# Orr89rocz's 1989 Camaro Iroc-z 5.7L **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [March 12, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547 "2007-03-12T21:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/201 "2008-04-01T07:07:32Z")
the only thing red will be the block and manifold. the plenum if you remember my setup will be black. valve covers are black, and the accesssories are black. Engine bay is black. Oil pan is gold and heads are aluminum i’m not paintin either of those. So its just a touch of red color. The only red suspension parts i have up front are stock painted sway bar and spohn steering bar brace. ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/202 "2008-04-01T07:32:48Z")
> [@Bird feeder email I got today](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bird-feeder-email-i-got-today/35755/2): > > You gotta be careful. Too much color will make it look ghetto. If you notice, mine is just a red longblock & accy brackets. Everything else in the engine compartment is black/original color for the most part. You want the motor to be the focal point. If your suspension is all red, than I would leave the motor black. There is a fine line in looking too busy & looking good. I dunno, looks pretty ghetto to me… Just kidding you know I love your truck and would steal it the first chance I got :stick: ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/203 "2008-04-01T20:52:52Z")
went with red 🙂 and did a quick mock up to give an idea of what it will look like. Keep in mind the accessory brackets are black, so are the valve covers, and not sure what i’m gonna do the waterpump/timing chain cover in. Gold oil pan i dont think i will paint that. [![http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/24469/2214991960096720624S500x500Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/24469/2214991960096720624S500x500Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2214991960096720624Ijvjjc) [![http://inlinethumb55.webshots.com/29238/2321839130096720624S500x500Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb55.webshots.com/29238/2321839130096720624S500x500Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2321839130096720624QXLfNs) [![http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/23032/2616328720096720624S500x500Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/23032/2616328720096720624S500x500Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2616328720096720624BZfKnE) [![http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/8990/2837320520096720624S500x500Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/8990/2837320520096720624S500x500Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2837320520096720624kEPEzJ) [![http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/28246/2221220000096720624S500x500Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/28246/2221220000096720624S500x500Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2221220000096720624LATYdV) [![http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/41256/2009652550096720624S500x500Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/41256/2009652550096720624S500x500Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2009652550096720624mPEklw) ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/204 "2008-04-01T21:20:50Z")
who did that port job? you know if you aren’t running a wet manifold you don’t really need turbulence to atomize fuel…polish that sucker man btw man, i think you gave me cataracts, everything i look at is red now ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/205 "2008-04-01T21:40:54Z")
haha yes i ported it myself. not sure i’m gonna clean it up more or not, i dont think i will but we will see. it was a quick job to open up some spots and it worked well for my tastes. And yes, it looks like alot of red at the moment, but the accessory brackets, water pump, timing chain cover and valve covers as well as the oil pan will cancel out alot of that red. Its gonna look GREAT i think ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/206 "2008-04-02T03:55:08Z")
its not tooo bad, idk bout the manifold being red tho ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/207 "2008-04-02T07:13:34Z")
looks good MPH…but would have looked better black :tounge: :tounge: ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/208 "2008-04-02T08:02:58Z")
its just like my old setup. When its done you wont see a lot of the red. wiring and everything else takes away from the red [![http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/31794/2429570680096720624S425x425Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/31794/2429570680096720624S425x425Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2429570680096720624AlaMSD) ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/209 "2008-04-02T14:44:19Z")
that intake’s aluminum right? so easy to port just do it! also i still hate red no matter how much you try and justify it ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/210 "2008-04-02T15:02:31Z")
haha aww red is nice, and yes its easy to port but i realy dont think i will need any more work done to the manifold. It aint a perfect job but its not a hack job either 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/211 "2008-04-02T15:05:29Z")
also i still hate red no matter how much you try and justify it ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/212 "2008-04-02T15:05:46Z")
> [@lancaster 9/22/07 saturday](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lancaster-9-22-07-saturday/35490/91): > > also i still hate red no matter how much you try and justify it also i still hate red no matter how much you try and justify it ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/213 "2008-04-02T15:11:07Z")
well sorry guys thats what the car is…black and red, so it will remain that way 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/214 "2008-04-02T15:23:16Z")
ricer…🤣 should have kept it black ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/215 "2008-04-02T15:49:21Z")
black is like too emo/gothic for me 🙂 need some shine in there Anyway, got my headgaskets, cam degree kit, intake gaskets, ARP head and intake bolts, and oil pump pickup today. gonna start buttoning it all up this weekend i think. ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/216 "2008-04-02T17:08:42Z")
but what if it affects your MPH :kekegay: ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/217 "2008-04-02T18:09:22Z")
it wont, i already looked into it ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/218 "2008-04-02T20:45:47Z")
I’m not sure of the black valvecovers/intake plenum, though. But in the assembled pic it looks good. Mine was that bright when I first did it. It doesn’t seem as bright now. This is a pic when I first built it in 1999-2000 ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/red_motor.jpg](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/red_motor.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/219 "2008-04-02T21:18:30Z")
What are you thinking it should look like? I certainly dont want it all red 🙂 My longblock sorta looks like yours but i have a gold oil pan that wont be painted. I painted the timing chain cover red, but it will mostly be covered by the balancer/pulley and water pump so you wont see it I really like splitting up the red with black since i love those two colors together. Black Widow type theme since the car is black/red and i’m gonna keep it that way. I seriously was thinking about the aluminum heads and what i could do with them, but i REALLLy dont wanna paint them hahaha on the side note my motor is the TINY version of your motor 🙂 similar colors and similar intake and HOPEFULLY similar hp 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/220 "2008-04-03T04:59:24Z")
> [@\--Official Resident Evil: Extinction---](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-resident-evil-extinction/35111/28): > > I seriously was thinking about the aluminum heads and what i could do with them, but i REALLLy dont wanna paint them > > hahaha on the side note my motor is the TINY version of your motor 🙂 similar colors and similar intake and HOPEFULLY similar hp 🙂 I wouldn’t paint the heads. That’d be awesome if it made the same HP. Are you gonna get the motor dynoed, or just get the car on a chassis dyno? Good Luck. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547.md?page=10) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547.md?page=12)