I just got my 86' camaro on saturday and when i was test driving it it felt really slow. It wouldn't pick up to speed as fast as i thought it should be. Specially in red lights everyone would go right by.

I changed the tranny fluid. added a lucas octane booster, and stp engine fuel system cleaner.

its running alot better and all that was under $40 bucks.

but what are some quick things i can pick up at any local autozone that will give me more hp/accelaration?
-tone

thanx

 

Look up TomP's tune up. Its good.

 

The first thing you want to do is never assume that the person(s) who owned the car before you took care of it the right way. I also just picked up an '86 Camaro w/2.8 (see my turbo thread here in the V6 section), and after pulling the spark plugs, I not only noticed a couple of the wires arcing because of a few slits in them, but two of them were actually missing the terminals (under the boot) that clip onto the spark plug themselves. I replaced all those, then checked the timing (which was at 0 degrees BTDC), so I advanced it back to the stock 10 degrees BTDC. The TPS also seemed faulty, as RPM progression wasn't too linear, so I replaced that sensor with one that I already had, corrected a few vacuum leaks that I also discovered, and now the engine runs like she's brand new again....

 

lol, STP fuel cleaner. buy some seafoam if you really wanna clean that engine out. Best and most versitle engine cleaner on the market in my opinion.

Definitley +1 for tom P.'s major tune up. Get good wires, plugs, rotor, cap, etc.

 

thanks guys I'll definitly take a look at what u guys recommended. I'm also gonna replace so of the filters as well cus idk how long those have been there and also the oil. As far as adding a turbo on it what can I do about that..I really don't know any legit Performance shop in my area so I would really like to have so kinda knowledge before going in some shop

 

If you've got the knowlwge and money for a turbo you will see major preformance gains. If you're really loaded you could pay someone else to put one on and fab any tubing you'd need.

 

yeah I am gonna add a turbo sometime in the next few months.I'm kinda forced to pay someone to install it tho cus I really don't know how lol..

 

Have your catalytic converter checked out. When I bought mine I needed to replace it because the cat was shot and it was robbing all my power. Any nasty rattling coming from the exhaust? Also check out your plugs and wires and vacuum lines. Tom P's tuneup is the best thing to start with for sure. Good luck and welcome to the joys of owning a 3rd gen

 

Alright cool man n yeah I've grown up around muscle cars n to finally have my own let's just say I wake up brush my teeth start the engine it starts my day off on a good note!!

Does anyone know of any intakes for a 2.8 I havnt found any k&n only has filters

 

not being funny, just curious if anyone else calls there 6 a muscle car ?
anyways there all ponys arnt they ? smaller light weights .

 

You won't find any kits for the 2.8... I've looked. You'll want to piece one together either from a kit, assorted parts store off-the-shelf parts, or pipe from your local hardware store. Problem is the MAF sensor on these older models... Later cars don't have to deal with it, and the people that make the kits don't make the right size tubing to match the MAF, so you end up using reducing sleeves.

 

I have seen this in other forums, but here is a link to a home brewed cold air intake for the v6.
http://thirdgenmods.firebirdv6.com/coldair.html

 

thats not a "true" cold air intake. your basically sucking in hot air from the engine bay. in order to make that a true CAI you would need to punch a hole in the right side bottom pan and run it under the car. if that makes sense.

 

Really, I'd say that's about as good as you're going to get without a cowl or ram air hood. It's mostly in fron of the radiator and there's nothing much between the ground and where that filter is. And more importantly it eliminates the tiny bottle neck the stock intake has to pull air though.

 

well if you cut a hole on the right of the radiator, below the windshield washing fluid you can put it in there. then it will suck up the air from below the car. though, then you have to worry about rain. ive seen some interesing designs. im going to do one myself.

i think im going to pull out my front grill and install it down there, between the 2 fog lamps. if my tube clearance is enough. its pointless to install a filter in the engine bay cause then you have a hot air intake, rather than the stock CAI. though the stock one does suck unless your at freeway speeds.

 

The location it draws air from doesn't look much different than stock to me.