Besides the spoiler and hood (i think) are there any aesthetical differences between these cars?

 

The badges are differant...

The speedo cluster is differant and the power steering has a sensor on an RS and not the Z... I don't remember what it was for though. The engine/ intake is an obvious change too...


Jason

 

no T tops for the 350

 

the sensor in the power steering line was for the PCM to detect when the line pressure went up to determine if it needed to bring the RPMS up to deal with the extra load of the pump. Back to the origional question at hand, I dont think the RSs had the foglamp option either and the grilles may have been different.

 

z28 had a foglight package and grill- RS had a slotted black grill- Z28 had different rims, badges, hood, spoiler, and i beleive the Z had black headlight pockets while the RS is body colored- or is that only the earlier IROCs

 

In 92 15" wheels were standard on the RS, but 16" Z-28 wheels were avalible as an option. This option also caused a upgrade in the steering box, springs and sway bars.

 

painted headlight buckets.

the list goes on and on....

 

the engines are diff...

the rs came with a V6 or a 305 tbi


Z28 came with a 305 tpi auto, 305 tpi 5 speed or a L98

 

I have yet to see a 91-92 RS with 15" wheels. My 91 had the wide 5 spoke wheels...which were 16's. I believe the last time they used the 15's was in 87. Actualy I think the RS always had the 16" wheels, it was the base model camaro that had the 15" 5 spokes.

 

plenty of 91-92 rs had 15's. look at the production numbers. 16's were a luxury back in the day. i searched through all of my thirdgen pictures and couldn't find one although i don't have many rs pictures as it is. look a little and you'll see though, most were color coded.

 

Yep. What he said. 'twas called RPO F41.

 

My RS has the 16 inch rims...but then again its got the heritage edition package.

 

Ok, I stand corrected. I just have never seen a 91 or 92 without 16's.

 

Most all v8 rs cars had 16" wheels. I have only seen two that had the 15's on it. Every v6 car I have seen had 15" wheels.

 

I just looked at a 91 bird the other day with 305, T5 and 15" rims

 

We are talking about the 91/92 RS Camaro here...

 

wasn't the high rise spoiler and hood blisters an option on the 91'-92' RS?

 

No
And for the record, there is a 91-92 RS near my house with 15" wheels, I heard it drive by once, it sounded exactly like my 305 too..

 

well my car got this option so your saying that I have the z28 sway bars and quick ratio steering box? any thing else come with this code.

 

i was always under the impression that there were only two sets of sway bar sizing, 3 if you count the 1-le. by that statement then there would be 4?

 

Since I own a 91 RS here's what I've gathered over the years;
Only difference between 91 and 92's was the badge on the dash, some wiring harness differences, and a Heritage edition.
Now to speak of the differences between the 91 RS and 92 Z28. Z got 16" wheels standard, RS it was an option. Mine had the L03 TBI (v8) with 15" wheels.
Appearance differences were limited to the front grill, badges, rear spoiler. Now there are a LOT of differences with the powertrain options and the interiors were slightly different. The RS never came with a 145mph speedo, only 110 .
Kandy, the RS's COULD get black headlight pockets!
Also, the suspension were different, same with rear, driveshaft option etc. The B4C option gave the RS model everything the Z had but with an RS "shell" so I recant on that no RS's with a 145mph speedo because those had em.

 

Only with the Heritage Package. All other RSs were body colored.

 

Right, but the Heritage Package wasn't limited to Z's so RS's could have black headlight pockets.

 

since 1989 the rs was the base model camaro. they discontinued the sport coupe after 1988.

 

lol.. thanks for clearing THAT up. some dealerships also painted stock v6 headlight buckets black too so i guess you could count that in as well if you wanted to be technical however there weren't production numbers to follow that aspect. a z28 to rs all original aside, gm did not paint them black. special editons and otherwise are obviously different.

 

Nope, SC had it's last year in 86, 87 was the LT and 88 was the RS till 92.

 

QUOTE]Nope, SC had it's last year in 86, 87 was the LT and 88 was the RS till 92.[/QUOTE]
Sport coups last year was 88, not all 87s were LTs and Rs was only available in CA, Florida, and Texas in 88 and as only a V6 model.

 

Sport coups last year was 88, not all 87s were LTs and Rs was only available in CA, Florida, and Texas in 88 and as only a V6 model. [/QUOTE]
I read that in the tech data but have yet to find any actual information (owners of cars) that comply with those findings. Example; NJ buddy of mine has an 88 RS with the L03, he's not the only one. So explain to me how the only RS's those years were found in 3 states and only v6 option. I've also never seen any 87 or 88 SC models, none, and I've seen a lot of thirdgens in the junkyards and over the years.

 

Its all here
I dont know what else to believe

 

Who said anything about the Heritage Edition being only a Z option? In response to the statement above mine, "Kandy, the RSs could get the black headlight pockets!" I responded, "Only with the Heritage Package. All other RSs were body colored. " Nowhere did I mention the Z.

Also, the last year for the SC was 1988. It was available with the shorty spoiler. The RS debuted in Ca in 1987 as a V6 and was available in only a couple colors. In 1988 it became available in TX and FL. It was available to the masses from 1989 to 1992. Since this was originally questioned about the difference of a 92Z and a 92 RS, I don't see where that info is relevant.

 

have to agree with you scott.

 

Apparently the 16inch wheels triggered the F41 suspension (or vice versa)which also required the V8. However, the V8 was available without F41 and 16inch wheels. I saw at least one new and several stock when only a few years old. But, it seems V8 91/92 RS are far more common with the 16s than with the 15s. What's hard to tell are the Pre-91 V8 RS cars when you see one drive by ..unless you are close enough to hear
Of course, these things are getting old now and can have anything changed.

 

he siad there was a base model and an rs. that was the signifigance of the sc and rs debate.
my first 3rd gen was an 88 sc with an lo3.

 

Not to keep getting off the subject, but I just wanted to confirm the 88 Sport Coupes existing. My best friend has one, where the RS badges would be on the GFX, it had an emblem that said CAMARO instead, and the same on the bumper too. And it had the short wing spoiler that looks kinda like a miniture of my 91 z28's wing. This car also had an L03 from the factory with the auto, and the 15" aluminum wheels, and the slotted grille like the 91-92 RS. The car was a solid color when he got it, but we believe that the GFX were silver from the factory. Hope this helps

 

I just got a 91 RS Convertible with the 305 tbi v8. It to has the 16 inch wheels, I am about to switch the steering box from my 89 IROC to the RS. My question is should my RS already have it???

 

have a steering box? yes

performance geared like the iroc or upgraded z28's? no

 

you can make that 3 now...

the one sitting in my driveway has 15" wheels



and uhhhh... i've actually RARELY seen an RS with 16" wheels...

 

Re-read the post and try again.

 

I re-read your post and also am suprised at what you've seen. My 91 RS had the 15" wheel's and the 305 TBI. Make that 4?

 

And your point is? Disturbed felt it nessicary to post that his car has 15" wheels, however his car is a v6 so the point is moot.

As I posted, most all v8 rs cars I have seen had 16" wheels originally. Did I say all? No, no I did not.

 

My point is that the v8 15" wheel RS wasn't uncommon. Infact, of all the 305 TBI RS's that I've run into (and that's a lot) I'd say it was 50/50. This is just 91-92's.
Now I didn't check those cars RPO codes but when it's got 15" stock wheels it's not often that they originally came with 16's!
Did I say you said all? No, no I did not.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kandied91z
have a steering box? yes

Well I think that I have figured that out already since somehow when I turn my steering wheel my front wheels turn. SO it looks like I will have to change the box. Thanks for your help.

 

Right! 1988 was the only year for that oddball spoiler and the "Camaro" GFX and bumper emblems. I remember seeing my first 1987 RS in Barstow California when it was new. It was all black with 15" black rims and I had to have one! I bought my black RS 2 years later when they were available nationally. Of course, I later changed the wheels to '85-'87 IROC's!! lol

 

wrong. my friend's '87 IROC 5.7L has t-tops.

 

you guys realize the topic is about 1992 correct?

 

Here's another 92 RS V6 (Heritage) with factory 15" wheels.

Also noticed that my two 92 Z28's have the hood blisters on them, my two RS's do not.

 

that's factory original? i've never seen someone spring for the 25th appearance package and not get the wheels two as i thought that was a given with the whole package.

 

In 1987, which was the first year for the 350 L98 (option) you COULD get t-tops....because from 1987-1989, the L98 produced less torque. Starting in 1990, you COULD NOT get an L98 equipped IROC (90), Z28 (91-92) because they produced more torque and would twist the bodies.

Hope I cleared that up for ya

 

shawn you are right. But in 87 the had 330lb of tq and in 92 the L98 had 345lbs of tq.. Not much of a diff at all.. But they learned from there mistakes from 87-89 that ppl that abused the L98 with ttops had lot of body issues... So then they stopped in 1990

 

yea i have an 88 sc camaro. its the 2.8 it is factory red with grey gfx, now this spoiler you guys are talkin bout, i dont know what was up but something was of on most of there like it did not line up in the back .. almost like it was not aligned correctly realy a poor job ,,,im not sure its cause of the power setup that closed yer hatch tight, but sumthing was wrong.. i did like that wing though it was better then the one on my 91 r/s .. i dont like my thrid break light being in the rear window like that.. looks weird