The Mitsu 2.6 wasn't used in the Omni and Horizon, it was used in the dodge 400 and 600 K cars
"Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >As far as I remember they Omni/Horizon only used the 1.6VW and 2.2 Chrysler. >OH and my favorite...The GLH Turbo with 2.2 Chrysler Turbo engine. Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JabbaHursty > To: Mercedes mailing list > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:59 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche > > > ah, you see so few of those on the road now, but i remember when the world > was littered with shiny new dodge omnis > > the car looked largely to be a rabbit knockoff and the early ones came with > a rabbit engine. this engine proved troublesome for chrysler and was > replaced with the corporate 2.2 liter. don't recall the mitsubishi 2.6 being > used in this car, but it would not surprise me as those seem to have been put > in everything > > > At 09:41 AM 9/14/2005, you wrote: > > The very early Dodge Omnis / Plymouth Horizons used the entire VW engine > and transaxle, though for some reason this was not promoted. Later they had > Mitsu and then Chrysler power, right? I am digging far back into the sands of > time here, so I may be like Wile E. Coyote, confusibus maxiumus. > > Mac > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Would have been the Spirit....The Gremlin was long gone by the time the > Omni came out. I have been trying to call my best friend....He has about > every AMC book out there so I will try to find out for sure. Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Potter, Tom E < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Mercedes mailing list < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:57 AM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche > > > I thought it was the Dodge Omni; however, it may have been the > Gremlin. One of the auto magazines did an article on modifying this engine > 10-15 years ago. > > > Thomas E. Potter > > Telephone: (713) 215-2877 > > Fax: (713) 215-2551 > > Mobile: (832) 794-0536 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 7:56 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [MBZ] Porsche > > > <<I'm willing to be crucified if needed, but I'm fairly positive that > > the only VW sourced engines ever to show up in a Porsche product were > > the 914 and 912E (same flat four T4 engine) and the early version of > > the Porsche 924, with that oldball amalgam of the Audi 100LS block > and > > weird overhead cam head w/Vega-style adjustable lifter cups. I'm > also > > fairly positive, in fact quite sure that all the 356 engine variants > > were of Porsche design and construction, though were somewhat similar > > to VW T1 engine designs.>> > > > You are correct. My previous arguments referred to the vertical fan > fours which do resemble VWs externally. BTW, which American car used the > Audi/924 block? 924 owners are still trying to live that down. > > > RLE > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
