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Replying to: hpmctorque (Oct 28, 2009 8:33 am) I think all large displacement 4s are still a bit rough, relatively speaking. |
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Replying to: lemko (Oct 28, 2009 8:53 am) The Caddy 472/500 weighed 625 lb, according to that site. However, take some of those weights with a grain of salt. Not all of the weights are for a complete engine. Some are, some are just the bare block, and others are for everything in between.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 28, 2009 9:04 am) |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 28, 2009 8:57 am)
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Replying to: texases (Oct 28, 2009 9:06 am) I have a 1985 Consumer Guide that tested two Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneers. One had a 2.5/manual and the other was the 2.8 V-6/automatic. They didn't list a 0-60 time for the 2.5, but the 2.8 came in around 17.3 seconds, and they commented that it was similar to the 2.5. 
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 28, 2009 9:14 am) |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 28, 2009 9:04 am) 625 sounds like more of a bare block measurement.
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Replying to: british_rover (Oct 28, 2009 10:09 am) How much weight would an aluminum intake manifold save, I wonder? My mechanic put one of those on my '76 LeMans a few months ago. I know it's not enough weight savings to improve mpg or performance, but I'm kinda curious if it's much lighter. |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 28, 2009 8:57 am) So, andre, was the Iron an all-new engine? I would find that hard to believe because it was so crude. I had one in my '86 Grand Am, and my mother had an '87 Cutlass Ciera with that engine, and they were really agricultural. The timing gear (yes gear) in my mother's broke at ~80,000 miles. Mine went 188,000, then the head gasket blew, but 188k isn't bad for an '80s engine. Both cars were well maintained and driven normally. The Chevy I-4 that was introduced as the base engine of the Chevy II, and later the Nova, was indeed a different block from the Tempest 4. However, I wasn't sure whether there may have been commonality between that old Chevy 4 (not the newer one introduced in the '82 FWD compacts) and the Tempest 4. Probably not. Regarding your comments on engine weights in your earlier message, I think the Tempest 4 had a larger displacement (195 c.i., or 3.2 L...huge for a 4 cylinder!) than the base (170 c.i.). Slant Six used in the Valiant and Lancer. That partially justifies the weight of the Tempest engine. |
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okay, this is going to make me sound like a spoiled diva, but here goes... Anybody have an idea of how hard/expensive it would be to convert my '67 Catalina convertible to power windows? I was thinking about this today, as I tried to replace the passenger side window crank on this car. There's a special tool you theoretically need, but if you know where to stick it, you can use a flathead screwdriver to pop the clip. that holds the crank in place. Well, back during the GM Nationals at Carlisle in June, the knob fell of the original crank. I bought a cheap replacement at Advance Auto, put it on, but it wasn't a good fit. It was loose and wobbly, and the metal was cheap, and it eventually stripped out. Well, at Fall Carlisle, I picked up another one, a reproduction, and when I put it on tonite, it was just as loose...so, only a matter of time, most likely, before it strips, too. I know I can find an OEM handle if I really look around, but, I hate to say it, I've gotten spoiled by power windows! I haven't had to hand-crank a window down on a regular basis since 1998, when I wrecked my '86 Monte and then got fed up with my '79 Newport, and started driving an '89 Gran Fury with power windows. That got replaced by my 2000 Intrepid, which has power windows standard. And since then, I've added two '79 NYer's, a '76 LeMans, and '85 Silverado, again, all power window. The crank windows in the Catalina never really bothered me in the past, when the top was broken and I had to put it up and down by hand. But now that I have the power assist on the top working again, the crank windows just bug me for some reason. Also, not that I plan to sell the car anytime soon, but would adding power windows hurt its value any, since it didn't come from the factory with them? Now, this is all just wishful thinking right now, but it's not the first time I wished that car had power windows! I probably have better things to waste money on, though. |
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