ChelseaHere

Hi everyone! I just recently purchased my 86 Camaro. I absolutely love it however im not too sure what style it is. The title says CP under "style". But i don't know what that means... This is my first car and I don't know too much about cars, but I'm learning!

the_assman

iTrader: (3)

CP usually stands for "coupe"

ChelseaHere

But aren't they all coupes?

tealman92

yup.

ChelseaHere

So it's just a standard coupe. Not iroc or z28, just standard?

tealman92

Yours is not an Iroc or Z28.

jstadmud

I posted a reply on your "engine swap" thread in the "CARBURETORS" section that should answer some of your questions...

ChelseaHere

I don't know. The previous owner built the engine so its kinda like a Frankenstein engine haha

ChelseaHere

I have no idea. How do i find out?

jstadmud

Take a few good pictures of the engine and post them here, we'll help you figure it out. Also, I left this link http://www.nastyz28.com/camaro/camaro86.html on your thread in "Carburetors' section. You can go there and use your Camaro's VIN# to find out what originally came equipped in your car.

ChelseaHere

Here are some pictures!

84 1LE

iTrader: (9)

Thats a v8, but it may have had a v6 originally.Mostly likely a std coupe, maybe an LT variation depending on the yr.

ChelseaHere

Can you tell me how you figured out it was a v8?? I don't know how to tell Myself

gt4373

Damn That Thing Has A Lot Of Pulleys On It.

84 1LE

iTrader: (9)

Mostly by the looks of it, you seen a few, you can tell right away, but one way is the number of spark plug (red) wires ( not the red electrical wires).Theres eight of them, another is how close the front of the engine is to the radiator, a v6 would have about a foot gap between the rad/eng.

ChelseaHere

OH! Okay! That makes sense.. Thank you! Would you happha to know what engine it is?

ChelseaHere

Pulleys? What are those for? Where do you see them
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84 1LE

iTrader: (9)

There are dozens of small block engines from chevrolet, so it could be anyone's guess.Mine would be a 350 small block, but there are still dozens of varieties of the 350.
Pulleys are the round things the serpentine belt is wrapped around.

ChelseaHere

OH! Okay! Thank you so much for the information!

TireSmokin'

It's a pre-85 small block v-8. The only way to know what block and heads they are, is to look up the casting numbers.
But even then, they could have had work done to them, i.e. bored cylinders, or ported heads.
To know what the car was originally, you would have to decipher the RPO codes.

jstadmud

Frankenstein engine, looks like you might not be far off. The cylinder heads are pre '85. If the block is too, I would lean more towards 305 than 350 since it looks like the oil dipstick is on pass side. I'm thinking that serpentine setup is later than '85 for sure. From the position of the fuel line and vacuum hose placement I'm betting it has an Edelbrock carb under that air cleaner. Kickdown cable appears to be unhooked, not good if it's the 700r4 tranny. I like the A/C delete box, I still need to get one of those for my '83 Z28. Looks like it needs some TLC, how does it run? Is it strong?