I know this is a Monte Carlo forum but since it is in the chevy family i figured i would ask. Does anyone know anything about how the 85 Camaro preforms?

I have recently found one that is in pretty great shape at a great price and im possibly going to get it hopefully soon. I can mess with the body no problem because i got someone who fixed an 64.5 mustangs corner panels with the sheet metal they used for doors.

Yes i said 64.5 lol anyway only thing id need some help on is the motor if i get it. Any help would be appreciated thanks in advance

 

If it's a Z28 it's probably got the 305HO engine, which has some spunk. I had an '84 Z28 5 speed, and it ran good. Even if it's a base camaro, as long as it's a V8, it'll still run good.

But if it's the 305 (5.0L) H.O. (high output), that's what to look for.

 

Hi Kristo, Hope the below infor gives you some insight/history on the Chevrolet Camaro...Let us know `if you get one : ) We have several member's that own or have owned the awesome camaro & I hope they see your thread and respond....Good Luck
2002 Chevrolet Camaro
& Pontiac Firebird
Program #2148


These are dark days for fans of the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird, because 2002 is the last year that these icons of American horsepower will be built. They'll be gone, but not forgotten, especially by us here at MotorWeek. So let's spin those rear tires up one more time and look back through the smoke at our first and last drives in these timeless pony cars.
Because our history with GM's mighty F-bodies goes all the way back to 1982, when we first pitted a Chevrolet Camaro Z28 against a Ford Mustang GT. Back then, the Z28 was powered by a venerable 305 cubic-inch V8 with a 4-barrel carburetor that made 145 horsepower and 240 pound-feet of torque. The gearbox was a 4-speed manual, naturally. That Z28 ran a best 1/4 mile time of 16.2-seconds at 79 miles-per-hour, a few tenths slower than the Mustang, but easily beat the Mustang in our race track handling test.
In the intervening years, GM engineers worked hard to make the Camaro and its Pontiac Firebird sibling world-beating performance cars. The results were machines that ranged from the 1985 Camaro IROC, which delivered 215 horses, and sprinted through the 1/4 mile in 14.7-seconds at 90 miles-per-hour, to the 1989 Pontiac Twentieth Anniversary Trans Am, which used a 245-horsepower turbocharged V6 to slam it to 60 in only 5.4 seconds.
In the Nineties, we continued to pilot a wide variety of F-bodies, ranging from the laid- back V6 powered Camaro Convertible, to the fearsome Firehawk, an extra-powerful limited- edition Firebird built by the tuning wizards at SLP. The 30th Anniversary Camaro was also built with the assistance of SLP, and pumped out a crushing 305 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque from its 5.7-liter Corvette-based V8.
Now, five years later, the F-Body Camaro/Firebird saga draws to a close, and GM is bidding them goodbye with the 35th Anniversary editions of the 2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS and Pontiac Trans Am.
The '02 Camaro SS is decked out in bright Rally Red paint with wide racy stripes and special badging, but in true Camaro tradition, the most memorable parts are under the hood. With forced air induction, the 5.7-liter LS1 V8 pumps out 325 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque.
The Collector Edition Pontiac Trans Am matches its cousin with a flashy yellow finish and contrasting black graphics. Like the Camaro, the Ram Air equipped Trans Am Collector Edition is powered by GM's potent 5.7-liter LS1 pushrod V8 with the same 325 horsepower, but 10 more pound-feet of torque, for a total of 350. Transmission choices for both cars remain a 6-speed manual, or 4-speed automatic.
On our final trip to the track, the manually-equipped Camaro ran a best 0 to 60 time of 5.2 seconds, and finished the 1/4 mile in 13.5 seconds at 108 miles-per-hour. But the slightly torquier automatic Trans Am ran an almost identical 0 to 60 time of 5.1 seconds, and finished the 1/4 mile in 13.5 seconds at 107 miles-per-hour. Still seriously fast after all these years!
As younger buyers flock to hopped-up front-drivers, the demand for Camaro and Firebird has dropped to the point that GM can no longer afford to keep them as they are. But, if you'd like to keep one, warm up that checkbook. Our fully-equipped 35th Anniversary Chevy Camaro SS costs a fairly steep $32,780. Its Pontiac Trans Am counterpart is even pricier, at $35,700. But, take note, lesser F-Body prices remain very affordable and start in the high teens. So these fast and flashy 35th Anniversary models will be the last of their kind. A kind that will be sorely missed by fans of real American muscle, and by those of us who have spent so many years driving and enjoying them. Farewell to the Chevy Camaro and to the Pontiac Firebird. They came into our world with a bang, and now twenty years later, they go out with an even bigger one.

 

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If you get a Camaro definitely go for a 3rd Generation. I've known several people to own that gen and not have any problems. I also know a guy with a 4th gen and I outran him in a 3.1L Corsica. Could have been the problem was the driver, but he also needed to rebuild the entire car before it would ever be nice again. Just a personal experience that turned me away from 4th gens.

 

Def a nice convertible and the z28 is a 305 TPI so yeah it was rebuilt just needs tuned up from what the guy is saying. The car looks in overall great shape but idk bout interior lol. That style always seems to go bad on the dashboards because they like to crack. I just hope i can get SOMETHING soon lol cuz i def am looking for a kick butt car show car

 

Well I currently have a 91, and have gone thru that whole car. Camaro's come more natural to me than monte's.

The main difference between mine and the one your looking at is a TBI system, to its carburetter system. Of course theres reason why cars are fuel injected now, and its a lot easier to maintain, however I think theres nothing more muscle than an original chevy carburetted engine. My RS came with the 305 H.O. engine, which I later swapped for a 350 H.O., which was awesome. The original engine has good accel, but not so good top speed, about 100(which is how I blew the 305:p)

They are very strong cars, a large truck t-boned me which thru me across the street, thru a rock wall, and into a house, and I was not injured thanks to the integrity of the car.

In the past couple years aftermarket parts have become easier to find for F body cars, so you wont have a hard time looking for anything you want for it either.

Overall I rate the F body camaros a 9/10, but you can easily make it a 10/10 depending on what you do to it. I would definetly get one.

 

Well no offense to any of ya but i prefer muscle over luxury any day lol. I mean the bonne and montes are nice cars but just something about the smaller raw powered cars like the camaros, chevelle and chargers are awesome. Some people think monte carlo when u say chevy. I think camaro or corvette myself

 

I'm a die-hard 3rd gen Camaro fan! I bought an '84 Z28 in '98, drove it until around 2003 (spun a rod bearing). It now sits in my garage in pieces. My goal is to restore to better then original and have my sweet ride (or as my wife calls it "the baby") back. I love my Monte dearly, but NOTHING I have owned made me as happy as shifting through the gears on that Camaro. It was the 305 H.O. (per GM, 190HP, nothing to brag about) and a 5 speed stick shift with T-Tops!!

I have a LOT of info about it at my web site: http://CRZYZ28.Sytes.net