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[89Suburban]

Had to have been the 2.8. I had the 4.3 and it was a great motor.

4.3 was the shortened 305 block I believe. I had a 305 in a Malibu Wagon, that thing kicked ass. Miss that car. The frame behind the rear axle rusted and broke and the bumper fell to the ground and I just used ratchet straps to the roof rack to hold it back up LOL.


Here is a pic of that one. Now the red Beretta next to it had a 2.8 and it hauled ass and sounded real good. Must be the fuel injection? Or the changed it that year somehow? That was a real fun car too.

Honestly I don't know. But a guess is the 2.8. Stupid GM.... installing an engine that could not carry it's own weight ???

60* V6. No torque/HP worth a damn.

 

[mountie]

Back in 1985, I got a 'hand me down' Ford Fairmont wagon.. It had nearly a Mustang V8 in it....

Good work car until I got my '88 GMC...
( reference photo.... but same look/color )

 

[iamdub]

Was it the 4.3 or the 2.8? Talk about a DOG, I had a 2.8. Total POS.



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But the 4.3 in my Caprice rolled pretty good down the highway.


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4.3 V8 or V6? I've never experienced the 4.3 V8 personally, but the specs say it had the same horsepower as the V6, just 20 more lb. ft. of torque.

 

[iamdub]

4.3 was the shortened 305 block I believe. I had a 305 in a Malibu Wagon, that thing kicked ass. Miss that car. The frame behind the rear axle rusted and broke and the bumper fell to the ground and I just used ratchet straps to the roof rack to hold it back up LOL.


Here is a pic of that one. Now the red Beretta next to it had a 2.8 and it hauled ass and sounded real good. Must be the fuel injection? Or the changed it that year somehow? That was a real fun car too.



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60* V6. No torque/HP worth a damn.

It was 3/4 of a 350. Technically, cylinders #5 and #6 removed.

I recall them Berettas sounding pretty good. Especially the later 3.x models.

 

[97YukonNZ]

out for a training ride yesterday through the short bays on my way towards Lyttelton port I saw these oldies on the side of the road..
Lyttelton port Company in the fore ground new import cars .The white ship was how cars get to New Zealand

 

[Oh Kee Pah]

It was fun to drive past this on the highway this week.
One of the three LL Bean Bootmobile vehicles is parked outside of the entrance to the primary LL Bean factory store in Freeport, ME.
This one was heading south towards Portland...anyone spot it from there?
If you want to learn more about the Bootmobile: https://events.llbean.net/index.html or

 

[Fosscore]

Blurry Pontiac. Looked and sounded like work in progress.

Missing some side trim and some PDR work and a bit sputtery on the throttle.

Still nice tho.

 

[Fosscore]

 

[mountie]

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Hybrid ??

 

[Fless]

Hybrid ??

Amphibious