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Thread: Need Opinions: 86 Camaro 2.8

  1. 10-09-2005, 05:26 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by dogger
    just for your info it's not a t-5 the tranny won't bolt up to a 4.3 or v-8. and your better off not buing it. if you want a camaro with good milage look at a lt1 six speed. get 19-23 around town drive conservable and close to 30 highway. and they can be had for less then 5k

    I dont know about chevy, but they have T-5 kits for the mustangs that bolt up to the 8's.
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  2. 10-09-2005, 10:35 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by cliff2302
    they put that T5 behind 305's in those cars stock
    That they did, but the 305 could annihilate it if you got abusive.
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  3. 10-09-2005, 11:01 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerTrike
    Thanks for the opinions. You guys rule. I'm still considering it. Would a 3.1/4.3 bolt right up? And would a V8 swap in an original V6 F-body be an easy swap? I think it has the T-5 trans. If I end up getting the car I'm sure eventually I would want to swap out the 2.8 when it gets really tired (or throws a rod... ) I do however know a guy who used to own a 2.8 S-10 that he claimed went over 260K (never rebuilt) and was still running ok when he sold it 2 years ago...


    260k Miles?
    Yes, maybe if it was idled along for all that time, and had religious oil changes with good oil...otherwise, a complete pile of Doo-Doo for a motor.....and don't even get me started on the y ignition/EFI system, the first time you are having problems with it, and they keep popping up...Just find a nice Toyota 4-banger truck, or Camry....yes, they aren't as pretty, but pretty isn't getting you anywhere right now...
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  4. 10-10-2005, 01:11 AM #19
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    so many FORD guys here, eh? I have one since 96 and it runs good. The way gas prices are right now I dion't miss not having a big v8 like in my dodge. However, that $2000 is waaay too much. Don't expect to pay less for a v8 since it can go faster therefore a greater liability. Thats why I got the anemic v6 and that was when gas was $1.45 or so.

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  5. 10-10-2005, 02:59 PM #20
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    i had a 92 camaro RS with the 305 and a 700r4 tranny and i consistently get 28-30 mpg but i drive 45 miles a day one way to work, but the 2.8 will get alot less because it really has insifficient power, it is really a piece if you ask me. My dad, on the other hand, had a 90 with the 3.1 v6, and it was about 30-34 mpg regularly; which i think is one of the best motors gm ever built!! also the idea of trading a jeep for a Camaro is just crazy!!, what kind of jeep did you say you had? and what year?
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  6. 10-11-2005, 08:08 PM #21
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    My grandma's 1984 s-10 has a 2.8 in it. It has got 410,000 miles on it. But my grandma has had the truck since 1987 and it barely ever sees over 1/4 throttle. It has also had religious oil changes. It has never been rebuilt. It's definitely showing its age though when it's running and you open the hood there's all kinds of clanking and rattling. If it was driven hard it surely would have blown up by now.
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