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what did you do to your thirdgen today?

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Evilokc on 07-30-2017

01-03-2024 09:04 PM
by Evilokc

1,727

112,339

1988, am, backfire, band, bleed, bleederless, clutch, froth, fuel, how, oil, thm700r4, tightening, trans, transmission, unspent, vortec

What NOT to do when working on your car.

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mcconahay37 on 10-01-2001

10-15-2003 02:17 AM
by 89RsPower!

605

46,090

Some questions during install of my new 406 SBC - street/strip/show/autoX

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IROCZman15 on 02-06-2020

03-09-2024 09:24 AM
by skinny z

544

37,818

14mm, 15, 268xfi, 30, 57, 95, camaro, ear9894dbherl, female, fuel, hr13, injcetors, lbs, pressure, saginaw

Toxik's Build

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toxik IROC on 09-07-2008

01-14-2024 10:14 AM
by toxik IROC

452

37,907

1991, 400, block, cam, camaro, dart, eagle, heads, hot, iron, power, roller, running, sbc, small, track

My Dart "Little M" 409 Build….

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Confuzed1 on 01-19-2014

01-30-2015 03:25 PM
by Chad85T/A

370

32,594

1987, 1989, 28, 85, 92, blow, camaro, chevy, fuel, gen, org, project, pump, relay, senior, suburban

Senior Project Camaro{Completed}

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GreenCamaro13 on 10-16-2011

05-02-2012 03:35 PM
by GreenCamaro13

348

22,239

1986, 1997, 90, camaro, corvette, engine, fires, location, module, relay, start, tpi, vat, vats, wont

Another WON'T START story. Help!

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WileECoyoteSr on 09-02-2009

01-31-2012 07:51 PM
by Ron 92 RS

343

48,613

383 GEN I SBC Build. 500HP goal... (Can I retain the TPI Intake?)

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UltRoadWarrior9 on 09-16-2015

04-28-2020 10:39 PM
by SilverChicken

336

111,333

1985, 1989, 50, 89, 97, camaro, cheverolet, diagram, iroc, line, lines, port, rs, trans, tuned, vacuum, z28

Vacuum Lines Diagrams!!! I GOT THEM ALL!!!!!

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Chevy86 IROC-Z on 10-25-2011

03-15-2024 03:34 PM
by wilmil

320

376,948

190000, 38, ac, average, belt, chevy, engine, fix, leaking, ltr, miles, motor, oil, quits, ranger, removed, untill, v8

Whos got the highest miles 3rd gen out there?(without engine work!)

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shrado on 07-30-2000

06-08-2014 05:43 PM
by chevy blood

301

22,191

10psi, 1988, 853, cams, comp, jaguar, lifters, noise, power, r9902, run, sealed, train, valve, xjs

all I can do is laugh!!! Motor gone!..LONG

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Wishmaster's87IROC on 08-04-2007

09-18-2007 08:49 AM
by Toehead

289

14,080

180cc, 8000, 85, block, cam, conversion, flat, heads, hydraulic, l98, lifters, needed, rhs, roller, rpm, solid, tappet, upgrade, whats

Roller Cam in Non Roller block, Whats need it and is it worth it?

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BLACK Z on 12-13-2013

04-25-2014 09:26 PM
by BLACK Z

281

38,670

86cavalier, change, cilinders, classic, dodge, headlight, ignition, loosening, mercedes, motor, mounts, straight, underneath, warrentied, windstar, wireless

Common repair myths....

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CamaroZ_85 on 12-02-2001

11-05-2003 12:23 AM
by bigals87z28

279

20,352

305, area, beneath, blend, bowl, chevrolet, engines, generation, installed, marine, pics, pictures, pistons, polish, port, ports, reliefs, tpi, valve, valves

305 Port and Polish Pictures

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Sitting Bull on 07-04-2002

07-23-2020 01:20 AM
by Todd Sauve

252

146,931

350, 4010, 43, 670, avenger, bore, carb, deck, engine, height, holley, jets, sbc, street, taper, vortec

Engine build

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v10viper04 on 01-23-2009

10-20-2009 02:45 PM
by iroc a 86 berli

246

11,668

305 "145 HP" Factory Rating True or False?

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Impact's Garage on 11-15-2019

12-17-2019 01:19 PM
by skinny z

245

18,780

1978, 350, 90, bc, buick, c10, camaro, chasis, chevy, dual, engine, falls, grand, national, owner, sale, snorkel, tubular, vancouver, wichita, z28

Post UR ENGINE!! VROOOOM

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84Z28_5.7ltr_V8 on 11-23-2002

10-08-2010 04:22 AM
by Twin_Turbo

230

46,710

Cam shortage, this ok for stoplite to stoplite?

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Mortorq on 07-14-2022

08-08-2022 11:45 PM
by vorteciroc

226

8,658

350sbc, 400, 400sbc, block, csb, fuel, gm, hx40, intakey, mileage, port, sm, small, tune, unusual

LS1 or 400 small block?

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JerseyMark on 09-21-2004

02-20-2019 02:26 PM
by 427seven

215

29,848

1997, 83, additive, be, camaro, car, estimate, filter, filters, fuel, misfiring, pump, regain, replace, replaced, z28

I have huge car trouble!

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StephenS on 05-08-2011

07-20-2011 08:36 PM
by StephenS

207

10,155

416, 86, car, cylinder, felpro, flow, h534cp, head, heads, iroc, ported, porting, pro, q7733sh1, sale, speed

Ported 416 heads

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Doom86 on 06-04-2010

12-12-2013 12:55 PM
by TxTtopZ

206

40,375

camaro, gen, thirdgencamaroyoutube, videos

Thirdgen Tech "How To" Videos

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manolis1969 on 09-06-2013

05-30-2016 10:11 PM
by manolis1969

206

21,069

Engine builders advise needed

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89newfun on 02-19-2015

04-19-2015 10:54 AM
by skinny z

202

5,374

400, accident, car, cutoff, drove, fuel, gto, mechanic, miles, oil, pump, radyne, ran, reset, seconds, shop, tq

Mechanic just drove my car with NO OIL! What should I do?

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Christos on 03-24-2002

08-27-2002 09:10 AM
by FAST85Z28

196

14,846

11005110, 2000, 244, 350, 3600, cam, chevy, duration, flat, pistons17350, sbc, shoot, sound, stall, tappet, xe274

help me pick a cam

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billybob6110 on 07-31-2013

11-14-2013 09:18 AM
by billybob6110

196

9,189

1986, blinking, camaro, car, code, constant, cts, high, idle, intermittent, iroc, lb9, park, running, thirdgen, trouble, voltage

high idle, running rich, tons of codes

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dallasboy995 on 04-30-2013

06-24-2013 06:26 PM
by Tuned Performance

195

7,518

1985, 2005, 350, 520, build, camaro, changed, heads, lift, performance, ram, stealth, stock, tpi, upgrade, vortec, z28

350 Vortec build thread

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gbettner on 01-14-2014

11-15-2016 02:29 PM
by gbettner

191

26,910

268, 350, 350383, 383, budget, build, builds, buying, cam, change, heads, intake, make, matching, skip, white

Need help matching cam, heads, intake, etc for 350/383 build

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Seanphelps321 on 05-25-2012

06-25-2013 01:42 PM
by Seanphelps321

191

23,787

Rebuild time

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anesthes on 01-03-2019

04-25-2019 07:14 AM
by anesthes

190

10,768

12568758, 305, bog, camaro, car, chevy, engine, fit, gen, increasing, lsx, make, response, swap, th350, tranny, vs

Need a very very quick response!

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StephenS on 07-14-2011

10-27-2011 12:33 AM
by tylercamaro

190

5,579

Reinstalling quadrajet and as much Emissions as possible

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CindyL on 12-12-2021

04-04-2023 09:37 AM
by CindyL

188

9,566

0168412117, 102, 262, 3rd, acts, body, fuel, gen, left, lt1, normal, o2, running, scanner, sensors, temp

Im out of ideas !

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Gumby40 on 12-11-2012

03-02-2013 06:22 PM
by IROCZ1989

185

6,333

control, e4me, mixture, rochester, unhook

Anyone free to offer some advice?

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IrocUBabe on 12-24-2002

12-27-2002 01:04 PM
by Vader

185

4,119

Vortec engine build dyno numbers. How'd I do and what next?

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GeneralDisorder on 04-30-2020

12-19-2020 12:39 PM
by skinny z

175

14,527

Trying to figure out a direction to go with cams.

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84 4+3 on 11-06-2022

04-14-2023 02:42 PM
by skinny z

174

5,499

1103, 193, 193s, 350, 951, alexs, comp, heads, parts, powerband, retainers, summit, vortec, vortecs, xe262

193 vs Vortec heads

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midge54 on 02-27-2012

03-24-2019 09:20 AM
by WildCard600

172

42,805

1988, 1991, 1992, 350, 91, camaro, failure, hot, intermittent, intermittently, ls1, problem, start, starting, tbi

intermittent starting

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camarorsssss on 03-22-2010

06-25-2010 10:05 AM
by RobSS1113

171

7,381

1984, 200c, 50, 82, afr, aluminum, astro, camino, combo, corvette, el, engine, fir, heads, mpfi, spacer, torquecurve, transmission, van

not trying to be rude but....

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egokiller68 on 06-22-2003

09-16-2004 01:30 AM
by Streetiron85

170

9,184

body, controller, injection, repair, throttle

Apparently I got screwed...

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tyeo098 on 06-12-2014

06-30-2015 09:41 AM
by tyeo098

168

12,376

11000, 377, 400, biuld, cid, common, engine, lsa, mazda, neon, problems, psiton, rpm, sbc, slap, wankel

Poll

Best Engine

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holmes677 on 10-16-2002

12-03-2003 12:42 PM
by laiky

167

6,503

305, 373, 75, fourth, gears, generation, inch, money, motors, people, person, plenty, power, spending, weak, work, worth

Why a 305?

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ATCFLYBOY02 on 09-18-2011

01-31-2012 10:36 AM
by Orr89RocZ

166

7,922

1986, amount, early, engine, evaporation, firebird, fuel, lil, pontiac, rebuilt, smoke, startup, switch, thermal, transam, vacuum

Just bought a 84 trans am

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astrosurfer on 01-07-2009

03-28-2009 06:29 PM
by astrosurfer

165

7,151

1600, 1991, 95, brakes, buick, century, check, engine, fan, inoperative, international, light, loadstar, radiator, riviera, swap

moments of stupendous automotive idiocy

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slowV8berlinetta on 10-18-2001

04-13-2010 04:17 PM
by five7kid

162

18,927

3500, built, classic, fast, fully, hsr, irocz, na, normal, play, proflo, prw, rockers, roller, vortec

My $3,500 353sbc 1000hp build ( Cheap Thrills )

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project89 on 01-16-2014

07-12-2014 01:14 AM
by project89

161

20,055

84 Z28 build and lookin for info on 383 stroker.

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-=Z28=- on 07-02-2016

09-12-2016 07:57 PM
by -=Z28=-

160

10,045

1991, 383, button, camar, camaro, cap, coil, distributor, gen, ig3101e, lt1, removal, remove, removing, stroker

Distributor removal

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thecraze on 10-04-2011

01-19-2012 10:41 AM
by 89RsPower!

158

15,258

305ci, 5700, 880, block, control, edelbrock, engine, exposed, gmc, lt1, motor, rusty, view, vortec, vortex

What kind of Edelbrock engine is this?

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gsmith on 04-12-2010

04-26-2011 09:39 PM
by gsmith

158

14,228

1985, 350, body, build, engine, engines, forbidden, gm, lb4, mighty, mouse, plugs, spark, tpi, trans

Project MightyMouse, Codenamed LB4: The Forbidden Motor

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FireDemonSiC on 08-18-2012

02-28-2016 08:15 PM
by cardo0

155

17,431

Runs great but no power

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T4Turtle on 08-14-2018

05-04-2020 06:06 PM
by T4Turtle

153

4,830

accel, air, atascadero, berry, breathmenthotmailcom, car, carfax, emlchunkymonkeyhotmailcom, fax, force, jim, motors, raider52aolcom, rclynch82msncom, sickandtwisted72aolcom

Carfax... If anyone needs it

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dps8315 on 04-23-2002

09-12-2002 10:03 PM
by 2vmodular

150

5,534