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Z28 Heritage 12-15-2006 03:43 AM

what does z28 stand for
 
what does z28 stand for i dont know what it stands for can some one tell me8-)

deadtrend1 12-15-2006 04:37 AM

its just a RPO build code. With it you get different options with the package.

WildBillyT 12-15-2006 08:42 AM

Nothing. It is an RPO code, next in the sequence after Z27 (SS) as it was introduced after the SS in 1967 IIRC.

V 12-15-2006 05:03 PM

also, on a similar note, if you ever see people mention LG4, L69, LB9, L98, L03 etc, those are all types of RPO codes for the third gen v8 motors. 1LE is a another example of an RPO code made popular by a handling "package"(certain other parts/options (RPOs) ordered automaically trigger the code).

for 4th gens, SS is WU8.. i know that because when i went to buy mine, I gave the salesman every RPO option i wanted in a list and told him to find the car.

Brando56894 12-15-2006 06:29 PM

WS6 is another RPO IIRC

jola 12-15-2006 06:41 PM

I love RPO codes. They are little mysteries. Who knows what secret your door holds?!

WildBillyT 12-15-2006 06:42 PM

http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20836

;)

V 12-15-2006 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by WildBillyT (Post 295509)

...gotta add WU8...hehe plus some newer RPOs are missing, but that can be expected since there are tons of them

curt86iroc 12-16-2006 10:22 AM

and lets not forget good old B4Z...or B4C...hehehe

WildBillyT 12-16-2006 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by curt86iroc (Post 295602)
and lets not forget good old B4Z...or B4C...hehehe

Yep, B4C- special services package :D

chevyt454 12-17-2006 09:11 AM

What would the 80's be without IROC Z28s all over Jersey?

JSPERFORMANCE 12-17-2006 11:45 AM

I believe the Z actually stands for Zora Arkus Duntov

Brando56894 12-17-2006 07:01 PM

who (or what) is that?

Squirrel 12-17-2006 07:09 PM

lt1/m29...eat it

Savage_Messiah 12-17-2006 07:22 PM

L36 is the only important one.

Brando56894 12-17-2006 07:26 PM

:stupid:

88FormulaChick 12-17-2006 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSPERFORMANCE (Post 295828)
I believe the Z actually stands for Zora Arkus Duntov

wtf josh? lol

WildBillyT 12-17-2006 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah (Post 295895)
L36 is the only important one.

ZL1 is the only important one. :twisted:

Savage_Messiah 12-18-2006 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildBillyT (Post 295996)
ZL1 is the only important one. :twisted:

hm... ZL1 is a close second :lol:

Tru2Chevy 12-18-2006 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 88FormulaChick (Post 295995)
wtf josh? lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Arkus-Duntov

- Justin

JSPERFORMANCE 12-18-2006 11:14 AM

Thank you Justin

camarogirl57 12-20-2006 12:55 PM

Meaning of Z
 
As posted before, the Z does stand for Zora Arkus Duntov, a Chevy engineer and racer who saved the original Corvette from getting the ax by installing the 265 small block in '55 and developing the small block AND the Corvette through the '60s. Have you ever heard of Duntov cams? That's him too. Father of the Corvette. So Chevy honored him in 1967. And the rest, as they say, is history!

WildBillyT 12-20-2006 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by camarogirl57 (Post 296674)
As posted before, the Z does stand for Zora Arkus Duntov, a Chevy engineer and racer who saved the original Corvette from getting the ax by installing the 265 small block in '55 and developing the small block AND the Corvette through the '60s. Have you ever heard of Duntov cams? That's him too. Father of the Corvette. So Chevy honored him in 1967. And the rest, as they say, is history!

No, it doesn't. :-?

Let me put it this way:

Z28 is an RPO for an option package.

Z22 is Rally sport. Z23 is custom interior. Duntov had jack **** to do with those.

The 302 may have started life as an exercise by Zora Arkus-Duntov and Dick Keinath back in the late fifties but they did not honor him this way.

Z/28 and Zora are partners by coincidence. Anything else is a myth, just like factory installed crossrams.


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