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The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact automobile that was manufactured and marketed by GM's Chevrolet division from 1970 to 1977. Available in two-door hatchback, notchback, wagon, and sedan delivery body styles, all models were powered by an inline four-cylinder engine designed specifically for the Vega, with a lightweight, aluminum alloy cylinder block.
The 4.4 L; 267.8 cu in (4,389 cc) engine had the 350's crankshaft stroke of 3.48 in (88.4 mm) and the smallest bore of any small-block, 3.5 in (88.9 mm), shared with the 200 V6 introduced a year earlier. It was only available with a M2ME Rochester Dualjet 210–effectively a Rochester Quadrajet with no rear barrels.
Chevrolet trucks were denoted in a 10/20/30 series (for 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 3 ⁄ 4-ton, and 1-ton); GMC trucks returned as a 1500/2500/3500 series (badged 15/25/35 from 1973–80). While the Chevrolet Cheyenne and GMC Sierra names were carried over from the previous generation, this generation marked the introduction of the Chevrolet Silverado and ...
The Chevrolet HHR (an initialism for Heritage High Roof) [1] is a retro-styled, high-roofed, five-door, five-passenger, front-wheel drive wagon [2] [3] designed by Bryan Nesbitt and launched by the American automaker Chevrolet [4] at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show [citation needed] as a 2006 model.
The model line was offered in 135.5-, 159.5-, and 183.5-inch wheelbases, the latter being exclusive to the C3500HD. The standard engine for the C3500HD was the 5.7 L V8 with the 7.4 L V8 as an option; the 6.5 L turbodiesel was introduced as an option for 1992. [ 12 ]
With a finished weight of 36 pounds (16 kg), the block weighs 51 pounds (23 kg) less than the cast-iron block in the Chevy II 153 cu in (2.5 L) inline-4. Plating the piston skirts was necessary to put a hard iron skirt surface opposite the silicon of the block to prevent scuffing. The plating was a four layer electro-plating process.
92.25 mm (3.63 in) Piston stroke: 102 mm (4.02 in) Cylinder block material: 380 T5 Cast Aluminum: Cylinder head material: 356 T5 Cast Aluminum: Valvetrain: DOHC 4 valves/cyl with VVT and VVL: Compression ratio: 10.0:1: RPM range; Max. engine speed: 6100 RPM: Combustion; Turbocharger: Single BorgWarner Dual-Volute w/ electrically actuated ...
In the Camaro, the engine was available only through the high-performance Z/28 option, replacing the 302 cu in (4.9 L) engine designed to compete in Trans Am racing's 305 cu in (5.0 L) class installed in 1967-1969 cars. The LT-1 had an 11.0:1 compression ratio, Holley 780 cu ft/min (22 m 3 /min) 4-barrel carburetor, and solid