My wife sent me to the dealership to get the oil changed (I know, I know), and I ended up buying a 1998 T-top Camaro. It has all the Z28 badges, but only has a V6 engine in it.

However, it sounds and feels like the previous owners may have done some work on the engine/exhaust, because this car has a lot of power, and the interior is really nice. I'm not mechanically knowledgeable yet, but I have been looking over the various projects that others have done, and I already have some plans for this car.

Anyway, I've been doing some reading about my new car, and thought I'd post some pictures, to see what others thought.

 

As long as you like the car. Now the bad news, NO 4th Gen Z-28's came from the Factory with a 3800 V-6. PO slapped some
z-28 badges on a RS model and the same for that side molding.

 

Still a nice looking car, gotta lose those chrome side panels though. There is a slight chance that someone could have changed engines and related stuff. A couple of those tower nuts (part of the process of dropping the engine and cradle) look tampered with. I'd check the VIN to make sure of what you have. The eighth digit tells it: K=V6, G=V8.

 

Thanks for the response. It has an L36 3.8l v6 engine in it. I havent had a chance to identify any aftermarket parts yet, too much time spent driving fast. Im planning to fix the slow windows, and might upgrade the stereo system, but I like the stock look, so most changes will be performance oriented.

The vin is for the v6 model.

 

Then you're gonna have to go up against another V6 model and see how much those badges helped your performance! lol

 

Close to pulling the trigger on a '12 2SS convertible and joining here to gather some information.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
Steve