Member Profile: Mirai95V6

Name: Phil Kanaby
Age: 22
City: Macomb, MI
Car: 1995 V6 Camaro
Description:
I have my degree in computer programming and I own my own business, www.miraisolutions.net. I hope to find enough time to work on my car and get it ready for this summer. I have met very few of you so far but I hope to join in some of the events in the future.

I just bought my car this year at the end of August to upgrade from the 4-cylinder Saturn modifications I got used to the past 5 years (for example, here's my brother's car www.kanaby.com/phil/saturn). I was previously an SCCA member and participated at rally racing events in the UP, but let my license expire a while back after my Saturn clipped a cement wall and shattered an axel. I puchased my Camaro with modifications in mind and there will be many changes in my car's future. I don't have any pictures of my car yet (the weather has not been helpful), but I do have some pictures of progress located here: www.kanaby.com/phil/camaro

[greenmachine]

welcome phil, youll like this site. the v6 guys dont get ragged on here unlike the bigger sites. and people dont ushualy pick on other people except for me and meissen of corse, because i cant spell and meissen likes 12....i mean 15 year old girls.lol

[DETROITMUSCLE]

Wlecome to the site, what plans exactly do you have for the good ole V6?

[meissen]

Like the carPC.

[Orange Terror]

Welcome, hope you enjoy the site. What kind of shape is it in and mileage does you your car have?

[FireBirdGirl02]

Welcome to mif-body

[SS4Matt]

LMAO chad! yeah welcome again Phil!... i like the screen! and yeah, V6 guys need not worry about the ragg'n on this site! .... i just rag on autos though! shifting is the way to go (for me anyways)!!!! me an Philly B. are making a manual outlash!!!! haha welcome again even though i know you are not "NEW" new... but now it's official!

[1bad83ta]

Chad I like to harrass you v6 guys. Someone has to do it. Anyways welcome to the site, nice car!

[greenmachine]

well if you like to harrass v6 guys then i gess im gona half to harrass TURD gen guys.

[1bad83ta]

oh man. Its on, its on like donkey kong. Beehotch

My TURD gen will whoop your awesome car's little ass anyday anywhere.

[greenmachine]

really? even with flat tires

[1bad83ta]

lol! I got the self inflating tires.

[Mirai95V6]

Wlecome to the site, what plans exactly do you have for the good ole V6?

I'm still thinking about it, but the cost and work of upgrading to a V8 doesnt seem worth it. My guess is that spending the same amount of time and money on the V6 might put me up at V8 hp anyway (with the added bonus of being more fuel efficient). I will most likely go with forced induction and fuel delivery to start with. My car computer will end up tied into the OBD-2 connector (which on my car is unfortunately still an OBD-1 system so it won't be as fun). And I might do some engine upgrades. I still need to do a bunch of research and talk with a bunch of you all about what mods might get the best performance out of the V6 before I start deciding what to go with or let the V8 owners convince me to switch to V8.

[DETROITMUSCLE]

I'll start now. I'd say it'd be much easier to up to a V8 and a stock LS1 probably doesn't get much worse gas milage than your 6 from what I hear. With a V8 modding will be much more beneficial as well. The V6 isn't a bad motor but why spend the same amount to push your motor so hard when you could get the same power N/A with a V8.

[JoeliusZ28]

contrary to popular belief, mileage difference between a 6 and an 8 isnt that different. 8s just use more when you put the pedal down As far as modding the v6 - if its a 3.8 maybe, 3.4 no. From what I hear 3.4s are junk, and that engine lineup (2.8, 3.1, 3.4... all the same block) are primarily responsible for GM losing its reliability rep lately.