'93-'02 Camaro V8/auto stocker questions

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Originally Posted by Crew Chief

The issue of '98 Camaro/Firebird with the LT1 instead of the LS1 was decided 20 years ago and right or wrong it will remain that way no matter how much factory data is presented. For whatever reason NHRA elected to allow the LT1 and not the LS1 in those cars. If you want to run the LS1, just claim the car as a '99. The bodies are identical.

Thanks. I was not aware of the issue until I just came across it in the classification tool.

I'm not interested in trying to convince anybody of anything- like you said, a '98 could simply be presented as a '99.

Would a '98 LT1 Camaro stocker be what is referred to as a "paper" car?

[jimmyparker]

I think GM did this to help their 98 Manufacturers points total. If I remember correctly racers were a little slow to warm up to the LS-1 so LT-1 racers could put change the front end and accumulate points as a current year model car for GM.