Bonneville SE AWD?
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Kickass! I can honestly say I've never ever seen one of those. Looks like it has the same seats as the SSE as well. Do you have any interior shots?
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I doubt the 3800 would fit in the same place. The 3100 should be the Chebby based 60 degree V6, and the 3800 is a 90 degree design. I suspect the bellhousing bolt pattern is different too.
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The 3100 is most definitely 60 degrees. I didn't realize that the 6000'* were that much smaller than the bonnevilles that there would actually be a lack of room in the engine compartment. I'm wondering why GM equipped these with AWD, but not any other models from that period. AWD and a torque-ey 3800 seem like a much more logical match than the 3100.
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Originally Posted by captainmiller
Kickass! I can honestly say I've never ever seen one of those. Looks like it has the same seats as the SSE as well. Do you have any interior shots?
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Originally Posted by theprodigalstranger
How hard do you suppose a 3800 would be to put in place of the 3100 those things come with?
I, however, have a different plan. There were 50 AWD STEs rumored to have had the same 3.1 turbo set up as the McLaren Grand Prix'.
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Originally Posted by theprodigalstranger
I'm wondering why GM equipped these with AWD, but not any other models from that period. AWD and a torque-ey 3800 seem like a much more logical match than the 3100.
When the AWD-drivetrain was initially being designed, the design was loose enough that they could machine it down for a variety of other applications. I can show you QUITE a few articles of some really messed up prototypes. A 305 V8 AWD Chevy Lumina
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Did they give those AWD 6000'* independant rear suspension? I know that the FWD models just have a solid axle, if I recall correctly.
GM should have done a few of them in wagon form, and beat Subaru to the whole outback thing.
GM should have done a few of them in wagon form, and beat Subaru to the whole outback thing.
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Originally Posted by theJMFC
Did they give those AWD 6000'* independant rear suspension? I know that the FWD models just have a solid axle, if I recall correctly.