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Carl Stevenson wrote:

I'l take a guess, no aluminum bumper?



Sort of............


So by that I take it that none of the aluminum body parts came on the GP.



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My notes say no aluminum front end. I saw the first one of those SD's that had been discovered at POCI years ago. VERY cool car. What a sleeper!

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What platform was the 93 El Camino concept car based on?

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Annnnnnnd next-

W31 Oldsmobiles used two different cylinder heads. Why?

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

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What platform was the 93 El Camino concept car based on?


I take an educated guess and say B body.



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Name 2 items that were standard equipment on 70 GSX but were optional on 71 GSX.

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93 elcamino ,based on the camaro?

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W31 Oldsmobiles used two different cylinder heads. Why?


The only thing I can find is that the 68/69 heads are #5 stamped and 1970 are #6 stamped, the 1970 have smog bumps in the exhaust ports.



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beaumontwagon wrote:

93 elcamino ,based on the camaro?


I already got that one, Carl's all time favourite platform, the B body!



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Yeah, sorry Chris. He was right with his guess. It looked like an Impala SS El Camino.

Ray, you're not there yet on the W31 heads. There was a reason the W31 came headed two different ways. Hey, that sounds funny!!!

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Ah boy Ill get one right soon.Keep em comin Carl,theyre fun.

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I'm having a riot doing this. I suck at answering but I'm great at posting questions!

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Wasnt there two HP ratings for w31's

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That wouldn't surprise me, but now tell me why? I am guessing that along with the 2 choices of heads there was 2 different cams as well. That should be a pretty good clue for you guys.

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One set had bigger valves

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Everything about W machines RIGHT HERE

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That could be. But there is still a reason they came 2 different ways. It had to do with how you ordered the car.........

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Does it have to do with the hood?

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No, I don't think so............

Think powertrain guys.

-- Edited by Carl Stevenson at 01:18, 2008-12-30

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So are you saying the heads were different for automatic and manual cars?

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Yes. I have a reference note that says Car Review magazine, November 93.

Olds was different that way. I know they did that with cams too. My brother had a 442 for many years and taught me some Olds stuff.

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Click that link I have, it says 68/69 heads are #5 and 70 heads are #6, the specs don't appear different for auto vs. manual. The cams are identical too. They did put 455 valves in those 350 heads though. Another thing is the 68/69 intake is cast iron while the 70 is aluminum which might account for #5 vs. #6. I can see no reference for diffferent heads for different transmissions except that auto was available in 1970.


PS. Bed time....

-- Edited by 73SC at 01:29, 2008-12-30

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Boy, that will teach me to believe Car Review!!!

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And I hope this one has correct information!

Tech question-----

At what temperature (F) does water boil under 15 pounds of pressure? (Approx, within a degree or two)

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