1983 Camaro classification guide help....

[Terry Witzel]

The classification guide lists the flat top motor as 200 hp from factory with a factor of 261 for the manual and 263 for auto. It lists the cross-fire as 165 hp with a factor a 230. The dish motor is listed as 150 hp. Wasn't the H O motor a stick only? I ran mine as an automatic and later a stick, but I was thinking they only came factory with the 5 speed.

[MR DERBY CITY]

OK guys, then they made them but,.......why does the 83 classification guide not include them OR am I mistaken ??

[stock1080]

MJ, it's a mistake, just like listing that non-z28's and iroc's had Tune-port injection in them..i was on the line at a Chevy dealer.....GM NEVER made them.....your guess is is good as mine. PS still lovin my Derby City ft cover...Regards, jeff

[Dave Casey]

The tech guys would probably use the berlinetta shipping wt if you have a Z28. Not everything is in the book guys, everyone knows they made Z28's in 83 , there just isn't a separate shipping wt/ factor for it.

[FED 387]

1983 Camaro Shipping weights per GM

Base Camaro Coupe V-8---3035

Berlinetta V-8--3056

Z-28 LG4 engine 3061 either manual or auto trans avail add 101 pounds for auto trans

Z-28 LU5 engine 3107 AUTO TRANS ONLY

Z-28 L69 engine 3107 MANUAL TRANS ONLY

In addition Berlinettas had different grilles/front fascia/interiors /dash gauges etc. than Z-28----All Z--28 had front spoiler/rear trunk spoiler/ground effects rocker mouldings

Not sure what/how NHRA is looking at these cars but a base/berlinetta looks entirely different than a Z-28 parked side by side

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Dave Casey

The tech guys would probably use the berlinetta shipping wt if you have a Z28. Not everything is in the book guys, everyone knows they made Z28's in 83 , there just isn't a separate shipping wt/ factor for it.

Thanks for the reply Dave, don’t understand how you could use Berlinnetta specs for a car running ground effects ?? Don’t understand how you can race a car that is not in the books, that I know was made....??

[rick winchester]

purchased my wife . a new 83 Z/28 ,came with a turbo 200 regardless of what anyone has to say . Rick.

[brian schuetta]

I wondered because I bought my 83' that we built the stocker out of used and it had a TH-200, Didn't look like anything had been changed on the car, 305 LG4.

[Terry Witzel]

I believe the early ones got the th200 then they started putting 700r4's in later.

[Ed Wright]

I have never encountered an original Tuned Port Fuel Injected Chevy older than 1985.
There was a fuel injection system on '84, (maybe some '83, not sure about that) consisting of dual TBI units on a cross ram-style manifold. Sorry, poor performing set up.
Slower than the carbureted cars.