92 RS purchase?

ok ive been lookin around the used car sites and i came a cross an affordable 92 RS and was wondering what there is to know and what i should know about them. are there alot of engine probs? what kind? is it worth buying if it has 100,000 miles on it? the one i came across says it is a V8 auto, not happy about the auto ut i figure, "V8, who the hell cares if its auto!" lol. i need to know fast before the guy sells it to someone else. supposed excellent interior and exterior and has all papers and records for it. i need to know if its a reliable car for a senior in high school who will soon be going to college and needs a car to him there (preferablly kinda fast haha).
thanks damian

Its not a bad car as far as reliability goes. It would have a 305 TBI engine though which is the weakest V8 you could get in them. The better ones are TPI but they only came in the Z28s. The gas mileage wont be horrible but it is a V8 so its not going to be that spectacular.

Check into insurance before you think about this car because it might be a little high. If this one sells theres a ton of other ones around so dont panic.

yeah, third gens are selling for pretty low prices nowadays, check ebay for compareable models, but NEVER buy a car off of ebay.

as far as a 92RS, well, ive got an 89RS, that wont die. and wont let me get rid of her lol (long story) but the car has only once left me high and dry, and its cuz i took her off road at 40-50mph and farked up the front suspention. I owned that car for a good two years driving every day, and multiple trips from DC to norfolk, and back, and from DC to richmond and back, and the car never gave me a hiccup. the TBI engine leaves a bit to be desired in the way of fuel economy, but i also tend to be a leadfoot. As far as performance, the 700R4 if properly built will handle 600hp, and will be faster than the T5 anyday of the week. its just not as much fun on windy roads. the 305 feels like it has alot more power than it does, which is a good thing. and parts for the cars are cheap and readily available. i personally love the cars, so much i bought a second 1989 IROC to add to my selection. which i drove home to virginia, from arkansas, with no cell phone, thats how confident i was that i would be ok. both my camaros have over 150,000 miles on them, and dont act like they have more than 20,000 on them. if the car was well taken care of, you should be fine. but dober89 brings up a very important point when it comes to money, insurance on these things is a bitch.

aight thanks alot guys that helps alot. and the insurance thing just might have put a killing punch on this cuz thats deff sumthing i forgot about. but if i do end up gettin it then im sure ill be to ask about how to make it even faster, cuz id have to admit that i tend to have a leadfoot also lol.
thanks
damian

I got mine off ebay =D but I also lived down the road from the guy and got to test drive it for a week.

Ps - my Insurance is only 128 a month and I get speeding tickets at least once a week o.O

hahahahahahaha sweet man, thanks for the info, but how old are you and where do you live?

If that was directed to me , I happen to be twenty-two years of age.
live in salt lake city utah temporarily.

yea it was
well im 17, and live in virginia, where insurance and traffic laws laws are so harsh that my fam is paying 600+ a month for three drivers and three cars. the most "valuble" car is my dads saturn SC.....pos..lol i hate that car. moms got a jimmy and i got an escort....i want HP!!!!!! lol

and i havent had any traffic violations at all

I have Hp...and my baby is for sale.

yea and she looks pretty nice if thats her in the pic, too bad your in utah lol just a lil distance from VA

That was her before the break in , being keyed and primed O.o check the WWW for more indepth photos and up-to-date info.

dang man thats not bad at all.alot of those things you have were things i was thinkin about saving up for if i got the car. but i have this deal w my rents that if i keep the escort thru the winter because its front wheel drive andwe get alot of snow and ice, that i wont have to pay a whole lot for a car that theyre gona get me for graduation i think. im just woried its gona be somthin gay like a honda....o gosh...id crash it into a tree the first day if it was any kinda honda! lol

Not to start anything...but I just noticed you say your car's estimated hp is 365. Sorry I just dont see 365hp rw or flywheel with the mods you have listed. Ignition, single in dual out flow, and a TBI spacer will not give you way over a 100hp boost. I dont car how much you bore it.
Now, I wouldnt have said anything but... 365 rwhp @ 3000lbs should put you running about 12 seconds flat. Now say thats 365 fly wheel hp. Ok so you have say 300rwhp? Cool you should be running 12.80's-13flat so thats a little better...
But, 13.30's? Your a little off, unless of course you are going to Colarado to race. Last but not least you claim 135mph in the quarter? Where did you get the 600rwhp and sub 10's it would take for those speeds?

Sorry if you take this the wrong way. I dont mean to flame you or anyone else...Just thought you may want to know your info is, well, .... way off.

I didn't say 365 rwhp did I ?

All my cars power is high end power , I still run the 2.72's which give me a pretty weak take off , I can hit 60 in like 5 seconds but between 60 - 90 ( I believe due to my idle control valve sticking becauseit's apeice of shit and haven't had a tranny flush since I had it. ) It's slow like a bettel after 90 it hits again , when my msd multi fire kicks in after 4K rpm and creates an insane amount of combustion.PLus I run 102 octane in my car mixed 1/15th with 91 , Giving me a superior explosion over any unleaded 91 - lower octane racing vehicles.My rear wheels are only putting out 261 HP at 5500 rpm.

Theres not just a 'few mods' either. I haven't listed everything.

Come to the track with me and let's race.then say something about my car..speaking of which , I have a dyno and time slip around here somewhere. Will post.

You don't need 600 hp to run a 13. QM- I know a friend of mine who runs 13.5's's with only 180 HP nissan sentra 4cyl.

Another point would be I have my timing set different , I have a tuned ecu , I bought a 290 HP factory crate 350 and had it bored. Just a cam alone gives me anywhere from 5 - 15 depending on the rpm range.

I didn't say 365 rwhp did I ?

I never said you did. I stated times with 365 rw and 365 flywheel because you never specified.

All my cars power is high end power , I still run the 2.72's which give me a pretty weak take off , I can hit 60 in like 5 seconds but between 60 - 90 ( I believe due to my idle control valve sticking becauseit's apeice of shit and haven't had a tranny flush since I had it. ) It's slow like a bettel after 90 it hits again , when my msd multi fire kicks in after 4K rpm and creates an insane amount of combustion.PLus I run 102 octane in my car mixed 1/15th with 91 , Giving me a superior explosion over any unleaded 91 - lower octane racing vehicles.My rear wheels are only putting out 261 HP at 5500 rpm.

Theres not just a 'few mods' either. I haven't listed everything.

Come to the track with me and let's race.then say something about my car..speaking of which , I have a dyno and time slip around here somewhere. Will post.

You don't need 600 hp to run a 13. QM- I know a friend of mine who runs 13.5's's with only 180 HP nissan sentra 4cyl.

You mean 2.73's.
So its a pain in the ass to fill up?
I'll run you at the track with my truck.
I never said you needed 600hp to run a 13 sec ET. I said to run 135mph in the 1/4 mile you would need about 600hp...which you dont have, yet you claim 135mph with a mid 13 sec ET.
13.5's with 180 hp? Ya I'd beleive it, because his car doesnt weight 3000 lbs like you claim yours does.

Another point would be I have my timing set different , I have a tuned ecu , I bought a 290 HP factory crate 350 and had it bored. Just a cam alone gives me anywhere from 5 - 15 depending on the rpm range.

Just a cam alone gives you 5-15 what? 5-15 hp gain over a stock cam? No thanks, I wouldnt waiste the money. So you bought a factory crate motor, dissassembled it, had it machined, bought new pistons that you didnt list in your mods, bought new rings that wherent listed, and called it 365 hp? So we have 290 hp + 15hp cam + .030 bore = 365hp? NO!! sorry, wrong again. 5ci will not give you 60 hp, I dont car how mu compression you added or lost when you got those new pistons you never said anything about.

Sorry man I dont mean to keep slamming doors in your face but your story just isnt adding up. Its not the amount of hp you have that matters. The whole reason I posted the first thing about what you claimed is that there is no way in hell you can run mid 13 second ET's in the quarter mile and top out at 135mph in 1320'. Unless you spun for 1/8 mile then hit about 250hp shot n2o when you hooked up.

The more Hp you push the higher end you can get , Sure a stock 92 rs tops out at 110mph because of a governer and is limited to rpm range and acceleration time but if you put a bypass on it then run it then you will achieve much more top end. Some one on the F-body forum got like 150 out of theres on a ten mile stretch. My car has like 4grand dumped into it between the engine , electrical and transmission I can't even remember half the shit that has been put into it. Plus the gentleman I bought it from had the 3rd and od gears swapped out with some other kind from Taylors Transmissions enabling a better top end. I have all my receipts for everything and I will be posting those as well. So you can look it up and estimate it for your self. As I said and as the page says , a 290 hp crate with mods is only an estimated 75HP , not 100 , not 500. I haven't had a dyno tes on the flywheel and don't plan too. Unless I get a 383 stroker to drop in it. That is if I don't sell it first.

The point is there is no way in hell your car is trapping 135mph in the 1/4. Those are the kind of ppl who run high 9's-low 10's. Not 13.3's w/ 300rwhp in a 3000lb car.

351 is right about the speed issue, ppl run 13's and don't even break 100.