Hey,I didnt know what section to put this in but Oh Well, I have a v6 2.8L 88 Camaro.
Q1. How many Gallons will the gas tank hold?
Q2. About how many MPG can i get?
Q3. Have any idea on how fast she will top out at?
Q4. Why wont my car to a burnout?
If you have any answers to any of these questions please let me know

 

1. I think they hold like 12 gallons but dont quote me on that
2.depends on how you drive
3.prolly around 125
4.when it was NEW it had 130hp, most new four bangers will put this motor to shame

 

1. 15 or 15.5...don't remember exactly
2.in good shape, should be about 15 city, probably
3.120-125 if you've got a long straight road...don't be stupid, though
4. not much hp. if its an auto, tranny might be slipping and it'll have a 3.23 rear gear (3.42 if stick). if all is in good shape, it should do it, though.

 

1. agreed 15, or 15.5 gals
2.my 88 2.8v6 was getting around 21mpg with a aftermarket exhaust headers, and custom filter and inlet setup, and 3.42's
3. agreed on speed, never was able to go that fast though, now i have a tpi 350, different story
4. i think those had something like 145 hp and 165 tq, not a heck of alot, but they can still be fun cars, i know mine was. A 5speed really is better, because you can control rpms of the 2.8 for better power. You can always go the tpi route later if youre after power, thats what i did.

 

1. Fuel capacity apparely varies by what it is you want to read... I've seen between 15.5 and 17.5 gallons... I figure that mine takes 12 gallons when it's down to a 1/4 tank, so it's somewhere in there.
2. Couldn't tell you. I'm glad my 2.8 blew up because it was a. dying, and b. getting about 5 MPG no matter what I replaced on it.
3. Somewhat faster than the 85 MPH gauge, if you can get it going that fast even.
4. Probably needs a serious tune up, with serious checking of the transmission for burned fluid with metal flakes in the pan. My not well running 3.1 (low compression in 2 cylinders, bad injectors, running somewhat rich, bad trans after a while), which was probably weaker than a good running 2.8 for quite a while, could light up the one rear at a full stop with the brakes applied (and yes, the drums were adjusted properly) and the auto trans.

:edit: 2.8 is 135/160, according to GM.

 

well for 1 my speedometer goes to 120 not 85? and ive got 105 easy. and ive taken it to get a tune up and they said it was all in great running order

 

"They" said it was in great running order? Wow, pretty good for a 22-year-old car! Seriously though what did "they" do? Did they replace anything (and what did they replace)?

4. Regarding the rear gear- all 2.8 85-89 received 3.42 rear gears, no matter which transmission. In 1990, that changed- 3.1/auto = 3.23, 3.1/stick=3.42. So the 1988 2.8 in question will have a 3.42/open rear.

 

Wow it's tomP where have you been hiding

 

^lol, thinkin' the same thing. You do a search on anything, and he was there providing tons of answers back in the day. Nothing for the noobs though.

 

well you can only repeat yourself so many times before you want to say

 

Well I took it to laughtons garage(local Shop) and they said everything was in great shape for the year but that I had a minor exhaust leak. And btw my engine and transmittion was rebuilt around 10 yrs ago.