a firebird,malibu almost won!!!! 305 IN 1976 was rated at 175 horse with a 2 barrell,and 215 foot pounds of torque.
The malibu is not a heavy car, about 2400 pounds in 2001.A camaro or firebird with a 2.8 will be about 3000 pounds.

 

yea, i've driven this car. its no slug. it gets to the speed limiter and actually feels like it could go a lot faster.

 

The Malibu will likely win that race.

 

My mother owns one. I'm going with the Mali.

 

my sister has one and it basically was dead even with my old l03 with 1.6 roller rockers, 3in catback, smog delete, and open element so your real screwed sorry to say.

although if you can run them to over 100 you may win!

my sis's is governed to 100 mph hers is a 2k or 2k1 can't remember.

 

Limit your races to pedestrians, tractor-trailers, and bicyclists....

You'll be golden then...

 

^ .... don't forget street sweepers.

 

I own a 99 Malibu with the 3.1. Even though it has a cylinder misfiring,,, its still quicker than my 86 Camaro with the 2.8 motor.

 

2.8's are slugs. Only reason to race em is for pure fun, unless you enjoy losing.

 

My gf used to have a 98 Malibu with the 3.1 (3100 series II) and it would kick the crap out of my 91 LO3...

So I would put my money on the Malibu

And Semi-trucks with double 53' trailers...

Electric cars...

And if you are lucky... Geo Metro Auto (3 speed)

haha...

-Tim-

 

Pretty sad when you can be told that you would be better off with a 305.

 

 

Hey i got a lo3 in my car. jk jk lol my lo3 is junk getting a new 350 next week. Bout the race i woulg just stand on the gas and dump the clutch at like red line. Well just drive the crap out of it, but i think i have to go with what everybody else said. The malibu might take you.

 

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no mights about it, they will beat a l03 car from factory and stay probably nose to nose with a tpi auto car honestly.....

i ran my sis's at the track once with a mildly slippy tranny it got a 17.1 not bad considering i run terrible at the track and the tranny slipped a little lol.....

definetly use to make me look bad on the 50-80 sprints lol.

hell i run a 15 flat with my 305 5 spd tpi car car with full bolt ons so yah if i can run a 17.1 with a malibue then youre in trouble.

 

sad you have a "sports car" and he has a cheap family car.

 

I pick the mali. by a long shot.

Id be embarrassed to even try, shrug it off your "too good" for that kind of race anyway...lol. Seriously i wouldnt even try to race anyone in an L03 third gen...my gf's old RS probably couldn't even hang with half the soccer mom minivans on the road. Let alone a 2.8...