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Summary: Chilton's Camaro 1993-98 Repair Book has a Major Miss
Review: I had been looking forward to puting the Chilton's General Motors : Camaro/Firebird 1993-98 Repair Manual to good use. I recently acquired diagnostic software for testing my 1998 Camaro Z28 SS, with the Corvette LS1 engine. My wifes' cousin gave me their old Toshiba laptop computer (which had been sitting in their closet for more than 3 years). I was ready to go to work, new laptop, diagnostic software and a brand new repair manual. I sat in my favorite easy chair and carefully opened the manual. I fliped through the pages to become familiar with the order of the chapters. That's odd, I thought. I didn't see a picture of the 1998 LS1 engine. In fact, under the picture of the 1993-1997 LT1 engine, I noticed the caption stated "1993-1998". Wait a minute, my 1998 SS has the new Corvette all alumimun block 320 HP LS1. My previous 1997 Z28 had the 285 HP LT1 engine. I looked further into the chapters. The air filter section shows how to remove/replace (r/r) the air filter for the 1993-1998. Hay, that's not my air filter! Lets look some more. Check the throttle body (TB) section. The caption states "1993-1998". They show the 48 mm double barrel TB. Gee, mine has a large single barrel TB. The list of errors goes on. If you have a 1998, forget this book. Needless to say, I am very disappointed with Chilton for approving a shop manual with such blatant miss-information. I am still looking for a manual for my 1998 LS1 Camaro SS.
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Summary: Missing Information / Incorrect Information
Review: I own a 96 Trans AM w/ the RAM air option. I purchased this book to help me troubleshoot some electrical and engine problems. Unfortunately much of the information did not match the build of my car, especially information pertaining to wiring. After 8 individual instances of incorrect information I was hesitant to use the book further. I can't speak for other models, but if you own a 96 TA with Ram Air stay away from this book.
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Summary: Missing Information / Incorrect Information
Review: I own a 96 Trans AM w/ the RAM air option. I purchased this book to help me troubleshoot some electrical and engine problems. Unfortunately much of the information did not match the build of my car, especially information pertaining to wiring. After 8 individual instances of incorrect information I was hesitant to use the book further. I can't speak for other models, but if you own a 96 TA with Ram Air stay away from this book.
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