Horsepower Loss?

[DigitalBee]

Can someone give me an estimate on about how much horsepower I am currently running compaired to a new engine (Same specs).

I have the 3.1L V6 with 131,000 miles on it. No oil leaks nor does it burn oil that I can tell. It seems to run ok, but I've been told my numerious people that it just isn't cutting the power that it should.

Thanks,

[Cole]

140HP to 150HP with your mods, it is a very heavy car to have such a small engine. Your friends are misstake the fact that there is a small v6 under the hood and only thinking about it being a camaro. you are not going to get much out of these v6's untill they switched to the 3.8L

[unvc92camarors]

i have the same engine and it runs stock 140hp.
id estimate that u have more around 160 hp wit the intake,exhaust, and spark plugz and wires.
im sure you havent lost much hp really from wear and tear, jus do a regular tuneup and you should b fine

[unvc92camarors]

one question tho, how are those bosch +4 spark plugs? i have heard soem good and bad about them, and i just wanna see what someone wit a 3.1 says

[3.4 slow to go]

how about someone w/a 4.3 running them? I have them along w/Bosch wires in my 95 Blazer. Didn't really notice any more hp, but did gat a very noticable increase in mpg on my 4.5 hr road trips to K-Town.

It might be making factory hp considering age & milage. Which, unfortunately, isn't really that much @ the rear wheels.

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Your friends are misstake the fact that there is a small v6 under the hood and only thinking about it being a camaro. you are not going to get much out of these v6's untill they switched to the 3.8L <hr></blockquote>

does that mean you can get my money back for swapping to an enemic motor? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
they did pretty good considering the competition at the time.

[86camarodriver]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Cole:
140HP to 150HP with your mods, it is a very heavy car to have such a small engine. Your friends are misstake the fact that there is a small v6 under the hood and only thinking about it being a camaro. you are not going to get much out of these v6's untill they switched to the 3.8L<hr></blockquote>

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

see sig :rolleyes: Ill do it with less than 2k including the price of the motor, my car also weighs about 3,200, if you want to make that kind of comment I will be happy to compare the 3.8 to the Buick turbo V-6....... a lot more out of that then the 3.8. I do agree that you wont get much out of the 3.1 but I have seen quite a few people get over 300rwhp on a 3.4