My brother in law has a 95' V6 camaro.. I was just wondering if anyone knows the stock HP and any other stats on it. Any interesting 1/4 mile times? Any mods worth doing on them? I've heard You could get one of these V6's to be pretty fast... oops..this isn't third gen, is it? I hope that won't get me in trouble... was just wondering how his fourth gen V6 compares to My 91' RS 305 TBI. I bet it beats it... thanks for any info! Brant

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Everything I know I learned by messing it up at least once.

 

well if it's a 3.4L, it'll come with 170hp and about 200lbs/tq. i'm not totally sure about the 1/4mile times though. I think the new 3.8L's run the quarter in the 15 second range, so a 3.4L would be high 15-mid 16s probably.

 

All 3.4's in 4th gen Camaros had 160hp at 5200RPM, and 200 lbs/ft of torque at around 4000RPM. I have a road test of a '94 V6 Camaro with an automatic, and I know it did 0-60 in 9.7 seconds. I'll try to remember to look up tonight the 1/4 mile time. It should be in the 16.4-16.7 brakcet, as the 3.8s were around 15.5.

 

I am here to back up JasonE on the 160 HP statement, its true a guy at my work has one and he could tell you everything you want to know about it.

 

I could also answer most questions that you have on the 1993-1995 3.4L V6 camaros <i have a 3.4L in my car) and yes he is right, they are rated at 160 hp and 200' lbs of tq. however. seeing as how the 305 only has 170hp, but 255' lbs of torque. if your 305 is an automatic, and his is a manual, then he could probably beat you, as all 1993-1995 v6 cars came with the 3.23 gearing in the rear, and my friend with a 305 in his formula firebird tells me that his came with 2.7's cause its a auto.

-- Russ

 

ok that didnt work i forgot you cant use the greater than and less than signs to enclose stuff in. lemme try that again..

if your 305 is an automatic transmission, and his 1995 is a manual, then he could beat you. due to the fact that the cars are very close in both horsepower and torque (only 55' lbs difference) and the v6 is about 200lbs lighter than a v8. also, all 1993-1995 v6 cars came with a 2.32 rear diff. ratio, and as far as i know, automatic 305's came with a 2.73 ratio. so if this holds true, (you have an auto tranny) he would have a good chance at beating you.

- Russ

 

geez im just makin all sorts of mistakes tonite. what i meant to say is that all 1993-1995 v6 camaros/firebirds came with a 3.23 rear diff.

 

No offense 94Camaro, but the '91 RS is gonna win

The 0-60 on a 305 TBI auto is around 8.5 seconds (5 speeds were 7.9) The only 5 speed 3.4 test I saw was 9.5 sec 0-60. The 3.4 may have better gearing, but 55 more lbs/ft of torque is gonna give him a real good launch.

I'll see if I can find my '91 RS 305 road test and my '94 3.4 test...I don't think the two cars are even 200 lbs apart!! The 4th gens gained a little weight

I agree, the 3.4 COULD beat the RS. I mean hell, I can beat 3.1 Grand Am GT's with my car, and I shouldn't be able to come close. But the #s here tell otherwise. As long as the 305 is in decent tune, I'd bet on the RS

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Jason E
'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Hypertech chip/2 K&N filters/Accel 8.8 wires/RapidFires
Eclipse CD and 100x4 amp/Boston 746 4x6 plates and RX 6x9 3 ways/ALL Monster's goodies
Alpine Alarm w/ Keyless entry
IROC tailights/tinted windows

 

true, might be a better bet on the 305, but id like to hear from Zant69. hey Zant, is your car manual or auto, and is the 95 manual or auto?

i could take an auto trannied 305 off the line in my small modded manual 3.4L, and im not bragging, just stating what can be done.
hell, ive even beaten a 5.0 mustang (1989) that had an auto tranny when my car was stock (it wasnt by much, maybe a nose) up a hill! so dont discount it just cause its a v6.

anyway. id still like to find out what the two cars are, if they have any mods, or are bone stock, etc etc. give me more specifics and i could narrow it down for you...

but if we are talking bone stock to bone stock, and the 95 has a manual and the 305 has an auto tranny, i am going to bank on the 95 instead... of course it also comes up to who is the better driver as well lots of factors here!!

peace..

-- Russ

 

o yea, one thing i forgot to mention, a 1989 RS 305 had a redline of 5500 correct? well the redline on a 1995 camaro is 6k. and as i was asking if it was an auto tranny? the auto trannies in most camaros shift at like 4500-5k and i can take my manual all the way to redline, so whereas i might not have as much torque, (thinks of how to put this) i have more in which to use the cars power in. even if the torque cuts off at 4400, the engine can still push the car all the way to 6k, and then you shift and get the powerband back. its just in the way the car moves is all. its harder to explain than it is to show laters.

-- Russ

 

Ok, My car (the RS) has headers, a flowmaster where the converter WAS, a K&N open element 14"x3",no smog equipment, and a (semi-functional )ram air hood. The 95'V6 is bone stock..all the way back to the big ole' black muffler! hehe..I've driven the 95 a few times and it does pretty good, I think...just doesn't sound like it's doing much Mine, on the other hand, makes alot of noise...but noise can fool You into thinking it's really going fast.Oh yeah, I forgot...they are BOTH automatic. So, it's a tough one.. I like to think Mine would beat it. It probably would just with the few mods I've got..but, not by a whole lot. Thanks guys! Brant

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Everything I know I learned by messing it up at least once.

 

kool...ok the "feels pretty good" sensation is probably because the car is lighter seriously now, your RS would beat the 95 if they are both auto and the 95 is stock and you have headers, because you have just a little more in the way of hp than the 95 does. sooo... in this case id bet my money on you (RS) and not the 95..BUT! go for it and tell us what happens

-- Russ

 

91 LO3 red line =4500RPM

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91 RS W/carbed 350, Vortec heads, performer rpm, Comp cams Xtreme energy 280 grind. BFG Drag radials. 3.42 posi,Corvette servoed 700r4, ****ty stock converter
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Are Me and him gonna have to race to settle this? hehehe...Thanks for the input! Brant

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Everything I know I learned by messing it up at least once.

 

Dude, race him and let us know how it went!!

By the way, 305s redline at 5000RPM (yellow-line at 4500), and shifts at 4500. 2.8/3.1s redline at 6000RPM, and shift at 5500.

 

Besides in an automatic you can drop it into first and manually shift your automatic if you really wanted to get it to shift at higher rpm's. Not sure how bad that is for the tranny though.