Alright now I know that this is a DSM site, but my buddy needs help pulling power out of his Malibu. He doesn't want anything ricey, and hes not going prostreet but he wants to have a few more ponies under his hood.

Thanks for your help guys...

Jayme

Year, Engine, HP Goal, Budget??

*2001
*3.1 V6
*$0-3000
*No HP goal... just wants a lil faster car

Sorry Kiel... :grouphug:

CAI (from a Grand Am, Beretta, Corsica compatible cars) ($150 Max)


Exhaust from any muffler shop ($300 Max)


Plugs/Wires/Injectors?? ($300 Max?)


Nitrous ($600 Max)

If I'm not mistaken, I think someone makes headers (Edelbrock Maybe?)

My friend Mike also says there is a Blower out there somewhere....


Mike had an older Corisca 3.1L V6 and ran 14.7. Impressive since it was 3 different colors.

Whats up with you and nitrous Kiel? :stick:

I'm a ricer boy.

GM Performance Parts makes a Hot Cam for the 2.8L & 3.1L V6
You could mill the heads/ Cam it/ Chip it/ exhaust and youd be around 210BHP and enough torque to make it a little more fun to drive. Dunno if you'll need a higher stall converter for the auto with that cam. (Mine was a 5sp Berreta)

Check out
http://www.SDPC2000.com

http://www.gmpartsdepot.com/performance_parts.html

nitrous is the only way its gonna be fast...or faster

CAI,exhaust,"injectors" (WTF?) will not make it noticably faster...

why doesn't he just upgrade to the 3.8?

-E

It was just an idea. That was the set up my friend ran.

I DID THIS

Last time I had to do the heads on my moms car i got machining for so cheap i said wtf go for it.

intake matched to heads
tb/manifold smoothed out
mild port and polish
cam was shot and no one had a replacment in mn but checkers had a comp cam in stock that someone ordered but never bought it so i bought it
3 angle valve job
shaved heads a little to get higher compression

I put a g meter in it once and it said it ran 14.6

For my moms driving she doesnt notice it but it pulls way harder now

Also the rockers on 2.8L & 3.1L V6s are basicly 1.5 ratio sbc rockers. You could probably upgrade to a 1.6 sbc roller tipped rocker for a little more lift on the stock cam.

i wouldnt do that the pistons are already really close to the valves

The 3.4 is a direct swap for the 3.1. (At least it is for the mid 90's 3.1)
He'd just have to swap over some sensor's and the injectors. I was temped to try this swap on the wifes 95 Grand Am 3.1, I'm getting sick of replacing lower intake manifold gaskets, but the 3.4 has the same problem. :headache: