# Orr89rocz's 1989 Camaro Iroc-z 5.7L

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/221 "2008-04-03T05:39:59Z")

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no matter how hard you try, you will never have the “real” porno red.

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**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 3, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/222 "2008-04-03T07:38:10Z")

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RED=POOP

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/223 "2008-04-03T08:12:58Z")

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haha i’m planning on just getting the car chassis dyno’d at hybrid. I dont know if i could take out the whole harness and take the motor somewhere to get dyno’d, but that be very sweet to see the on motor numbers and how that relates to the whp chassis numbers

I’m hoping for 400whp 🙂 its gonna come down to how well i can tune and if this manifold/cam will support it. They both should. I think the stock TPI style air intake is the restrictor…i gotta open that up or doa custom CAI

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**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, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/224 "2008-04-03T09:39:20Z")

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> [@Happy Bday Chris N.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/happy-bday-chris-n/35780/7):
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> haha i’m planning on just getting the car chassis dyno’d at hybrid. I dont know if i could take out the whole harness and take the motor somewhere to get dyno’d, but that be very sweet to see the on motor numbers and how that relates to the whp chassis numbers
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> I’m hoping for 400whp 🙂 its gonna come down to how well i can tune and if this manifold/cam will support it. They both should. I think the stock TPI style air intake is the restrictor…i gotta open that up or doa custom CAI

I have an ACCEL DFI gen 6 harness, ECM, F-body adapter harness, etc…

PM me for more info.

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**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 3, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/225 "2008-04-03T11:32:24Z")

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> [@loud ticking?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/loud-ticking/35768/16):
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> ricer…🤣 should have kept it black

pot, kettle, black. :bash:

shall we post pics of ur pimping blue interior?

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/226 "2008-04-03T11:41:46Z")

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> [@ATTN: ANYONE WHO HAS STUFF IN THE RITZ GARAGE...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-anyone-who-has-stuff-in-the-ritz-garage/35787/2):
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> I have an ACCEL DFI gen 6 harness, ECM, F-body adapter harness, etc…
> 
> PM me for more info.

That be nice, but i’m gonna use my stock MAF 89 ecm system for now. It should handle it. But i will keep that in mind

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**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 3, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/227 "2008-04-03T13:04:22Z")

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you better make 400!

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**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 3, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/228 "2008-04-03T13:43:14Z")

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> [@Hello from Buffalo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-buffalo/35775/11):
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> pot, kettle, black. :bash:
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> shall we post pics of ur pimping blue interior?

is this about interior or about me…um no, its not so quit changing the subject…kthanks

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**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 3, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/229 "2008-04-03T13:52:49Z")

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> [@FS: Stock eclipse wheels off 2003 GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-stock-eclipse-wheels-off-2003-gts/35473/11):
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> is this about interior or about me…um no, its not so quit changing the subject…kthanks

yes sir capt emo sir!

anyways justin, id leave it the way it was, paint nothing else red. and leave the heads alum. painting alum heads is well dumb haha. if ANYTHING, maybe put some red over the AFR logo and then wipe it off soo it stays in the engraved part ya konw?

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/230 "2008-04-03T14:08:03Z")

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i thought about that, i may do something like that i’m not sure yet. I was gonna keep the heads aluminum looking tho, and not paint them haha.

Nothing else will be red. Just the block, timing cover and intake. Upper plenum, valve covers, etc will all be black so most of the red will be covered up

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**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 3, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/231 "2008-04-03T14:10:37Z")

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> [@NYIRP 9/21 Times](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyirp-9-21-times/35774/17):
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> yes sir capt emo sir!
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> anyways justin, id leave it the way it was, paint nothing else red. and leave the heads alum. painting alum heads is well dumb haha. if ANYTHING, maybe put some red over the AFR logo and then wipe it off soo it stays in the engraved part ya konw?

💤 Capt’n misses 2nd gear !

But ya MPH i wouldn’t paint them heads at all either…I’d do the AFR logo in Black or Red

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**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 3, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/232 "2008-04-03T14:12:48Z")

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> [@Redoing the Front End.....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redoing-the-front-end/35635/30):
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> 💤 Capt’n misses 2nd gear !
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> But ya MPH i wouldn’t paint them heads at all either…I’d do the AFR logo in Black or Red

keeep it going i wreck my trucks into everyting and everybody agrees you shouldnt have a v8.

everything else black will be decent

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**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/233 "2008-04-03T14:27:38Z")

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Im :crying: cause my post was deleted!!! edit this bitch!

throw some red over the AFR engravement then wipe it off soo just the red is in where its engraved ya dig

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**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 3, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/234 "2008-04-03T14:40:38Z")

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with the red block, i’ld do the AFR logo in Black, but red wouldnt be to bad

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/235 "2008-04-03T18:54:33Z")

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black or red i dont think i could go wrong…but now that i think about it… the accessory brackets on the motor you wont see the AFR logo anyway ☹

It would be cool to say its just a corvette L98 with a cam and stealth ram swap 🙂

I hope to eventually get custom brackets to make it look much better and run a electric water pump to save weight and hp.

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/236 "2008-04-21T14:08:38Z")

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heads are on, cam is degreed in, oil pump is on, going to do the pan and stuff soon as i get a new rear main seal for the rear.

headers are in, now awaiting new balancer and some sensors along with new spark plugs and my converter. Gonna flush the radiator out and should be ready to go in

[![http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/23892/2453855990096720624S500x500Q85.jpg](http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/23892/2453855990096720624S500x500Q85.jpg)](http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2453855990096720624pNRlyT)

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**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/237 "2008-04-21T14:13:58Z")

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weres the pics of the motor in…we need pics ! ! 😃

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/238 "2008-04-21T18:18:27Z")

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its not in yet 🙂 they will be coming soon as the converter and balancer arrive by end of this week probly by next monday 🙂

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**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/239 "2008-04-21T18:51:18Z")

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> [@Why is everyone selling their turbos hondas?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-is-everyone-selling-their-turbos-hondas/35662/70):
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> It would be cool to say its just a corvette L98 with a cam and stealth ram swap 🙂

:nono:

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orr89roczs-1989-camaro-iroc-z-5-7l/188547/240 "2008-04-21T21:14:22Z")

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i’m gonna say 305 with bolt ons…if anyone asks at the track 🙂

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