Yup. The aftermarket ones went out the same side to maintain flow. I used to swap those out all the time. On the stock ones the exhaust flow would favor the left side, I forget which side, but one would wear out/rot faster
The first time I ever saw a '90 with the red decals was the year 2002. Coolest dude in the world driving it. I laughed out loud and told my nephew "Chevy doesn't make that. This dude has spliced up a Rally Sport, trying to sell it off as IROC-Z " I was only 19.
I have a 1990 IROC that is identical to yours (same options) except it is blue. I used it as a daily driver from 2002 to about 2009. It now spends all of its time inside. Like yours, mine is a survivor, unaltered and no rust. The 1990 is rather scarce as they only made about 2200 of the 5.7's before Chevy ended the IROC contract. Nice car. I love third gens.
These had the handling advantage to the fox bodies due to the fox body having the shorter wheelbase and lighter body they couldn't handle the power that they were pushing because they couldn't distribute the weight to power ratio. That's why so many people were getting killed in them.
@@SebastianHalfpenny I spun mine out at least once. Almost lost it a dozen times. Yeah. They were squirrely for sure. But damn. Anyone who drove a Fox Mustang well enough to not crash it was a good driver by today's standards 😉
I was in my 89 Formula 350 the other day and saw a fox I wanted to race but he didn't want none 😂 😢 . I do have long tube headers and air foil and chip but that's it . Want to open the intake up a bit and get some good heads next.
Geez, this is same year, exterior color (I took my graphics off) and interior color as my 90 IROC, only difference is mine has the electric door mirrors. They came stock with the Delco radios as mine did.
It doesn’t have t-tops cause it has the 5.7L…starting in 90’ and thru 92..no longer could get a 350 with tops it had to be the 5.0/305…most people would rather have the 350 and lose the top option…a smart one in the know would order a 305/ and get the 5speed ( cause it’s a 305~ you Definitely want the manual) and then order the tops…had to find always see 90-92’s and when you see t-tops automatically you know it’s a 305 and 9 times outta 10 it’s a damn automatic…
Hi Albert, and greetings from Southern Ontario Canada. I just found your channel, and what a treat to see this IROC, as I also like to refer to them as ( ILOVE's ), cause I just LOVES these cars. I subbed and gave ya a like, and I look forward to watching your past and future videos. ... I would trade my left nut for this car, and maybe throw in a few toes...LOL...What a beauty !
Nice car, my brother bought a new 89 Red with Gray interior, he got the T-Tops so no performance axle package but that 350 still ran good with the 2.73 gears or whatever they were, they wouldn't let you have the 3.23 with T-Tops, crazy we thought but true.
@@danielfair4675 No, don't believe so. We sat in the dealership and ordered this car. The G92 Performance Axle package was hardtop only and not available with T-Tops. The T-Tops cars came with a 2.77 axle, not the 3.27. Now maybe this changed at some point but for 88 and 89 this was the way it was.
@@thud9797mine was an '87 w/5.7 & t-tops, I ordered it in late '86. The 3.27 gearing was it, the limited slip differential was an added option that cost you an additional $100 with the 9 bolt Borg-Warner. The 2.77 gearing started in 1988 though. I still have my order sheet from waaaaaay back. 😉
It was built in the Van Nuys, California plant then. The plant in Norwood, Ohio had much better paint work. To bad GM closed that plant down at the end of August in 1987.
That's odd. The second gen T-tops leaked horribly but I thought GM solved the problem by the time the IROC Camaro and its Firebird cousin came along. I had an '86 IROC with t-tops and never had any issues at all with leaks.
@Paul miller that's cause starting in 1988 the Camaro's were only built in Van Nuys, CA. Build quality was sh*tty .... the Norwood, OH plant shut down in August of 1987.
I’m sure it’s gone by now, but where would one have gone for info to buy it? The description is as vague as it gets, and normally you tell folks how to get in touch with you about the sale.
Too bad about the 15" wheels. Does it have the Perf Axle G92 option with Rear disc brakes? Dual Cat Exhaust? BTW, it looks like your coolant overflow tank is low.
@@Knowledge-IS-Power365 Aftermarket stereo head unit, red "IROC-Z" plate on intake, red tubing and spark plug wires, headers (performance upgrade) and probably a few other items. Still it's very nice and most of those items could easily be returned to original. Would love to know what it sold for!
Wrong.. t tops and 350 were offered in years 1987,88&89 staring in 1990 you could not get t tops with a 350 you had to go with the 305… alot of weird options you had to do or couldn’t do these cars have a laundry list of do’s and can’t do’s that all changed with the 4th Gen in 1993… 350 and tops and a 6speed. Only thing was the 4th gens looked like a jellybean…
I'll gladly disagree, I ordered, bought & owned both a NEW '87 5.7 IROC and a '91 5-speed GT together until 1998. Both were ran at Kil-Kare Dragway in Xenia, OH a few times. Times were within a tenth of a second and less than 1.8 mph of each other. Throw an automatic 5.0 against the 5.7 IROC and it was a 3 car length win for the Chevy. My buddy had a '90 LX automatic .... and he'll kindly back-up my statements. 😁
@rich1223 ... put a 5.0 auto vs a 5.0 manual in 2 average guys hands and it a 50/50 split. You're into old magazine articles to much .... lol. Im guessing you never owned a 5.0, by your "get stomped" statement. Otherwise if you'd have owned a 5.0 & raced an IROC you'd know better. In '89 GM then offered a dual-cat exhaust option, code N10. With the 5.0 (305ci) manual, they were actually quicker than the 5.7 auto. I'll give you another project since articles are the gospel in your eyes, rather than first hand experience. August 1987 issue of Motor Trend with a stock 7 car shootout in it ( I still have it here ). Let us know what you can get out of it about that "stomping" that use to take place. That .10th of a second is murder, and more than 50% of the time that manual is gonna lose on the street between your everyday drivers. That .10th difference was done by experienced guys that do it for a living. Its got a 5.7 IROC & a 5-speed GT in it, the GN, Trans Am GTA, Dodge Daytona Z, Corvette & Thunderbird Turbo Coupe are also involved. Back in the day I also had a friend with a GN, they were the cats-ass back then. But to folks that read old articles or remember what they heard about them from their Daddy they were unbeatable, lol. Those cars had a WHOPPING 124 mph top speed. My parents 1974 AMC Hornet station wagon with the 304 ci would rival it top speed wise. Top speed for the 5.0 & 5.7 again were damn near identical. Big difference was the handling at anything over 100mph, with a solid rear the Mustangs floated around like a John Boat. That's the only thing I didn't care for about about them. Huge driving & handling gap at speed vs the Camaro.
Imagine if they re-released this car again??? I would buy one!
The original style exhaust had a single pipe to muffler and then 2 pipes one at each rear corner of the car
Yup. The aftermarket ones went out the same side to maintain flow. I used to swap those out all the time. On the stock ones the exhaust flow would favor the left side, I forget which side, but one would wear out/rot faster
@@anonemous4529 yes I have heard your same example before….Magna flow has actually solved this problem with baffles in the muffler
I remember when these were first introduced... I was an 80's teen...long hair and black leather...LOL. I wish I had a time machine...
Beautiful...All its missing are the T-Tops..
No t-tops in '90
@@danielfair4675 You could special order t-tops.....
The first time I ever saw a '90 with the red decals was the year 2002. Coolest dude in the world driving it. I laughed out loud and told my nephew "Chevy doesn't make that. This dude has spliced up a Rally Sport, trying to sell it off as IROC-Z "
I was only 19.
The second I started this video I hit “like” because my lord it’s beautiful.
I have a 1990 IROC that is identical to yours (same options) except it is blue. I used it as a daily driver from 2002 to about 2009. It now spends all of its time inside. Like yours, mine is a survivor, unaltered and no rust. The 1990 is rather scarce as they only made about 2200 of the 5.7's before Chevy ended the IROC contract. Nice car. I love third gens.
Arch enemy of the 5.0 Mustang. Those were good times.
These had the handling advantage to the fox bodies due to the fox body having the shorter wheelbase and lighter body they couldn't handle the power that they were pushing because they couldn't distribute the weight to power ratio. That's why so many people were getting killed in them.
@@SebastianHalfpenny
I spun mine out at least once. Almost lost it a dozen times. Yeah. They were squirrely for sure. But damn. Anyone who drove a Fox Mustang well enough to not crash it was a good driver by today's standards 😉
I was in my 89 Formula 350 the other day and saw a fox I wanted to race but he didn't want none 😂 😢 . I do have long tube headers and air foil and chip but that's it . Want to open the intake up a bit and get some good heads next.
@@SebastianHalfpennyMy brother wrecked his fox 3 times thank God he didn't die . I haven't wrecked my third gen F Body. . 😊
Long live the Third Gens ! Awesome F body with L98 ! Congratulations !
AWESOME CAR¡!!!!¡!
“Special option automatic transmission “😂😂😂
Iv got an 89 iroc with a 383 stroker and turbo 350 trans with 3800 stall. I love mine. That is a nice ride
Do you roll race the car? If so how’s the T350 on the highway
@@TheJMan1K no i dont do much roll racing. It has a 4.10 posi rearend so about 140 shes done.
Such a beautiful car!
350, no T tops, posi. Best version
Wow! I had 4 F body cars growing up! I’d buy one of these if I could find a nice one.
Good luck with the sale! it's a beauty.
Geez, this is same year, exterior color (I took my graphics off) and interior color as my 90 IROC, only difference is mine has the electric door mirrors. They came stock with the Delco radios as mine did.
YES,GREAT CAR
Gorgeous car! You're so lucky it doesn't have the T-Tops. It looks cleaner and the body is more rigid.
It doesn’t have t-tops cause it has the 5.7L…starting in 90’ and thru 92..no longer could get a 350 with tops it had to be the 5.0/305…most people would rather have the 350 and lose the top option…a smart one in the know would order a 305/ and get the 5speed ( cause it’s a 305~ you Definitely want the manual) and then order the tops…had to find always see 90-92’s and when you see t-tops automatically you know it’s a 305 and 9 times outta 10 it’s a damn automatic…
had a 90 with silver and yellow pin stripes, grey interior, 350 tpi and bose stereo.
Hi Albert, and greetings from Southern Ontario Canada. I just found your channel, and what a treat to see this IROC, as I also like to refer to them as ( ILOVE's ), cause I just LOVES these cars. I subbed and gave ya a like, and I look forward to watching your past and future videos. ... I would trade my left nut for this car, and maybe throw in a few toes...LOL...What a beauty !
beautiful car man👍
Nice car, my brother bought a new 89 Red with Gray interior, he got the T-Tops so no performance axle package but that 350 still ran good with the 2.73 gears or whatever they were, they wouldn't let you have the 3.23 with T-Tops, crazy we thought but true.
Actually the performance axle came standard with the 350 (5.7) motor. With t-tops or not it used a 3.27 ratio.
@@danielfair4675 No, don't believe so. We sat in the dealership and ordered this car. The G92 Performance Axle package was hardtop only and not available with T-Tops. The T-Tops cars came with a 2.77 axle, not the 3.27. Now maybe this changed at some point but for 88 and 89 this was the way it was.
@@thud9797mine was an '87 w/5.7 & t-tops, I ordered it in late '86.
The 3.27 gearing was it, the limited slip differential was an added option that cost you an additional $100 with the 9 bolt Borg-Warner.
The 2.77 gearing started in 1988 though.
I still have my order sheet from waaaaaay back. 😉
@@danielfair4675 that's awesome, guess they made a change by 1989. My bro was more into cruising than speed anyway.
Nice car real clean I got one I'm going to probably get out this summer next summer take it to some third gen fast sitting on a pile of gold now
Id BUY IT ASAP. If it were still available
Hi,does it initially smoke upon startup when cold,these cars common for bad valve seals,looks great,what's the selling price.
Love it . Beautiful!
Front fender you can clearly see white over spray on the wheel house plastic shrouding
Magnífico sin duda
sound like a new Englander. like myself. i love 3rd gens except for the for the door handles
Only thing I hate about 90s cars is the airbag steering wheel.
Identical to mine that was stolen from my driveway. I cried for days. 350 5.7
I have a 91 I've restored 550hp beast now but beautiful car bro 👌
Damn explain the build?
Hey yeah!!! I would too
Ooooo a cassette player!! 😊
I Run Over Cats (IROC). In all seriousness, nice car and I love that it's not a t top car.
Nice car but you mentioned it has a special transmission which one is it
I have an '86 camaro, besides a crappy paint job which looks great until you see the crappy runs (only seen by a perfectionist) my beast is mint!!! 🇬🇧
It was built in the Van Nuys, California plant then.
The plant in Norwood, Ohio had much better paint work. To bad GM closed that plant down at the end of August in 1987.
@@danielfair4675 very interesting, thanks! Mine was imported from California so that's cool.....😁👍
Rare hard top. The glass top leaked in the rain and turned the chassis into a wet noodle as far as rigidity is concerned .
That's odd. The second gen T-tops leaked horribly but I thought GM solved the problem by the time the IROC Camaro and its Firebird cousin came along. I had an '86 IROC with t-tops and never had any issues at all with leaks.
@@frankrivers2183 my 89 IROC leaked a lot. build quality was terrible as well. Probably the worst car I've owned.
Build quality was nonexistent on these cars.
@Paul miller that's cause starting in 1988 the Camaro's were only built in Van Nuys, CA.
Build quality was sh*tty .... the Norwood, OH plant shut down in August of 1987.
Is The Same Engine For The Corvette
Nice car,i believe t tops we're not on the 5.7 in 90,the exhaust is not original, radio aftermarket, 90 was first year with cd player.
That's ready .
They didn't come from factory with headers. Or msd distributor and wires.
What rear axle? Prapomus?
Do you mean Posi-traction?
I’m sure it’s gone by now, but where would one have gone for info to buy it? The description is as vague as it gets, and normally you tell folks how to get in touch with you about the sale.
Sold
Congratulations man! Heck of a nice IROC. Pop in a Tesla cassette (to spite Elon Musk) and let that thing suck some gas!
Special automatic transmission??? What's so special about a 700R4?
Price?
Power antenna was optional
Is this 90 IROC for sale?
Igot a 1992 rs ttop always getting attention iguess 3rd gens are hot body trims foxbody....
She is extremely beautiful, would only look better if she was black
Too bad about the 15" wheels. Does it have the Perf Axle G92 option with Rear disc brakes? Dual Cat Exhaust?
BTW, it looks like your coolant overflow tank is low.
Are you chewing on a cough drop??
That car is far from “all original”!
Do you mean because it has been painted?
@@Knowledge-IS-Power365 Aftermarket stereo head unit, red "IROC-Z" plate on intake, red tubing and spark plug wires, headers (performance upgrade) and probably a few other items. Still it's very nice and most of those items could easily be returned to original. Would love to know what it sold for!
Only thing wrong with it is u missing ttops that’s a big deal
T-tops were not offered on the 5.7 in 1989 & 1990.
Wrong.. t tops and 350 were offered in years 1987,88&89 staring in 1990 you could not get t tops with a 350 you had to go with the 305… alot of weird options you had to do or couldn’t do these cars have a laundry list of do’s and can’t do’s that all changed with the 4th Gen in 1993… 350 and tops and a 6speed. Only thing was the 4th gens looked like a jellybean…
Heres a bunch of R’s to help you with the word car. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
“Special automatic transmission”. 😂
5.0 Mustangs killed these- all of them.
And they all used to get stomped out by 5.0 Mustangs! Lol
I'll gladly disagree, I ordered, bought & owned both a NEW '87 5.7 IROC and a '91 5-speed GT together until 1998.
Both were ran at Kil-Kare Dragway in Xenia, OH a few times. Times were within a tenth of a second and less than 1.8 mph of each other.
Throw an automatic 5.0 against the 5.7 IROC and it was a 3 car length win for the Chevy.
My buddy had a '90 LX automatic .... and he'll kindly back-up my statements. 😁
@@danielfair4675 Nobody is talking about a auto 5.0! They were a full second slower then a 5 speed! Lol c'mon
@rich1223 ... put a 5.0 auto vs a 5.0 manual in 2 average guys hands and it a 50/50 split. You're into old magazine articles to much .... lol.
Im guessing you never owned a 5.0, by your "get stomped" statement. Otherwise if you'd have owned a 5.0 & raced an IROC you'd know better. In '89 GM then offered a dual-cat exhaust option, code N10. With the 5.0 (305ci) manual, they were actually quicker than the 5.7 auto.
I'll give you another project since articles are the gospel in your eyes, rather than first hand experience.
August 1987 issue of Motor Trend with a stock 7 car shootout in it ( I still have it here ). Let us know what you can get out of it about that "stomping" that use to take place. That .10th of a second is murder, and more than 50% of the time that manual is gonna lose on the street between your everyday drivers. That .10th difference was done by experienced guys that do it for a living. Its got a 5.7 IROC & a 5-speed GT in it, the GN, Trans Am GTA, Dodge Daytona Z, Corvette & Thunderbird Turbo Coupe are also involved.
Back in the day I also had a friend with a GN, they were the cats-ass back then. But to folks that read old articles or remember what they heard about them from their Daddy they were unbeatable, lol.
Those cars had a WHOPPING 124 mph top speed. My parents 1974 AMC Hornet station wagon with the 304 ci would rival it top speed wise.
Top speed for the 5.0 & 5.7 again were damn near identical. Big difference was the handling at anything over 100mph, with a solid rear the Mustangs floated around like a John Boat. That's the only thing I didn't care for about about them. Huge driving & handling gap at speed vs the Camaro.
@@danielfair4675 I agree I currently have a 88 Iroc z and 91 5.0 mustang and best time for both then was 5.7 14.8 and 5.0 15.2. Both mostly stock.
too bad it's an auto and not a manual.
Thats a gale banks exhaust. Not stock. How do I know? I bought one for my original owner 1985 IROC in 87. Still on my car.
7500hrd top dollar no factory stereo