first let me say im new to this site and not sure if im posting in the right section..but im 14 years old and planning on buying a 90-92 rs or an 87 z28..but the problem is..and im ashamed to say it is i love cars but dont know anything about them (ecept for a few things).i was wondering can someone tell me EVERYTHING i need to know about camaros or cars in general...i want to know all the diffrent parts and there fucntions..ex..tranny, headers, flywheel, carbuerator, and etc..and i need to learn about car engines

 

id start with wikipedia....

 

Well your in the right place! Start searching the threads> you will find out all you need to know. Get a Haynes book for the 82-92 Camaro's. Glad you picked the best car for your first! Welcome to the best forum

 

I started out at the same time as you, my dad's '79 Camaro sparked up my intrest once I found out it would be mine. I started building model cars and reading magazines, the models help you get an idea for where the parts go and what they are, but they dont have everything, so it is limited. It does get you familliar with paint and teaches patience (which you will need a lot of lol). It's hard to explain all the different parts of a car if you the person you're talking to doesn't know what you are talking about. The best way to learn is to get out there and do it, not to say go rip your moms car apart, but go hangout with someone thats working on a car, dad, friend, friends dad, don't matter, if they will take the time to help you learn and maybe let you work a wrench. Cars are easy, it's mostly nuts and bolt, so it all comes apart and goes back together, no biggie. For starters, you will want to do a tune up, just start out easy and work your way up, keep it simple, learn what part it is and what it does.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-stroke_engine

 

thanks and i got a haynes book for the 82-92 camaro a few weeks ago but forgot about it...guess i should start reading now