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There were several benefits to this design-it allowed a lower engine height (& thus a lower hoodline in passenger car-not a concern in a pickup truck), it allowed the water pump to be mounted offset instead of on the front of the block, which reduced the length of the engine with its accessories bolted up, & it allowed intake & exhaust manifold runners to be of near equal length for more efficiency & less restriction (as well as allowing aftermarket intakes & headers to produce more horsepower). As an added bonus, it allowed a lot of room under the hood for ease of maintenance, as opposed to a smogged out V-8 of the era. A downside to the slant 6-there is a right way and a wrong way to attach a lift hoist/sling when pulling one out of the engine bay. If done wrong, the engine wants to tip as soon as it clears the motor mounts. (Ask me how I know this...).
"no, honey, of course that's not another new model. I've had that one for a long time..."
Bgrigg Close? You NAILED it! Floor is yours!
Close? You NAILED it! Floor is yours!
Cool! OK Still on Mopars, why did Chrysler "slant" the cylinders of the slant 6 engine 30 degrees?
Darrin
Setting new standards for painfully slow builds
So long folks!
Well, let me see if I've lost my mind....
The number stood for the French fiscal horsepower tax rating, i.e. 2, 9, 11, etc., and the "CV" werer the initials for "chevaux vapeur" meaning steam horses in french.
Am I close?
Thanks! Yeah, Mopars were famous for blowing the ballast in the ignition resistor, as well as burning up the fuse wire in the voltage regulator. And I realized I mistyped my answer post. The NEWEST Mopar was the '75 Dart. The oldest I owned was a '67 Barracuda Fastback.
Okay, this might be harder for the US car crowd, but let's see what happens!
Many Citroen cars had CV after a number: 2CV, 9CV, 11CV etc. What does CV stand for and what does the number refer to?
Ignition (ballast) resistor is the correct answer!!!!!! Bgrigg gets the next question.
Sorry about the long time before answering we had some bad weather and the internet has been down 2 days.
The oldest Mopar I ever owned was a 1975 Dart, but I always carried an ignition resistor AND a voltage regulator.
I swear, if Mopar had made fridges, we would all be drinking warm beer!
just a guess gas?
NYFAIM
OK, if I read the rules right, as stated in the first post, if no one says anything in five days the floor is up for grabs, so here I go:
Question: What should every driver of a 1980 and older Mopar car or truck keep in the glove compartment at all times?
4 Wheel Discs is the correct answer
Just a guess-4 wheel disc brakes?
Bob
On a 1969 Camaro Z28, what did ordering option package JL8 get you???
Camaroaddict that would be Phil Hill
that would be Phil Hill
You are correct-your turn now!
OK...easy one-who was the first American driver to win the F1 championship?
You got it.
The floor is yours!
Larry Shinoda....I think....
Okay, keeping with the 1969-70 Boss 302, who was its designer?
You are right it was 290HP.
Sorry guys I probably should have said 1969-70. I forgot about the newer ones.
Well Bgrigg I guess it is your turn.
jetmodeler No lower than that. Its in the 200's but somewhere around 300.
No lower than that. Its in the 200's but somewhere around 300.
The original Boss 302 was rated at 290 HP.
The new Ford Racing 302 crate motor is available in a number of configurations and displacements with the 302 (4.9l) rated at 340 -345 HP.
350HP
I guess I will go for it.
This one should be easy.
How much horsepower did the Boss 302 have?
Hint Ribero and Ginther CART and F1
So this is up to the next person that wish's to ask a question.
Have at it anyone?
Just build it (and post pics when youre done)
You're correct, Maxey bought it after Bill Cosby returned it. No-one is sure if his death was a suicide or not.
Bgrigg-Tony Maxey owned it but drove it into the pacific and then bought by Brian Angliss of AC/autokraft
OK,
Honda has won alot of motorsport races. Name the drivers of their first world AND USA open wheel wins in pro/sanctioned auto racing. Name both drivers of those first big wins for HONDA. ?????
Dr. Faust wrote:I'm guessing that it was a PR thing, TEE EEE , TEE HEE, didn't sound good. Plus it was a face change of the TD. The TF was a makeover cosmo of the TD. Austin Healey was on the horizon.
I'm guessing that it was a PR thing, TEE EEE , TEE HEE, didn't sound good. Plus it was a face change of the TD. The TF was a makeover cosmo of the TD. Austin Healey was on the horizon.
You are correct. Morris Garages (MG) felt that MGTE would infer that people were laughing at the brand. Your question, Doctor!
She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.
666Irish wrote: Ya missed the original, Buick. Buick, Oldmobile, Caddilac, and Oakland Which, in turn, became Pontiac. Ok, next question, and we move across the pond:MG produced the TA, the TB, the TC, the TD, and the TF. Why did the not produce a TE?
Ya missed the original, Buick.
Buick, Oldmobile, Caddilac, and Oakland Which, in turn, became Pontiac.
Ok, next question, and we move across the pond:
MG produced the TA, the TB, the TC, the TD, and the TF. Why did the not produce a TE?
666Irish wrote:Ya missed the original, Buick.Buick, Oldmobile, Caddilac, and Oakland Which, in turn, became Pontiac.Ok, next question, and we move across the pond:MG produced the TA, the TB, the TC, the TD, and the TF. Why did the not produce a TE?
Exactly right! Except for your spelling of Cadillac!
Interesting factoid about Cadillac that most people don't realize. In November 1901, Henry Ford reorganized the Detroit Automobile Company into the Henry Ford Company, but left after a dispute with his backers by March 1902. The backers contacted Henry M. Leland, who convinced them to continue and had the company renamed in honor of the founder of Detroit, Antoine Laumet de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac. Leland sold to Will Durant and went on to found Lincoln, who was in turn bought out by Ford Motor Company. Interestingly, FoMoCo was initially financed by the Dodge Brothers. What an incestual place Detroit must have been in those days!
I'm stumped on why MG had no TE model!
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