Camaro F1 questions?????

I have a buddy that just picked up a 1993 Camaro F1. Is there any decent online reference for the specs of the car.

He wants to do some performance work to the car. I am trying to do some research on the baseline specs of the car.

FYI he is planning on dropping in a new rear end, doing some trans work and then finally adding some boost with a supercharger.

ok i never claimed to know everything about camaro's so my question is whats an f1?

ok i never claimed to know everything about camaro's so my question is whats an f1?
Check here http://www.gmgoodwrench.com/perfpartsjsp/partlist.jsp?cat=9449&section=pp

ok i still dont know that didnt show me anything what was i supposed to there?

ok i still dont know that didnt show me anything what was i supposed to there?
Link works fine for me...A whole list of parts and this:

Technical Notes: It's not called F-1 by chance, it may be as close as many of us will ever come to a Formula 1 car for the street. But how would you improve on a car with the Camaro's potent 5.7 liter V8 delivering neck snapping performance and its already good handling and road manners? Put it in the capable hands of the GM Performance Parts engineers, of course. With the Camaro F-1 Extreme Sport Suspension package, awesome 16"x8" front and 17"x9" rear wheels, GM Performance Parts Hurst shifter, special F-1 floormats and drop dead gorgeous ground effects, spoiler, ornamentation and stripes, the Camaro F-1 becomes a force to be reckoned with. And if you decide to slow down long enough for anyone to get a good look at it, we believe you'll get some well deserved compliments. So, go out and get your Camaro washed, cruise down to your nearest GM Performance Parts Authorized Center (there is a list of them in the back of this catalog), and get ready to transform your already great car into a GM Performance Parts inspired statement of power, style and personality.

It's kinda hard to find actual hp specs on the F1 Camaro's because they were not a production car. They were either dealer made or made by the public. You could by all the parts from GM to make your Z into a F1. Emblems, wheels, floor mats, exhaust, hurst shifters, special intake and RS body kits. I've got an dealer info sheet on the F1's I can scan and post if you want.

Were these only 4th gen cars or did they have 3rd gen versions as well?

4th Gen and 93 to 97 only.

God damn, you learn somethin gnew every day i guess that's true

so its a z28 with a body kit, intake and a shifter? never heard of it. i wonder what the "cold air intake" is referring to, if that is just the plastic ductwork that supposedly takes air to the filter in the stock airbox or does it really have a decent air intake on it.

but anyway :useless:

i think your tring to sell the car, not talk about it. But whats the big deal, its just a Z with ground effects and an intake BIG DEAL.

oh and floor mats you cant forget the floor mats

OK, it seems as though the "F1 package" isn't a real big deal like a Yenko or Saleen package. (I know, I said a Ford word.)

I wanted to make sure that he wasn't going to rip apart a some semi-exotic production vehicle.

Thanks for the replies.

oh Kennedy the car is sweet but i was just addressing the fact that the one guy was iver emphazing a car for no reason. Its sweet someone other than SLP tuned Camaro's. I didn't want to knock the car, hope it didn't come out that way.

so its a specialty camaro? ive never seen one. now if i understand its a car with f-1 parts? kinnda like the steeda mustang right? if anyone has a pic of one can they post it, i would like to see this car, like i said i dont know everything about our cars so yeah i learn something new about them all the time. thanks for clearing that up because i was lost with that post i thought i was going to be looking at a car instead i got a bunch of part numbers(guess it helps to know what i was looking for)lol

damn i dont think my post showed up so if u guys see it twice then my bad.....i was saying is it just a camaro with f-1 parts like the steeda mustang? i never heard of this untill i saw this post and when i went to that link i thought i was gonna see a car instead i saw a bunch of parts and i had no clue as to what i was looking at or for, so if anyone has a pic of this car could they post it beacuse i would like to see what one looks like, thanks

it never fails when u post again the first one all of a sudden shown up, smh

its certainly not a camaro with f-1 parts. its f-1 inspired, has a beefy suspension and styling cues.

i need to see this car

Here's a scan of my F1 dealer brochure. As you can all see you can order all the parts from GM to make your car an F1 Camaro.





http://stickshift.home.bresnan.net/NQ/f1-1.JPG
http://stickshift.home.bresnan.net/NQ/f1-2.JPG

it looks like my rs with better wheels, nice car. so it has f-1 quality parts to beef it up, i think i get it now

those look like the zr-1 wheels

my thoughts exactly

that's because they are.

Here is a link to a F1 that was sold through Barret-Jackson.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/auctionresults/common/cardetail.asp?id=177411

so all of them are rs camaros?

no, z28

z28's in rs trim? hey dont the new z28's come with the rs package? i noticed alot of the ls1 z's have the rs front bumper and rear, but they dont have the side skirts...

Yep basicly on the outside the F1 is a Z28 with RS trim, stripes and ZR1 wheels. The F1 is whatever you make it to be by ordering parts.
Not all the new Z28's came with the RS trim. It was an option just like body side moldings or monochrome painted roofs (Black Roof and mirrors). I don't know if SLP put the side skirts on their RS's they made. I've only seen a few and I really didn't even notice if they had it or not.



z28's in rs trim? hey dont the new z28's come with the rs package? i noticed alot of the ls1 z's have the rs front bumper and rear, but they dont have the side skirts...

makes perfect sinse now...i just wanted to get a good understanding of this car, it looks sweet as hell makes me wounder if i ever seen one and i never paid attention to it, and i didnt know slp had a rs i've only seen slp ss camaro's, like i said i learn something new every day.

You can find all the information you need on the Camaro F1 at
WS6.com under "General Information". The option was from GMPP
and sent to the dealer "in a box", in which the dealer or the
purchaser installed. Horsepower and Torque figures stayed the same
as the standard Z28, though there were intake and exhaust options
to be had in the 'F1 Package'.

wow, i never heard a one of these things. it kinda sounds like a B4C camaro with flair.

the way we post in the camaro forum, a month old thread feels like it happened an eternity ago doesnt it?..

i would rather put my own stuff on there i dont trust those mr goodwrench dudes they charge to much and they never get it right the first time,

...so the f1 package pretty much is the first mods that most of us did to our cars, exhaust,intake,ground effects,hurst shifter, i bet to do it yourself cost 1/5th the price a dealer would charge.

i agree with kaotic we do post alot so a month old thread does seem to be a old ass topic, but i still think that once it leaves the page we are on then it shouldnt be brought back unless its really not that old. i know for a fact that this topic is old we brought this up at the begining of last month, but if rs posted in here and didnt close it then i gess its not that old

yeah, a month isnt that bad, and the forum isnt that busy right now, so its not that big a deal.

hey sorry 4 being off topic but hows school going man?

be cool stay in school

lol talk about off topic , Lt1 man how much you pay for those rims?

i would rather put my own stuff on there i dont trust those mr goodwrench dudes they charge to much and they never get it right the first time,

...so the f1 package pretty much is the first mods that most of us did to our cars, exhaust,intake,ground effects,hurst shifter, i bet to do it yourself cost 1/5th the price a dealer would charge.


Isn't goodwrench a part of GM?

That is what they call the mechanics at the gm dealers mr.goodwrench.

yeah, us GM mechanics dont know much about them GM cars. You dont want us foolin with em.

Im all about doin the work yourself, but please, are you really gonna say that the mechanics at the dealerships dont know what their doing?

aww shit, you done started something now...

i wouldnt say they dont know what they are doing, but to be real honest alot of the gm people hate working on our cars, and because they are not only discountinued, but not so fixer friendly alot of the techs dont have much experiance on the maro.everytime when i use to go to chevy , the mechanic always had to find the oldest tech in the shop to ask what he thought, or they just straight gave the dude the job all together. they always tell me how they dont like working on them, and alot have told me that they dont know much about our cars. but i would never question how well they are trained because they know a hell of alot more than i do!

gon opened a can a worms now..

yeah i wouldnt have said they didnt have a clue, but the overpriced part was pretty correct lol

well i didnt mean to say they dont know what theyre doing becuase they know all the OTHER gm makes and models, they did a great job on my grand prix and my old geo prizm, but to replace a starter on my Z a week later and 600 dollars?! they said they had to pull the engine to get to it and they wouldnt work with the warranty company that only covered replaceing the starter motor, but no, the mechanics said it was the solenoid and told the warranty people the solenoid could be replaced, and how convinient that they couldnt find a solenoid.
oh and 89IROC&RS if you are a mr. goodwrench ASE certified mechanic im glad because at least the people that come to your dealership will have someone who doesnt mind working on a camaro and has knowledge of them.

its not that they dontknow what theyre doing, they obviously do, but its like they think just because our cars are discontinued and harder to work on they dont want to help you out or awnser questions that could help you fix it yourself.

yeah that is true, my last 2 eclipses and my 240 i did all my own work on those 3 cars, i didnt know much about the camaro when i got it, and i didnt know about the club im in now so everything i needed or wanted to do i went to the good ol chevy dealership, and your right. they didnt want to work on my car, and many of the guys straight up told me that they never really done anything to camaro's. its hard to find a guy who doesnt mind working on our cars and also knows what the hell he's doing. thats why i just started doing my own shit.but now im sponsored at a f body shop and the guys help me out alot.

thats cool, you must be pretty good at driving to get a sponsorship, so do they pay for your repairs/mods too or is that something that both of you work on

i get parts for mad cheap, plus i get to use everything at the shop for free....lift, tools and since im cool with the boss and one of the techs i use the dyno for dirt cheap. my claim to fame was a gst eclipse that was in inport tuner 2 yrs ago, when i lived in va beach. but i think my calling was demestics, so now im on a mission to see the limits of a 3800. nobody wants to spend real money on a six they would all rather play with a 8 so im gonna be that guy. ill put about 12 grand tops in this car. in the end it may be just a show car, but first im testing out that speed limit

in that case, get some forged internals and twin turbo that em-effer.

in that case, get some forged internals and twin turbo that em-effer.

amen, make the best damn sixer camaro and surprise the fuck outta everyone

thats what im looking into now, i think im going with diamond forged pistons, maybe a new crank ( im not really sure of the streess it can handle i hear not more than 400hp) looking for a good cam, and those damn headers are a bitch. nobody makes longs for the 3.8, i thought to try an get some made but that aint looking so good, and finding some good ones are hard. in here i heard pace setters were ass, so im limited. if u guys have any brands u know about, concedering everyone in my club have 8's and are no help except to pointing me in the direction of a 8 for sale, then ill be happy with any suggestions u all may have

I told ya man as long as you dont get that old fucked up batch apcesetters are good for ours unlike foe the 8s

oh yeah i 4got about what u said about them being ok for ours. damn that helps alot because they are like the only place i can find them without having to search the globe. maybe when i get them , me and my boys may try an do something to them to give them a more custom feel, something to make them a bit better, ill have to ask them what my options would be. damn thats why us rs guys gotta stick 2gether!

phillly, you said that the rims on the f1s are better then yours? i dont think so, im a big fan of 5 stars but i think those are ugly id rather have those rims you have

... :iamwithst :puke:

oh yeah i 4got about what u said about them being ok for ours. damn that helps alot because they are like the only place i can find them without having to search the globe. maybe when i get them , me and my boys may try an do something to them to give them a more custom feel, something to make them a bit better, ill have to ask them what my options would be. damn thats why us rs guys gotta stick 2gether!


Well actually tere is one brand that makes real good quality ones from what I hear, most people avoid them tho only because of price (think of it like Borla lol), the compnay is Clear Image Automotive... http://www.clearimageautomotive.com/Products/Exhaust/V6Headers.htm


Damn, just noticed that says theyre for 98 and up, ill check to see if they will fit on ours...

ha ha, this thread is a few months old....since then ive finished the 3800, liked what i did but decided now i wanna do a ls1 swap, and also i said the f1 wheels looked better than the ones i had because back when i wrote that i had the stock salad shooter wheels now i have the zo6's, so my sig picture has changed since then lol. and to tell the truth with all the upgrades i did on my car i think the only thing that zl1 has better than me is speed, im sure it would smoke me for now, but after the swap ill murder that car.

ha ha, this thread is a few months old....since then ive finished the 3800, liked what i did but decided now i wanna do a ls1 swap, and also i said the f1 wheels looked better than the ones i had because back when i wrote that i had the stock salad shooter wheels now i have the zo6's, so my sig picture has changed since then lol. and to tell the truth with all the upgrades i did on my car i think the only thing that zl1 has better than me is speed, im sure it would smoke me for now, but after the swap ill murder that car.

lol, sorry i didnt relize this threat was that old, yea as far as i can tell its just like your car with stripes... and a lil speed

well its not but a few months old your ok, but alot has changed with my car since we started this thread.