Anyobody remember the "H.O." series Z28's???

[AlSuwaidi]

Originally Posted by Rockhead

My X was a HO.

[Ronn]

haha ^

[OrangeSS]

I have a 1984 Trans Am with an L69, great motor.

[2010 SSRS]

cool

[TonyGXP]

Had a red '84 L69 Z28, auto with the 3.73's and the hideous, but cool for the time, "camaro" labeled velour interior lol.. had "Camaro" on the seats over and over and the door panels, in black over red and orange inserts..have to scan the pics in and post them.

That car was damn quick for what it was. I used to beat my friend's 5.7 GTA, any Monte SS i cam across (back then modded was someone grenading a motor with a 100 shot.) I used to take out 5.0 TPI Iroc-Z's left and right and even a friend's '89 5.0 5spd LX vert, even after he put 3.73's in it (then he put a vortech on it and we know how that went). The car went a best of 14.6x bone stock down to the filter at E-town i want to say it went 91mph?? It usually ran 14.8-14.9, in the heat. I blew the rear end up at 75k or so and then for a short time ran 2.73 rear i got from a junkyard that was out of a T/A.. THEN... I put 4.10's in it and screwed everything up lol. I lost 2 tenths with those gears, was overgeared for the big 190hp..

I was ejected from another friend's '84 L69 after we hit a pole at 65mph, sideways.. Thre weeks in the hospital and a visit from an eyewitness, my doctor lol. he said if we were wearing seatbelts we would have died as the pole spilt and the power line went right into the car through the t-tops that blew off on impact set the whole damn thing on fire. hahahaha memories.. Top it off i was only 17 (my birthday none-the-less) and my parents SUCKED and didn't sue.. I'd have a 20yo callaway Vette right now lol...


Also, my cousin bought a brand new black '84 like the pic above, that's why a few years later bought mine.. should've bought a GN instead

I can't believe how many L69 stories i have

check this out..
http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...son/specs.html

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ved_comparison

[TonyGXP]

omg.. this car got me laid many times over back then lmao






And yes.. i had the little "pop-out" flashlight in the overhead console

[b4z]

I had a '84 Z28 H.o. 5 speed. It was a great car but i had lots of problems with it. had to get the TSB intank fuel pump because it vapor locked so bad.
Car would run. I think it was faster than my '87 IROC TPI 5 spd car.
There are those that say that it didn't have 190hp that it had closer to 205-215. The camshaft was a L83 from the Corvette and with the 3.73s it would 0-60 in less than 7 seconds.

[02 WS6 TA]

Originally Posted by TonyGXP

omg.. this car got me laid many times over back then lmao

Somebody has to do it. *deep breath* I'm going in!

[brandotron]

"H.O." in ass getting I bet, but those were slow. Hell I had a Formula 350 and THAT thing was slow.

[MillerTime]

Originally Posted by harmonicator

I believe they were released in either 83 or 84. My Dad bought a brand new black one when I was 8 years old and he was 33, now I have a black SS and I'm 33...kinda cool in a nostalgic way.

Anyway, does anyone know exactly what engine upgrades the H.O. series camaro came with back in the day? I know there must be some members here who rocked an H.O. back then!

The "HO" motors were a joke... 305? are you kidding me?? LOL I got rid of my H.O. 84 before i bought my ss

[TonyGXP]

Originally Posted by brandotron

"H.O." in ass getting I bet, but those were slow. Hell I had a Formula 350 and THAT thing was slow.

lmao My slo 5.0 would've smoked that Formula! My friend used to shit when i would take him by 1.5-2 cars in his red GTA 5.7. Funny you say Formula reminds me of a 5.0 Formula that used to beat me and him. Kid with his girlfriend '88 maybe? i think it was brand new and he used to get me out of the hole by a fender and i could never take it back? must of had the better rear end because it was faster than the 5.7 GTA which made no sense.. Holy SHIT i just remembered another dozen races with that H.O. lol...

I had a '84 Z28 H.o. 5 speed. It was a great car but i had lots of problems with it. had to get the TSB intank fuel pump because it vapor locked so bad.

i actually rerouted the fuel line to the carb and insuated it because it would BOG at WOT after sitting on a hot day.. Lost a couple races and finally figured it out. What a POS

[DarthNacho08]

gosh i love the 3rd gens!!!!!!!!!! if i could find a ttop stick not beat to shit i would snap it up in a heartbeat!!

[hollywoodGU]

Originally Posted by Rockhead

My X was a HO.

me and you have something in common

[BlueStreak]

It's pretty pointless to compare the 3gens to the current Camaros. The new ones are better in just about every way imaginable. That said, I still get a thrill when I drive my 84 Z28 HO 5L. Nothing like that old quadrajet intake moan