GM 6.6 gas
Not much talked about here on the new GM 6.6 engine. Whats the thoughts from people that own one? I may be interested in getting one next year if it has the 10 speed transmission. Wish there was a b...
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Groover wrote:If I remember correctly it was capable of being push started even though it had a automatic. Dad use to have a old early 50's Roadmaster with the big straight eight engine. In the Greyhound Museum in Hibbing Minnesota Greyhound use to use the big straight eight motor in a few of it's in town transit buses.colliehauler wrote:
I remember when the old power glide automatic only had 2 speeds.
My family had a '63 and a '67 BelAir. The '63 had the 230 6 cylinder. It didn't have enough torque to use a third gear anyway so we really didn't notice the absence of a gear very much. The '67 had the 283 and always sounded like it needed to shift again but it was reliable and held up for quite a few miles. Then we got a '70 Impala with a 350 and a 3 speed transmission. Compared with the '67 it was bigger, more powerful, better to drive and gave better fuel economy. I inherited it in 1980 and drove it for 22 years. I only got rid of it then because I inherited a newer vehicle.
If you think that a 2 speed transmission was lacking my father used to talk about the '53 Buick with a single speed transmission but two torque converters.
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The irony of a 6 speed not being sufficient considering where we come from. Still don't understand why GM is not using the 10 speed when it was a joint venture between Ford and GM?
