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10-11-2005, 14:05

"KokomoKid" <kokomoNOSPAMkid@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 1) Is the 3.5 used in Impala, G6, vans, etc. derived from the
2.8/3.1/3.4?
> If not, is it an all-new design or is it from somewhere other than North
> America?
No the 3.5 basic design goes back to 1955 to the 265CI V8 which became the
283, then the 307 to the 350. Then later 2 of the cylinders were removed the
engine was turned sideways and viola! You have a 3.5 V6!

10-11-2005, 14:05	#3 (permalink)
Nero Burner Civilians	Re: GM V6 geneology questions... "KokomoKid" <kokomoNOSPAMkid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4347bf44_1@newsfeed.slurp.net... > 1) Is the 3.5 used in Impala, G6, vans, etc. derived from the 2.8/3.1/3.4? > If not, is it an all-new design or is it from somewhere other than North > America? No the 3.5 basic design goes back to 1955 to the 265CI V8 which became the 283, then the 307 to the 350. Then later 2 of the cylinders were removed the engine was turned sideways and viola! You have a 3.5 V6!