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Originally Posted by yatesd  I could be wrong, but I don't think the "high feature" V6 is related to the original 2.8L. I originally owned the 2.8L in a 1989 Z24 Cavalier, and then had the 3.1L (bored out version) in a 1995 Lumina, Malibu, and Olds Cutlass (2002 I believe). I think it is still an option on some vehicles as a 3.5L (again heavily revised). |
I know Olds had a 3.5L v6 with multiple cams in the Intrigue (my daughter owned one). I thought it was related but it turns out that was derivative of the Northstar v8. I'm quite quite quite sure the current 3.6L hfv6 has lineage back to the chevy 60-deg. v6. there is a website dedicated to this design and its history. I have been wrong before (see the beginning of this paragraph) but I have looked this one up. on the internet.
caveat.
I owned a 1988 beretta gt/z51 with the port injected (not sequential!) 2.8L and getrag 5-speed stick. also a fwd monte and an achieva with the sfi 3.1 ohv version. also note this motor went to 3.4L in the mid-90s lumina (euro sport and z34) with multiple cams.
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