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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 06:58 PM
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camaro turbo?

Did chevrolet ever make a stock turbo/tt camaro...possilby in 1980? THanks
Old Apr 4, 2002 | 07:01 PM
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i remember seeing a stock turbo trans am about the same year...they probably did
Old Apr 4, 2002 | 07:06 PM
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I don't recall there ever being a turbo charged camaro from GM.
Old Apr 4, 2002 | 07:18 PM
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Nope, some Firebirds did though.
Old Apr 4, 2002 | 08:04 PM
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Only Turbo F-bodies - '80, '81, & '89 TA's. Never a Camaro.
Old Apr 4, 2002 | 09:45 PM
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Hey Thanks everybody, i wasnt sure, but along that line...i have a great movie on my computer of some guy who installed a twin turbo on his ls1 supersport (the thing was sick...roasted every *****, stang and sadly, every other camaro). ANYWAYS...does anybody know where i can find a twin turbo kit for an ls1 or lt1? thanks
Old Apr 4, 2002 | 10:39 PM
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I don't think its a twin turbo, but check at a newstand for an ad in GM High Tech Performance magazine. There's a tuner who makes a turbo kit for an LS1 that allows it to run in the 9's on a stock long block!!

How's that for pure evil???
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 05:00 AM
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he's thinking of the Yenko turbo Z28 of 1980
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 07:12 AM
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