Third gen camaros were pure soulI don't even care that they were slow
Trans-Am was cooler.Both need an engine swap to be a worthwhile driver today.
>>28689777At this point, any rust free version would be acceptable. Ls swap and good suspension would be a fun car.
>>28689777>hurr needs engine swapJust needs some flowmasters for dat noise to crooz.
>>28689638Need one with a turbo Vortec 4200 “Atlas” inline 6 for that sleeper with aerodynamics by maytag.
>>28689638For me, it was the Berlinetta, the "Starship" Camaro (with fully adjustable, retractable interior control pods and a radio that swivels)
>>28690345Aesthetics Straight out of the last starfighter. Nice anon.
>>28690336If you want to drive a janky-ass 305 with less power than a granny-spec Civic, you do you bro. I'm with this guy >>28690061
>>28690402I do actually
>>28690410Tragic.
>>28690413Quadrajet go brrrr
>>28689777>Both need an engine swap to be a worthwhile driver today.>NOOOOOOOOOOO YOU NEED 500 HP MINIMUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMFaggot ricer
>>28690410NTA but I'm more of a tree fiddy kinda guy
>>28690402This poster has never turned a wrench in their life. Probably posts on here after they take their car to a shop asking>am i getting heckin scammbarinoed br/o/s?
For me, it's the 4th gen with its comedically long gears
>>28690402>jank 305The LB9 paired with a manual made 230hp and could hang with a LT1 powered 4th gen. Not all 305s were base model RSs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Kw_nIBQ6M>>28690410Sick color, is that an '84? >>28690505Sucks the 350 is auto only though.
>>28690736Hows your hwy mileage?
>>28689777Trips of truth. However, my 86 ta has a tpi 305, and its certainly healthy. No emissions or ac. Been reading up on standalone ecms, to see if i can get a little more out of it.
>>28690345i've got a berlinetta but unfortunately its an 82 that didn't have the fancy digital dash. still a fun car and much cheaper because the digital dashes are sought after
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>>28691071How did America manage to make a V8 engine that big and that gutless?! Has it always been slow as hell or does it just seem that way since cars are a lot quicker these days?
>>28690791About 22-23 prior to the rebuild, but that's also with a cam and glitter in the oil. The trip meter is how many miles are on it post rebuild so no clue now
>>28691095just malaise era things, detuned for emissions regsnot as powerful like before, and not yet worked out new combustion cycles like after
>>28691071>2025 Chevy Trax - 16.8s 1/4 mile @ 81mph>1985 Trans Am - 14.7s 1/4 mile @ 89mphhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV0g5AL0u-I
>>286910951982 was the 1st year the pony car wars started back up and hp increased every year after.
>>28691095Mostly overhead cam vs pushrod.Add to that direct injection with variable valve timing controlled precisely by a computer compared to a naturally aspirated carburettor.Then on top of that modern car parts are made in CAD and machined with tighter tolerances with the cars themselves being optimised into aerodynamic soapboxes using a bunch of software and testing.What you end up with is the compounding of one or two significant innovations with a lot of tiny optimisations into the slow but unyielding effacement of any semblance of a soul the car could have had, all so that Karen can get pulled over going 60 in a 35.
>>28690755>Sucks the 350 is auto only thoughI'm debating getting a manual from Hawk's and just swapping it in since my autotragic is dying anyway. It'll be fuck off expensive to get those parts to yurop but I won't find all the parts in one place here.
>>28691071>cool ass firebird vs some gay cuckover for faggotsIt could be even slower for all I care, it's cool unlike that gay bloated piece of shit. And besides it's not like there are no later models with more HP anyway.
>>28691095>What is torqueThe same way they make gutless 4 cylinders, not all V8s are "performance" engines
>>28692229Regulations made them gutless. GM would have loved to give you 350hp.
>>28690908Man, I'm digging that speedo.
>>28690901Get rid of the TPI, you'll make more with a carb.
>>28689638Hell ya, no American car respended the 80s better than Turd gens.
>>28692282Statements that only make sense in context.
Didn't these things regularly get dumpstered by Fox Bodies?
>>28692451>Fox BodiesYou mean the ugliest Mustangs ever made? Those fox bodies? The ones that even look worse than a Mustang II?
>>28692455Dont say that in /o/, contrarian cheap faggots here love them. Though yes, they look like Escorts.
>>28692465They're not even that cheap anymore. They're becoming "collector cars". Why anyone would ever want to collect a piece of shit like that is beyond me, but it is what it is.
>>28692451Some Foxes were faster acceleration wise.Handling isn't even close.Fox bodies have SHIT suspension geometry.That's why they mostly got popular with drag racing.
>>28692455>You mean the ugliest Mustangs ever made?That still puts them ahead of so many other cars.
>>28691071...dumbass wrenchlet you nu-males should be hung lol so stupid, every day you faggots are eating though, the shit isn't fair, it isn't just
This car always reminds me of my uncle. He had a black one and he's a huge Raiders fan. Its soul is pure 80s.
>>28692610>no argument
>>28692455Nah.
