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Being nearly identical, it too has the distinctive odd-sided hexagonal shape. These engines can be fitted in rear wheel drive vehicles with the right bellhousing and are used in hot rods, kit cars, sand rails and late model engine swaps. All Cadillac Northstar V8s; Oldsmobile Aurora L47 V8; GM 3.5L LX5 "Short Star" V6
2007 Pontiac Solstice 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP Convertible in "Mean" Yellow. The GXP version of the Solstice debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 2006. [7] Although heavier than the base model, [8] it made much more power and torque with a new 2.0 liter (121.9 cu in) I4 Ecotec engine equipped with a dual-scroll turbocharger.
In 1967, Pontiac moved on to a technologically simpler nodular cast iron (invented in late 1940s) crankshaft, which they continued to use until the Pontiac V8 engine was discontinued in 1982.The SD racing program was the source of factory supplied performance items such as 4 bolt main bearing caps and windage trays to reduce friction from ...
The GM Ecotec engine, also known by its codename L850, is a family of all-aluminium inline-four engines, displacing between 1.2 and 2.5 litres.Confusingly, the Ecotec name was also applied to both the Buick V6 Engine when used in Holden Vehicles, as well as the final DOHC derivatives of the previous GM Family II engine; the architecture was substantially re-engineered for this new Ecotec ...
Rover V8 engine: Hot Rods, kit cars, British Sports cars, light aircraft This small aluminum-block V8 weighs less than some iron-block four-cylinder engines. Typically mated to a T5 gearbox as used in Ford Cosworth RWD cars – this requires the correct bellhousing similar to TVR's. These are usually available off the shelf.
It focused on high-performance custom V8 drivetrain swaps, the modification and production of rear and mid-engined cars, and custom-built turn-key automobiles (the Kelmark GT). Until 1986, Kelmark Engineering manufactured kits and complete, finished, turn-key vehicles which were either Volkswagen-based or built on tubular race car-type frames.
Saturn Sky Red Line interior 2009 Saturn Sky. A Red Line model of the Sky was introduced on April 11, 2006 at the New York Auto Show.It uses the same 260 hp (194 kW) turbocharged Ecotec engine as the Pontiac Solstice, as well as the same standard 5-speed Aisin manual transmission.
The Pontiac Fiero is a rear mid-engine, light sports car manufactured and marketed by Pontiac for model years 1984 – 1988. Intended as an economical commuter car with modest performance aspirations, it was Pontiac 's first two-seater since their 1926 to 1938 coupes, and the first rear mid-engine mass-produced car by any American manufacturer.