how would this sound...a new GM in-line 5 cyl. Vortec.
Seen an engine up close today..
name tag could say 914-5
eeeyaaahhhhwwwwwwwwwww
What do you think mueller..???

Keep it German! Use an Ur S4 engine, chipped to about 300 HP. Should fit, too. The Cap'n

A 915 would be a Turbo TIV, right?

QUOTE (Cap'n Krusty @ Apr 5 2005, 05:20 PM)

Keep it German! Use an Ur S4 engine, chipped to about 300 HP. Should fit, too. The Cap'n

I'm on it!

The new Jetta has an inline 5 too. Stock specs: 2.5L 150 horsepower, 170 lbs-ft torque, 4 valves per cylinder. Transverse mounted, so the tranny's tucked underneath - too bad it's not longitudinal. Maybe they're stick one in the Passat.

My agency just bought me the new Colorado with the inline 5....goes real gud....

That GM inline 5 is the one they install in the Colorado series trucks, it's an Isuzu motor and what a hunk of crap. I wouldnt touch it with a ten foot pole. Sounds like crap and I was not impressed with the performance at all.

I had an Acura TL with a 2.5 5 cyl. Went good, sounded like a diesel

my budy had an old Audi with a 5cyl... ran good... why not just use the 1.8T from a jetta or Audi though?

What would inspire you to remove the 4cyl bus motor and replace it with a 5cyl truck motor?

(Flamesuit on just in case...)

QUOTE (mudfoot76 @ Apr 6 2005, 01:22 PM)

What would inspire you to remove the 4cyl bus motor and replace it with a 5cyl truck motor? (Flamesuit on just in case...)

LMAO!!!

QUOTE (skline @ Apr 6 2005, 01:39 PM)

That GM inline 5 is the one they install in the Colorado series trucks, it's an Isuzu motor and what a hunk of crap. I wouldnt touch it with a ten foot pole. Sounds like crap and I was not impressed with the performance at all.

Spoken like a true S-10 owner. Why would you trade in 250 ft-lbs of torque at very low rpms for 225 ft-lbs at something stupid like 6000 rpms? Duh. "Upgrade" performance and downgrade truck capability. Peeses me off.

QUOTE (skline @ Apr 6 2005, 09:39 AM)

it's an Isuzu motor and what a hunk of crap.

Ah... but imagine how much MORE of a hunk of crap it would be if it was a genuine GM motor!
-Ben M.

QUOTE (airsix @ Apr 6 2005, 01:28 PM)

QUOTE (skline @ Apr 6 2005, 09:39 AM) it's an Isuzu motor and what a hunk of crap. Ah... but imagine how much MORE of a hunk of crap it would be if it was a genuine GM motor! -Ben M.

true... the Chevy Luv had an izuzu motor... oh, wait, bad example... that was a POS too... I know, I had 2 of them... though I don't admit it often

What, no love for the LUV?

I had an '81 Isuzu P'up as my first vehicle, loved that thing - you couldn't hurt that thing trying (won the biggest idiot truck jumping contest in high school with that - nearly 5 feet high!). Bonus points for the best light pickup name ever, Ranger, Colorado, Hardbody... Pup.

QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 6 2005, 01:49 PM)

What, no love for the LUV? I had an '81 Isuzu P'up as my first vehicle, loved that thing - you couldn't hurt that thing trying (won the biggest idiot truck jumping contest in high school with that - nearly 5 feet high!). Bonus points for the best light pickup name ever, Ranger, Colorado, Hardbody... Pup.

yea, you have to love a car you can rebuild the engine for $100 in parts and 2 hours... the best thing about the luv... I drove it through a flooded street once(water over the hood flooded) and it DIDN't die... it died plenty of other times, no water involved, but when I really needed it... it worked

QUOTE (LongARM @ Apr 5 2005, 04:59 PM)

how would this sound...a new GM in-line 5 cyl. Vortec. Seen an engine up close today.. name tag could say 914-5

Hummmm....

If you have to use special accessory brackets to get a Chevy V8 in there (only 4 cylinders long) how would you expect to fit in an engine that is 5 cylinders long?

all good points.....
thanx