What Would You Buy?

Let's say you guys just bought a 1991 Camaro, and had $500-$700 left over from your buy. What would be the best upgrade for a bone stock, 3.1 v6 that already has duals w/Flowmasters.

probably a supercharger, if you can find one that cheap. If not rebuild the motor to make it better, that and tranny if you can. OR once again, best bang for your buck.. new rear end with like 4.11 gears :D

You better save the money. The way things are going your gonna need it for gas! :lol2:

probably a supercharger, if you can find one that cheap. If not rebuild the motor to make it better, that and tranny if you can. OR once again, best bang for your buck.. new rear end with like 4.11 gears :D

dont even know why i'm asking without doing the search first, but were in the hell am i gonna get a supercharger for a 91 v6 engine?? .....running away to do search now....... Well when you say rebuild the motor do you mean just buy a kit, or are you talking having in bored out and stuff?

You better save the money. The way things are going your gonna need it for gas! :lol2:

Sound like I ought to!

Yeah boreing it out would be good, but dont know where you could find a supercharger for a 3.1, lol.

OR if the engine has alot of miles, save the money for problems and such.

.........OR if the engine has alot of miles, save the money for problems and such.

Well I don't know about you but I say 169,xxx miles is alot! LOL, maybe that is what I should do, then save some more a get a 427 to put in there!!! now that would be the bomb!

Yeah dude.. save it, especially if its a daily driver, because if the problems arent there yet, they will be.

Yeah dude.. save it, especially if its a daily driver, because if the problems arent there yet, they will be.

hey let me ask you while i have you here. do you have a 3rd gen car? if so could you take a picture of the rear hatch/latch mechanism! I'm meaning without the plasict trim panel because I can't get mine mounted correctly. It don't close all the way. it's like I cant get the whole assembly low enough, seems like the holes are in the wrong place!!!

intake and gears

regarding the rear hatch mechanizm, im guessing its in the up position, they are motorized, if you are closing the trunk, and its not pulling down, you have an electrical problem with the motor assembly. the correct operation is that you close the lid, until the lock clicks shut and then you let go, the trunk should close the rest of the way by itself.

in regards to performance mods for a 3.1L V6, im afraid you dont have many. the sixers in the third gen camaros are pretty animic and there isnt a very big performance following for them. also the swap from a sixer to a V8 is not a light undertaking and will be lengthy and expensive. youre better off using this one as a daily driver until gas prices drop (note the unreasonable optimism in my voice) and then sell it and buy one that has a V8 and go from there.

regarding the rear hatch mechanizm, im guessing its in the up position, they are motorized, if you are closing the trunk, and its not pulling down, you have an electrical problem with the motor assembly. the correct operation is that you close the lid, until the lock clicks shut and then you let go, the trunk should close the rest of the way by itself.......................................

No, not exactly. It's not motorized, it does have a switch on the center console to release it. So if i understand what your saying its supposed to take it down the rest of the way. I guess thats why the assembly is on a small track that slides up and down, geeze I think i finally understand now. well, do you know were I can find more info on these mechinisms? Thank you very much, its like that little light bulb over my head just lit up!! this forum is the greatest!!!!

The motor for the hatch might be burnt up or the fuse may be blown or something like that. Those motors failing is a very common problem with these cars. Replacements can be found off of ebay or you can poke around in junk yards. All third gens or at least the later ones have the motorized hatches and then they stopped when they cam out with the fourth gens.
Heres a good web sites www.thirdgen.org (http://www.thirdgen.org)
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com
www.camarosource.ca (http://www.camarosource.ca)

Deffinetly save your money instead of messing with a v6 that old.

Yeah that or find a cheap 3.4 and do a swap!

would the 3.4L have more of a performance following???

and yeah, all third gens have the motorized pull down, hence the tracks you pointed out. so like i said, there is some sort of electrical problem causing the motor not to activate and pull down the hatch like its supposed to.

would the 3.4L have more of a performance following???

and yeah, all third gens have the motorized pull down, hence the tracks you pointed out. so like i said, there is some sort of electrical problem causing the motor not to activate and pull down the hatch like its supposed to.


If i were to swap motors it would be v8 of some kind.

IROC thanks man, the info you gave help me alot, i finally can figure this thing out.

hell intake and gears as said before, or use it towards a purchase of a new engine, or start a rebuild of the one u have. s/c for that car i dont think so at all, if they make one for the v6 of that year, maybe...i would build it for spray. my name is phillyrs and im on the bottle!

I was looking at some nice centrifugal superchargers yesterday after seeing it on a mustang. Damn thing is the size of an alternator with a belt and not that much plumbing on it too. Still nice, and gas mlg should be fairly good as well.
I say, a nice TPI motor with that thing (+ certain upgrates) would make lotsa power. So start with getting a low mlg or rebuild 350

again, ill warn against the sixer to V8 swap unless you have a garage, cherry picker, engine stand, and know what you are doing, and have the money to spend to do it. its a major undertaking, much more cost effective to sell the one you have, and buy another camaro with a V8, but its up to you.