The car is a blast to drive with all that extra horsepower, the crispy T56 transmission and the killer DSE suspension. The gauges have been upgraded with a modern set from Dakota Digital and the seats are a set of high end Recaros. Everything from the dash, the door panels to the center console was very well preserved. With the low original miles, the interior was a mint example. This IROC also was equipped with a DSE built Ford 9” rear housing with a Gear FX center section. The rear kit comes with adjustable swivel links, a track bar, coil over shocks and a new sway bar. Also up front is a new tubular sway bar which greatly improves cornering and reduces body roll. The Camaro uses the “Speed 2” suspension set up from DSE in the front and in the rear and it really makes this car shine! The factory front struts were replaced with adjustable Koni’s, beefy tubular lower control arms and a trick camber/caster plate kit. On the front of the engine, a tidy CVF front runner system was installed to drive the accessories. Exhaust gas flows through a set of Hooker Black Heart headers and out through a Hooker Black Heart exhaust system. The engine produces a crisp exhaust note and a nice rumbly idle. In the rear is a DSE built Ford 9” with a Gear FX 3.50 center section. The transmission is a brand new T56 Super Magnum transmission that was purchased with the LS3. It can be plugged into with most scan tools and you can have diagnostics at your fingertips. What about the hardware and software you ask? The LS3 runs the same computer that Chevy uses in its modern cars. Designed for both performance and longevity, the LS3 is probably the most versatile modern engine in the Chevy lineup.

The Chevy parts catalog was cracked open and a brand new LS3 was ordered from Chevrolet Performance. The Camaro was a rust free, accident free car that had just over 26,000 original miles when the project was started. This 1987 IROC Z28 started with the idea to pump some modern “go” into a beautifully preserved car that was lacking in the performance department.

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