'93-'02 Camaro V8/auto stocker questions

6130 · 09-21-2018, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Painter

The poor old horse has been beat to death, repeatedly. And again and again. The very early and preproduction cars had LT1s due to a problem or shortage is LS motors. The owners manuals were printed with LT1 specs. NHRA has LT1 in the guide. If you want to run an LS1 call the car a 99. Worry about something else. Get over it.

What's your problem?

I'm not "worried" about anything, nor do I have anything to "get over".

As Roberte pointed out, it was a legit question- there's no reason for you to act like a dick about it.

Crew Chief · 09-21-2018, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 6130

What's your problem?

I'm not "worried" about anything, nor do I have anything to "get over".

As Roberte pointed out, it was a legit question- there's no reason for you to act like a dick about it.

The issue of '98 Camaro/Firebird with the LT1 instead of the LS1 was decided 20 years ago and right or wrong it will remain that way no matter how much factory data is presented. For whatever reason NHRA elected to allow the LT1 and not the LS1 in those cars. If you want to run the LS1, just claim the car as a '99. The bodies are identical.

6130 · 09-21-2018, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Crew Chief

The issue of '98 Camaro/Firebird with the LT1 instead of the LS1 was decided 20 years ago and right or wrong it will remain that way no matter how much factory data is presented. For whatever reason NHRA elected to allow the LT1 and not the LS1 in those cars. If you want to run the LS1, just claim the car as a '99. The bodies are identical.

Thanks. I was not aware of the issue until I just came across it in the classification tool.

I'm not interested in trying to convince anybody of anything- like you said, a '98 could simply be presented as a '99.

Would a '98 LT1 Camaro stocker be what is referred to as a "paper" car?

jimmyparker · 09-21-2018, 08:59 PM

I think GM did this to help their 98 Manufacturers points total. If I remember correctly racers were a little slow to warm up to the LS-1 so LT-1 racers could put change the front end and accumulate points as a current year model car for GM.

09-21-2018, 08:59 PM	#4
jimmyparker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus, georgia Posts: 385 Likes: 65 Liked 309 Times in 88 Posts	Re: '93-'02 Camaro V8/auto stocker questions I think GM did this to help their 98 Manufacturers points total. If I remember correctly racers were a little slow to warm up to the LS-1 so LT-1 racers could put change the front end and accumulate points as a current year model car for GM.