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Well, that's an unusual sight......I rarely see those anymore with the capability of running.....
Those are handsome motors. Too bad GM put their typical R&D into it.
They will go the way of the LT5 soon enough. No one will touch them, due to the rarity/complexity of em.
spitfirebill wrote: Those are handsome motors. Too bad GM put their typical R&D into it.
Yup those could have really been something if they had, easily on par with the 1UZ.
Spinout007 wrote: They will go the way of the LT5 soon enough. No one will touch them, due to the rarity/complexity of em.
They have already gone that way.....I still believe the 3.4L v8 from the 96-99 sho's were a better done engine, even with their cam issue.
Spinout007 wrote: They will go the way of the LT5 soon enough. No one will touch them, due to the rarity/complexity of em.
We'll work on 'em, the owners are usually too cheap though.
Fixing the bedplate oil leak requires removing the transmission, for example. The only one I ever did had the trans out for other reasons.
yamaha wrote:Spinout007 wrote: They will go the way of the LT5 soon enough. No one will touch them, due to the rarity/complexity of em.They have already gone that way.....I still believe the 3.4L v8 from the 96-99 sho's were a better done engine, even with their cam issue.
That was a really strange engine.
In reply to e_pie:
Only a 3L duratec v6 with 2 extra holes. 
Are there any manual transmissions that would bolt up to it?
I remember something about a modified S10 T5 fitting, I'm sure there is something in Fwd too.
I believe it shares the 60* bolt pattern. You have make provisions (cut a small area at the top of the bellhousing) for the valley mounte starter. I think chrfab has a cast bellhousing for it.
Strike_Zero wrote: I believe it shares the 60* bolt pattern.
Yep. Basically, every transverse GM that isn't a DOHC four uses the 60 degree pattern.
Knurled wrote:Strike_Zero wrote: I believe it shares the 60* bolt pattern.Yep. Basically, every transverse GM that isn't a DOHC four uses the 60 degree pattern.
...and then a bunch of longitudinal ones as well, just to be clear. LOTS of transmissions bolt up to that engine, both manual and automagic.
Bryce
Spinout007 wrote: They will go the way of the LT5 soon enough. No one will touch them, due to the rarity/complexity of em.
What's wrong with the LT5 inre: longevity? They seem pretty cool to me, having never touched one, so I know nothing really.
Nashco wrote:Knurled wrote: Yep. Basically, every transverse GM that isn't a DOHC four uses the 60 degree pattern....and then a bunch of longitudinal ones as well, just to be clear. LOTS of transmissions bolt up to that engine, both manual and automagic.
Verily. What I meant was, every transverse GM engine. The only transverse bellhousing patterns are 60 degree and Quad 4 (I think, but am unsure, that Ecotec is a variant)
So find a RWD trans application for a 60 degree V6 or engines that they never bothered to make a RWD casting for (2.2 or 3800 Series II) and you're in business. Those ones will have a left-side starter pocket vs. the RWD blocks' all having right-side, although for the starter-in-valley engines it should not matter.
pres589 wrote:Spinout007 wrote: They will go the way of the LT5 soon enough. No one will touch them, due to the rarity/complexity of em.What's wrong with the LT5 inre: longevity? They seem pretty cool to me, having never touched one, so I know nothing really.
It's a DOHC 350, not a darn thing, but fitting it in an anything but a ZR1 requires a truck sized engine bay due to the width of the engine. I SERIOUSLY looked into swapping one into my 3rd gen camaro with a T56, but it would have required cutting into the shock towers.
In reply to Spinout007:
They run really nice though......I loved the valet key in front of the shifter proclaiming "Engine Power" followed by 2 selections on the rotation...."Normal" and "Full" Needless to say, first thing I did was switch it to full......
In reply to yamaha:
If these are the INDY packaged engines, they were modified by Shelby and are worth more than $500 easily, But most likely are the stock L47.
That being said, I would have loved one a year ago when my Aurora puked it's guts all over I-69 in Lansing.
Grtechguy wrote: If these are the INDY packaged engines, they were modified by Shelby and are worth more than $500 easily, But most likely are the stock L47. That being said, I would have loved one a year ago when my Aurora puked it's guts all over I-69 in Lansing.
That's right I forgot about the roots those engines had.
GM did some weird halfbaked stuff in the 90's that had so much squandered potential.
Wow. Right in my backyard, but the ad is already gone...
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