LS1 4th gen camaro YENKO?
wow, id have to be pretty dumb, to be talking about yenkos and not know what a yenko is. lets see.......how many 60s camaros are now yenkos that werent back then? hummmm whats the difference? if anything i would think they would be happy to see their name/idea carrying over to a new generation of car guys.
im sorry, im not a fan of making fake Yenko cars.
you guys do realize that Yenko is a dealership. the owner of the dealership would take small motor cars and swap in crate big blocks. this was done mainly for insurance reasons, as they would insure the car for a value based on the smaller engine.
unless they are done at Yenko Chevrolet, i see it as stupid to call it that.
you guys do realize that Yenko is a dealership. the owner of the dealership would take small motor cars and swap in crate big blocks. this was done mainly for insurance reasons, as they would insure the car for a value based on the smaller engine.
unless they are done at Yenko Chevrolet, i see it as stupid to call it that.
Well then you can do that, never put yenko on a newer camaro or whatever, and then watch the Yenko name die. Maybe not soon, but eventually. If you have a worked up V8, I don't see the problem, at least your sporting the stripes in a powerful Camaro just like the true Yenko's were. If your driving a V6.. then it's just completely.. confusing.
The stripes on all of the cars so far look nothing like a yenko stripe. On the quarter stripe, the bottom line stays straight were the top line extends higher and then goes back. Not vice versa. They don't have the outer pinstripe like a real Yenko stripe either. If you decide to do this, you need to get a sunoco hood and do the yenko hood stripe as well. I have never seen a 4th gen with this type stripe on the hood, but if you do the yenko setup, go all the way. I would put the yenko badges on it as well as the 427 emblems. A 427 is what made those cars so it wouldn't hurt if you had one of those too whether it be LS based or BBC based. 
Last edited by 67SS&99SS; Oct 9, 2008 at 06:29 PM.
There are a lot of Yenko "tribute cars" out there now. Don Yenko is dead (unfortunately) and there's practically no chance you're going to see another version, so I see nothing wrong with creating a fourth-gen tribute. That said, it would have to be done right.
My Z28 still wears its Yenko dealer license plate frame proudly
My Z28 still wears its Yenko dealer license plate frame proudly
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wow, id have to be pretty dumb, to be talking about yenkos and not know what a yenko is. lets see.......how many 60s camaros are now yenkos that werent back then? hummmm whats the difference? if anything i would think they would be happy to see their name/idea carrying over to a new generation of car guys.
If they are going to put a badge or decal on the car without knowing what it originally was then yes sir I would say they are dumb.
and to everyone else replying in this thread, if i did this, i would hold off for sure till it sounds as mean a it would look.
nothing wrong with being proud of a grand heritage like chevy, with their yenkos and baldwin motions, etc, etc
The stripes on all of the cars so far look nothing like a yenko stripe. On the quarter stripe, the bottom line stays straight were the top line extends higher and then goes back. Not vice versa. They don't have the outer pinstripe like a real Yenko stripe either. If you decide to do this, you need to get a sunoco hood and do the yenko hood stripe as well. I have never seen a 4th gen with this type stripe on the hood, but if you do the yenko setup, go all the way. I would put the yenko badges on it as well as the 427 emblems. A 427 is what made those cars so it wouldn't hurt if you had one of those too whether it be LS based or BBC based.
See exactly thats what i wanna see is a 4th camaro done up with the correct stripes, badges,motor,etc...Now its gotta have the motor as well other wise its a poser for-sure regardless.......I was toying with this idea on one of my cars but lol cant get the motor to match right now, so ill wait maybe by then someone would have done it up right ......hey wait wasnt terri and her husband making up a yellow ss (he was rebuilding at his shop) with a 427 in it ????
Im thinking yea, though i havent seen a post from her on it. Actually to put it better i havent got to get on here in awhile and just chat with fellow members ...........anybody know??? 
I saw someone do a Baldwin-Motion tribute 4th gen. It was in a magazine. White and green. It was pretty cool
I think it would be awesome if some place similar to Yenko, even GMMG, would do something like that with the new Camaros.
I think it would be awesome if some place similar to Yenko, even GMMG, would do something like that with the new Camaros.
In 67 and 68 Yenko ordered L-78 375 HP 396 Camaros and swapped out the 396s for 427s. Small block cars were never ordered for this swap. The engine mounts/frame stands are different for BBC and SBC. The radiator, fan shroud, heater core, and springs are different as well. So the bare minimum the car would be insured as was a SS 396.
The "small engine" cars he did for insurance purposes were the 1970 LT1 350 Yenko Duece Novas. These cars were C.O.P.O. ordered by Yenko, and got his special stripes applied at his dealership. It has been said that approximately 175 of these cars were ordered. There are records on about 120 of them on the yenko site. They could be insured as a regular 350 nova, because most insurance companies weren't worried about the difference in a L-48 or a LT-1 at the time. They were concerned about the high hp big blocks.
He was able to C.O.P.O. order the 427s in the 69 Camaros and 69 Chevelles, so he didn't have to spend as much time doing the swaps. However, Chevrolet would not allow a C.O.P.O. 427 Nova. So, he ordered around 23 69 SS 396 Novas to do 427 swaps on. Not all of them were swapped to 427s though. I know of at least one 69 396 Yenko Nova.
