5.0 camaro needing transplant
06-16-2004, 10:15 PM
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5.0 camaro needing transplant I got a 82 z-28(fuel inj.) with a motor gone to heck and i'm wondering if a 5.0 from a 86 caprice would mesh at all (motor mounts, tranny, etc.). any help would be appreciated
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06-17-2004, 11:44 AM
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82 is very old, I think it's probably the "crossfire" TBI setup.
But at the bottom it's still the good 'ol small block Chebby.
I say, screw the EFI here, get a 4-bolt 350 crate motor and
put a decent small 4BBL and aluminum intake and headers
on there, and enjoy. Keep it simple....
But at the bottom it's still the good 'ol small block Chebby.
I say, screw the EFI here, get a 4-bolt 350 crate motor and
put a decent small 4BBL and aluminum intake and headers
on there, and enjoy. Keep it simple....
06-17-2004, 04:37 PM
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82 was indeed CFI (2 throttle bodies). There are some sick pups who like those intakes, but I agree about just putting the carb on it. A used Edelbrock Performer intake and a 600 cfm carb would work great.
The Caprice motor should bolt right in, and all of your accessories should bolt right up. I put a 92-93 Caprice crate motor in to my 79Z. Everything went on perfectly, except I did have to change the flywheel (1-pc rear main seal on the 92-93). The 86 should still have the 2-pc rear main tho.
The Caprice motor should bolt right in, and all of your accessories should bolt right up. I put a 92-93 Caprice crate motor in to my 79Z. Everything went on perfectly, except I did have to change the flywheel (1-pc rear main seal on the 92-93). The 86 should still have the 2-pc rear main tho.
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06-17-2004, 10:43 PM
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yeah you guys are right its the CFI version, guess i don't know a whole lot about those things, wouldn't i be better off with a single tb than a carb or would that just be too much horseshit to convert from the crossfire setup.
06-28-2004, 03:43 AM
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87-up are different heads/intake/rear seal, and an LT1 would basically bolt in too but an LS1 is a totally different animal , nothing interchanges with the older engines. the 86 should swap right in , no prob.
08-12-2004, 08:40 PM
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well the caprice engine wasn't the greatest, so i'm looking for other options, how big an engine could i get in there without having to redo the engine mounts or any thing other than the tranny; which i'll replace with a manual since i've heard the automatics don't last long on any thing bigger than a 305. also i'm wondering what would be the best performing ram air setup?
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Any 1st gen. SBC will fit, 305, 350, 383, 400... you can even put a huge stroker in there if you wanted. They all have the same dimensions. A nice 350ci would likely be the best bang for the $.
Screw the efi unless you want to spend $ to majorly upgrade yours... and for that car it's not worth puting the money into it.
Screw the efi unless you want to spend $ to majorly upgrade yours... and for that car it's not worth puting the money into it.
08-15-2004, 02:52 PM
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also i'm wondering what would be the best performing ram air setup?
Anyway, since you don't have any wiring for EFI, i'd just stick a nice carb'd 350 in there. You could go with a crate engine, or just build one up. But like was mentioned, you can go with a 400 if you so desire.
