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sublime922
03-06-2003, 01:07 PM
my car is so slow i ran a 1/4 mile in 18.1 secs i dont know whats going on with it
92CamaroRS
03-06-2003, 04:03 PM
how old is the exhaust? plugs? how long has it been since a good tune up?
sublime922
03-06-2003, 09:57 PM
brand new magnaflow exhaust. bosch plugs and wires are like 10 monthes old...the car runs prettyy good i just never really got going...ya know like never actually hit full throttle were u hear the rpms shoot up and u take off...
schultzie93GT
03-06-2003, 10:00 PM
This may sound like a dumb question but what is a good 1/4 mile time for the 3.3/
nathan_w1
03-08-2003, 10:14 PM
I only ran a 17.3. Not to make excusses but it was a hot, humid day and it was the first and only time I have ran. My car has too many miles on it to run hard too much.
sublime922
03-11-2003, 09:53 PM
what the fastest time anyone knows of a 3.3 running? and anyone know if a 3.8 supercharger will fit on it?
nathan_w1
03-12-2003, 10:31 PM
I don't think I've heard of anyone running much below 17 seconds. I want to say that I heard someone ran a high 16 but I'm not sure. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
sublime922
03-13-2003, 08:28 AM
so i guess we dont have all that fast of a car on our hands now do we
nathan_w1
03-13-2003, 08:40 PM
I was dissapointed with that time untill I saw that other 3.3 owners ran about the same times. I hate to say it but, our cars aren't that fast on the drag strip. I think the weather has a lot to do with it, when its in the 50s it feels like it makes more power, and in the summer with 85 degree heat and high humidity it sucks the life out of it.
buschbro1
03-28-2003, 06:32 PM
I was hoping to be the first to do it, been planning it for years, but no money. However the editor of GM cartalk has done it already, and successfully. 245 hp before adding the many upgrades availiable for that engine.
:D
sublime922
04-02-2003, 07:50 AM
he got the 3.8 put in? how much of a change was it? or was it just a simple swap?
buschbro1
04-15-2003, 11:44 PM
It is a very similiar engine, same water pump, valve covers, etc. the difference would be that the 3800's are sequencial fuel injection and the 3300's are only multiport FI. this means that you need to change the computer, and add some wires to the wiring harness, or change the harness. I will tell you how hard it is If I ever get around to doing mine:rolleyes:
buschbro1
04-16-2003, 12:34 AM
duh not GM cartalk but Gm powertalk magazine. I found the e-mail from jason ( the editor) but he didn't give any info about how it went. unfortunatly the links to GMPOWERmag.com don't seem to work anymore so the mag may be scraped. I will not give up until I find out more info though!
buschbro1
04-16-2003, 11:27 AM
This is the e-mail response I got from Jason.

All the informatin is being released on GMPT.net in the VIP zone
(Magazine members rolled into this) as well as the general
forum.

Pictures, Videos, and more will be posted soon in a complete
book for it.
_________________
Jason Miller
President and CEO

Phone: 703.675.3506
Fax: 877.683.6589

Jamz Web Productions @ jamZ.net
"Strength In Simplicity!"
graden
05-13-2003, 11:34 PM
Originally posted by nathan_w1
I don't think I've heard of anyone running much below 17 seconds. I want to say that I heard someone ran a high 16 but I'm not sure. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Nop thats about right for timming. Thats what i was doing about 16.7 16.8. to bad these engines never came with a 5 speed, I think thay would have been faster. but thats my nexed project. finding a 3300 and a muncie 5 speed and pairing them together.
Then I can drop it in my car and dump this crappy 2.3 I have now