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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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From: Belchertown MA
Car: 1988 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 2.8 Lt
Transmission: 5 Spd
Is there a difference?
Is there a difference the engine out of a 2.8 camaro and a 2.8 firebird. Or is it the same? Thanks
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 01:26 PM
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Car: 91 Camaro
Engine: 3.1...not hardly stock
Transmission: 700r4....not stock either
Axle/Gears: 3.73
they are the same
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 08:03 PM
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Car: 1988 Chevy Camaro Hardtop
Engine: Turbocharged/Intercooled 3.1
Transmission: World Class T5 5 Speed
The induction is different
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 07:42 AM
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Yea isn't the battery on different sides of the engine bay?
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 08:38 AM
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Anyway, yes, the motors themselves are exactly the same.
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 11:39 AM
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the only thing different is the intake tube down to the filter, rest is identical
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 12:04 PM
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i thought that the transmission bolted up differently in the bell housing
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 02:12 PM
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Car: 1988 Chevy Camaro Hardtop
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Nope, same transmissions.

Either -

700r4
BW T5 (WC or NWC)
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 05:10 PM
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cool, me wrong :hail: :hail: :hail:
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Old Jun 26, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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Car: 1988 Pontiac Firebird
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Thanks guys. I wasn't sure, because i raced an 2.8 88 camaro that was w/o air and mine whooooppppp it sbutt. LOL Mine even has AC. Seems like mine as more power, guess not. Thanks guys
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