Hi, Im kinda new to this whole car upgrade thing, i have a 1990 V6 and i was wanting some opinions on what i should upgrade too meaning anything that would help speed, acceleration etc.
any opinions would be greatly appreciated

 

hay dustin welcome to the forum. i have moved your thread to the 3rd gen section, the guys should be able to give some good advice here. i would put a 350 in it with a slightly modified 700r4.

 

Unless you really like your RS with the V-6, I would start by looking for a 350 3rd gen model.
Unless you are willing to spend a large amount of money on the V-6 with small performance gains your only choice is a engine swap. Also, this route has its own pitfalls since you are starting with a V-6. Most of these swaps do not turn out very well and again are expensive.

 

you asked for both things

speed= top speed

accelleration- giddyup

you could change your rear gear ratio to improve accelleration but your top end would probably be affected

honestly, if it's that important to you then you have the wrong package. Modern Civics, Camry's etc will all outrun you. Heck, they outrun many of the V8 3rd gens

you have a smog era vehicle and it won't even come close to the modern technology vehicles

 

OK, Im just going to throw it out there....

No, bolt on mods will not improve your performance. No cold air induction kit or muffler is going to give you any felt gain. You've got a V6....they arent meant to be upgraded, nor do they lend themselves to any kind of cost efficient modification.

No, you cant just drop in a 350. It takes quite a bit more than just a drop in procedure.

You could go to lower rear end gears. This will greatly improve your 'off the line' performance, but it will also cost you top end (and not by just a few MPH. 90MPH may cause your engine to SCREAM) Its also not a cheap proposition. A gear swap really cant be done correctly for under 500 bucks.

Sorry man. It is what it is.

 

What i was thinkings since i will have time on my hands, to swap out the motor, transmission, and make it V8 "capable", i mean i love this car, its my first chevy and i would real like to keep it as a hobby car

 

the entire power train needs to be replaced and new springs installed in the front

hobby or not, prices don't change

here is something you will learn as you gain experience.

the more money you have to toss into a project the faster it gets done.

if you can pay a shop then it gets done faster.

Also, you will quickly learn just how little $3,000 or even $4,000 is

to a teenager it's a tidy sum but to correctly repower a sixer to an eight and that includes a rebuilt tranny and rear end that money goes quickly