Old cars rotting away on your route?
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Looks like an '89 20th anniversary. Only 1555 were ever built. Only Trans Am not born with a V8. Same turbo charged V6 that was in the Buick Grand National.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
There WERE some 4 cylinder Camaros. Barf.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
No. I'm talking about the 82-85 models with the 2.5 L engine. Seen more than one converted to V8. Word is a 4 cylinder Ecotec exists with the 2016 Camaro.
oldngray
nowhere special
Did they have a 4 cylinder in 82-83? I don't remember anything smaller than a 6. That was when they downsized to a smaller body that looked butt ugly compared to the previous friend-body though.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Yes, it's true. Not many were sold, as you might well imagine. Actually "ran" from 82 to 85. I had imagined it died out after a year or 2.
oldngray
nowhere special
My bad. They still used a friend-Body but still looked different then. They did have a base 4 cylinder too.
The Third-Generation Camaro was released for sale in December, 1981, beginning production on October 12, 1981. The 1982 model introduced the first Camaros with a hatchback body style, and such options as factory fuel injection, and a four-cylinder engine. The Camaro Z28 was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1982. Three models were available: Sport Coupe, Berlinetta, and Z28.
The Sport Coupe came standard with the 2.5 L (151 cu in) LQ9 four-cylinder engine. The 2.8 L (173 cu in) LC1 V6. the 5.0 L (305 cu in) LG4 V8 were optional. Dog dish-style hubcaps were standard; full wheel covers were optional as were steel, five-spoke 14x7-inch body-colored rally wheels.
Chevrolet Camaro (third generation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Even the LG4 option was pretty lame.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
About the same time the Corvette had the edge with the fancy-dancy Crossfire injection. WOOHOO.
oldngray
nowhere special
Early fuel injection pretty much sucked.
Was that the Iron Duke?
How much power can you actually get out of one of them?
Could be a fun project.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
It was just two TBI units on a long runner manifold. No top end. Much like the old Chrysler 413 long ram.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Yes, it was. I think there are no performance parts for that thing. FYI they use the same water pump as the 292.
oldngray
nowhere special
Is that the same engine block used for the GMC 292's that most package cars used to have?
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Still beats a carb when emissions control is involved hands down. Still having nightmares from that 87 Caprice ex WSP cruiser with an electronic Q-jet.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Could have been just a chopped off 292, yes. Much like the Tempo/Topaz had a cutoff 200 six for an "engine".
oldngray
nowhere special
My mom had a Caprice (81?) diesel. POS conversion of a gasoline engine to a diesel.
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