did chevrolet actually make a z28 in 1988?
from everything ive read they didnt, but a friend of mine has an 88 z28.
we looked up the VIN and everything.

 

The vin is not a sure fire way of telling what the car is.

In 88 all Z28's were Iroc-z's. The Camaro White Book says the Z28 was dropped.

However, I prefer to think of it as the Iroc-z became a manditory option on the z28. Afterall the RPO code is Z28, and it says Z28 with Iroc-z below that on the dash.

A Z28 like say an 85-87, no. It can only be an Iroc-z or a Sport Coupe.

I should add that it could be an RS which were built in 88, but only sold in certain parts of the country.

 

yes, it does indeed have the z-28 badge underneath the dash. and it is an 88. i just thought that was rather interesting.
how can you tell if its an RS? check the rpo codes?

 

RPO code sheet for a Z28 should have Z28 on it...

sorry I could not resist.

John

 

The White Book doesn't say anything about an RPO code for the RS. So I don't know what it would be.

If your car has an 8 or an F in the eighth digit of the vin, then it is an Iroc-z. If it has an E it's either an Iroc-z or a sport coupe. S and it's a sport coupe.

The bottom line is it's not a Z28, Someone may have changed the dash emblem.

 

The camaro im about to get is a 88 and it says z28 iroc z...Ill find out more later..But i belive they did make them. The decals it has on it says z28(right above Port injeted..) then on the door it says iroc-z

 

Let's put it differently...

You could get a Z28 or an IROC-Z in years 1985 - 1987. The IROC-Z was a option package (RPO B4Z) on the Z28. In 1988, Chevrolet was downsizing the Camaro lineup. The only options were Sport Coupes and IROC-Zs. The RPO code for the IROC-Z from 1988 - 1990 was Z28 and RPO B4Z was dropped. So, in all actuality, instead of having a Z and an IROC-Z, they were combined into one car. If you went into a dealer to order one, you would pick Z28 on the option order sheet and you would receive an IROC-Z upon delivery. In 1991, the IROC-Z option was discontinued and the Z28 nameplate was resurrected.

 

So ur saying that 88's arnt as good? cuase im about to get one? or did i miss understand you

 

No, you aren't understanding. He is saying that an 88 that is a z28 is also an IROC. All third gens are good, some are just more desirable than others.

 

Scott,
I have noticed that some 88-90 IROC's did not get a large door decal, only the small IROC badge on the rocker. What would cause this? Did the person order a Z28 and even though they got an IROC it did not have the decal because of how it was ordered? or am I mistaken and someone had just removed the decal from the car?

JOhn

 

decal/stripe delete option, 1988-90. I forget which RPO code it was.

 

Probably WX1 That was for the firebirds

John

 

So me having a 88 iroc z z28 is good? im pretty confused here..loll sorry

 

GM just dropped the Z28 theme from 88-90, and made the IROC-Z its own model instead of an option on the Z28. Everybody's 88-90 is a Z28 if you want to look at it that way, since that RPO was still used to identify the top model level on the Camaro just like it was in previous years.

Nobody's 88 is special because it says Z28 somewhere.

 

decal/stripe delete option, 1988-90. I forget which RPO code it was.

RPO DX3 - Decal and Stripe Delete - credit of $60

 

Yeah! What they said.

 

bassicly, its the top model. its just a label, it changed from z 28 to iroc.
i think thats lame though, if they downsize a model and do away with it, why keep badging cars like that? oh well

just an off topic question, does it have tpi or tbi?

 

TPI

 

In 1988 it could have either.

 

i was asking if he 88 he might buy had tbi or tpi.