Hi, im new and i have some questions about the 89 camaro with 2.8 V6 engine and 135 HP cause i want to buy one to drive him daily.

I cant find data about top speed and acceleration from 0 to 60.
It has a 5 gear manual transmission.

I would be glad if you could help me.

Sorry for my bad English, im from Germany.

greetings Mike

 

0-60 should be about 9-10 seconds, 1/4 mile in about 17, top speed, probably about 110, but might get up to 120 if its ungoverned. The v6 3rd gens aren't particularly fast without boost, nitrous or aluminum heads. They are great cars to drive though, and better poised in the corners than the v8 ones. 3x00(later model aluminum fwd) heads will turn one into the car it should've been from the factory, honestly don't know why GM gave the fbody v6 the crap heads, while the fwd cars got the good ones...

 

Thats faster than i thought. Are you sure about that someone told me something about 15 seconds but that guy was also a kind of V8 jerk....

 

I know for a fact they run 17s stock 1/4, my 0-60 could be off a smidge, but I'm assuming the data I found on a berlinetta was a v6 car, and its 0-60 was in the 9 range I believe, granted berlies are heavier than base maros and birds.
But at any rate, without heavy mods or a v8 swap it won't be all that quick, like I said though they are quite fun to drive, though mine is also modded so mine is quicker than most of the v6 ones, not so many people bother to modify them.

 

Don't forget, in the same era the FWD cars had the gen 2 heads.. they sucked pretty bad too.

 

Imo they were in the middle, better than the iron heads at any rate.

 

trans matters, if you got a T5 n run it all out you get up to speed quick with that low 1st.
never had any problem pulling into high speed traffic from a dead stop and have someone run up my rear............

 

Hi, im now about to get a 89 Camaro V6 with automatic transmission. What are top speed and 0-60? Cant find any Data....
Can i use it as a daily driver without problems?

greetings

 

0-60 about 9.5
1/4 prob about 17.5
top speed about 110

Yea no problem as a DD.

 

All EFI thirdgens that came without V or Z rated tires from the factory are speed limited to 115mph.

 

Mine with a slipping trans did 0-60 in 12, I ran out of gear at 110, and ran a 17.9. I haven't been back since new trans and tires.

 

With the T5 manual, 0-60 8.9 and up with some good tires, with the Auto, maybe 9.5 and up. Great daily drivers.

 

this is incorrect, no 2.8 v6 3rdgen ever came with a speed govener, only the 3.1 v6 got goverened to 115 mph. a 2.8 in good condition with enough room will do 125mph

 

See my reply in the other thread with the same question... The LB8 is the only combo I haven't personally verified has a speed limiter. So I suppose it's possible, however unlikely it may seem.