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Hi! I have been reading the board for some time and it looks very helpful. I'm currently looking for a 78-79 Z28 or T/A . Is there any major differences between the two? I want a 350 , what are the first mods to do on this engine? I'm guessing headers, exhaust and intake , correct?
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welcome 
Z 28s are awsome if u have a 350 u can do a lot of mods like u said hedders intake a cam and lifters if u want to spend a bit of money u can bore out the motor find a good cam some good pistons a good set of heads and so on I have a 81 z 350 bored 60 thou over flat top pistons 202 valves 501 lift cam roller tip rockers elgen valve spings crane push rods and a 8 quirt oil pan it also has 373 posi and a super t 10 4 speed 375 to 400 horse the car works awsome so what im saying is you can do a lot to a z and a 350 good luck and again welcome you will find a lot of help in here
Z 28s are awsome if u have a 350 u can do a lot of mods like u said hedders intake a cam and lifters if u want to spend a bit of money u can bore out the motor find a good cam some good pistons a good set of heads and so on I have a 81 z 350 bored 60 thou over flat top pistons 202 valves 501 lift cam roller tip rockers elgen valve spings crane push rods and a 8 quirt oil pan it also has 373 posi and a super t 10 4 speed 375 to 400 horse the car works awsome so what im saying is you can do a lot to a z and a 350 good luck and again welcome you will find a lot of help in here
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thanks! i will be here alot to ask the technical questions, like what kind of cam is right etc. i like to think i know somewhat about cars, but when it come to exact measurements like Int lift and Exh lift i'm 
i use to be into 3000GT's but have out grown it and now want some real HP that will be there everytime i hit the pedal, i just need to start learning 
i use to be into 3000GT's but have out grown it and now want some real HP that will be there everytime i hit the pedal, i just need to start learning
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Welcome to the world of relativly cheap performance and serious torque 
78 and 79 Z's are pretty much the same. The 78 was slightly faster, but with 185hp, it's not exactly impressive. With a head/cam swap (assuming everything else is still healty) it's not expensive to get 350hp at the crank
The 78 still had a forced air rear defroster, in 79 the electric defroster was indroduced. The 79 has the 'new' style instrument cluster and dash (70-78 has the old style). The 79 has the 3 piece front spoiler that wraps around, and the graphics are a little different.
The scoop on both these cars is non-functional, but it's easy to open them up.
78 and 79 Z's are pretty much the same. The 78 was slightly faster, but with 185hp, it's not exactly impressive. With a head/cam swap (assuming everything else is still healty) it's not expensive to get 350hp at the crank
The 78 still had a forced air rear defroster, in 79 the electric defroster was indroduced. The 79 has the 'new' style instrument cluster and dash (70-78 has the old style). The 79 has the 3 piece front spoiler that wraps around, and the graphics are a little different.
The scoop on both these cars is non-functional, but it's easy to open them up.
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Originally posted by Erik
Welcome to the world of relativly cheap performance and serious torque
78 and 79 Z's are pretty much the same. The 78 was slightly faster, but with 185hp, it's not exactly impressive. With a head/cam swap (assuming everything else is still healty) it's not expensive to get 350hp at the crank
The 78 still had a forced air rear defroster, in 79 the electric defroster was indroduced. The 79 has the 'new' style instrument cluster and dash (70-78 has the old style). The 79 has the 3 piece front spoiler that wraps around, and the graphics are a little different.
The scoop on both these cars is non-functional, but it's easy to open them up.
Welcome to the world of relativly cheap performance and serious torque
78 and 79 Z's are pretty much the same. The 78 was slightly faster, but with 185hp, it's not exactly impressive. With a head/cam swap (assuming everything else is still healty) it's not expensive to get 350hp at the crank
The 78 still had a forced air rear defroster, in 79 the electric defroster was indroduced. The 79 has the 'new' style instrument cluster and dash (70-78 has the old style). The 79 has the 3 piece front spoiler that wraps around, and the graphics are a little different.
The scoop on both these cars is non-functional, but it's easy to open them up.
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