How much horsepower does a stock 1990 Camaro RS V8 5.0L have?

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It also helps that the camaros with the 5.0 (I'm not sure if this applys to V6 or for standard transmissions) and an automatic transmission come STOCK with a torque converter

Think about it, all automatics have to have a torque converter, otherwise there'd be nothing to put engine power into the gearbox

on the other hand, standards would have a clutch

sure there are semi automatics which have a manual shift and a torque converter, but this doesn't tend to be in quite the same way. and to my knowledge, no Camaro has ever used a system like this. mainly because it's a terrible way to do it, IMHO

No, I mean that the automatics have a torque converter that kicks in at 2,200 rpm (if my memory serves me) which takes the extra torque and uses a separate set of gears to crank up the speed further, which is completely different from most automatic transmission. Because the 5.0 has so much torque compared to the horse power, the torque converter really makes a huge difference. The torque converter in the 3rd generation camaros is more like the kind you would put in a standard transmission for extra kick.

yep, from that point of view, I can agree :)

although I don't know the exact specs on the Camaro, never had anything to do with one