Prospective Purchases

i am looking to replace my totaled 89 2.8 firebird with v8 camaro or a trans am and since most of you guys know more about these than i do, i would like all the hones opinion that i can get before making a purchase. this might be a long post, i ll be posting all the ones that iam interested in.


89 camaro rs, V8 auto t-tops 71000 miles, no rust 4k, thats all the info in the ad.

86 IROC-Z 4barrel V8(whats a 4barrel),t-tops,at,ps,p/trunk release,pw,pdl,ac,cd,dual snorkel air cleaner(whats that) adult owned and driven 4k doesnt list mileage will be calling about that.

81 camaro 383 w/B&M 144 supercharger,predator carb,sub-frame drag slicks doesnt list mileage and iam waiting for an e-mail reply whith the rest of his list 4.5k

4 barrel - 4 barrel carb.
I take it you're sticking with the 3rd gens? And it looks like you're price range is $4-5K, but you can get early 4th gens for around $5K also, just to throw that out there. Stock for stock, they get better mileage and have more power.

Since this thread is more for info and not wanting to buy a camaro or firebird right now I am going to move this to the general population so it might get seen more.

dual snorkel air clear is a rare air cleaner that only came on HO 305 motors, they can be tough to find, instead of having one intake tube it has two

81 camaro 383 w/B&M 144 supercharger,predator carb,sub-frame drag slicks doesnt list mileage and iam waiting for an e-mail reply whith the rest of his list 4.5k

Id be looking into the 383...only if the body was decent and it was street legal and can idle fine.

However...if that blown 383 was done right...it might be more car then you can handle...or should handle, if u are a a noob

and be careful going from a 2.8 to a 305 and bigger, these cars can pack some power and get away from you.

im leaning towards:

383, then the auto, then the carb last.. the HO is prolly the weakest engine in the bunch...

however, i think with all the prices around the same you have to check the rest of the conditions..make sure its been well taken care of. id rather have a bit weaker car thats been taken care of than a powerful beaten one..

thanks for the help and opinions and iam willing to admit to being a noob, but iam a careful noob...i think

thanks for the help and opinions and iam willing to admit to being a noob, but iam a careful noob...i think

I second the whole looking for a 4th gen car. subframe connectors are necessary on 3rd & 4th gen f-body cars, so make sure the doors shut nicely, if they seem like they are sagging it can either be a bent subframe or worn door pins, pick up on the end of the door to see it you feel the door pins move, if not then its probably the subframe starting to sag, which will lead to problems with the t-tops, and the doors, I'd recomend staying away from one that was sagging, and if you get a nice car without them on, put them on.