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93 olds cutlass ciera
my girlfriend needs a car (i'll add the word "still" for anyone who remembers me saying this before) and not far from my home is a 93 cutlass ciera S. it's white, looks to be in good condition, has the usual amount of wisconsin rust, but that's been painted over. it has only 110k on the clock, and he's asking $1,150 (which i blue booked, and it's right).
what i don;t know is what motor it is. if it's the 3.1, i know those eat intake gaskets. if that's the case, i'm willing to guess they're bad. are those hard to replace? are there any common problems with this car that i/we should be advised of? |
The intake gaskets on the 3100 are more involved to change than on a 3800. That's for sure. The pushrods have to be removed.
If that's the 3300, definitely go for it. The 3300 is just as strong as the 3800, but wasn't used for very long. |
on kbb.com, it didn't have the 3.3 as an option for the motor....
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Originally Posted by nicklikesmilk
on kbb.com, it didn't have the 3.3 as an option for the motor....
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well thanks for the help, i'm gonna go look at the car hopefully tonight when i'm done with work and see how it runs.
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Originally Posted by vital49
It's based off the 3800, but didn't last long for whatever reason.
but the 3300s had a diferent fi system, i think they called it rapid fire or something. |
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
A smaller 3.3 L 3300 was introduced in 1989 and produced through 1993. It is effectively a lower-deck version of the 3800, with a smaller 3.70 in (93.98 mm) bore and a 3.16 in (80.26 mm) stroke for a total of 3344 cc (204 in³). Like the 3800, it used a cast iron block and heads, pushrods, and hydraulic lifters. Unlike the 3800, however, it used a batch-fire injection system rather than sequential injection, as evidenced by the lack of a cam position sensor. Power output was 160 hp (119 kW) at 5200 rpm and 185 lb·ft (251 N·m) at 2000 rpm with a 5500 rpm redline.
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awesome, i really hope that this car has the 3.3
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:stupid:
3300 is a great motor. (Sez the Admin that owned a 93 Ciera with the beast under the hood) |
3300 is a pretty good motor... It does however lack a Balance shaft which will give it a bit of a jiggle.. But its a Peppy little motor.. 93 was most likely the best year for this motor and last year of production.. You can call it the little brother of the 3800 ;)
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