yeah i got something to say

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I just check Chevy's site to make sure. No manual trans for the half tons.

[LAMRONH]

Originally Posted by 61BelAir

I wouldn't buy the current base model with the 4.3, but if it the had the 4.2 I'd definitely be in the market. A while back they said it was gonna have the 3.5/3.7 motor from the canyon. I wonder what happened to that scenario?

I doubt they would ever do the 4.2L though as its currently making 290HP I think which would be more than the 4.8L V8 and almost as much as the 5.3L

And the problem with that is...?

Sounds like a natural. Do it, Ganeerl!

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Originally Posted by Smaart Aas Saabr

I don't think it fits.

And about inline sixes... they are GREAT. The basic structure of an inline six gives it extremely good balance and smoothness. Anyone ever drive a BMW? The only redeeming aspect of BMW's is their great inline sixes... they feel almost like a turbine engine

By comparison V6's are rough, coarse, crappy. They've improved a lot, but inlines have too

Personally I think GM is going to euthanize the Atlas engines fairly soon with the end of the Colorados. They don't really have a raison d'etre... when they came out there was a lot of buzz about the engines going into the "Chi" W-body replacements, with turbo 5-cylinders in the mix... now I think they are just going to use Ecotecs and some V6's instead. And maybe the 5.3 or 4.8 instead of the sixer.

Murdering Atlas would be another stoopid move.
Make it the standard Lucerne injun.