johnboy

Does anyone know how fast or how many hp a 1992 Pontiac grand am gt 2.3L has? A friend that I know has one and I was thinking of racing him.

Rosco the Iroc

race with what?

johnboy

I have a 1989 firebird 2.8l right now but next week my 1992 Plymouth laser RS turbo AWD will be here.

taturbo

If memory serves me right I think those Quad 4 engines put out about 150-160 Hp. Some of them were H.O engines, and were pretty quick. I remember cruising in my buddy's 1983 Z28 with the 305 HO---> He swears it was a H.O.
Were out one night and hit a light against a 1989 Grand Am that had a Quad4 and a stick. The "New at the time" Grand Am smoked his *** by about 3-4 car lengths to 70. Shocked both of us. I remember shortly after that he was looking at a 5.0 '87 Stang 5 spd, but he never bought it.

91fbirdgta

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my previous car, was a 92 grand am se w/ the 3.3 v6-quick little car, and the car came w/ 155hp, so hope that helps a little-just a ques. though-is it stick? and yea taturbo, if it is the quad 4, then it has about the same hp.

KagA152

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i lost to a h.o. quad 4 in my 3.5 intrepid, because my intrepid sucks, plus he wasnt stock, and it was a stick

84TA305

my friend had a 93 grand am gt with the quad 4, 5 speed. it ran pretty well, i saw it beat a 95 v6 mustang off the line pretty bad, but my friend beat him with a lo3 camaro.

BigErns90IrocZ

The H.O. Quad 4, with a 5 speed has 180 hp, and 160 ft./lbs. torque. Quick little car I must say. Race him your Laser, because that is a definite low 15 sec car. I do not think that Grand Am would be that fast.

johnboy

it is a 92 grand am GT with a 2.3 dohc quad 4 5spd but its not in that great of shape.
180 hp that seems kind of high i have driven with him and it didn't seem all that fast.

wicamaro84

i know in the 1992 chevy beretta quad 4's had (180hp/160tq) after that year they went down in hp&tq to 175hp/155tq in 1993
and in 1994 i has 170hp/150tq after that they drop that motor but still great amount of hp and tq out of a 2.3l
this is where i got my info http://www.beretta.net/model_info/1992.htm

johnboy

Ok I raced him. I had just left his house and He was driving in back of me so I slowed down so he could get up next to me. When he got next to me trying to pass me I stepped on it 3ed he keep up till the turbo kick in I passed him by about 6 car lengths before I slowed back down. Now he wants to buy the car off me.

afterburn

You obviously raced him in the AWD-T, right? Cause the 2.8L v6 (I used to own an 89 Firebird) only puts out 135 HP.

A good friend of mine has a 95 Talon Tsi (AWD-T), and that thing is quick! I just never realized the RS was an AWD-T....

I know for Talons, the Tsi is, and for Eclipses its the GS-X....

I'm kinda curious to know if the Laser RS is an AWD-T (and it wasn't a typo), so I know if I see one on the road

HrdRockA4305

Neighbor has a 93 grand am GT with the 2.4 quad 4. High 16 second car, at least with him driving, he wasn't launching very hard but its not like you can with FWD and a 5 speed.

Abel Kane

The 95 Grand Am Quad 4 HO has 185 hp and hits 60 in 7.something and I think the 1/4 was something like high 15s. I can't remember where I saw that, so it could be slightly exaggerated. I know someone who used to have one though. And those numbers are not that far off as far as I could see. Maybe 1/2 a second.

johnboy

yes its a awd turbo. for the laser the rs is the turbo but they also called the 2.0l none turbo a rs so the only way you know if its a turbo is on the side it says turbo. and the laser was not awd till 1992. 1994 was also the last year of the car.

johnboy

yeah there some where around high 15 low 16 and 180hp
and the laser is high 14 low 15

pskel350

my friend owns a '95 GT with just intake and exhaust and he ran a 15.5 at the track. it is the 5-speed also.