Is this any smaller or lighter or cheaper than a LS motor? My guess is no. It certainly has many additional things that can go wrong. I hope GM manages to pull it off but this sounds like a problem that already had a solution, albeit one with pushrods.

Do you want Maximum Overdrive? Cause that’s how you get Maximum Overdrive (*)

Something Something LS (now LT) all the things?

It could be worse. Chiltons manuals are the embodiment of pure elemental evil, they are the Necronomicon of car repair manuals.

It could be worse. Chiltons manuals are the embodiment of pure elemental evil, they are the Necronomicon of car repair manuals.

4 cams, 2 turbos, direct injection and only 500ish hp out of a 4.2 liter engine? Are we supposed to be impressed?

Indeed, because Ford engineered for apathy. They knew from the outset that unlike a Ferrari enthusiast, a Ford minivan owner takes it to the shop not every 25K, but whenever it makes strange noises and doesn’t move under it’s own power.

Yes both may involve the “walk of shame”...

In an interference engine timing chains are lifelong solutions...even if that life is only 100k *glares at BMW*. In a proper engine design without plastic timing chain guides and tensioners they will last several times that.

I believe you’re confusing LIDAR with PREDATOR...common mistake

Indeed, I missed an I

Aw...I went scuba diving lots of times in my Corvette. Unless you wanted to go off reading or carry 4 people it was surprisingly versatile

Aw...I went scuba diving lots of times in my Corvette. Unless you wanted to go off roading or carry 4 people it was surprisingly versatile

I bow to the greatness that is whoever spends $10K making a $1500 Chevrolet Safari “trail rated”

This Asian can easily handle a large ...load. Between this and my creepy old pre-FCA Dodge I moved an entire house full of stuff without calling an actual moving service. Thank you Craigslist

This Asian can easily handle a large ...load. Between this and my creepy old pre-FCA Dodge I moved an entire house full of stuff without calling an actual moving service. Thank you Craigslist

Was I hallucinating when he raved over the Tata Nano? It’s a van. The only proven ways to make those exciting involve dead hookers or mid engine swaps.

Yes but be fair. That fancy Cobra motor people go on about was actually a Lincoln MKVII motor with better connecting rods and a supercharger. It even had IRS and aluminum suspension bits. It was the CTS-V before GM released the actual CTS-V and utterly destroyed it by using Corvette and Holden bits and forming Voltron.

Come now, you said you like prancing horses but would rather have a Fiero. Swap a 3800 SC in it and it’s the best of both worlds, with bonus win every time you sneak into the Concurs de Elegance

Oh come on. I had one of these. Not out of choice mind you (the wife demanded a van upon becoming pregnant twice) but it was reasonably decent once you + sized the tires and replaced the motor mounts and struts.