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- .RJ - 09-14-2005
Mmm..... 3.0L V8 in one of those
That would be some shit! Problem is there isnt anything already in the General's production line that would fit well in the chassis.... just a bunch of truck engines
- CaptainHenreh - 09-14-2005
.RJ Wrote:Mmm..... 3.0L V8 in one of those
That would be some shit! Problem is there isnt anything already in the General's production line that would fit well in the chassis.... just a bunch of truck engines
The N-Stars have been as small as 4.0, and there might be a 3.5L V8 floating around GM somewhere. It doesn't exist IN anything, but there was alot of talk about alot of Front-drive cars having this magic unicorn 3.5L V8, so I would assume that more than a couple of magazines talking about something would be not as much talking from the ass.
I'd love to see GM make a small, high revving V8, but I'm not sure they know how and it's too European for the marketing wizards to ever let us have anyway.
- Andy - 09-14-2005
Quote:I'd love to see GM make a small, high revving V8, but I'm not sure they know how and it's too European for the marketing wizards to ever let us have anyway.
Especially with Chrysler's Hemi campaign
- .RJ - 09-14-2005
CaptainHenreh Wrote:I'd love to see GM make a small, high revving V8, but I'm not sure they know how and it's too European for the marketing wizards to ever let us have anyway.
They should just steal the V8 from the radical
Mmmm... 10,000 rpm
- HAULN-SS - 09-14-2005
GM has had some 268ci V8's before. They were pretty tiny...and from what i've read it was definately toe-toe with the miata.
Side note: How come I never hear anyone talking about the Cobalts? The SS version of that is supercharged and puts down a 13 second quarter. That's pretty quick for production car standards, especially that cheap
- HAULN-SS - 09-14-2005
also: The base engine in the SS is the 171hp 2.4L, probably the same one going into the sky. The SC version is 205hp 2.0L..maybe that will go in the sky as well
- Mike - 09-14-2005
It is still a Cadavalier... One of the worst and outdated cars currently produced IMO. Unless they updated the entire chassis and I didn't know about it, I stand by what I just said
All this talk about V8s, but no talk about V6s? Sure a V8 in a tiny roadster would be cool, but don't you think the L67 or L32 (supercharged 3.8L V6) would be more likely to happen and still plenty fast?
- .RJ - 09-14-2005
Those are iron block engines
- HAULN-SS - 09-14-2005
I think they discontinued the 3.8 v6's. Also, it is an updated chassis. same one as the saturn ion is on now. cavalier = dead.
- Mike - 09-14-2005
Nopers, they are still making the 3800...
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unless they discontinued it just this year.
- .RJ - 09-14-2005
The Ion chassis is the global "delta" platform, IIRC. Some opels, Cavalier, and some other small cars are built off it.
- Mike - 09-14-2005
.RJ Wrote:Those are iron block engines
Would a V8 be lighter? Would it be easier to fit?
Now that I think about it, I may have been thinking about a different engine. GM has been working on a smallish V6 line between like 2.6L and 4.0L that is supposed to be pretty high-tech.
- .RJ - 09-14-2005
A small v6 would be nice, but a small displacement high revving v8 would just be way cool.
- HAULN-SS - 09-14-2005
I think those 3.8's are going out of production this coming model year. I know the new monte carlos wont have them, so if they're still around, they'll likely be in the Impalas. But they also have several new small displacement v6's coming in too.
- CaptainHenreh - 09-14-2005
Yeah, SS Montes will now have a 5.3 V8....mounted catywompus. It makes me want to cry.
- HAULN-SS - 09-14-2005
yeah, it's homo indeed. Maybe they will realize how much a fuckup that is after release
- GQROB - 09-19-2005
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- .RJ - 09-19-2005
That rocks
- Dew_Junkie - 09-19-2005
Saturn actually came out with a decent car....first time i have been impressed by them....wonder if the front end will be styrofoam like their other cars :roll:
- .RJ - 09-19-2005
Dew_Junkie Wrote:wonder if the front end will be styrofoam like their other cars :roll:
Uh, you mean plastic?