I had an 84 with a 2.8l and 5 speed. You'd get a nice bump in power by just advancing the timing to 12*, flip the air cleaner lid, and grind away the limiting tab for the secondary air door on the carb. That last mod is very noticeable. A cat back exhaust from a carbed 305 will bolt right on and a set of 3.73s really wake it up over the stock 3.23s.
It was awesome to hear that young fans letter. Now i know i wasn't the only kid who though of Motorweek as their favorite television program. Even as a child, imo, cartoons didn't come close. No other show would get me as excited. As a kid who would ask for auto magazines, and Autotraders instead of toys, no other show comes close (not even the copycat shows that came after your brilliant idea. If i could only watch one show forever, make it Motorweek, and I'll never get bored.😊
This show is perfect. Real data, solid reviews, a hint of humor, testing, testing, testing, and reviewing... put all these reviews together and they'd be an encyclopedia on film. No goofy useless, goofy fluff such as "quirks, n' features".... gag! 🤢🤮. The way Motorweek does each review is literally the gold standard of automotive reviewing, a way to learn what you want to know if you want to make a well informed decision. I hope everyone of your young reviewers just studies what John does, and repeats that, Because that's What has kept people watching the show all these years.
I took a road trip in one with an Iron Duke and automatic. Four people plus luggage (how all that stuffed in there is still a mystery) I'm pretty sure a Chevette could have outrun us. Even in the 55 MPH era we stayed in the right lane.
My bosses' wife had one and he said it felt like he needed to open the door and help it along with his feet most times (ala Fred Flintstone). The steel hood and fenders versus the fiberglass ones on his Z28 didn't help. Of course, when it came time to trade a car in, she made him trade the Z28 he paid cash for and keep the "sport coupe" with the hoary old Iron Duke. It is 2024 and he still talks about it with annoyance.
The '82 Camaro is arguably my favorite Camaro of all time. The 2.8 was a slug of a motor though. The government really did its number on performance cars in response to the oil crisis of '73. Interestingly enough, the 82 Camaro and Firebird are largely responsible for the rebirth of the muscle car wars, with the 305 of course.
One of the best styled cars ever to come out of the USA. I had a base 1984 with 2.8 and 5 speed and it was lovely. Unfortunately build quality was not 😢
@@FORD_4.6 Ok. Motorweek has its own channel here on RU-vid. So you have to search for "motorweek/mercury marauder". Good luck to you. On this officicial channen you can see even more cars from FORD with the famous 4.6 litre V8!😌
As said, you had the option to go up to a 5.0/5.7, but if you cannot afford the additional Price or the even lower MPG, then this 2.8 was a good option. Nearly all engines back then, if not supercharged, had poor performance - the 5.0 for the Camaro delivered 145 hp, but even the 1st Gen Mustang came with engines starting at 3.3 Liters and 115 hp, 2nd and 3rd gen were in terms of Peak performance not much stronger compared to the biggest Camaro engine. Everyone thinks that the Term "Muscle car" is automatically assigned to high performance, but back then it wasn´t the reality.
This was part of what ponycars were. Camaros (and Mustangs) had fairly cheap, low power base motors from the beginning; the prior model's base six at times didn't even make 100 HP! But, they had a low base price, making them an attractive first new car for young buyers -- which was a huge market at the time.
Yeah the first gen 2.8 was bad no matter what vehicle it was in. And there were alot. The second gen that came out in 1988 had a couple hiccups early on while GM figured out the speed density/MAF systems but other than that they were very reliable and efficient.
