1985-1990 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z - The Zesty Camaro

The 1980s is when performance cars returned from a long hibernation. The 1985-1990 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z was one of the best performance cars to come out of the 1980s. This video will give you all the information you'll need to know about this special high-performance Camaro.

[@tinyb69]

I have an '87 convertible IROC sitting in my barn just waiting to be restored to it's former glory. Was my baby brothers car that he bought new, and proudly drove around for years, until the trans went out, and due to health problems, he couldn't afford to fix. He let it sit in his driveway and let it pretty much rot away in the weather until his death at 43, 11 years ago. I was tempted to just call a scrap yard to come get it, but thought that wouldn't be doing right by my brother, so I moved it to my house, and stuffed it in the corner of my old barn, telling myself that one day I would restore it. At 63, and stepping into retirement at the end of the year, I see this as one of the projects I'll do to keep me from sitting on the couch all day. Sure, I'll spend way more money and time than it will ever be worth, but I'm sure my brother will be smiling down upon me when he sees his car, rolling down the road again, shiny as the day that he bought it.

[@CLK944]

I hope you successfully manage to restore it. God bless you and RIP your brother

[@geraldcollins7103]

just get it running. use mods, junkyard parts what ever it take!

[@gregfielder4763]

Luckily these cars were/are so popular that replacement parts are plentiful. Good luck. Cheers.

[@marionthompson7482]

Sentiment is priceless

[@CHARLESA-km5gz]

One solid plan & good luck with it !!! I got an 86' (T-top) in the resto process.

[@keithgw2777]

IMO The body style is one of the few cars ever made that has "Timeless Good Looks"

[@airgunningyup]

agreed.,. I still think theyre better looking than the next gen

[@sergeantspeed5941]

keith g w catfish camaros are HIDEOUS

[@brianmars3370]

I had one of these from 1988 - 1992. You're right, they never go out of style.

[@truenorthstrongfree8566]

Brian Mars Brian, I had a Maroon - 86 IROC-Z from 1987-1990 ;-) , , , , , , , What a blast to drive and smoke many vettes, porches etc....... Went through 2 rear ends, 2 trans, and finally cracked block - only because the electric fans malfunctioned and the temp gauge did not indicate this :-( Ended up dropping a 350 69 Camaro engine n replaced the TPI Then sold car as I needed funds to go to go back to school / College It was more of a love / hate relationship, as it was in the garage getting repaired A LOT ! ! !

[@CHARLESA-km5gz]

Sounds like you should have worked at the GM proving grounds !!! Either that or as a stunt man !!!!

[@MrRep490]

Got myself a 1990 IROC 5.7 about 6 years ago for my first car, paid 3k for it in pretty much mint condition and love it so much. Got a ton of looks and compliments on it when I pulled up to school in her, and still do quite often. Couldn’t have asked for a cooler car to own

[@5inthehole]

Brother bought a brand new 1985 I-Rock. It was a beautiful car. Father drove it home and told him to take it easy with it until he got use to it. He owned it for 5 hours before totaling it out on a telephone pole. True story!

[@corvetcoyote443]

God bless the great IROC Z,one of my most favourite Camaros of all time.

[@VertigoGTI]

I remember my friend's mom having one of these when I was 6. Such a staggeringly good looking vehicle in a neighborhood full of Cutlass Cieras and Buick Centuries. I'll never forget the time I rode my bike past it and stopped to look at it; she came out and took the time to show me some of the details in the car. It's easily in my top 10 list of favorite childhood memories.

[@gphilipc2031]

XDDD, What else did she show you?

[@VertigoGTI]

LOL, I was 6 at the time.

[@utahcountypicazospage5412]

Alex Becker milfy

[@RERick]

Amen, same story here!

[@MidnightMechanic]

Ron Strzelecki; uh huh, I'm sure that's all you took turns doing! ;P

[@SS-ps6mg]

As a boy who was ages 12-17 during these years, I wanted one of these cars so bad.

[@thetreblerebel]

The IROCZ is one of my all time favorites. It just looked cool. Iconic 80s muscle car

[@jeremythompson9122]

Nothing from the 80's could be called a muscle car other than maybe the 3.8 litre V6 Turbo Buick's...particularly the 87 GNX. These were decent looking cars but offered no real performance. Most of the 70's and the whole decade of the 80's sucked for gearheads who wanted more than just basic transportation. Wasn't until the early to mid 90's when Detroit finally figured out how to make real power while still complying with smog laws

[@timothygeiger8271]

@@jeremythompson9122 i disagree with you. I grew up in that ERA.

[@Ryan-dj7ry]

​@@jeremythompson9122 no the 3rd gen Camaros where definitely a muscle car

[@slacadjuster237]

I'm a Mopar guy, (have 2 Rams), but the convertible IROC is still to this day one of the sexiest (Yes I just said wrote that) cars ever built.

[@marka2510]

In 1987 I ordered a brand new IROC-Z. She was everything I wanted at the time 5.0 tpi 5 speed T-tops gray interior, awesome car at the time. 2 months later they came out with the convertible. I had to have it. I got an 1987 1/2 20th anniversary convertible same setup as the coupe but a red leather interior. for a while I had two brand new IROC's. The sticker on the convertible was over 20K but worth every penny. To this day I regret selling that car. I have had some awesome cars since then including my 67 chevelle convertible, a C5 corvette convertible and my current 2011 Camaro SS. But I think about that IROC-Z all the time. A beautiful car....

[@judithbishop993]

I use to own a 1968 440 mag GTX awesome car!

[@diegoteran3640]

@@marka2510 I have an 87 convertible for sale if you intrested

[@skins2181]

When I was in the Army I had an '85 Trans Am which was mechanically the Camaro's twin. It had the 305 TPI engine, 16X8 wheels and T-tops. My buddies and I had a lot of fun in that car! I miss it to this day.

[@Polemic-2525]

Fun times. I was in my 20s best times of my life. I had a 82 Mustang GT.

[@teresapflaumer5717]

My mom's first 2 cars were a 1972 blue Camaro and a 1986 Brown and Beige IROC Z. Those were fantastic cars! They were frickin badass!

[@judithbishop993]

In my garage I have a 1989 350 5.7 iroc-Z with 78K miles. I must say it is my baby. My first 89 roc was stolen out of my drive way cried for days. Bought a 02 convertible corvette cost 68K. Beautiful car drove it 3 years I still missed my iroc. I could not find a 350 plenty of 305s finally I found a 89 with low miles. I bought it. Inoticed the Corvette sat my husband told me one has to go. A guy in the next county loved the vette and I sold it to him. I get more complements on the IROC than ever on the Vette. Love my IROC. thanks for listening. Judy.

[@franksrok5843]

i feel your pain. im an original owner 1985 iroc tpi am radio crank up windows bought in santa barbara in sept 1985. still have it 29k on the odometer. irocs just look RIGHT.

[@stuartb9323]

Hi Judy Those cars were so easy to steal ! My girlfriend bought a new IROC in 1986. It was stolen 6 months later. She was found two weeks later with all kinds of parts missing, including the t-tops. The car was filled with water from a bad storm. The insurance company wouldn't total it, and I helped her get the IROC repaired. It was never the same after all that. I'll never forget those great times we had with that car though! : )

[@joseywales898]

I had the same 89 iroc z as you mine was white they tried to steal it also but i had a chip in the key they couldn't start it.

[@hectorortega9131]

i met my Girlfriend, now My Wife in an Two Tone Red 83 Camaro back in 1985,, Man, so many Beautiful Teen memories in that car!, We were both 19 Years Old back then,. How i wish i would have never sold that car.. And now still married to her after 31 years we drive a 2015 camaro and she still gets that smiley look on her face when when shes riding with me and i do alittle bit of street racing with other cars on the road like we did when we were Young.. Lol.

[@Micheal1075]

Hector Ortega Nice

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

What a beautiful story

[@amyloukota1797]

That is awesome.

[@kingtrap2900]

Hector Ortega don’t ever not own a Camaro sir😂👈🏽thanks for sharing

[@pimpovic2]

Mike Wible You'll find out eventually.

[@alexbenjaminlubbers]

No joke, I actually did a presentation on the IROC-Z in my 11th grade Speech class.

[@rodguitarezz3482]

Outstanding

[@LXRD-SUPREME-]

That's Dope Gorgeous

[@alexbenjaminlubbers]

@@LXRD-SUPREME- Thanks man Looking back on it now, I should have probably done the speech on my brother's 1997 Z28 back then, lol

[@LXRD-SUPREME-]

@@alexbenjaminlubbers your welcome that would be awesome too. Iroc-z is one of my favorite car in the world

[@canuckereh5646]

I miss my 87 yellow on black Iroc-Z. It had the 5.7 and leaky t-tops. My girlfriend, now wife of almost 27 years, and I had a lot of good times cruising around in it. Sometimes temperamental but the fun quotient far outweighed the few inconveniences. Great car. We're looking to get another one. Btw, I didn't have a mullet but classic rock was the standard soundtrack. Thanks for posting.

[@stclairstclair]

A NICE TRICK FOR IROC OWNERS Fog lights turn off when you turn on the high beams, By relocating the fog lamp ground wire from the high beam circuit and relocated it to a true ground, The fog lights will stay on when you use the high-beams. i was a gm tech long ago (fog lamps get their ground through the high beam bulb's filament circuit to ground, when voltage is applied to the high beam lamp the fog circuit loses it's ground and they turn off)

[@oengusfearghas9608]

This makes me want to get my 84 Z-28 project completed and back on the road.

[@joshuaw4258]

Oengus Fearghas did you?

[@stevewalberg481]

My 84 Z28 was dollar for dollar one of the funnest cars I ever owned

[@robertwaters7969]

I've got an 83 z28 ,been sitting for a couple yrs now,,,,, need to find some time to get her running again...such a fun car to drive wth the 5 speed manny and h.o.5.0 with head work done and headers

[@jerryryan36]

Chevy.. bring this body style IROCK back please for 2020, best body style ever!

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Worst

[@terraincognita2998]

@@CaptainFALKEN how dare you!

[@KVX21]

@@CaptainFALKEN Beautiful car, but the performance as far as power was horrendous in its stock form and a real rattle squeak box. I had a 89 IROC 5.7 and then ripped everything out installed a 450hp but later added few extras and had almost 500hp along with it being a roller motor with a 632 lift cam, aluminum corvette heads all ported polished, lowered car 2", installed custom 4-point roll bar for rigidity and some extra safety, custom auto-meter dash gauges installed in the stock gauge dash board, custom headers and true custom dual exhaust with 2-chamber flo-master mufflers, 4 speed TCI transmission a 3500 stall speed torque converter and a 456 rear with auburn posi-unit and the car ran low 11's with stock tires and rims. This car today if you can find one is something worth getting and restoring and holding onto because it will climb in value.

[@jimmycline4778]

Captain FALKEN This IROC is one of G.M. Sexiest cars ever! A clean one looks awesome today! You have bad taste! They had many colors to choose from, even yellow! The darker blue was awesome, and the hood louvers were great, the rear glass louvers were a option or after market also looked great on these cars!

[@jimmycline4778]

It’s called IROC!

[@dagwoodz28]

I have a 1990 IROC-Z, G92, 5 speed with the 230hp TPI 305. It has the 3.42 rear end with 4 wheel disc brakes. It has 44k miles. I absolutely LOVE these cars!!

[@trixstermillion2190]

Performance tip: If you have one with a TPI motor, (temporarily) take out the air filters and remove those four silly, plastic restrictor plates so your engine can breathe. Then go to a shop and have them replace the muffler with one that actually lets a reasonable amount of exhaust flow through it (so you exhaust pressure equalizes more with the intake pressure, preventing you from floating a valve). At this point you might as well spend around $30 on some performance air filters. I'm not sure how many horsepower this will gain you (I'm guessing from 15-30, which isn't bad for a 210-245 HP motor), but I was able to do 0-60 in a bit over 5.5 seconds and a quarter mile at about 14.2 @ 101 MPH after cooling the intake with a couple bags of ice. This was a 1989 Iroc with a 350, 700R4 auto, 255 ZR-16 Michelin XGT tires, and a 2.77(!) rear axle.

[@boxfancb]

I saw that intake mod on a magazine once and did it, switched to K&N filters and put an airfoil on the throtle body. Also went with eldelbrock tubular set and new cat back ending with a Dynomax Super Turbo muffler. It kept things quiet but there was a lot of noise and smoke coming from the tires👍

[@donnie8508]

I'm so glad they never made a fwd camaro! Proud owner of a 91 z28

[@jackvinceta]

im lucky enough to have a 1990 IROC Z, that I bought in 2001 for $5500. And I still have it.

[@rob-8742]

I bought my 88 iroc in 06 for 4500 it took almost a month of pretty much begging the guy to come down from 6000 and it was the cleanest original condition 3rd gen I'd personally ever laid eyes on it's the one car I will own till the day I die

[@somejackball]

Very lucky, keep it!!

[@houseofno]

Probably the rarest, most valuable, and best of all of the IROCs. Definitely worth getting it appraised. Condition, equipment levels, mileage, and originality will all play roles in determining the car's value. 1990 IROCs had a very short production run.

[@NR-we9fo]

Same man got a 1990 iroc z going to throw in a LS1 in it soon

[@normkunesh5694]

Had one too ! Convertible.

[@imanaxbert1937]

Thank God GM never adopted a front wheel drive platform for the Camaro or Firebird. Thank God, indeed.

[@kiethmarshall9594]

I had 88 firebird formula. It was. Awesome, car couldn't. Afford the. INS. At(21) yrs old

[@davidkastin4240]

Ye

[@davidkastin4240]

Yes thank gawd indeed. Can you imagine a FWD 💩 what a Carror show (horror show) that woulda been.

[@philipthomas6808]

It only would have happened if Ford made the Mustang FWD, but as we all know, Ford got so much hate mail and negative feedback from their Mustang owners that they nixed that idea... Long live all Pony cars to stay RWD, forever!

[@jimmycline4778]

But this did have a 4 banger in the Camaro, I think 1982!

[@mikeparkes7922]

Nothing but great memories of my 1990 Camaro IROC Z. Good times. Had it immaculate for 7 years, but new owner wrecked it within 7 days.

[@davidkastin4240]

What a dam shame. Obviously they were an amateur behind the wheel.

[@Redlinesixtynine]

I still have my red 86 IROC I bought new that fall. 5L, 5 sp, w/T bar roof. Just over 30,000 kms on it. I still love driving it.

[@kwalkrkcco4397]

I still have mine as well. 1985 TPI Z28 that I bought new and still cruise in it to this day!

[@joeyswaney8497]

My first car in 1988 (17 years old) was a 1985 z-28 with a 305 v-8 TPI. Had the transmission replaced with a 350 turbo with shift kit. Amazing car. Blew the doors off plenty of the muscle cars from that day... good memories.

[@tomhertz1614]

TRADED my Starion for a Black IROC with t-tops and gold wheels. Beautiful car and got a ton of attention at the time.

[@cowdough94]

I own a starion and a conquest! I was die hard camaro guy. Owned 7 of them the 86 roc and my 73 split bumper z28 with a 383 stroker being my faves. Id never even heard of a conquest so i went and test drove it. As soon as i started it i was converted. Lol. Ive owned 5 questd since then. I just started my 88 starion for the first time in 9 years today. Small world

[@jimmycline4778]

You traded a what? Is that a horse?

[@motorcitymanman7711]

Black with Gold wheels IROC? Should have just got the nicer interior and suspension T/A.

[@mainiac4pats]

Wow, brings back memories, I graduated in ‘87 from HS and these cars were the envy of every young car lover!

[@adamtrombino106]

I had ( briefly) an 89 1LE 5.0 5 speed Iroc Z in red on red. It was rare and rated at 235hp. Extremely quick. At 18, I couldn't afford the insurance and sold it. Loved that car!

[@johnnyloveee]

I’m a massive Toyota/Lexus lover. This is the only American car I’ve ever sought out. I finally got one as a project. Couldn’t be more happy. 87’ IROC-Z 350.

[@donnis618]

Great video. Iroc-z's are my favorite cars as I graduated HS in 1988 so I remember a lot of this! Unfortunately many Irocs were sold with the base 4bbl and that lowly L03 170 hp motor which gave the irocs a bad name on the streets. It was good for marketing and giving people options like the 1960's but hurt the performance image. The one thing Ford did right was to give the Mustang GT and LX 5.0 their top dog motor thus making them all "fast". All Iroc's should have came with TPI motors only IMO

[@rogermurph101]

Donnis Bagby I graduated in 87, so these were dream cars right out of high school. Must be a circumstance of geography, but I've never seen an IROC without a TPI motor. Until watching this vid, I thought that was the standard engine with the 350 becoming optional in 87. The only TBI/4bbl motors we ever saw were in Z-28's.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I graduated a bit earlier in 81. I was into dirt bikes at the time, but the car guys in my rural area were rebuilding 2nd generation, (worn out through the 1st generation owner by 1980), Mustang's, Camaro's, Cutlas 442's, Chevell's and other classics from the late 60's to early 70's. Oh yea, the Nova's, lots of Nova's. Some of them did a very nice job back then, and some of those guys do restoration today. The cars may not be produced anymore, but the opportunity still lives because of them. Thank God for our free market. It's a blast. :)

[@SteveZiomekAFA89]

I had an '88 with the 305 TPI. I picked that over the 350 'cause I wanted a manual transmission. It was a fun car.

[@ericperry72]

Same age group, c/o 90, but I grew up in Detroit. These and the 5.0 were all hot cars. But as stated the 5.0 was king on Woodward. Man I'd like a 350 dark blue.

[@fernandorocha7457]

@@SteveZiomekAFA89 very nice vídeo, the best version of Camaro 1980s Iroc Z

[@rw1557]

I had the 87 IROC with the 350. I got the plenum, throttle body and runners worked. I swapped the gears and stall converter and ran 13.80's. The most money I spent was on the exhaust getting the Y pipe worked and a Flowmaster custome single muffler w/ith 2 3/4 tips.Then I got the ECM reprogrammed and added a 100 shot of NOS. I didn't break into the twelve's but I consistently ran 13.20's. Not bad for that era.

[@braddavies9536]

I had a 87 with the 5.7, t tops, leather, and so on. I then moved to Maine on a dirt road with no garage. When the economy crashed, I had to sell it. I had bought it from the original owner in western Mass. A week or so after I sold the car, I got a phone call from the guy who bought it and he had removed the spare tire and found a letter in a sip lock bag, which was from the selling dealer, (Putnam Chevrolet-Buick, Winchendon, Mass ). The car was one of only 25 ordered with every option available. I have a copy of that letter, and if I had seen that letter, I either would have put the car in storage, up on blocks, or sold it for way more than the $4000 I got for it. O well. Thanks for the great video and the memories!!

[@Texas_Cruiser]

Brad Davies wow lol. crazy!

[@jjs777fzr]

Cool story...North Shore Ma here.

[@bboobb1122334455]

Bought a brand new IROC in 86. Did a total restore and upgrades in 2004. Still have, and is a blast to drive.

[@dougfa3515]

I'm a Mustang guy (mostly Fox Body)... and these cars were pretty cool. I love to see a restored/ mint one on the road today.

[@chancewilkins3320]

How does one become a foxbody guy? They are ok... but really? They are kinda bland

[@dougfa3515]

@@chancewilkins3320 It's a long process... gotta fill out multiple applications, several interviews, an obstacle course, and devote a good amount of time to service in the community. And a little luck. But it can be done.

[@LegendaryTones]

@@chancewilkins3320 I love both Camaros and Mustangs, but as far as the 1980s models, I liked the understated and more nimble and faster Fox body Mustangs. That said, a blue IROC-Z with T-Tops was one of my dream cars back in the day.

[@CaseyBrown-ti1lu]

I’m 21 just finished mine and Id love for more people to start restoring them but sadly most of my generation is into imports

[@dougfa3515]

@@CaseyBrown-ti1lu Nice! It's good to keep the older cars going... and you have something more unique than a lot of people out there with their import build. Not that there's anything wrong with that either, IMO.

[@vendmaster7107]

had an 89 iroc for 20 plus years....loved the car, treated it with massive TLC. Now have a 4th gen T/A, absolutely love it! Amazed at the power difference

[@MrTriggerman79]

I bet you could find a nice one for 10 - 15K. Put a Motley Crue cassette in the tape deck. Go to super cuts get a mullet and buy some acid wash Levi's. Life would be good.

[@thetinpin]

You forgot the pair of Chucks.

[@MrTriggerman79]

and a coors party ball.

[@1980sbrawl]

Ryan Thomas that sounds something i would do lol just not the mullet!

[@guillermo7298]

An add some kind of mustache

[@JoeBlow_4]

There are two red ones within 25 miles of me. They are going for over $39,000 each.

[@jgboys1]

I had a black with silver trim 1985 IROC- Z. Bought it brand new. My first brand new car. I had it for almost 20 years. I loved that car. Lots of memories and good times in that car.

[@MorbidThrasher666]

Still a badass car and im a mustang guy btw.

[@dougfa3515]

I feel the same way.

[@MorbidThrasher666]

They are iconic. In the 80's the cartoon M.A.S.K. came out and the leader of the good guys had a red z28,i had to get it,lol.

[@liquidleopard4495]

Morbid SVT COBRA, I think I still have that toy. :D

[@shakarussanders9911]

Morbid SVT COBRA I remember M.A.S.K I still have a few

[@joshuaecht]

A lot of Camaro guys and Mustang guys actually have BOTH examples of each, or at one time or another, have driven both sets. Lots of respect between both Ford and Chevy.

[@DavidRamirez-ww5kv]

I owned the 85 IROC Z28. Great car, great memories. The engine sounded great. My neighbors could hear when I drove the car up the street.

[@SGTJDerek]

GM screwed the pooch when they didn't offer the manual with the 350.

[@HorsepowerGarageVideos]

The t5 was not strong enough to handle the torque of a 350, that's why it was auto only with the 350.

[@SGTJDerek]

Horsepower Garage I know but the T5 wasn't the only manual. Just sux that these things, along with the Fox 'stang, are a bear to find in decent shape. So much has changed in the aftermarket & they are old enough you can build exactly how you want without running into the Law.

[@floydnoblitt6528]

because the 5speed manual couldn't hold up behind the 350 for long, we had to wait a couple years till they got a 6 speed behind the 350

[@charlesgreer7641]

They tried to claim the 5speed wouldn't hold up to the torque of the 350. But the vet had a 5speed. I was told they didnt want the iroc to get to close to the vet performance. It would hurt sales bc why pay all that money for a vet when u could get a iroc for less money.

[@gabrielpichardo1492]

@@charlesgreer7641 i believe that you are right

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

Great video. I’ve owned three Camaro’s in my lifetime. 1972 and a 1997’Z-28 Convertible and now a 2010 Camaro RS-SS . Yes the I -Rock Camaro Was one of my favorite 1980s cars

[@billybiker5712]

I remember when these car's were new i was right at my teenage years I've owned many of them i own one now that's in almost new condition

[@Power-Ads]

I have an 1987 IROC-Z 5.7 TPI that I drive every day! Eliminated the cat converter (since its over 25 yrs old, no E check in Ohio) put in a performance chip in the computer, and a shift kit in the 700R4 RUNS FANTASTIC !!! I have a blast driving it every day !!!

[@legendary6790]

I have the sister car. The third-gen trans am. Still love mine.

[@KLEEFANable]

I have a GTA and I love it. Will never sell it

[@clintdavis9511]

Legendary I had a 82 T/A CFI w/ every option until 2000. Loved it!!! My girl had an 86 Firebird SE and I had.a 87 Formula 350. Good times.

[@MrGreenelight]

The Firebird/ Trans AM was my baby.

[@fpaltenhoff86]

Just picked up an 87 trans am ws6 with the tpi 350. Beautiful cars

[@legendary6790]

Welp tomorrow I'm gonna go take a look at and probably buy an 89 iroc with the L98. I guess things came full circle If you are wondering, I am not giving up on the trans am, as much as my family thinks I am, I just wanted a different car for a different reason. The Pontiac is the show car now and the iroc will be the daily/fun street racer. I dumped so much money into making the Pontiac restored and beautiful that I am afraid to even drive it when it's ready. The iroc is more of a traditional project car that I will have fun with and can make a racer with performance mods that would not be worth it on the trans am. Plus I get the bonus of pretty much everything fitting on both cars.

[@tweston315]

Awesome presentation! I owed the 1986 metallic blue IROC Z28 CAMARO when I was 25 years old! Man, those were the best of times! 😁 The car is a beast!

[@DUNEATV]

Love the old 5.0 mustangs and Iroc-Z's!

[@scottboyer8450]

IROC was some of the best racing I'd ever seen, I sure wish they'd bring it back.

[@adrianfumi]

I'm a Ford guy and the proud owner of 3 Mustangs! A '92 GT, '02 GT, and '15 GT, but absolutely love these Camaro's! My cousin had a '84 that I loved! Funny thing is, when I typed in "Camaro", my computer doesn't recognize the word! It's asking to me add the word to the dictionary! Haha!

[@Golfing422]

I’m a Ford guy too, have a 2019 Bullitt, but I still love trans am and have a red 86 trans am.

[@williampolk9782]

This was the car every 16 year old dreamed of when I was in high school! Awesome car!

[@vrmmmm]

Really enjoyed this. I bought a 1985 IROC back in 1990 when I was in college, such a great car. I may pick up a super clean 1989 or 1990 version IROC, and just keep it for weekends. Thanks for posting this.

[@Thunderdome76]

there is a nice one for sale on castanet! in Kelowna bc Canada! $5000

[@honeybear8485]

Is it just me but I love the way this guy talks about cars!!! I I could listen to this guy talk shop all day!!!!😊👌

[@PSBore]

My first car was an 88 iroc 5.0 with auto. Thanks for the vid and bringing back some memories.

[@escaladetay8974]

Im 17 and my dad just gave me a convertible one of these I love it😊one of the best camaros ever built

[@jdeitzjr]

I have a 1986 IROC-Z with the L89 engine I ran across 8 years ago. All numbers match. Thinking about sticking my 1968 SS/RS Big Block Camaro 386 in it. I built that engine & have run it in one of my drag boats. I like the handling of this car but needs more power. I want to leave the oem 86 engine alone since this car has 69,000 original miles I'll upload photos as I go... I've has 2 68 rs/SS big block camaros, 1 68 ss camaro and a 74 rs camaro before playing with my any vetted I've owned until now. Recovering from Leukemia ND want to build another muscle car and can't afford to pay the going price for Another 68 camaro which is what I truly want to build... I have lot of chevy parts esp68 camaro and lots of vetted parts to get what I need through barterig

[@tonycannig5746]

In 1987 when l became a Canadian citizen, l gifted myself a 1985 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z. It had white exterior colour and an optional burgundy Recaro interior, that car turned heads all the time !!

[@diningroomfish5470]

All irocs still in 2020 look awesome, i drive 87 iroc, i love this car, like no other car i have ever had, i had mustang, vettes, iroc, rocks the best, long live the iroc z Z28

[@kodiakbear3519]

Well said ! I couldnt agree more .

[@diningroomfish5470]

@@kodiakbear3519 rock on brother

[@uTubed007]

Another trick on 5.0 TPI engines was to bypass the throttlebody's coolant with a piece of conduit for summer months or warm climate states. It really helped only in town or in traffic, stop-n-go kind traffic, as it would lower the air temperature going into the intake.

[@Sam26LE]

How I miss my 91 RS T TOPS, in metallic graphite color ! Third Generation, the most beautiful !

[@PumaPete]

Sam @ L E I ordered a brand new 91teal RS in late 1990 with that LO3 and 5 speed! Of course it had a T top too! I had so much fun with that car.

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

I used to own a new 1991 Z28 Convert. Replaced the TPI 305 with a TPI 383 stroker. That car was sooooo much fun in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona. I put over 200,000 miles on her and she never failed me..!!

[@sandorspalms]

I loved racing those Camaro's back in the day against my 89 Mustang 5.0 LX. The 305's gave me no problem but 350's always gave me a good race. Great memories!

[@goodstuffohhyeah]

Picked up a brand new LX Coupe back in 1990 and put 3:73's, exhaust and 245 rear tires on it right away. A measly $600 upgrade and slayed irocs and vettes all day. God I loved that car.

[@ramairgto72]

My 72' GTO was on the road mid 90's. 1969 RAM AIR 400 engine with ported / milled heads, VFN fiberglass (my car is on the sight) parts. First EVER race for it was a LX 5.0 *GT* 4 speed (black). It left me about 2 cars before the top of that TH475 caught 2nd, broke loose in 3rd and punished the 5.0 . By the end of 2nd, GTO was just having fun, I was just passanger.

[@ramairgto72]

I didn't want to lose my first ever race in that car, from a ground up build, been lot to deal with.

[@steviedee71]

Yeah they gave your problem but you always beat them right lol Nevertheless they were beautiful cars and with a little modifications they ripped I love mustangs and Camaros I don’t know how people could love one and not the other.

[@johnllewellyn7085]

Supermoto-Steve that's why i have both, 88 iroc, 2001gt👍

[@michaelhorn4540]

Never been a Chevrolet fan, but I love the iroc camaros

[@robertcarter4448]

The early 1970's was my favorite body style with the spilt bumper

[@gregg4164]

I had an 86 Z28 not an IROC but it was every bit as much of a stunningly cool car. Ran awesome with even the little 305 and 4 barrel. Mine was a freak of nature , i could run circles around every and any Fox body Mustang around.

[@YOUGOTIT210]

You failed to mention a very important point. I know this to be true as i owned one. Because Chevy dropped out of IROC at the end of 1989, there were a very few, around 6000, 1990 5.7 IROC z28 produced in 1989. This unit was only available without the split roof and only came with the 4 speed hydromatic transmission. The Corvette type L98 engine produced 245 base HP and 345# FT Torque. Some have said the the HP rating was understated, as it had a top speed of about 150 MPH, and could do 0 to 60 in 5.8 seconds. This car was a screamer, and could beat many later model 1990's era Z28 Camaros with more HP off the line, but would loss to them on the high end. When I sold my unit with 148K on the clock it was still running 0 to 60 between 5.8 and 6.0 seconds.

[@YOUGOTIT210]

You need to read my comment again.

[@YOUGOTIT210]

I know. The auto transmission with the 700R was only offered because of the high torque.

[@chuyonthego]

I own a 90 irocz 5.7 t top

[@peterclay3834]

i owned a 86 iroc yellow black interior mirrored t tops and out of california i purchased 17'chrome iroc wheels the car was hot also removed stripes and you still tell it was an iroc very hot car sadly it was stolen i lived in a high end apartment complex even with a theft collar still stolen loved that car

[@soloagent47]

A great video. My brother bought the brown and tan with T-TOPS and the black louvers on the red window. 5.0 HP with the duel Intake into the filters. 120 mph was a dream come true. Our cousins 5.0 mustang was fast but at a 110 mph the car was shaking. Thank you for your channel. Being born in 1966 and was asked when do go 120 mph. In a Ford station wagon. All my parents car were fast in that time.

[@FastFoxx82]

Thank goodness guys were also big into 4 cylinders as well. The Z24 Cavalier was great enough that there was no need for a FWD Camaro

[@joshuaecht]

The injected 60-degree 2.8-liter V6 was a screamer in the Z24 and also in the Celebrity, including the cop car Celebrity. It lapped Michigan International Speedway as fast as the '86 350 Impala 9C1!

[@dj_paultuk7052]

88 Was also the year the 305 and 350 TPI's got Roller Rockers. Which helped increase fuel efficiency. I used to have a 88 IROC-Z in Red with the 700R4 here in the UK. It was super rare so attracted allot of attention where ever i went !!. Sounded great with Flowmasters too. I also added a 150hp Nitrous kit which helped pick up the engine a bit !.

[@denim3367]

I owned the 91 RS version with the 5.0 I miss that car..next time I going to get the IROC-Z.

[@danziger69]

The IROC was such a beautiful car when it came out and still nice today. I was owning Firebird Formulas and Grand Nationals at the time, but always liked the IROCs.

[@DeadstreaK_]

This made me want to start my drift iroc project ngl. It’s gonna start off as a daily tho.

[@whitedovetail]

I owned one of these. I loved it because it drove like a gocart! Loved the TPI engine. I kept this car for 4 years.

[@kwalkrkcco4397]

Had my 85 TPI now for the last 36 years and still looks almost new; it's sort of part of the family.

[@trigger5.563]

I wish I could go back to the Future😢 and I would definitely buy a brand new one

[@MrRoadster100]

These are great summaries of performance vehicles on 'Old Car Memories.' I had forgotten a lot of those details and this brings almost all of it back to me again.

[@davidkastin4240]

Oh I sure do miss my Z28's. 86 manual and 91 automatic 😣

[@tscooter22]

This was one of those decades where the Mustang was winning the horsepower wars. I was there and owned an '82 and '87 GT. I'm not saying it's the better car or not, because I always liked the Camaro and Firebird as well. Choices are a good thing!

[@PhenomProductions23]

I own the last of the 3rd Gen 1992 Z28 5.7 TPI 245HP / 345 lb-ft Torque.

[@numchacar]

i will too in 11 weeks time =D

[@marcsmith3881]

beautiful car. I am looking to purchase a 1989 Firebird Formula

[@bbb462cid]

yikes. My last four cylinder was 290 bhp and 340 lb/ft in a 2980 pound RWD platform, all factory parts. Damned unhappy that I traded that in.

[@challengerRT392]

I owned one, too.

[@fernandorocha7457]

@@bbb462cid beautifull Camaro Iroc Z, my favorite specially years 85-88 and Belinetta 85-86 and Camaro Z28 92, pretty and sexy car

[@Philwyoming]

In 1990 I bought a new IROC-Z that came with the SLP (Street Legal Performance) Package. 330 horse power. it had the siamese tuned port injection and the aluminum block and heads I was told at the time that only 50 were produced for the California market.

[@pwnranger3496]

Phil Herrick slp did work on the firebird, calling it a Firehawk, but never did anything with Camaros until 96. You might wanna delete this and start over again

[@donrowe7194]

Pwn Ranger if you special ordered the car new and knew what to order you could indeed get a camaro with slp stuff in 1990.

[@donrowe7194]

Camaro SS it was not offical but you could special order an iroc with dealer installed goodies...made by slp. mostly an exhaust upgrade. but i do believe they made ported and polished intake manifolds you could special order as well

[@mattclark3929]

I have a 1985 z-28 I pulled the 305 out and put in a stroked and bored (among other performance goodies ) 394 c.i. small block. It still has the t5 transmission which I love. He'll of a lot of fun!

[@gmg921]

well if you know everything about Irocz then you must know that Iroc's weren't a performance package but an appearance package.

[@edluisrivera3317]

2:07 now that's a car 🤤

[@jimmycline4778]

My favorite was the blue one, yellow was my second favorite, the maroon least favorite!

[@jesse33cdn]

I had a black T-Top 1987 IROC-Z....I was 21,, I miss that car....🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦

[@mystras100]

I had a 1987 Iroc 5.7 with red leather int,,,,, we bought it new from the Grenwich chevy dealer, this car was loaded!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the sticker price i still have,,,,,, it was $20,900 very high for an 1987!!!!! unf,,,, the car got stolen outta bladlles parking lot, later that nite police found it all striped-0ut,,, in Good ole' Brigdeport. my wife misses that IROC, i will have to get her one. cheers, Paul ''Bonham'' Mavrakis.

[@monroefive-o40]

Yea; In 1988 I bought a new IROC 5.7 TPI White with Black int. It was loaded also, It had the Bose sound system. 16" wheels and 4 wheel disc breaks. It also came with the 700R4 tranny, but in 1990 I had a T5 manual swapped in. I loved the 16" wheels also. It stuck to the road really well when dry with the 245 Gator Backs, but in the rain it was all over the place! Still loved it. In 1998 I hit a deer with it and sold it after that! Was a fun car!!!

[@williamfreeman3331]

Paul Mavrakis. I bought a brand new, right off the showroom floor '88 IROC-Z. It was stolen also. Hartford, Connecticut. Got it back a couple weeks later pretty beat up. Got it fixed and drove it another 6 yrs. Loved that car. Lots of great memories!

[@mystras100]

these camaros were stolen like Candy,,,,, those days. My wife drove ours as her Daily-driver, she ''Really misses'' it. What c0lor was thw '88? Take care brother, i am wit,,,, CtseaportCar Club out or Southport,ct. go to our page and on MEMBers cars check The name Paul Mavrakis 2c my current Cars. GOD bless our USA.

[@williamfreeman3331]

Paul Mavrakis. My '88 IROC was red with black cloth interior. Had every option except leather interior. First car I ever bought. Man, those were some good times! m

[@mystras100]

yes, it sounds like it was an awesome Camaro, Salut brother.

[@jeffreylieberman1668]

My 88 is just an automatic v6 coupe, but I love it to death. 59,000 original miles on the engine.🤘 This car zooms...

[@SpeedDemonExpress]

It's funny that they were only making 245hp with the TPI. I turned my TPI into a 410hp engine with just heads, cam, intake manifold, exhaust and a tune. and still has plenty of power off idle so it's still a street car. peak power at 5761rpm. Chevy was holding back big time as they could have produced the same engine for the same cost or less at that time.

[@Texas_Cruiser]

SpeedDemonExpress yours is the L98 too?

[@boxfancb]

Imagine having it bored 030 over with highter compresion forged internals.

[@SpeedDemonExpress]

@Texas_Cruiser It was an L98. The intake design is most of what made it an L98. Once I changed the heads and intake for brodix ik180 and Edelbrock proflo manifold it's not really an L98 anymore.

[@michaelhorn4540]

I've never been a Chevrolet fan, but I always loved the IROC Z

[@Mario771942]

thats because there was a lot of italians racers out cruising.

[@whackbag3606]

Drove a red t-top in high school... some of the best times of my life were in that car.

[@pinkamenadianepie8609]

I am the proud owner of a 1986 v8 5 speed iroc

[@MichaelWilliams-mt4hu]

Keep it. I gave mine to my son and he gave it away.

[@neilouellette3004]

The 80's was good to me working as a traveling high roller Union Pipe Welder/Fitter in my early to mid 20's.. I bought a new 1987 IROC 5.7 T-tops. Everyone had GT's. They were everywhere. As soon as I heard the first 5.7 IROC loaded was down at the dealership, I bought it and drove it home the next day. Put a Hypertech Stage 2 Chip in it and a shift kit for the automatic. Also upgraded the fog lights to FOX with the lightable covers. Great summer car with the T's off. Life was good back then!

[@michaelsuri3509]

I was gonna have one when I was 16 but my Aunt got drunk and put it in a tree.

[@KellyStarks]

I had a first year IROC-Z. Very cool car!

[@kichigaisensei]

Please do a video on the 87-93 Mustangs.

[@jamessawchuk5682]

These were the cars the cool kids had in the 90's. I still want one, preferably with a 5.7 in it.

[@flintrock8433]

The last good looking comaro

[@MickyTubbs1985]

From street-light -to-street-light this was one badass machine !

[@davidkastin4240]

Ah memories. I raced one identical to mine from light to light. 86 Z dark blue manual and even Steven from light to light. Friggin awesome time I'll never forget 👍

[@UsefulEntertainment]

ohh man I hate the 90-92s downgraded dash. my favorite body inside & out is 82-84. drop in 383 good 2 go

[@houseofno]

Downgraded? I respectfully disagree. The 90s Fbodies got probably the best iteration of third gen F-body interior, which I considered to be pretty spartan and plain, given the beautiful exterior of these cars. GM obviously blew all of their development money on the sleek sheetmetal. Mustangs had a better interior 87 and later, but I still envied the sleeker exterior of GM's ponycars.

[@UsefulEntertainment]

@@houseofno moving all the gauges into a single cluster just looks ugly to me, looks like it belongs in a chevy truck. They were better looking when they were in multiple rally style gauges and i dont like how the dash got rounded ether.

[@JONMEREDITH]

It's 4 years old, but this video is sooo great that I had to watch it for the third time! Thank you for the best video ever!!

[@harryt988]

The narrator sounds as if he is talking from inside a tin can

[@johnwhitneykokalis9990]

Had a midnight blue 82 Z28 back then and it was most definitely a Chick magnet. Loved that car and it handled the road like a true sports car. I dropped a 350 in it when I blew the engine on it. Those were truly the good old days when Ladies were Ladies and men were Gentlemen.

[@4-LOW]

What's sad is that it took Ford until 1999 to get the GT to these power levels. A 1989 IROC had 240 HP optional? A 1999 Mustang GT was only 260. Lol.

[@bigfella12437]

ford never made a 350. apples and oranges, man

[@jrvbamafan1]

OFFRD you're comparing a 350 cu engine that made 240 hp to a 281 cu engine that made 260....lol. which one is the real winner here

[@4-LOW]

Those arguments are completely irrelevant. Ford made a 302 and a 351 during this time. GM had a 305 and a 350. Either company could put either of their V8s into these cars. What we got is what they chose to bring to market. So we must compare what we had. I'm a Ford guy, but Ford was always way behind GM with these cars. In 1993, the Camaro got 275 HP and soon thereafter 285 HP with their base V8 Camaro. The base Ford V8 Mustang didn't reach those levels until 2005. Mustang fans have always watched Ford play catch-up a decade behind GM. It's sad.

[@bigfella12437]

why would ford drop money in R/D when the mustang ousold the firebird and camaro almost 2-1? They gave the people what they wanted. What kind of power did a 2003 camaro make? oh wait...

[@propaneandpropaneaccessori3446]

I remember my dad had one of these from 93-about 98, I was 5 years old, lots of memories cruising the beaches with pops in his black iroc with custom 90s colors of pink,blue,purple writing of iroc z on the doors, he also owned a car audio shop so he had the best of the best for stereo equipment in the early 90s, man those were the days