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#161 of 3460 by kirstie_h HOST Feb 02, 2005 (1:05 pm)
Saw it. Everyone's happy. Shake virtual hands, and it's all behind us
#162 of 3460 Re: 2006 ss/hammen2 [charts2] by jpstax1 Feb 02, 2005 (1:18 pm)
Replying to: charts2 (Feb 02, 2005 9:06 am) I've seen a few '55 "Bel Air" cars with the 265 CID engine at shows. Was the 265 the standard used for other future small blocks (283, 327, and 350 CID)? I imagine they had to do a little more than just a bore and stroke job to increase CID. Plus carburetors, cams, and exhaust systems had to be improved over the years to increase performance. Those old cars are real lookers.
#163 of 3460 small block V8 265/jpstax1 by charts2 Feb 02, 2005 (6:06 pm)
Your right, in 1955 the 265 Cubic Inch V8 was rushed into production. In 1955 Chevrolet only had two models. The Corvette and full sized chevrolet..(at that time the Belair was the top of the line full size chevrolet like the Impala is today) because Ford and Chrysler at that time had V8's as well as other GM division cars, performance was heating up just like it is now....Nascar racing was becoming very important to manufacturers and factory sponsored drag racing...(Win on Sunday Sell on Monday) ...Chevrolet was now very competive in racing...Chevrolet found that after 2 years the 265 was not powerful enough and the engine was enlarged to 283 CID.. 1958 found its way into the first Impala..Chevrolet Impala won the Daytona 500 in 1959 but with their larger 348 V8 engine. From the late 1950's until 1963 chevrolet won many Nascar races and several drag racing titles with their Belairs/Impalas ....the 283 V8 was carried on into the early 60's but again was also bored out to 327 which is currently the 5300 (325.1)in a way of speaking. ...later on became the 350 (5.7) 1994- 1996 Impala SS....and Corvettes, and is now the full version 6.0 L V8 in the 400 hp C5 Corvette.....The new C6 Corvette 7.0 Litre 427 is a different engine altogether....This is the 50th anniversary of this small block 5300 V8 design. Great improvements have been made over the years, lighter stronger metals, more electrical components instead of mechanical, and huge improvements in reliability and longevity of engine components......back in the 60s your new car warranty was 12 months or 12000 miles with no extended warranty! we have come a long way!
#164 of 3460 FWD V8s by turboshadow Feb 03, 2005 (6:26 am)
For what its worth, Chevy has been experimenting with V8s in FWD platforms since the 80s. IIRC, they specifically used a SBC and a Japanese quad cam V-8 in the Beretta platform to test the suitability of FWD for a Camaro replacement that never came about. Also the LT-1 and LS-1 were tried in the Impala as far back as the mid 90s as a continuation of the Impala SS. This never came about, so I heard, because it couldn't meet crash standards.   Turboshadow Replies to this message: jpstax1 (Feb 03, 2005 12:28 pm) hammen2 (Feb 03, 2005 12:54 pm)
#165 of 3460 Re: FWD V8s [turboshadow] by jpstax1 Feb 03, 2005 (12:28 pm)
Replying to: turboshadow (Feb 03, 2005 6:26 am) I think I read the same thing about it failing some of their crash tests. In the same article, I think they said the LS1 had to be shoehorned into the engine bay, leaving very little room for routine maintenance work. I imagine most mechanics wouldn't enjoy working on a car like that. Lots of scrapped knuckles. However, it looks like they solved that problem by using the 5300 engine. Replies to this message: hammen2 (Feb 03, 2005 12:54 pm)
#166 of 3460 Re: FWD V8s [jpstax1] by hammen2 Feb 03, 2005 (12:54 pm)
Replying to: jpstax1 (Feb 03, 2005 12:28 pm) Yep, GM is giving a little more thought to the packaging of their vehicles these days. The 2002 SUV Triplets (Trailblazer, Envoy, and Bravada, now Rainier) are known for their difficulty of repair/maintenance. If this was 1995 rather than 2005, you bet they'd have shoehorned an LT1/LS1 in the Lumina/Impala and sold 'em...   --Robert
#167 of 3460 Pulley inspections to avoid disaster by jpstax1 Feb 03, 2005 (1:05 pm)
I almost had a disaster with my '98 Regal GS. Last week I heard an unusual noise coming from under the hood during idle. I opened it and saw my S/C tensioner-pulley was wobbling and making weird noises. I read my extended warranty and saw the part and labor were covered. So I took it to the dealer. I thought something was wrong when my S/C was only making ~4 lbs. of boost at WOT. The service manager told me some horror stories about pulleys breaking loose and serpentine belts flying around, damaging the engine and related parts. He suggested that people should insist that all engine and S/C pulleys (and belts) be carefully inspected during oil changes.
#168 of 3460 V8 Impala Prototype by b4z Feb 04, 2005 (7:22 am)
I am a little late to the discussion, but there was a V8 Impala SS prototype shown at the plant in Canada about 3 years ago. I am sure somebody here can locate the pics. Replies to this message: jpstax1 (Feb 04, 2005 8:11 am)
#169 of 3460 Also by b4z Feb 04, 2005 (7:23 am)
GM can beef the tranny up all they want to, but it is a stopgap, and there will be plenty of failures. Cant' wait for the 6speed auto FWD app. and the 6 speed auto RWD app.

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