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1982 Chevrolet Camaro
Production:
21,802 4-cyl
69,777 V6
98,168 V8
189,747 total.
Vehicle Identification Example: 1G1AP87H4CN100001
* Fifth digit is model level: P=Sport Coupe, Z28 Sport Coupe S=Berlinetta
* Eighth digit is engine code: 1=173ci V6 (LC1) / 2=151ci 4-cyl (LQ9) / 7=305 ci V8 (LU5) / F=151 ci 4-cyl (LQ8) / H=305ci V8 (LG4)
* Tenth digit is model year: C=1982.
* Eleventh digit is N for Norwood assembly, L for Van Nuys.
* Last six digits increased one with each car built at each plant.
Dimensions
| Length: 187.8 inches | Height: 49.8 inches | Width: 72.0 inches | Wheelbase: 101.0 inches | Weight: 2875/3169 Z28 |
3rd Generation Camaros are introduced: Sport Coupe, Berlinetta, and Z28. The Z28 was selected as the Indy 500 pace car. Five engines were available with the '82 Camaro. The LQ8 2bbl 4 cylinder, the LQ9 TBI 4 cylinder, the LC1 2bbl V-6, the LG4 4bblbl V-8, and the twin TBI LU5 V-8. Transmissions were a 4 speed manual and a 3 speed automatic. The 1982 Chevy Camaro came with front disc brakes.
The 1982 Chevy Camaro Sport Coupe came standard with the LQ9 (LQ8 in Canada and overseas) four cylinder. The LC1 V-6 and LG4 V-8 were optional. Dog dish hub caps were standard; wheel covers were optional as were 14x7 steel 5 spoke body-colored rally wheels.
'82 Camaro Berlinetta came standard with the LC1 V-6. The LG4 V-8 was optional. Berlinetta came standard with exterior gold `Berlinetta' badging on the rear bumper and C pillars. The headlamp pockets were painted in an accent color and tail lights got a gold and black horizontal divider bar. Berlinetta also got its own lower body pinstriping. The Berlinetta came standard with its own unique 14x7 finned aluminum wheel with gold accenting and `Berlinetta' center cap. Also standard was the custom cloth interior, rear storage well cover and additional carpeting on rear wheelhouses (`deluxe luggage compartment trim'). Berlinetta also came standard with additional body insulation, softer suspension and full instrumentation. The Berlinetta also had its own unique steering wheel with `Berlinetta' badge.
1982 Camaro Z28 came with the LG4 4bbl V-8 as standard motor and LU5 twin TBI `Cross Fire Injection' 5.0 liter/305 motor was optional. All Z28's came with lightweight SMC (Sheet Molded Compound) hoods. The LU5 optioned Z28's also came with functional hood air induction flaps. The Z28 had a different nose that did not have the three horizontal slits above the grille as on the Sport Coupe and Berlinetta. Z28 came standard with a 3 piece rear spoiler and black horizontal bar in tail lights. The Z28 also came with front, side, and rear lower body valances in silver or gold. Just above the valance was a two-color lower body stripe that encircled the car. Headlamp pockets on the Z28 were black. The Z28 came standard with a new 15x7 cast aluminum 5 spoke wheel accented with either silver or gold. Z28 badges appeared on the right rear bumper, and on the side valance just behind the front wheels. The 200c Autos had a round shifter different than all off the others in in later years, though it looked similar. A dual pointer speedometer was also included. A 1982 Z28 can be distinguished from a 1983 and 1984 Z28 by its lack of the bowtie emblem connected to the Z28 emblem on the rear bumper. The CFI cars in 82 and 83 had an exhaust that had two mufflers connected by a pipe instead of a regular cross-flow dual outlet muffler.
6360 Z28 Indy Pace Car replicas were produced and came with special silver and blue paint scheme, special 4-color lower body striping, Indy 500 door decals, special blue cloth/silver vinyl interior, and red pinstripes on the standard Z28 aluminum wheel.
The 1982 chevrolet Camaro was Motor Trends Car of the Year. It was 500 lbs. lighter, all dimesions were reduced, and had a shorter wheel base than the previous Gen. Windshield slope is 60 degrees, about 3 degrees steeper than anything GM had tried before it. It was also within 70 lbs. of the original 67 Camaro and is also the closest in dimentions yet to the car. First time a 4 cylinder was available in a Camaro. The compound curved rear hatch glass at the time was the most advanced piece of glass tech-wise to be put onto a car. It was also one of the most aerodynamic cars ever made when released.
| RPO | Description | Qty | Retail |
| 1FP87 | Camaro Sport Coupe, 4-cylinder | 78,761 | $8,029.50 |
| 1FS87 | Camaro Berlinetta Coupe, 6-cylinder | 39,744 | 9,665.06 |
| 1FP87 | Camaro Z28 Sport Coupe, 8-cylinder | 64,882 | 10,099.26 |
| 1FP87 | Camaro Z28/Z50 Indy Edition, 8-cylinder | 6,360 | 10,999.26 |
| AG9 | Power Seat, driver side | 15,710 | 197.00 |
| AU3 | Power Door Locks | 64,253 | 106.00 |
| A01 | Tinted Glass, all windows | 175,449 | 88.00 |
| A31 | Power Windows | 83,669 | 165.00 |
| A90 | Power Hatch Release | 72,633 | 32.00 |
| BS1 | Quiet Sound Group | 4,845 | 82.00 |
| BX5 | Moldings, black roof drip | 100,942 | 29.00 |
| B32 | Floor Mats, color-keyed, two front | 115,219 | 16.00 |
| B33 | Floor Mats, color-keyed, two rear | 108,304 | 11.00 |
| B48 | Luggage Compartment Trim | 23,641 | 164.00 |
| B84 | Moldings, body side | 79,758 | 47.00 |
| B93 | Moldings, door edge | 64,064 | 15.00 |
| CC1 | Roof Panels, removable glass | 53,388 | 790.00 |
| CD4 | Windshield Wipers, intermittent | 79,184 | 47.00 |
| C25 | Rear Window Wiper, with washer | 14,031 | 117.00 |
| C49 | Defogger, rear window | 115,931 | 125.00 |
| C60 | Air Conditioning | 159,640 | 675.00 |
| DC7 | Mirrors, electric twin remote | 18,232 | 137.00 |
| D35 | Mirrors, sport right and left remote exterior | 72,396 | 48.00 |
| D80 | Spoiler (included with Z28) | 25,347 | 69.00 |
| F41 | Suspension, sport | 8,364 | 49.00 |
| G80 | Rear Axle, limited slip | 22,074 | 76.48 |
| G92 | Axle, performance ratio | 3,405 | 21.00 |
| J65 | Brakes, power front disc and rear disc | 6,254 | 179.00 |
| K35 | Speed Control, with resume | 90,371 | 165.00 |
| LC1 | Engine, 173ci, 102hp V6 (std Berlinetta) | 69,777 | 125.00 |
| LG4 | Engine, 305ci, 145hp V8 (std Z28) | 73,495 | 295.00 |
| LU5 | Engine, 305ci, 165hp V8 (optional Z28 only) | 24,673 | 450.00 |
| MX1 | Transmission, automatic | 155,577 | 396.00 |
| N33 | Tilt Steering Column | 132,659 | 95.00 |
| P01 | Wheel Covers, full | 8,211 | 52.00 |
| QVJ | Tires, P195/75R14 white stripe, steel belt | 24,102 | 126.00 |
| QVU | Tires, P205/70R14 white stripe, steel belt | 25,658 | 188.56 |
| QXV | Tires, P195/75R14 blackwall, steel belt | 8,685 | 64.60 |
| QYA | Tires, P205/70R14 blackwall, steel belt | 18,940 | 127.56 |
| QYC | Tires, P205/70R14 white letter, steel belt | 24,097 | 210.56 |
| QYG | Tires, P195/75R14 white stripe, fiberglass belt | 12,062 | 62.00 |
| TR9 | Lighting, auxiliary | 77,505 | 52.00 |
| TT5 | Headlamps, halogen highbeam | 34,996 | 10.00 |
| UA1 | Battery, heavy duty | 38,557 | 25.00 |
| UE8 | Clock, digital (in radio) | 10,224 | 60.00 |
| U05 | Horns, dual (std Berlinetta) | 38,974 | 12.00 |
| U21 | Instrumentation, special | 12,817 | 149.00 |
| U35 | Clock, quartz (on console) | 14,166 | 32.00 |
| U63 | Radio, AM | 21,685 | 111.00 |
| U69 | Radio, AM-FM | 10,951 | 172.00 |
| U73 | Antenna, fixed mast | 7,014 | 41.00 |
| U75 | Antenna, power | 29,775 | 55.00 |
| U81 | Speakers, two rear | 7,118 | 54.00 |
| V08 | Cooling, heavy-duty | 25,749 | 70.00 |
| YE1 | Radio, AM-FM stereo | 52,832 | 282.00 |
| YE3 | Radio, AM-FM stereo with 8-track tape | 3,531 | 446.00 |
| YE4 | Radio, AM-FM stereo with cassette tape | 74,581 | 441.00 |
| YF5 | Emission Equipment, required for California | 29,398 | 65.00 |
| ZJ7 | Rally Wheels | 6711 | 112.00 |
| Paint Code | Exterior | Qty | Models | Interiors |
| 11 | White | 29,429 | Bc-Spc-Zc | B-C-Ch-J-M-Sg |
| 16 | Silver | 29,262 | Bc-Spc-Zc | B-C-Ch-M-Sg |
| 19 | Black | 16,916 | Bc-Zc | C-Ch-Sg |
| 21 | Light Blue | 12,718 | Bc-Spc | B-Ch |
| 29 | Dark Blue | 25,191 | Bc-Spc-Zc | B-C-SG |
| 45 | Light Jade | 1,160 | Bc-Spc | J |
| 49 | Dark Jade | 1,881 | Bc | C-J-SG |
| 55 | Gold | 6,788 | Bc-Spc-Zc | C-Ch |
| 67 | Dark Gold | 10,756 | Spc-Zc | C |
| 75 | Red | 22,311 | Bc-Spc-Zc | C-Ch-M-Sg |
| 78 | Maroon | 9,889 | Bc-Zc | C-M |
| 84 | Charcoal | 23,464 | Bc-Spc-Zc | C-Ch-Sg |
Interior Codes: 13B=Sg-sc, 13C=Sg-cc, 13E=Sg-csc, 13N=Sg-cv, 18B=Ch-sc, 18C=Ch-cc, 18D=Ch-ccc, 18N=Ch-cv, 18R=Ch-sv, 26B=B-sc, 26C=B-cc, 26R=B-sv, 47B=J-K, 47C=J-cc, 64B=C-K, 64C=C-cc, 64D=C-ccc, 64E=C-csc, 64R=C-sv, 79B=M-sc, 79C=M-cc, 79E=M-csc, 79R=M-sv.
Abbreviations: B = Blue, Bc = Berlinetta coupe, C = Camel, cc = custom cloth, ccc = conteur custom cloth, Ch = Charcoal, csc = conteur standard cloth, cv = custom vinyl, J = jade, M = Maroon, sc = standard cloth, Spc = Sport coupe, Sg = Silver-Gray, sv = standard vinyl, Zc = Z28 Sport coupe
| RPO | Config | Bhp @ rpm | Torque @ rpm | Induction | C/R | CID/liters | Applications |
| LQ8 | Ohv 4 | 90 @ 4000 | 132 @ 2800 | 2-bbl. | 8.2:1 | 151/2.5 | SC* |
| LQ9 | Ohv 4 | 90 @ 4000 | 132 @ 2800 | TBI | 8.2:1 | 151/2.5 | SC* |
| LC1 | Ohv V6 | 102 @ 4800 | 142 @ 2400 | 2-bbl. | 8.5:1 | 173/2.8 | B*,SC |
| LG4 | Ohv V8 | 145 @ 4000 | 240 @ 2000 | 4-bbl. | 8.6:1 | 305/5.0 | Z*,SC,B |
| LU5 | Ohv V8 | 165 @ 4200 | 240 @ 2400 | TBI | 9.5:1 | 305/5.0 | Z |
* = base engine; TBI = throttle-body injection; SC = Sport Coupe; B = Berlinetta; Z = Z28
| CBT: 173ci, mt | CFR: 305ci, mt | C7D: 173ci, at, ex |
| CBU: 173ci, at | CFV: 305ci, at, cc | X3A: 151ci, mt |
| CBW: 173ci, mt | CFW: 305ci, mt, ce | X3C: 151ci, mt |
| CBX: 173ci, at | CJB: 173ci, at, cc | X3F: 151ci, at |
| CBZ: 173ci, at, ce | C2W: 305ci, at, ex | X3H: 151ci, at |
| CFJ: 305ci, mt, ce | C7A: 173ci, mt, ex | X5A: 151ci, mt, ex |
| CFM: 305ci, mt, ce | C7B: 173ci, at, ex | X5F: 151ci, at, ex |
| CFR: 305ci, at | C7C: 173ci, mt, ex | X5H: 151ci, at, ex |
Suffix code CFR also used for California applications.
Abbreviations: at = automatic transmission, ce = california emissions, ci = cubic inch, ex = export (canada), mt = manual transmission.
| Type | Plant | Code |
| 4-Speed (Saginaw) | Muncie | R |
| Engine RPO: | LQ8/9 | LC1 | LG4 | LU5 | |
| Clutch dia, In. | 9.10 | 10.34 | 10.34 | 10.34 | |
| Manual Trans Ratios | |||||
| 1st | 3.50 | 3.60 | 3.42 | 2.88 | |
| 2nd | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.28 | 1.91 | |
| 3rd | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.45 | 1.33 | |
| 4th | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Rev | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.51 | 2.78 | |
| Std. axle Ratio | 3.42 | 3.23 | 3.23 | 3.23 | |
| Opt. axle (G92) | - | - | - | - | |
| Automatic Transmissions | THM200c | THM200c | THM200c | THM200c | |
| 1st | 2.74 | 2.74 | 2.74 | 2.74 | |
| 2nd | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | |
| 3rd | 1.00 | 100 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Rev | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | |
| Torque Conv. dia, in. | 9.66 | 11.75 | 11.75 | 11.75 | |
| Std. axle ratio | 3.08 | 3.08 | 2.73 | 2.93 | |
| Opt. axle (G92) | 3.23 | - | - | 3.23 |
| GB | 2.73:1 | KG | 3.08:1 |
| GF | 2.41:1 | KH | 3.23:1 |
| JE | 2.73:1 | KJ | 3.42:1 |
| JG | 3.08:1 | PE | 2.73:1 |
| JH | 3.23:1 | PF | 2.93:1 |
| JJ | 2.73:1 | PG | 3.08:1 |
| JR | 3.42:1 Locking | PH | 3.23:1 |
| JW | 2.73:1 | PW | 2.73:1 Locking |
| JX | 2.93:1 Locking | PX | 2.93:1 Locking |
| JY | 3.08:1 Locking | PY | 3.08:1 Locking |
| JZ | 3.23:1 | PZ | 3.23:1 Locking |
| KF | 2.93:1 |
1982 Z28 Special Performance Package
Engine: Base engine was LG4 305 w/ 4 barrel Quadrajet. Dual exhaust. LU5 165 bhp Twin TBI optional. LU5 came with functional cowl induction.
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Transmission: 4 speed (RPO MM4) w/ 3.42:1 low standard. TH-200c (RPO MX1) automatic optional. Mandatory for LU5 until midyear when MM4 4 speed with 2.88 low became available.
Clutch: 10.34 inches
Rear Axle: Positraction (G80) mandatory when equipped with 4 wheel disc brakes.
Brakes: J65 4 wheel disc brakes available.
Suspension: Stiffer bracing and bushing material than base camaro.
58/32 N/mm Front/Rear Spring Rate (SC = 58/18, F41 = 58/18)
31/21 mm Front/Rear Sway bar diameter (SC = 27/12, F41 = 29/12)
Steering: 7 ply-joint vs 4 ply in base camaro improves rag joint stiffness and offers better angular deflection. Recirculating-ball power steering with fast 12.7:1 ratio, plus limited boost to improve road feel.
Wheels & Tires: 5 spoke aluminum 15 x 7 inch. Goodyear P215/65R-15 white letter, steel belted radials.
Other options, equipment, facts: Total Redesign, Modified McPhearson Strut, Special chassis bracing. Fiberglass hood reduced weight by 20 pounds. Full Instrumentation. Special front fascia with integral airdam. Ground effects rockers. Motor Trends "Domestic Car of the Year".
Total Production: 63,563 Z28 / 6360 Z50 optioned Z28 Indy Pace Car replica.