1988 Camaro

[bucket]

That is a 1988 and is either throttle body or TPI. All Camaro engines were fuel injected in '88.

In '85 there were fuel injected Z28s but the lower level Camaro 305s were carbureted.

Yep, TPI was only available on Iroc/Z28 though. With the exception of the B4C police package for the RS.

However, this one was very very recently (like, 18 miles ago) swapped to an Edelbrock carb. The first order of business is properly running the fuel lines and vacuum hoses.

Sweet project!! My neighbor has a 92 anniversary edition with same looking spoiler. I figured being last year and an anniversary edition it got all the goodies put on it. Front sway bar fat like what you would find on a truck!

'91-'92 Z28 got a similar looking spoiler, but it was much much taller.

Anyone ever see an early F car with the iron duke 2.5? Thats a rare one..

Yep, a buddy had one in high school.

Can still get those wiper blades! Lol. Goofy 80s stuff

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The PO put 22" or 24" blades on this one. The passenger side hangs way over, but the driver side actually works fantastic.

 

[AuroraGirl]

Yep, TPI was only available on Iroc/Z28 though. With the exception of the B4C police package for the RS.

However, this one was very very recently (like, 18 miles ago) swapped to an Edelbrock carb. The first order of business is properly running the fuel lines and vacuum hoses.



'91-'92 Z28 got a similar looking spoiler, but it was much much taller.



Yep, a buddy had one in high school.



The PO put 22" or 24" blades on this one. The passenger side hangs way over, but the driver side actually works fantastic.

80s camaros are potentially equipped with hot fuel supplemental electric fuel pumps to reduce vapor lock (TSB kit , was a common issue apparently)
I wonder if that one has it

 

[bucket]

80s camaros are potentially equipped with hot fuel supplemental electric fuel pumps to reduce vapor lock (TSB kit , was a common issue apparently)
I wonder if that one has it

That was on the early cars, particularly the L69 HO 305. I've owned a couple of those cars and neither of them had the electric fuel pumps.

This car though, being an '88 and was fuel injected, had an in-tank pump just like every other fuel injected F-body.

 

[Sad Sack]

Can still get those wiper blades! Lol. Goofy 80s stuff

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I remember those, they were also known to create undue stress on the wiper motor.

 

[TotalyHucked]

That was on the early cars, particularly the L69 HO 305. I've owned a couple of those cars and neither of them had the electric fuel pumps.

This car though, being an '88 and was fuel injected, had an in-tank pump just like every other fuel injected F-body.

My '87 had an electric fuel pump on it. I just remember it being blue and mounted on the frame rail just below the tank in the back. I couldn't tell ya if it was a TSB/GM thing or an aftermarket now though

 

[AuroraGirl]

I remember those, they were also known to create undue stress on the wiper motor.

especially the earlier wiper motors

 

[Sad Sack]

especially the earlier wiper motors

And as a matter of fact I bought an '82 Z28 and those red ones were installed from PO and they came off fast after I got done laughing at them.

 

[WFO]

I remember ,back in the 80s, seeing the colored 2 blade wipers that also had spoilers or wings on them.
I reckon they were supposed to push them tighter to the windshield at speed.

Probably most of them were bought just because someone thought they were cool, or just monkey see, monkey do.

 

[Sad Sack]

Well, if two blades can work on a razor why not a windshield...

 

[Catbox]

Sweet ride for sure!

 

[bucket]

I remember ,back in the 80s, seeing the colored 2 blade wipers that also had spoilers or wings on them.
I reckon they were supposed to push them tighter to the windshield at speed.

Probably most of them were bought just because someone thought they were cool, or just monkey see, monkey do.

Dad bought a brand new supercharged Bonneville in '93 and it had factory-installed wipers with spoilers on them. They were even painted body color, lol. I still have them, but I don't know where to get wiper refills anymore.

 

[AuroraGirl]

Well, if two blades can work on a razor why not a windshield...

that actually works against them in that case, multiple blades on razors are very diminishing returns, and the cartel of razor manufactures (only a couple big names, and no big innovations despite frequent product line changes , conveniently requiring new handles to use new blades.. any razor colored pink are also almost always duller or stop being sharp quicker than ones not colored pink. lol) just make their less bladed products more poorly so they either dull quicker or seem duller from the start to push people to their more-blades-top-of-the-line razors which are sold are high markups

but the actual data would suggest two has a place as it makes shaving efficient compared to a single, but 3+ quickly isnt doing anything except potentially getting packed with skin and hair or irritating

Sadly, there was an attempt to break into the market by dollar shave club, then they got big enough to threaten Gillette and company enough they bought them and quickly ended that. Dollar shave club didnt produce any razors, they actually just private labeled ones sold only online or overseas(places that dont let markets consolidate as much as us) and introduced them at a healthy profit margin but much cheaper than the cartel.

Its not worth using anymore as a service but it was a good run
The razors they used to sell are now sold exclusively on amazon(in this country) and they fit the handles and sell them much cheaper than DSC did.

considering the pink razor and any razor marketed towards women being inferior and more expensive, its very cost savings to just use those. they just have smaller "lube" strips than women ones usually have

if youre interested in reading about this cartel or what a cartel is here are some links:

Razor Blade Wars, Part One: Harry's Ends the Safety Razor Cartel

The FTC stopped Schick razor maker Edgewell from buying Harry's. Harry's is now expanding and challenging consumer packaged giants in other segments.

www.thebignewsletter.com

What Is a Cartel? Definition, Examples, and Legality

A cartel is an organization created between a group of producers of a good or service to regulate supply and manipulate prices.

www.investopedia.com

 

[AuroraGirl]

Dad bought a brand new supercharged Bonneville in '93 and it had factory-installed wipers with spoilers on them. They were even painted body color, lol. I still have them, but I don't know where to get wiper refills anymore.

the m62 heaton in all of its glory, making like 20hp and 5psi of boost and requiring 91. stronger rods and pistons
Those first years didnt even have a way to change the oil in the supercharger, nor did they put a service interval on them

I think that year only had a single serpentine belt too, which I think was fine considering the space and low boost and the nice PS Pump with remote reservoir (on the other side of the intake oddly). I dont remember if you needed to do the engine mount to do the belt or not , but series 2 first years required it sadly.

Fun fact, the forced induction of the engine required a impossible to obtain restrictor to the modulator on the transmission and I think it possibly used a check valve too
The only thing modulator did in those was line pressure, like the th400

 

[bucket]

the m62 heaton in all of its glory, making like 20hp and 5psi of boost and requiring 91. stronger rods and pistons
Those first years didnt even have a way to change the oil in the supercharger, nor did they put a service interval on them

I think that year only had a single serpentine belt too, which I think was fine considering the space and low boost and the nice PS Pump with remote reservoir (on the other side of the intake oddly). I dont remember if you needed to do the engine mount to do the belt or not , but series 2 first years required it sadly.

Fun fact, the forced induction of the engine required a impossible to obtain restrictor to the modulator on the transmission and I think it possibly used a check valve too
The only thing modulator did in those was line pressure, like the th400

The car ran like a scalded rabbit when the engine was cool and was still fun enough when fully warmed up. It ran two belts. When the car was about 10 years old, I replaced the coupler in the supercharger snout and replaced the stinky oil.

 

[AuroraGirl]

The car ran like a scalded rabbit when the engine was cool and was still fun enough when fully warmed up. It ran two belts. When the car was about 10 years old, I replaced the coupler in the supercharger snout and replaced the stinky oil.

interesting.. the first year or two of the series 1 supercharged used one belt. you sure it wasnt like a 95?
Unless pontiac was different from Buick on this, the same body platform even being compared on this
The series 1 had a lot of changes and its short run and older than most internet stuff makes it a unicorn sometimes too