well the title says it all, what are the differences between a 92 rs camaro and a 92 z28 camaro?

i now that the z has the high raise spoiler. rims different style. but what else? apperence wise and drivetrain wise. and interior wise. thanks for the help guys.

things i suspect are different would be the z has bigger sway bars, quicker streering box, and ummm thats it i guess.

both came with ttops, 5.7/auto(no ttops) or 5.0/auto or 5.0/5spd, all the nice extra options like power windows and locks etc etc...right?

 

tpi mainly.
you pretty much nailed everything.

 

Check this post out
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body/549145-z28-rs.html

Heritage stripes could be ordered on either model. Out of 70,000 camaros made that year, only around 5,300 were z28's.

Roanoke, VA huh? That's where I bought my car this past June.

 

When you really get down to what makes a Z28 different then the RS, you've got hood blisters, fog lights, a spoiler, and badging. If you ignore the B4C you can also say the TPI engines weren't offered in the RS, which is accurate for the general masses. You can also say the RS wasn't offered with the FE2 suspension, G92, and most of the other performance equipment. However the entry level Z28 used the same F41 suspension the top of the line V8 RS used.

 

haha nice, which one? theres always a few camaros for sell here. bit over priced IMO but still for sell.

and ok thanks guys, and to clearify this

z28 has iroc hood, fog lights, the badging, the high raise spoiler, factory with f41 and the performance options such as the g92 and fe2. was there other packages?

also noob here but g92 is the posi rear end with disc brakes...right?
and fe2 is ??? bigger sways and quicker streering?

 

The Z28 doesn't have an IROC hood, it had the same base hood as the IROC/Z28 but "Blisters" instead of Louvers.

G92 is the performance rear axle ratio. G80 is posi, rear disks are also seperate.
The FE2 includes thicker sway bars, but I am not sure what else.

 

Yah, was a bit overpriced considering it has bad paint job and dents in bumpers. Picked it up since very low miles and no rust. Plus it's a Z

Check out these links on RPO's
http://www.austinthirdgen.org/index.php?pid=30
http://www.austinthirdgen.org/mkport....html#92camaro

J65 was for 4 wheel disc brakes.

 

ok ya i was reading more about the "power" hood, thanks tho. and ok so reading i like my suspension to be stiff so would the f41 be better fe2?

 

In a nutshell.

FE1 = soft
F41 = stiffer
FE2 = stiffest

F41 was the upgraded suspension for the V8 RS, and the standard suspension on the Z28. FE2 was optional on the Z28 only.

 

ok cool thanks a lot. now to start a defferent thread on whats makes a fe2 option...unless any one wana share. i read that its bigger sways but didnt find much else. now i assume its stiffer shocks/struts and ??? i owuld like to think a different streering box.
a g92 axle fe2 suspension...and umm what else was z28 only? besides the hood/spoiler
Drew you said other performance packages...like what?

 

Other general differences I believe that weren't specifically mentioned yet include . . .

- Of all the Camaro paint colours offered in '92, two were only available on the RS . . . Dark Green/Grey Metallic (GM code 18 - WA 9795) and Medium Polo Green II Metallic (GM code 45 - WA 9539).
- RPO KC4 - Engine oil cooler only available on the Z28.
- RPO QLC - P245/50ZR16 tires optional only on the Z28.
- The RS standard wheel size was a 15" and 16" as an option. The Z28's standard wheel size was 16".
- Depending on options, the '92 RS coupe originally sold for ~$12,500US and the Z28 ~$17,000US.

 

ok great thanks. any one got any other differences?

 

Usually you can break down the thirdgen suspensions into three catagories. Level I, the base suspension. Level II, some but not all of the upgrades available. Finally, Level III, with all the available upgrades. The easiest, most clear place to see the difference between the levels is the size of the sway bars. The included hardware varied from year to year, and I'm not sure exactly what was included in 92 on the Z28, but this should give you the general idea.

F41 is in the middle. It's an upgrade over the base suspension that usually included stiffer springs, thicker sway bars, improved steering, 16" wheels, and possibly harder rubber bushings and specially valved shocks/struts.

FE2 takes it a step further adding even larger sway bars, even stiffer springs, 245/50 tires, etc. They've got stiffer bushings and special shocks/struts.

I didn't say other packages, I said other performance equipment. In general, throwing out the B4C since it didn't apply to most people, the RS was a mid-level car. You couldn't get a TPI drivetrain, you couldn't get an upgraded axle ratio, you couldn't get an engine oil cooler, dual converters, 245/50 tires, etc. The best RS you could get was extremely tame.

Where it starts to get blurry is that you could buy a fairly lame Z28 in 91/92 by not selecting the G92 option. A LB9 automatic car with 2.73 gears, a single cat converter, F41 suspension, and so on is a really boring car, that isn't going to feel that much different then a F41 L03 RS. Now if you compare that same limp Z28 with a G92 Z28 look out. There's a lot of performance gain between that basic Z28, and a fully loaded Z28, when essentially they look the same to a casual observer.

 

oooooooooo ok got it now thanks every one i believe i got my complete list of differences

 

what are the differences between a 92 rs camaro and a 92 z28 camaro?

the Z28 was a better looking car.
the Z28 Had more HP and was faster.

 

Great post Drew.