8928cam

ok now i have a 89 rs with 2.8 mfi and 700r4 trans now i have already did the new remans on the blocks and heads 0 miles now to get nice power what should i use or could i use stripping it down?? pistons,camshaft,computer chip,injectors,bore the headers a little put together a custom air intake or bore the ram one i have with k&n and the trans figure i could do a covette shift kit umm aluminum drive shaft,posi rear end...

now for me i want to i guess keep my 60* and tuner my camaro with the new body kits on bbsdesigns.com and ya kno do a little fast n the ferious look

now questions for the camaro people the camshaft part get one from a 3.4 or get a comp cam?? and some times the 2.8 has a little high end sound like stress how could i get a nice tone a custom corsa or borla questions !!

please reply thanks guys


sean

8928cam

another question is that i have alot of exp. with the motors and some wiring with f bodys and if i was to disconect the maf sensor would it mess it up i did it before and engine light came on but is it messing it up or just knowing its not connected??

thanks guys

sean

Toehead

If you disconnect the MAF the computer defaults to fuel values stored in memory for a particular throttle position. This will kill your gas mileage and power. Leave it connected.

As for the body kit..... lol.

onfir3

Uuuum. Yea. Well, you're truely best idea would be Aluminum driveshaft, 3.5in i believe from the newer gen. cars, a 9-bolt borg warner Posi-trac rear with new gears and stronger cover, and some other weight loss options. Beings as the 2.8 is one of the worst motors Gm in recent years, I suggest switching to a 5.7 lt/ls1, 3.8 from a Buick regal (80's) or a 3.8T from a buick Grand national (good luck w/that..) or a 3.8 from a transverse car of the 90's (regal GS, Gtp/gxp) all of which would be cheaper and better than rebuilding the 2.8, but some thinking and fab work are involved to. And it requires a lot of knowhow, or something will break. the tranny will have to go with a motor swap more likely than not, but u can keep it for parts. The Rear and shaft are used on those, though :-) Erm.... gl?

yupitsdadsbird

the buick 3.8s rock. and it wouldn't be hard to put one in either. just use the tta mounts............and that is the same for the buick 3.3 and 4.1, plus there is alot of profo parts for the 3.8 and 4.1

8928cam

so what about the 3.1 they dont have a maf they have i think a map right so if i was to get a map and install it to the 2.8 and take the comp from a 3.1 would it read any different im thinking no and yes?? i ran a while without a maf because it costed about $70 bucks almost but i used a cold air intake cone from a integra and slapped it on the throttle body seemed like alot more power but what happen was started getting darker smoke from exhaust and sounded different like when u tighten down push rods not enough lol haha but i did see a different change in power wish it coulda ran with out the maf cus its all bull crap with the memory ****..

Leo_padakin

my car ran like hell when my maf went out, bad gas mileage, no power, almost like it was drownding in fuel

yupitsdadsbird

of course the differance was a stock air cleaner and then the open air cleaner, less air in on the stock more air on the open.
without the maf the comp comp goes to limp mode and was dumpin more fuel then needed so with the open air cleaner it comped it for a lil but the everything started carbinin up and all b4 it started to run like crap.
hense the trouble with computers, it's all plug and play till you start takeing things away. also why I like non-comp carbs