1982 Z28 with 4sp?

[tdab]

Can anyone tell me if there was a stock 4sp manual in the '82 Z28 Camaro? If so, was it a muncie?

 

I may have found a donor car. A 4sp is not my first choice, but this '82 Z28 I found runs good, has a lot of new parts (carb and other things) and I can get the whole running car for cheap (around $1000). It has parts I could sell and make some money back.

 

Is that cheap? Good deal, bad deal?

 

Should I offer less, or find another car? I like the fact that this is the whole car and it runs. Maybe freshen up the motor some, get some vortec heads for more hp?

 

Help. Please respond!

[Guest LIghtningZ]

Try to get ahold of Len168 he can tell you about all the fun you can have with a four speed. and i think that it maybe a T-10/superT-10/ or a later M21? four speed a buddy had one Pretty quick for a smog car!!

[Mike C]

The Muncie disappeared from GM cars in 1974 to be replaced with the Super T10 4 speed. I have spent at least an hour on the net trying to ID the 82 Camaro 4 speed, mostly unsuccessfully. The manual trans was (probably)a Borg Warner T10 4 speed in the V8 car. The 4 banger was probably a Borg Warner T4. I believe it was cable actuated. The T5 showed up in '83 and was also cable actuated. In 1984 the typical hydraulic actuation T5 showed up, then in 1988 it became the World Class T5 and used ATF instead of the 85w90 gear oil of the earlier T5's. A 305 is not a good candidate for a 64cc Vortec heads swap as it drops the compression since the 305 has 58cc chambers. There is a Vortec 305 head with smaller chambers. $1000 for a running driving car isn't bad, but a L69 305 HO and BW 5 speed from an 83-86 would be a better setup. $1000 could potentially score you a TPI motor and trans as well.