Gen 3 Camaro Drag Car

The goal would be low 10s.

Gen 3 camaro drag car. Starting work on the camaro. Gen 3 Camaro History. 1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS Full DragShow Car.

From a performance standpoint the Camaro could be ordered with the Z28 package which yielded a high-winding 302 CI engine and a 4-speed transmission which was a very similar drive train to the SCCA race cars of the time. Taking a page from the movie Tommy Boy where Chris Farley tries on David Spades suit coat while singing Fat guy in a little coat we found a pretty neat YouTube video of a fat engine in a little engine bay. Third generation Chevrolet Camaros were hindered by budding emission laws and because of that the cars from that era dont get the same level of respect as the Camaro models that came before and after.

The RS was originally outfitted with a T5 five-speed transmission and a very anemic emission-strangled 305 cubic-inch small-block. 2ND GEN ENGINEERING AUTOM. Of course were all familiar with the first-gen cars that everyone and their brother seem to have these days but if you were to ask Mike Veis which Camaro generation was the best hed proudly tell you.

These were also the first Camaros with factory fuel injection four-speed automatic. There were several firsts for the Camaro. It was a very low mile 2000 Camaro that had some cage work done and was perfect for what I wanted.

May 10 2012 - Explore Brian Sillss board 3rd gen camaros followed by 104 people on Pinterest. I know this is a 1st board but I spend a great deal of time here because of the great information and was figuring most of you know people into other gen Camaros and wondering what opinions you guys might have between to the two. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 3 of 3 Posts.

10374 likes 3 talking about this. The run on Camaros third generation was 1982-1992. The Camaro had undergone a major change with the wheelbase being shorter and the weight being reduced by almost 500 pounds.