On Saturday, December 4, 2004, at 11:03 PM, Corvette Salt Racer wrote:
> Dave, what if the engine is not actually made by the
> name plate on the car?? Cars these days are partnering
> with Japanese co's to bring cars to market - didn't
> Yamaha make the engine in the last generation Nova?
> And I know Ford put a Japanese engine in one of their
> cars a few years back (Saleen?). I'm sure we have
> people on this list that are much more knowledgeable
> than me on this subject.... And BTW, current Chevy LSX
> engines are made in Mexico... Are they Chevy or just
> plain Mexican? What I am getting at, is I see the line
> beginning to get a bit blurry in the Production Class
> (which includes GT), so maybe some pre-emptive
> planning is in order before one of these
> "cross-dressers" shows up in impound, and a decision
> has to be made on the spot.
> Ed
My American-made GMC pickup Duramax diesel engine has a nameplate that
says "ISUZU". I think that's a suburb of Detroit, right?
Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
Marquette, Michigan
(that's 'way up north)
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