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1983 Trans AM 5.0 H.O. Question

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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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1983 Trans AM 5.0 H.O. Question

Were there ever any Recaros or Daytonas built with this engine?

I have never heard of any, thinking that there ,maybe, was a production gap, from when the S/E cars were made, till the time this engine option was made available.

Would have made for a cool combo

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Leon.
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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No Daytona's were made with the L69. I'm pretty sure no '83 Recaro's were either.
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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Originally posted by 82FirebirdTA
No Daytona's were made with the L69. I'm pretty sure no '83 Recaro's were either.
How would one know though? Far as I know, GM never kept records of RPO combos
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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The 5.0 H.O. came out in the 1984 T/A to replace the problem plagued crossfire motor.
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 11:41 PM
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Originally posted by shota15
The 5.0 H.O. came out in the 1984 T/A to replace the problem plagued crossfire motor.
It came out in 1983. 662 made, all 5 speeds...
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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It came out in 1983. 662 made, all 5 speeds...
Yup... it came out mid-year, just like for the Z28. There were 662 Firebirds with it, and 3223 Camaros.
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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 08:16 AM
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I have never seen or heard of an L69 in an 83 Recaro or a Daytona. But it sure would have been a nice combo
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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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Nope, no L69 Daytona's... they were all built before the L69 was made available.
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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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In case this question is in reference to the 83 Recaro "H.O." car currently for sale at Hawks.....there was a mistake in the listing, its not an HO

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/in...1?idx=3&p=7124
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