what options were there in 1981?
 

I have a 81 camaro and have a few questions. it seems to me its not the stock block in the car. i beleve its a 350 it has a 4 speed the care came with A/C. i have been told only a 305 came with the 4 speed and a/c.

I think the paddock website has the options listed per year,or at least they used to.My car is an 81 with 305,automatic,cruise,a/c.The 8th digit of your vin # will tell you what engine came in the car A or K both =V6,J=267,H=305,L=350.

ok its a L so stock 350. it just seem slike its not the stock motor. there are brackets for hoses that dont line up or there are no hoses even there. i just replaced the fuel pump and they kept giving me the wrong pump. they said that year of car has 2 lines on the pump where mine has 3.

also i had a 78 z28 with the 4 speed. i added the same carb intake headers and it had nothing vs the 81 z28

sounds like maybe the motor has been changed then,or someone took parts off somewhere through the years.

From the option list for 1981 Camaro
Z28 came stock with LG4 (5.0L 305ci 165hp) & 4-speed manual transmission. Buyers could get the LM1 (5.7L 350ci 175hp) ONLY when automatic transmission was also ordered.


78 lists at more HP then the 81. But not by much.

1978
LM1 (Z) V8 5.7L 4.00 X 3.48 185 @ 4000 280 @ 2400 4-bbl 16 8.2:1

1981
LM1 V8 5.7L 4.00 X 3.48 175 @ 4000 275 @ 2400 4-bbl 16 8.2:1 Z

thanks for the info. i tried to get the numbers off the block but the altanator is hiding it. when iget time ill have to take it off and check them out. thanks for the info

good luck to you!....