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Nero Burner wrote:
> "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!

Nope, that was the 4.3 - I'd be curious to get the straight scoop on
the 3.5 myself.

nate