Whats the first thing you get asked about your third gen?
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Re: Whats the first thing you get asked about your third gen?
Had a couple people say nice Z, I said its actually an RS, both times they replied with oh, the Z wheels fooled me or a response along those lines. There only stock 91-92 16" wheels, but for some reason people think they only came on the Z28s.
I've also been told many times that a V8 is rare for an RS, I just leave it alone and go on my way.
I've also been told many times that a V8 is rare for an RS, I just leave it alone and go on my way.
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Yeah, but not knowing specific things about 3rd gens like that is forgivable, at least they know its a camaro, lol.
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Had a couple people say nice Z, I said its actually an RS, both times they replied with oh, the Z wheels fooled me or a response along those lines. There only stock 91-92 16" wheels, but for some reason people think they only came on the Z28s.
I've also been told many times that a V8 is rare for an RS, I just leave it alone and go on my way.
I've also been told many times that a V8 is rare for an RS, I just leave it alone and go on my way.
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btw, just a side note. My camaro is fitted iwth a LPG tank. ( liquid petrol gas )
a mix from propane and buthane.
I actually drive on the stuff that fuel raffinary's would else just shoot in the air
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_petroleum_gas
only 65 eurocents a liter at the gas station
a mix from propane and buthane.
I actually drive on the stuff that fuel raffinary's would else just shoot in the air

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_petroleum_gas
only 65 eurocents a liter at the gas station
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seriously, i've been asked, "That thing got a hemi?"
i was positive the guy was joking, but the blank look on his face had me second-guessing myself.
having it called a camaro, wrong year, wrong engine...i've gotten into an argument with a guy when i told him i have an LT1. he said it's impossible because they didn't come out with them until '92.
I've also gotten into an argument with a guy who had an IROC with a TPI and claimed it was an LT1. couldn't convince him different.
i was positive the guy was joking, but the blank look on his face had me second-guessing myself.

having it called a camaro, wrong year, wrong engine...i've gotten into an argument with a guy when i told him i have an LT1. he said it's impossible because they didn't come out with them until '92.
I've also gotten into an argument with a guy who had an IROC with a TPI and claimed it was an LT1. couldn't convince him different.

i get teh same hemi **** about my camaro lmfao, and my Z24! Iv also got a 1989 Z24 cavy with a bored 2.8 MPFI v6 with a cam in it a real loud exhaust (no cat single cherry bomb slits into duals so it has duals out the bumper since no cavy has dual exhaust)
haha sad part is my camaro is a 3.1 and i get the hemi thing asked,
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My boss keeps asking me about my 4 speed that I had in it...it was a stock t-5 until I put in a t56. but mostly I get "man that thing is loud, whats under the hood". One time while sitting at a red light, this big dodge truck full of people pulled up next to me and the passanger asked me what rpms I idle at.
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i get teh same hemi **** about my camaro lmfao, and my Z24! Iv also got a 1989 Z24 cavy with a bored 2.8 MPFI v6 with a cam in it a real loud exhaust (no cat single cherry bomb slits into duals so it has duals out the bumper since no cavy has dual exhaust)
haha sad part is my camaro is a 3.1 and i get the hemi thing asked,
haha sad part is my camaro is a 3.1 and i get the hemi thing asked,
Correct me if I'm wrong or if you did a swap I thought a z24had a straight 4 hint z24 then there was a corsica? Z26 had a v6. Then the mighty z28 has an 8.
But I could be wrong about all of this
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buzz, ur right and your wrong, pre 95 z24s wer v6s, i own one, 89 Z24 2.8L v6 bored and stroked and camed with a 5 speed, after 95 when they changed teh body style every cavalier was a 4 cylinder after that z24 or not, all wer 4 bangers, either a 2.0 2.2 2.3 or 2.4,
and yes z26s wer v6s also, same motor that came in the z24 either 2.8 or 3.1 depending on the year, the z34 was a DOHC 3.4 i think,
and dont down a lil 2.8 LOL, my lil 2.8 takes 305s =) well stock ones =)
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lol...
"why do you have gold rims?"
they came on the car..
"whys your car so loud?"
its really not..lol
"Is it fast?"
*shrugs shoulders*
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oh **** O.o
was working on my car at my grandmas house (watching it for the week while shes away)
and 2 guys in black suits come up (startled me already) and im like..woah wtf..whats up?
*blah blah Detective so and so, were investigating your neighbors murder (not a ghetto neighborhood at all)
so im like, standing there releived that he didnt come over to ticket me or something, idk.
first thought was "oh great, someone called in my plate."
anyways..
he looks at my engine bay and says
"nice setup, all done legally right?"
uhh..yezzir.
he laughed though so i dont think he was to serious...
then his partner goes, is that a V6? -__-
me: nah, its a V4
first guy started cracking up..
the end... >.>
was working on my car at my grandmas house (watching it for the week while shes away)
and 2 guys in black suits come up (startled me already) and im like..woah wtf..whats up?
*blah blah Detective so and so, were investigating your neighbors murder (not a ghetto neighborhood at all)
so im like, standing there releived that he didnt come over to ticket me or something, idk.
first thought was "oh great, someone called in my plate."

anyways..
he looks at my engine bay and says
"nice setup, all done legally right?"
uhh..yezzir.

he laughed though so i dont think he was to serious...
then his partner goes, is that a V6? -__-
me: nah, its a V4

first guy started cracking up..

the end... >.>
Re: Whats the first thing you get asked about your third gen?
oh **** O.o
was working on my car at my grandmas house (watching it for the week while shes away)
and 2 guys in black suits come up (startled me already) and im like..woah wtf..whats up?
*blah blah Detective so and so, were investigating your neighbors murder (not a ghetto neighborhood at all)
so im like, standing there releived that he didnt come over to ticket me or something, idk.
first thought was "oh great, someone called in my plate."
anyways..
he looks at my engine bay and says
"nice setup, all done legally right?"
uhh..yezzir.
he laughed though so i dont think he was to serious...
then his partner goes, is that a V6? -__-
me: nah, its a V4
first guy started cracking up..
the end... >.>
was working on my car at my grandmas house (watching it for the week while shes away)
and 2 guys in black suits come up (startled me already) and im like..woah wtf..whats up?
*blah blah Detective so and so, were investigating your neighbors murder (not a ghetto neighborhood at all)
so im like, standing there releived that he didnt come over to ticket me or something, idk.
first thought was "oh great, someone called in my plate."

anyways..
he looks at my engine bay and says
"nice setup, all done legally right?"
uhh..yezzir.

he laughed though so i dont think he was to serious...
then his partner goes, is that a V6? -__-
me: nah, its a V4

first guy started cracking up..

the end... >.>
the cop looked at me and said "good job mr. smith" then i left there
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Re: Whats the first thing you get asked about your third gen?
I quite often get asked, What year is your Camaro?
Uhhhh Firebird.......?
Also what size motor....350?
Nope, 307. (Not the 3rd gen 5.0 either)
Uhhhh Firebird.......?
Also what size motor....350?
Nope, 307. (Not the 3rd gen 5.0 either)
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Lately since its been 70 out all my friends have been asking me with I'm getting my Camaro and Stepside out, Camaro has junk front tires and my truck is on comp and stuck in 5 inches of mud lol. damn melted snow and dirt
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lol..took my girl to work earlier and one of her co-workers (she says) said
"oooooo your boys car is pretty! i like the gold rims.." >.>
"oooooo your boys car is pretty! i like the gold rims.." >.>
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I got pulled over by a chicago cop. comes up to my car and im thinking' what did i do now' he like nice ride. does it talk'. i was stuned that 2 rookie cops stoped me to talk i was not mad at all.
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lol..nice
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I generally get "is that yours" as I am opening the drivers door to get in. Or "what color/year is that thing"
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"Is that yours?!"
"What engine does that have?"
"How much horsepower?"
That's probably my top 3...
"What engine does that have?"
"How much horsepower?"
That's probably my top 3...
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Re: Whats the first thing you get asked about your third gen?
I get that HP question too, something like this:
How much HP does that thang have?
Uhh 245
wow thats...wait 245? thats not very much?!?
well, it was 20 years ago!
How much HP does that thang have?
Uhh 245
wow thats...wait 245? thats not very much?!?
well, it was 20 years ago!
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yeah well not to mention people mainly think about hp for some reason yeah my z might have 340 hp and ur nissan maxima might have "350" but thats prolly at the crank not the wheels and you got no torque lol
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I love it. always get people who no nothing about cars and think HP is everything. i always get the my maxima is in the 300 range and would smoke you. then we race and they get smoked. lol. love the look on there face.
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HP aint crap if it aint got no torque
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Yeah, they don't understand power to weight ratio either......most people understand hp and don't even know that hp isn't acceleration, torque is...... hp is top speed, but try to explain that to them and they just won't get it till you show them...
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lol..people look at me funny when i tell em i have more torque than hp 
270hp and 320tq..

270hp and 320tq..
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used to get that all the time -_- i got the car when i was 14..18 now and i still get that from time to time...lol
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I now have a Pioneer stereo w/USB port for my flashdrives, so after
deriding, chastising & near insulting them for not knowing the difference
between a '82 Firebird & a '91 Camaro, I hop in & click over to the
Knightrider theme song & crank it up while I drive away!
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lol that's funny Jay 
maybe we should swap cars so it would be a lil more accurate! ha!

maybe we should swap cars so it would be a lil more accurate! ha!
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KITT1983, that is completely ridiculous & unnecessary. I love it.
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Jaydawg7, that is one beautiful RS! Just had to say.
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how come your car doesnt leave the house?
cuz the ECM is out atm

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Is it fast? Sounds fast, Is it going to stall , And I say fast enough for me and yes it sounds this way because it has true duall exhaust,and it is not stalling it has a bumpy cam. And I leave it at that and get going before they say what is a bumpy cam?...LOL
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Yes I did check out your album, gotta love the black!
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whys your wing cracked?
its foam -_-
its foam -_-
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the ones i get the most is
-whats under the hood as its a 4 inch cowl..... i say usually 305 as its a 427 big block as a joke lol then i say the truth
-what year is it....89
-how fast is it..... faster than my buddys cars
-who did all the work..... as im 25 years old and a liscenced tech i did lol
-is it powerfull.... dunno haven tried it ( but if they look closer there is sometimes rubber in the quarter panels
)
how good on gas is it.... allmost as cheap as my honda as it cost me 5 dollars more than my civic for 400kms lol
-the best one ive ever got was two highschool kids pulled up at a red light and said nice car wanna race as they were driving mommys corolla lmao
-whats under the hood as its a 4 inch cowl..... i say usually 305 as its a 427 big block as a joke lol then i say the truth
-what year is it....89
-how fast is it..... faster than my buddys cars
-who did all the work..... as im 25 years old and a liscenced tech i did lol
-is it powerfull.... dunno haven tried it ( but if they look closer there is sometimes rubber in the quarter panels
)how good on gas is it.... allmost as cheap as my honda as it cost me 5 dollars more than my civic for 400kms lol
-the best one ive ever got was two highschool kids pulled up at a red light and said nice car wanna race as they were driving mommys corolla lmao
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lol @ the corolla
today, uncles freind was like..hey mikey why wont u just get a new car?? -_-
me: noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
today, uncles freind was like..hey mikey why wont u just get a new car?? -_-
me: noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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lol. this kid on my hockey team:
him: why dont you get a real camaro?
me: what are you talking about, it is real?
him: only 69 camaros are real.
me: *slap*
I also get " Why is the hood painted gray?"
.....cuz my uncle convinced me he could paint my car...

my ex gf asked "why's it so rusty"
that's not rust, the PO had it sitting in the sun or years and the original red is now turned brownish...
him: why dont you get a real camaro?
me: what are you talking about, it is real?
him: only 69 camaros are real.
me: *slap*
I also get " Why is the hood painted gray?"
.....cuz my uncle convinced me he could paint my car...


my ex gf asked "why's it so rusty"
that's not rust, the PO had it sitting in the sun or years and the original red is now turned brownish...
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"When's it going to the crusher?"
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