-=> Quoting Alexander Bilan to Landon Robinson <=-
 AB> @MSGID: 1:2401/0.0 46491691
 AB> You where writing to John Pummill;
 
 >  JP> Exactly. As time went on GM went more and more corporate with the
 >  JP> engines, doing away with the Olds, Buick, and Pontiac 350 replacing
 >  JP> them with corporate 305 and 350s. (just one example)   
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 > I thought that might be what corp. meant.  Sounds like a good idea too,
 > one line of engines instead of five.
 AB> It is a good idea in some ways, you drastically reduce the variety of
 AB> parts you need to stock. If you own the vehicles you can canabolize one
 AB> to get the other going.
 AB> BUT, with one engine, you lose the different flavors of engines. You
 AB> lose the Buick torque monsters, be they small or big block. As one
 AB> example. That dare to be different isn't so different anymore when
 AB> Luigi and Guido get to the track in their Camaro and their Firebird,
 AB> they both have a chevy 350 under the hoods.
 AB> Alex.
I guess I was looking at it from an economics point of view where it would
be cheaper for GM to have one line of engines (and therefore one line of
accessories). From what I have seen compaired to Buick and Pontiac small
blocks Chevy has the easiest design to work on, no weird bolts that can only
be purchased that the dealer, etc.
But I do agree with you about the "flavor" thing, it kinda takes all the fun
out of stop light arguing over who has the better engine when both are 
identical.
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