Foxbody vs. F-Body - Introduction to the 89 Camaro Comparison Project 

My 87 LX with MT and some basic bolt on mods (pulleys, 355 gears, catted Magnaflow cat back, Lakewood 70/30s) dyno'd at 239 HP at the wheels. It has smoked a couple of 90s+ Firebirds/TAs with the 350 ci engines.

Why the SCDP base? Planning on going with Vortec heads? The TPIS Big Mouth/Edelbrock 3860 or Accel would flow better if you plan on keeping stock heads. Also on the Camaro you can remove the baffles in the plastic air intake to help, on my 88' GTA I added the SLP cold air box. Also for better driving performance a Corvette servo could help it shift a bit better. I'm really looking forward to this series as I have a old school TPI build with TPIS BM base, AS&M runners, ported/gasket matched plenum, Holley AFPR, 52mm TB w/ Airfoil of course, SLP air box, 180 t-stat and a performance tune among other small things, those mods really woke up my L98.

Great video. Love both of these cars.

I just sold my 1988 iroc-z that only had 72 thousand miles with the 5.7 tpi totally stock . Would of been perfect for this test. I also have a 90 mustang gt and a 91 Rs with a 350 swap 6 speed . I love both configurations of these cars!

LOL back in the early 90's I use to bust GM's 350 Iroc's, Trans AM/Formula's, Vetts and GN with my 88 notchback mustang and all of the GM's cars I race weren't stock either. I had pullies, home made ram air, shorty headers, H pipe, Flowmasters mufflers, 3.73 gears, ported throttle body and bump up timing. My best time at the drag strip with horrible Goodyear Gatorback tires was a 13.64 @ 101. I got my car from a Florida State Trooper auction. It use to a highway patrol car so you know my car was lightweight. It didn't have power windows and mirrors but it had heavy duty parts such as radiator, belts and alternator. A lot of mustang guys back then had issues with spinning coming of the line but I use to remove my rear springs to transfer more weight to my rear and it worked. My car was lowered 2inches and it was easy to just jack up the rear and pull out the rear springs before I would race somebody. The car would hook and go. Oh before I changed my rear gears from 3.08 to 3.73 I use to be able to hang with the Vetts and Irocs/Trans Am's on top end. My speedo went up to 140mph and I use bury the needle. My friend had 89 350 GTA and we ran up to 148mph side by side.

Great video! What a classic match up! I want to see more!

Great video gents! Looking forward to seeing more. Having owned and driven both of these cars at some point in my life...they are both a lot of fun! I tend to lean toward the GM side of things but the Fox's are a great choice!

I guess I'm lucky I have both of those cars. Both sticks

On the upper intake behind the throttle body there are two large casting nubs that restrict the air coming into the intake. They can be sanded down with a dremmel to increase air flow. This mod with a cam it usually adds a few 3-7 hp on the top end. Its a old school free mod that works.

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Great video.

Nice vid

Hmmm.... Well from a chassis standpoint a Foxbody/SN95 has a way of making a Fbody feel tight and modern. (which it's not) I've never owned a GEN3 Fcar, but have owned LS Juan Fcars, and I own a 88 GT, and have owned several SN95/NE cars, but a GEN3 Fbody is largely a GEN4 Fbody from a chassis standpoint other than it uses a mcpherson strut setup up front, where the GEN4 uses a SLA setup. No good reason not to go LS with a clean GEN3 car. Great swap for Foxbodys as well unless you're a brand purist. I prefer the Foxbody look and huge aftermarket, plus most any engine you'd want to put in one will fit under it's hood, but again I'm not a GEN3 Fbody expert as much as I am with a Foxbody or GEN4 Fbody. Fbody exhaust routing sucks compared to Foxbody EDIT: BTW I prefer SBF over SBC until you get to GEN3 SBC. (LS)

Car n driver did this back in 85-87-1990 ford was always on top

I gotta get me some of those stock alignment dowels!!!! 😂

Why would you not compare apples to apples using a 305 IROC? The 350 of course will make more power on the dyno than a 5.0 Mustang.

Camaro were always faster, but Mustang always had more potential in tuning & mods. Camaro were more sleek & aerodynamic, but Mustang always known for comfort & practical.