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Date:         Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:50:37 -0400
Reply-To:     Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.GSO.4.21.0407250232290.9904-100000@oola>
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I would agree with a lot of this, except I have had pretty good luck with some of these, the 2.8 was certainly billed as a unreliable motor, but I did have 225K S10 with a 2.8 that ran perfect, I sold it to a coworker, and he used it on his farm for at least another three years until I left town. But for the most part, people say this was a junky motor, maybe I was lucky. As far as the 4.3 Goes, this is generally though of as a very good engine. With lots of power.

Jerry

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Eric Zeno Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 2:38 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???

GM, originally built the 2.8L V6. Screw it up to the Max. Next they built the 3.3L, and it worked as a normal 60'est motor, having to be rebult at 60,000 miles. Then they finally caught up with the rest of the world and built the 4.3L. FORGET GM.. Nothing BUT JUNK! The only thing they have in numbers, and money. There engineering is JUNK!

Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta GWC www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004, John Carpenter wrote:

> Hi All, > Has anyone installed a > GM 4.3 Vortec Engine into their Bus? > What type of clearance do you have, > top and bottom? > What problems did you have with the installation? > Also, Does anyone have any thoughts on the 4.3 Compared to the 3.3 as far as > our application? > Torque, HP, ease of installation, costs, longevity? > thanks, > John C...verses > > > Subaru SVX: > Engine Specifications: > 3.3 Liter 6 cylinder 24 valve DOHC Boxer engine. > 230 horsepower @ 5400 rpm > Torque: 228 @ 4400 rpm > Sequential Multiport fuel injection with dual spray injectors > Platinum-tipped spark plugs > Computerized management system with "Limp Home feature," incl. over-rev > protection, monitors fuel injection and ignition. > > > Vortec 4300 4.3L V-6 Specifications > > Displacement: 4300cc > Assembly Site: Romulus, Michigan > Horsepower: 190-195 hp @ 4400-4600 rpm > Torque: 250-260 lb-ft @ 2800 rpm > Applications: GMC Sierra/Chevrolet Silverado > Chevrolet S-10/GMC Sonoma > GMC Safari/Savanna > Chevrolet Astro/Express >


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