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04-14-2005, 04:56 PM
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Looking at a 92.
It's a 1991 with 139,000 miles. It appears to be in very good condition, although I haven't driven it yet. The asking price is 2,500. It's a v6 3.8L with a supercharger.
My questions are, how long do these engines generally go for, what are their most common problems, and how much hp do these stock supercharged 3.8L's push, and what kind of 1/4 times do they run?
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-2004 Cavalier LS Mods: Weapon-R Short Ram, Shift Kit, Nitrous Express Wet Kit, Upper/Lower mounts. Audio: 15" RE .SE sub to BRUTUS 1500, 6.5" RE components in the rear, Apline's in front, all to Pheonix Gold Profile, Alpine deck.  -1997 Sentra XE, 5-speed POS, commuter. 
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#2
04-14-2005, 07:10 PM
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Re: Looking at a 92.
Reliability? Well, their high maintnence. And it helps to hace some back ground knowledge on these cars. The biggest issue with the 3.8 (NA and SC'd) are bad head gaskets. If they were changed recently, you should have no worries. HP was 215 untill 94, which got a few extra HP. 1/4 times are high 14's low 15's, depnding on various factors.
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2002 F150 SuperCab FX4 6" Fabtech, 3" BL, Detroit locker, Edge tuned, Yukon 4.56s, 37" Nittos, Harley lights, Depo fogs, 8K HIDs, Powerstop brakes 1992 Lincoln Mark VII LSC 302 H.O, A9L ECU swap, 65mm TB, 73mm Granetelli MAF, FRPP 30lb injectors, Walbro 255, MSD ignition, Powerdyne BD11 supercharger, Efans, T-5 swap w/ FRPP flywheel, Ram HDX clutch and adjustable Steeda clutch quadrant, 4.10 gears, Nitto NT555R radials 2000 OBS Tahoe Z71 6k HIDs, 33" Goodyears. 280k mile daily beater
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#3
04-14-2005, 07:32 PM
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Re: Looking at a 92.
Ahh only 215? Must be a pretty weak supercharger.
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-2004 Cavalier LS Mods: Weapon-R Short Ram, Shift Kit, Nitrous Express Wet Kit, Upper/Lower mounts. Audio: 15" RE .SE sub to BRUTUS 1500, 6.5" RE components in the rear, Apline's in front, all to Pheonix Gold Profile, Alpine deck. -1997 Sentra XE, 5-speed POS, commuter.
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#4
04-15-2005, 08:20 PM
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Re: Looking at a 92.
uh. 215 was "decent" back in the early 90's late 80's. Its high point was 315 TORQUE. Remember, "Torque wins races, horsepower sells" Lets run a few numbers...
HP/TQ: 1994 Mustang GT: 215/285 1990 Nissan 300ZX: 221/298 1996 Lexus SC400: 245/258 1996 Lotus Elise: 120/122 1995 Mazda RX7: 255/216 1992 Porsche 968: 235/225 1989 Toyota Supra Turbo: 232/254 1996 MR2 Turbo: 199/200 And with just a pulley and chip, the S/C can make 245 HP..then add on exhaust, and gears!
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2002 F150 SuperCab FX4 6" Fabtech, 3" BL, Detroit locker, Edge tuned, Yukon 4.56s, 37" Nittos, Harley lights, Depo fogs, 8K HIDs, Powerstop brakes 1992 Lincoln Mark VII LSC 302 H.O, A9L ECU swap, 65mm TB, 73mm Granetelli MAF, FRPP 30lb injectors, Walbro 255, MSD ignition, Powerdyne BD11 supercharger, Efans, T-5 swap w/ FRPP flywheel, Ram HDX clutch and adjustable Steeda clutch quadrant, 4.10 gears, Nitto NT555R radials 2000 OBS Tahoe Z71 6k HIDs, 33" Goodyears. 280k mile daily beater
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#5
04-15-2005, 10:47 PM
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Re: Looking at a 92.
Its a lot better then you think! ,but still not a V8!
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A founding member of HNF car club! Do you know what it feels like to do an amazing burnout listening to that wonderful exhaust note, Oh you drive a honda sorry dude, but theres hope they still make nitrous oxide!  Racing a Honda is like being in the special olympics even if you win your still retarded!
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#6
04-16-2005, 12:51 PM
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Re: Looking at a 92.
$2500 is very high for a 91 with that many miles on an original engine. I got my 93 for $2500 and it came with a donor engine with 64K on it. $1500 would be more like it for that car.
With that many miles, I'd be looking into swapping a new engine if I were you.
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 1996 Thunderbird LX 3.8L 1993 Thunderbird SC 3.8L 2000 Cherokee Sport 4.0L 2005 Tacoma X-Runner Jersey Rice NJ Thunderbird & Cougar Club
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