Euro with 3.4dohc; is it still a VIN "X"?

[34T]

I haven't seen any of these myself but I am told there are some 4 door Euro Luminas with the 3.4 tdc motor; are they still a VIN X or are they something else? Anyone know for sure?
And what year(s) they were made?

[SappySE107]

They were made, and all 3.4 DOHC cars are vin X. I don't know the years, but would imagine they are the same as the Z34 lumina cars, 91-94, maybe 95.

[34T]

thx, Ben
I presume they were the same performance figures and avail with the same transmissions then? That opens up a small extra possibility for parts etc.

[SappySE107]

They are identical to the 2 doors for power and transmission.

[Anonymous]

I don't think they were offered in 94, but don't quote me on that.

And how could you get a Euro 3.4 in 1995??? The MCZ34 was the only Monte Carlo to get the 3.4L DOHC. The LS only got the 3100 and no 5-speeds were available after 1993.

[blk92z34getrag]

And how could you get a Euro 3.4 in 1995???

Luminas came with the DOHC's till they (the DOHC's) were discontinued I believe. They weren't Euro's though... I think they were LTZ's? Something like that.

[Anonymous]

Tue, but they were not Euros. And the LS Lumina had the 3.4 option too.

[pocket-rocket]

I thought the Euro 3.4 cars were all 4 door cars, and also a couple hundred pounds lighter. I remember reading this way back on GMF where a guy with a 5 speed Z34 ran a Euro 3.4 and suprized the Euro guy because he didn't know they made 5 speed Z34s, and he said the Euros were a couple pounds shy of the 2d coupe cars. Also I thought the Euro 3.4 cars were only made a couple of years. There is one in the local junkyard, maybe I should go check it out to find the year of it.

[Anonymous]

The 4 door is heavier than the 2 door, but becuz of the Z34s extensive standard options and body styling, it might have weighed sligthly more.

[RidgeRunner]

Has anybody heard tell of a 5spd Euro 3.4?

[Juglenaut]

Very possible but even more rare than the regular Z's or GTP's since the 3.4L was a exclusive option on the Euro.

[Rhedalert]

The 4 door is heavier than the 2 door, but becuz of the Z34s extensive standard options and body styling, it might have weighed sligthly more.

Those lower body panels can't possibly weigh more than 20 lbs altogether

[pontiac92gp]

Luminas came with the DOHC's till they (the DOHC's) were discontinued I believe. They weren't Euro's though... I think they were LTZ's?

LTZ .. wasnt that the Monte Carlo pckg or Lumina carried that too ?

[34T]

WELL looks like this is a valid source of parts. I wonder about things like sway bars; what treatment did they get there? And maybe brakes, too........ and the computer and trans (wanna find another 284 for backup)......
so we should summarize all this!!!!

[Juglenaut]

(wanna find another 284 for backup

Go hunt

From what I believe the Euro 3.4 had to have the same suspension treatment especially on the front, I don't know on the back..

Everything the is engine, brake, suspension related can be used on all w-bodies from 1988-1994 for sure some parts might go farther up in year.