I dunno man, I've heard that guy can be pretty odd at times.

 

I don't understand why there's so little love for the 3.4 V6. I bought a hunter green 95 convertible 2 years ago with about 100k miles. Did I put some work into it...of course. You will most likely spend more on it than the car is worth but as was said before it is a bullet proof engine that in the long run will be well worth it unless you have a complete wreck of a car. Makes for an excellent cruiser. If you're looking for performance, no V8 engine of that era will compare in performance to the sport cars of today. If I want performance I just jump into my IS-F...but frankly I find myself enjoying the summer much more top down in my Camaro

 

wat.... ah ya, those 4k pound 5th gens sure are rocket ships

 

I wouldn't classify the Camaro as being a "sports car". The Vette, yes, not the Camaro.

 

Sports car is not a rigid classification, its more opinion than anything. Someone might consider their civic a sports car, and the newer muscle cars are "sporty"

 

Years ago, there was a hard line defining what a sports car was; a race based car, one or two seater. Now the definition is clouded because many with a sporty car want to consider it a sports car.

 

I think you guys are focusing too much on my use of "sports car". My point is that the 3.4 v6 is quite a reliable engine which has been used all the way up until 2004 or 2005 where it was still utilized for the Monte Carlos and Impalas. I do not see a reason why one would prefer the v8 over it unless looking for more performance. To put things into perspective the 2013 CAMRY v6 puts out more hp than the 1995 camaro z28...yes I know there's more to performance than hp.

 

Of course a 2013 is going to have more hp then a car that's 18 years behind it. What do you think car companies are doing sitting around thinking about how to not make progress. Lol

 

the l32 is not the same as a la1 which is a bored out 3.1 and will not fit. the l32 was not made after 95.

 

I am not bashing the 3.4. The 3.4 is not a bad engine it more that the 3800 is a great engine. The 3.4 did not follow the same path as the FWD 3400. The 3800 has more low end torque, get better gas mileage and responds to mods much better than the 3.4. 3.4 bottom is pretty tuff compared to it old brothers the 2.8 & 3.1 but the 3800 is legendary with stock bottom ends used in turbo builds holding up to 400 HP. Also if your 3.4 blows apart your only real option is a 93-95 3.4 out of a Camaro. The 3800 can use a long block right out of a 96-2009 FWD car.