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Re: [GMCnet] Reviving the Cad 500 [message #164526 is a reply to message #164522]

Wed, 28 March 2012 22:37

Bob de Kruyff

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rssbob wrote on Wed, 28 March 2012 21:14

So what are you running if not a Caddy?

On Mar 28, 2012, at 8:10 PM, Bob de Kruyff wrote:

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> Ken, you won't like me for this, but when I was a young GMI student, I started at Saginaw Transmission running the durability dyno on the night shift. We ran the trasmissions 24/7 at wot untill they failed. At that time the motive power came from the lineup of GM engines. We quickly found out that Buick and Cadillac engines had very poor durability under these conditions with Buick being by far the worst. Even though the Olds engines were very durable, they didn't have the power output we needed. We finally settled on Pontiac big blocks as by far the most powerfull and durable engines, and we were a Chevrolet division ! Since that time, I have very little respect for Buick and Cadillac engines from a durability standpoint. I think there are many other similar experiences of the era. As a young kid I was surprised that the higher status divisions had the worst designed and quality mechanical components, but after many years I realized thet they had the fewest resources. Thes
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> day of course that has all changed. Frankly, the last engine I would put in my GMC is a Cadillac. I will catch a lot of flack for this but so be it.
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