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New to me '84 Camaro!

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Old 07-30-2015, 02:56 PM
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Car: 1984 camaro berlinetta
Engine: 350
New to me '84 Camaro!

Hey guys I just registered and am now making my first post because I recently(yesterday) bought an '84 Camaro Berlinetta. I bought it from the 2nd owner who said the original owner swapped a 350 in it. The car is in beautiful shape considering the age and price internally and externally. Mechanically however there are a few problems.

Gas pedal is very very stiff, I've read that it's a throttle body problem? I'm looking to rebuild the TB and the Carb because the engine sometimes dies after a start.

The car is VERY slow, I know the berlinetta was never exactly light but I have to put my foot to the floor to get to 45 mph.

The Transmission is very Jerky when shifting.
The guy said it was a 350 from the same year(84) how can I see if the swap was done "right"
Really sorry about the length of my first post but I plan to continue to be an active member on this forum😄
Old 07-31-2015, 12:08 AM
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Engine: LT1
Transmission: T56 6-speed
Axle/Gears: 4.11 LS1 Rear End
Re: New to me '84 Camaro!

Congrat's on the 'new to you' ThirdGen Berlinetta !

The first thing you should probably do is to check the rear/top drivers-side of the engine block to see if it's really a 350. There are a LOT of people out there that claim that the small block v8 under their hood is a 350 - when in fact it's just a plain-jane LG4 305.

Good luck with your Digital Camaro !!!


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