marekdennhardt

Hey I am restoring my 2.8 camaro and im wondering how careful I have to be with it.

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zoocrewsr

well the block itself is cast iron along with the heads, but either way you still want to be careful because one screw up on those and you have to start all over from scratch

project89

they can take alot, hell if i can make over 360 hp and 470ftlbs of tq on a stock bottom end motor id say its pretty dam durable

marekdennhardt

I'm asking because my friend bought a 2.8 camaro and i drove it around the block.. I floored it a few times then the next day it seized up.. so was this just random or should i stay away from flooring my 2.8

p.s he was changing the motor anyway

zoocrewsr

it sounds like the guy your friend bought it from messed it up already and that is why he sold it

marekdennhardt

Can anyone tell me what kind of stuff they do with their 2.8.. as in burnouts or flooring it often ect.

86ttopbird

I have heard stories that the bottom ends like to go in the 2.8's. Over revving them will cause the rod bolts to stretch allowing the clearances to widen, then you get a drop in oil pressure then the rod knock, then lastly that rod decides to poke a hole in your block. Heard that from a Chevy mechanic. It's mostly 5 speeds that it happens to but autos can have it happen as well.