Base 68 Camaro
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Base 68 Camaro
Anyone know what the motor is that came in the base 68 Camaro, just wondering my dad said he yanked it out since it ran like a turd when he was 17, and dropped in the L79. Anyone?
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Base in a '68 was the L6 as far as I know. They were like 100hp, so yeah, turd for sure. If you're thinking about swapping it back in to make it original, don't. L6 Camaros are more worthless than RS/SS/Z28 clones, so you'll get more enjoyment and more value out of a V8 in that car no matter how you look at it.
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def put a 327 and up in that bitch mildy or highly built to..if u dont some one should smack u and the car should be given to some one that would make that bitch a mean street strip car.
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No way it had a 307. The '68 coupe, non SS of course, either had the L6 (Long 6) inline 6 cylinder engine or the 327. The 307 was a '69-only option that replaced the 327 since GM stopped casting them in '68.
Check this out:
http://www.camaros.org/engine.shtml
Check this out:
http://www.camaros.org/engine.shtml
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Here, if you really wanna know what the stock motor is, decode the VIN:
http://www.chevy-camaro.com/chevy-camaro-VIN-decode.asp
Digit 3 should tell you whether or not it was a V8 (4) or an L6 (3).
http://www.chevy-camaro.com/chevy-camaro-VIN-decode.asp
Digit 3 should tell you whether or not it was a V8 (4) or an L6 (3).
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According to Chevy Hi Performance, May 2006 Issue
"For '68 Chevrolet released a larger low-performance 307 engine as a replacement for the 283. The 307 used a 283 bore and 327 stroke (3.875-inch bore and a 3.25-inch stroke). Production of the 307 ran until '73. By the mid- 70's, the automotive market began to change drastically and GM sought to raise fuel economy and reduce emissions"
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"For '68 Chevrolet released a larger low-performance 307 engine as a replacement for the 283. The 307 used a 283 bore and 327 stroke (3.875-inch bore and a 3.25-inch stroke). Production of the 307 ran until '73. By the mid- 70's, the automotive market began to change drastically and GM sought to raise fuel economy and reduce emissions"
So it is a possibility...
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Camaros never came with a 283 option. That '68 307 was probably made for normal passenger cars and/or trucks. Check the links I posted, check your VIN, and go from there. If the VIN said V8, you most likely had a 327, but the base model coupe was an L6.
