The engine gets so buried in these Camaros, someone would probably have to do a double-take to notice it isn't an 8. From the top, other than the length, it looks the same.

 

the 95 cpi (crap) was rated at 200 hp at 4600 rpm and 260 lb ft at 4000 rpm. thats the year of my blazer, and i could only dream of it having more low end power. it cant power brake, although it can slide around a lot when its wet. i am doing some substantial upgrades at the moment (headers, y-pipe to compliment piped cat and free flow muffler), as well as an electric fan and cai.

 

All mine had was headers,CAI, T.B. spacer,and muffler-less exaust dumped in front of the axle. But it was fully bagged with a triangulated 4-link so most of the bed and fender sheet metal was missing which im sure made it a lil lighter.

 

yea, having no weight at all will assist in a burnout. considering mine is a 4 door with an extra bit of weight from the stereo and tow package, its a bit heavy

 

Yeah but a properly adjusted 4 link and 315 wide rubber assist in jerking your noggin into the head rest. If you want more low end change your gear ratio and dump some of the dead weight (obnoxiously loud stero)

 

we have a 4.3 V6 powered Chevy express van at my work that does some wicked burnouts. it's a '96, and it's a 3500 van. the 4.3 has plenty of power to power brake. i think you just happened upon a lemon micro.

 

^^ Amen Brother!!

 

Yea, iv never power braked my truck, but iv done some pretty decent burnouts. And iv never met a faster small truck then an s-10 with the 4.3. The 2wd trucks are rated at 180, but the 4x4s are rated at 190. And it seems like iv read someplace that chevy underrated it or somethin, but idk about that. As far as V-6s go imo you cant get better then the 4.3. But again this is all just my opinion.

 

how come on, do you expect us to believe a 3500 with a 4.3?

i do have 3.08 gears and correctly adjust rear brakes, so that takes away from it. when the front vacuum line came disconnected, i could use low range in 2wd. then it did some awesome burnouts, it would hold in second and roll them out into third. fixed the vacuum line though so no more of that. ill see how much better it is when the work is finished. it ran 18.6 at 82 mph and 8.6 0-60. also had a steep up hill from a dead stop, but a maol box marks my 60mph mark so that is kinda hard to show

 

Iv seen 2500 work vans with the 4.3.