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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 06:55 PM
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hp on 89 v6

ok, my friend has an 89 camaro v6 tpi. he says it's puttin out over 200 stock. now if this is true i am gonna sell my freakin v8 and buy a damn v6 tpi. this cant be true, can it??? and if it is true it is puttin out 200+ what kind of mods does he have, i know its speculation but u gotta have some idea, what are these things really puttin out stock?? thanks guys
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 07:54 PM
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i think an 89v6 should be mpfi, an 89 2.8 v6 has 135 hp stock
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 08:17 PM
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LB8 V6 8.9:1 2.8 (173) 135@4900 160@3900 MFI 3.42 ---- 3.42
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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 08:53 PM
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Yup, 135HP and 160TQ stock. U will win.

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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 08:54 PM
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Its has MPFI, not TPI also.

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Old Feb 6, 2002 | 09:25 PM
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Maybe it's an 89' Anniversery Trans Am. That' the only V6 that has 200+ actually more like 300+
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 04:09 PM
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ok, i was sayin how in the crap could that be right. well ok, it's an mpfi??? not a tpi, sry dont know to much bout them. i just couldn't believe it. i will have to race him here soon, it's really crappy weather so prob. not to soon. thanks guys
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 12:16 AM
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well i know of only one 3.1(almost exactly the same as 2.8) that hit 14's. he is no longer on this board and i dont remebver his exact name. it was 91redbird or something like that. maybe a veteran v6'er remebers...
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 01:49 AM
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That takes a nice amount of work to do.
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