I've always been curious what the most popular thirdgen. is. I love my 87' TA but it's a toss up between a 92 firehawk and an 89 TTA for my favorite. If you could build take your favorite thirdgen, add any engine trans etc. What car would it be and what engine?

 

And how is this related to Tech / General Engine ?


I already own my favorite thirdgen. A 91 Z28 !

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1991 Z28 5.7 TPI

ZZ4 heads, ZZ4 cam, Harland Sharp roller rockers, Accel base, SLP siamesed runners, 52MM SLP Throttle Body, Hooker Headers, Flowmaster catback, MSD6A ignition, Home made ramair system, 2500 stall, bullet proof 700R4, aluminum driveshaft...

Soon to be installed. WC T5 !

 

It's related because he adds, if you could add any motor/trans. Personally I like the looks of Camaros over the T/As. But I would take TTA over any stock 3rd gen.



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"Rice burners are like tampons...Every pu$$y has to have one"
'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite

 

If i had the money, it would be an LS1, just because that would be cool to say i had, but expensive to mod



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- David
88' GTA 5.7L TPI MODS---> air foil, K&N, Shift Kit, 180* therm, TB bypass, Gutted CAT, Flowmaster 80 Series

http://www.geocities.com/david_angel_16

 

91 z28
88 GTA

 

88 + IROC-Z Camaros. Aww so beautiful!

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1988 Jet Black IROC
5.7L W/ 64000 miles
Flowmaster Exhaust
Fully Loaded
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My IROC In Readers Rides
My IROC

 

is that ur unbiased opinion
i agree with ya on that one though
especialy with t-tops, But i love my 88 GTA

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- David
88' GTA 5.7L TPI MODS---> air foil, K&N, Shift Kit, 180* therm, TB bypass, Gutted CAT, Flowmaster 80 Series

http://www.geocities.com/david_angel_16

 

mine would have to be of course the 91 RS, the z-28 would be nice too, but i like the 91 RS better.

 

My favorite thirdgen? A C3 of course!
Oh... you neant F-Bidy?.
'89 GTA, personally my favorite all around year and model f-bod.

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"Question with boldness even the existence of a *** ; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear."

-Thomas Jefferson

 

My own is my favorite!!!!!

 

i would say the 89 and up gta and tta and the firehawks and the FIREFOX the first one that one is pretty awsome!

 

I like the looks of the Camaros better than the Firebirds, and I like the IROCs best of the Camaros!

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission
Borg Warner 7.75" 9 Bolt Rear End with 2.77:1 Gears.

Current Mods: LT4 HOT Cam, Comp Cams 1.52:1 Roller Rocker Arms, Accel High Flow TPI Baseplate, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Catco 3" High-Flow Catalytic Converter, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Transgo Shift Kit, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition, K&N Filters, Jet TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET: 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

 

My favorite thirdgen would probably be the 92 Firehawk Vert' Trans Am. The only stock combination I'd take over that would be if that Firehawk was a t-top model instead of a convertible. It could stay red too. Dream combination is probably something I'll be building for the rest of my life, lol. One car (91 Firebird, hardtop) will be a 427 small block fed by a custom dual throttle body injection with an Offy manifold, all of which will be polished, and will be backed by a 6 speed. That will probably be my second project. I am working on my first one right now. Just getting started actually. 91 Firebird with t-tops- plan on going with a beefed up LS6 block and intake (ZO6), gale banks twin turboed, backed by a beefed up 4L80e, and either a Moser 12 bolt or a 9". Totally custom interior, etc, etc, etc. Hey, a guy can dream right? lol

 

88 GTA carbed all the way!

 

84 Z-28 T-Tops. I like the front clip a little better, the L69 engine with 5 speed and 3.73 rear end is aweful tough. Smokey gray exterior, blue and black interior...wood panelling inside. Power everything, very sweet ride indeed. Not to mention that it is an "Older" style motor and is much more simple to play with.

I've also been told that was the first year where the dash board was bevelled instead of flat, which I like.

I also understand that it was the last year where a blue interior was available.

No disrespect to any of the others, but I personally like the 82 to 84 body style and the 84 is a little nicer (IMHO) than the previous years. They changed in 85.

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http://www.gruveb.com/z28

 

Considering I dont have a budget, Id buy IROCThe5.7's Camaro. Then put in a LS1 engine with the 6 speed tranny. All K&N filters with true dual exhaust. 3inch pipes with Flowmaster 40 series mufflers with straight pipes in the place of cats. Yokohama tires for better traction with 4.11 rearend gears with Eaton posi. 1/3/4 inch SLP headers.

Put in black accents in the interior, like Black armrests and other stuff making it grey and black. Momo steering wheel. Ohhh *** I must stop now.

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1987 Camaro Sport Coupe 305 V8 LG4-rebuilt-All Stock.

Future Mods: Flowmaster American Thunder Cat-back, Catco High Flow Catalytic Converter, Hooker Super Comp Shorty Headers, Dual Snorkle Air Cleaner with K&N Filter, CompCam 264H, White Paint, 88-90 IROC wheels or BBS ASA JS5 wheels, Sony XPlod 50x4 head unit, KICKER Impulse Coaxials 4x6 speakers, KICKER Impulse Coaxials 6x9 speakers, KICKER ZR1000 Amp, KICKER 12 in. subs, Grant Steering Wheel, New Intake(Edelbrock carband manifold),New Fuel Pump, Ground Effects

 

91 or 92 firebird with a either a 427 big block or a 455. Of course that 8.3L V-10 that's going in the new Viper would be pretty nice, too.

 

back in 89/90 or so chevrolet developed a car i loved.gm new the iroc would be phased out in 91,so they had the engineers build a replacement.body lines were essentially unchanged ground fx looked like a cross between the gta and the real iroc race cars.as for the drivetrain it was a 4.3 twin turbo/fuel injected engine capable of pushing the car to a top speed of 206 mph.it was called the "IROC II".rest of the setup included a stout 700r4 tranny,a dana 44 rear with 3.55's,and the 1le suspension.i had the article write up avery long time,but 3 countries(and 5 years of military service) later who knows where it is now.alas chevy decided not to make it,instead designed a whole new car(4th gen).since chevy's last venture into the turbocharged world(corvair)was a disaster they let pontiac have all the fun.DAMN those chevy big wigs.COULDA,SHOULDA,WOULDA,BUT DIDN'T.it's the same ol' story.

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87 trans am,gm crate 350(4 bolt mains 10to1),L98 aluminum heads,LT4 hot cam,slp runners,slp 1 5/8 headers,3in.y-pipe,edelbrock base,hi flo cat,air foil,afpr,as&m ported plenum,gutted airbox,t-5 tranny w/centerforce clutch and a 3.27 9bolt(11.9in. brakes),ed wright's fastchip,relocated iat sensor,160 fan switch&t-stat,tb bypass,accel supercoil,cap& rotor,slp 3in. catbcak,a/c delete.

SHE IS GONE BUT I KNOW THE GUY WILL GIVE HER A GOOD HOME.

best e/t:
3653lbs./full tank+ driver.
14.10@96.53mph 2.01 60'

 

I'd have to agree with IROCThe5.7L, but I might be a little biased.

 

well personally i like the 82 camaro sport coupe. with the high performance carburated 2.8L v6. and for the real high performance minded the 90 horsepower 2.5L iron duke was also available.

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86 IROC
43,000 miles
305/700R4/3.23 gears
maroon, gold stickers, black interior, T-Tops.

current mods.
shift kit
headers
cat back exhaust

mods planned for this winter
cam
3.73 gears
subframe connecters

 

I'll take a blown 502 in a 90 IROC vert

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*1989 RS
*Red, Daytona Turbo fiberglass hood, chrome 16x8 IROC wheels
*355 CID
*TPI ported plenum, SLP siamesed runners, Edelbrock high flow intake
*SLP 1 and 3/4 headers with 3 inch catback being installed next week
*Richmond 3.73, Auburn Posi
*Modded 700-R4, 2800 stall converter
*eibach pro kit and hotchkis sturt tower brace

 

my fav is a 90 iroc convert with a 383 ,tunnel ram. vortec heads. big *** cam. 2 600 holly's with a t56 and a 4:10 12 bolt behind that. thats my fav o yeh i forgot to add the 18 in irocs

 

at first i figured what the hell no one was replying to this thread then it took off. since it isn't really tech and not many people really care what someone else thinks it's getting locked.

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