What was the last year for the slant?
Thanks, Scott. I appreciate the support.
One additional benefit derived at by laying the engine over 30-degrees on its side, was that it allowed them to move the water pump back beside the engine, which made it even "shorter" from fan-to-firewall.
Made me wonder why, if the bigwigs were so intent on moving heaven and earth to achieve a "short" (lengthwise) engine, why they didn't just bite the bullet and build a V-6 version of the poly 318.
It was a wide engine, though, with big cylinder heads, and might not have fit the 1st genration A-Body engine compartment very well.
And, its 90-degree construction would have given them fits on the NVH issues; look at all the hoops GM had to jump through to make that 3.8-liter V6 workable... offset crankpins, "even firing order," and finally, balance shafts.... whew!:banghead:
Maybe MA had the right idea all along... LOL!:blob:
