Too young to know about the early 80s Camaros.
Were they not fast?
A bottle is nitrous. The late 70’s, early 80’s Z28 cars were in the 175hp range. 17 sec 1/4 mile. Slugs.
Not really. Had an early 80’s Z. 5.0 liter four speed. Compared to others of the time I suppose it was. The the muscle car era ended around 73. It wasn’t until the 90’s that they’d worked out how to put HP back with all the pollution controls and CAFE standards in place.