Did you buy the car new or as the 3rd or 4th owner when it had 150K + miles on it and was beaten to death??
My wife's 2002 Camaro has been great and zero problem whatsover.
The 4-cylinder in the early 80s Camaro (the only 4-cyl ever in one) was the 2.5L Pontiac “Iron Duke” as used in the S-10, Fiero, Monza, etc. It was probably the least likely thing to fail on the car!
Your memory must be a POS also. The 1982 Camaro was never offered with a 2.2L engine. Perhaps you meant the 2.5L engine?
I love it when someone starts one of these bash GM threads and all you automotive experts chime in. My bet is, most of you were not going to buy a GM car anyway.