New here - my 86 iroc-z
 

Ive been wanting a camaro ever since I was 14 or so, and finally purchased one friday at the age of 17. Its a 1986 iroc-z28 with 88,500 miles for $3,000. It has a 305 tpi as of now, :doh: . But I just got the car because of the condition and looks. I just drive my dads 72 el camino when I wanna go fast, which is also in the pictures. It has a modded 350 with 80,000 miles on the car. The engine is fairly newer. So far I like the camaro, its got a nice flowmaster muffler with dual chrome tips, the only thing bugging me is that it idles at around 1300 rpm when in park no matter if its warm or cold. but as soon as you put it in gear it jerks then settles down, but as soon as you put it back in park it goes back up to around 1300, any opinions will help, please share your thoughts. Enjoy the pictures.

oh yea, forgot to mention I havent washed or cleaned it yet, just got it friday night and it was 25 degrees here today so that eliminates the washing part
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very clean 'roc you got there.....she's a beaut

Nice looking IROC:thumbsup:

I like it :thumbsup:

Tune and mod that LB9 a bit, and she'll move right along. Maybe not eyeball-popping acceleration, but she'll definitely move.

Aerodynamics really help with top speed, too. You should be able to hit at least 120 in stock form (that is, providing you can find a long, open stretch of road with no other cars and no cops around...)

doesn't mean its an LB9.. still will be sluggish being an auto.

looks nice and clean thou, nice score!

He said it's a 305 TPI, that's the LB9... Unless some *genius* dropped a TPI onto an LG4.

I love the 86s. I think you got a good deal there. I think those foglights should prolly go though.

Welcome to the site.

Yea the fog lights are coming off , they dont even work anyways, also there are mudflaps on the front wheels for some odd reason - those are coming off today as well.

Thanks for all the great replys so far. Looking forward to more. :D

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If anybody could help me with another questions I have - I was going to put a filter straight on the intake but one of my buddies said theres a censor that I have to bypass. How does that work?

The black tube thing with the wire attached to the bottom side of it is you MAF. It's between the intake itself and the airbox. Anyhow, TPI motors from 85-59 used Mass Air Flow sensors to meter the air coming into the motor. 90-92 motors went to Speed Density, which measure air pressure rather than air flow. Anyhow, since you have MAF, not SD, you can't put a filter directly on the front of the intake without bypassing that sensor. Bypassing it means a whole new computer. Totally not worth the effort. Plus, even if you did, the factory airbox is technically a factory installed cold air intake drawing air from the outside. Putting the filter on the intake itself would only draw hot air from the engine bay. You'll notice that even the 90-92 cars with "SD" still use the same intake routing to draw that cold air, even though technically they don't have to since they have no MAF sensor.


...and in the long run, I beleive the MAF is more forgiving when it comes to modifications to the motor. They let you do a LOT more to the car before computer tuning is required. Custom tuning is always a good idea, but it's nice to know it'll run well even if you don't.

Oh, nice car!:thumbsup:

Congratulations on the new car, looks pretty sweet!! And welcome to the boards.:driving:

Love the car dude, black is the way to go! As for the 1300rpms at start, try adjusting your TPS. Simply just loosen the bolts holding it in place, and move the sensor up and down while listening to the idle. Thats how I did mine and it hasn't given me problems yet. Again, nice car!

Welcome to the boards and you got a really nice car there :thumbsup: It's nice to see the younger generation taking interest in third gens, take care of her.

What on Earth are you talking about???:confused:

he wanted to know if he could bypass the MAF.:D :cool:

LOL!!!

no sleep = DUR

:D

Nice car man. Welcome to TGO. :burnout:

Thanks guys !!! I tried moving the censor but got nothing. Putting an mp3 cd deck in it next week , and front speakers. I posted a wanted ad for parts in the wanted forum if anybody has any parts I need a headeliner, light lenses, etc . Thanks again

Looks like you have a pretty nice car. For the t-top headliner, I'd do it yourself. ITs VERY easy, and being that your 17, it will save you a few bucks. Just go to an upholstery shop, ask for about 1 1/2-2 yards of headliner material or fabric. I used thick material, so the spray won't go through. Get some 3M headliner adhesive, you can get it at Pep-Boys and I'm sure Autozone and other places have it.

*Remove the headliner material that's on there now.
*Put the T-top bar on the ground or flat surface.
*Clean the surface of the headliner bar to get all the foam off. This will provide a good surface for the material to stick.
*Put the fabric over top check the size.
*Start on one corner(doesnt matter which) and spray the adhesive liberally onto the bar. Wait about 2-3 mins for it to tack up a bit. Then place the material on it. Make sure your careful that you dont get any wrinkles, they can be tough to get out.
*Then move on to the other corners and repeat.
*Next trim around the headliner leaving about 1/2 inch on each side to fold over. Make sure you leave a little more around the sharp corners.
*Flip the headliner over to wrap the excess around the corners.

And if your sun visors arent looking to good, use the left overs to make slip covers for em. Looks pretty good IMO. You can always get your mom to so them for ya.

It only takes about 2 hours to do this, that is taking your time. It cost about $7 for the adhesive and $15-20 for the headliner material. It cost me about $70 to get mine professionally done. Any other questions, just shout me a PM.

Ryan

car is very nice, i look forward to seeing more pix.

Nice 'roc! Is that a 91-92 chin spoiler on there?

alright another 17 year old with an 86 z. cool lookin car man, and good luck with her.

Well spent 3K, a very nice looking car......

looks good man i always like that grey black two tone interior. agreed nice spent 3 grand

these cars always idle at 1300 rpm when you first start them.After a few seconds or a few minutes depending on how warm the engine is the idle speed should come down to700-800 rpm.If it doesn't I would either suspect a bad idle air speed motor or a vacuum leak.Or someone has messed with the idle speed screw on the throttle body,which is supposed to be a sealed factory adjustment.Good luck..

man nice car

I envy you sooooo much right now

She's a beauty.Welcome to the board:thumbsup:

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Welcome to the site. I like the ride

Man that thing looks clean. Very well spent 3 grand, I'm loving the black too, one of the best colors on 3rd Gens. in my opinion.:nod:

Beautiful car and welcome to the boards. I love the Iroc's in black. I was 17 when I was searching for an iroc, but i found a GTA that I wasn't gonna pass up. But now I'm gonna have to trade or sell it for something more economical since I'm on my way to college for the summer semester. Im gonna miss it.